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Office
525 East 71st Street
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10021- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1978 - 1981
- Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1977 - 1978
- University of Cape Town Faculty of MedicineClass of 1975
- University of Cape TownBSc, 1968 - 1970
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 1991 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 1979 - 1988
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Lateral rim variable angle locked plating versus tension band wiring of simple and complex patella fractures: a biomechanical study.Christoph Sommer, Ivan Zderic, William Woodburn, Richard Castle, Jessica Penman, Eladio Saura-Sanchez, Boyko Gueorguiev, Karl Stoffel, Stephen Warner, David L Helfet> ;Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2024 Mar 23
- Orthopedic surgery in disaster.Altintas, B., L Helfet, D.> ;Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica. 2023 Nov 1
- Operative treatment of nonunions in the elderly: Clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients at minimum 75 years of age.Clinton H van Trikt, Johanna C E Donders, Craig E Klinger, David S Wellman, David L Helfet, Peter Kloen> ;BMC Geriatrics. 2022 Dec 20
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Journal Articles
- The Effects of Dual Plating on the Vascularity of the Distal FemurDavid Helfet, MD, The Bone & Joint Journal
- Evolution in Management of Tibial Pilon FracturesDavid Helfet, MD, Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine
- Symptomatic Hip Impingement Due to Exostosis Associated with Supra-Acetabular Pelvic External Fixator PinSchottel PC, Smith CS, Helfet DL, Am J Orthop, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Assessment of Bone Circulation in the Hip Following Fracture of the Femoral Neck Using MRIDyke JP, Lazaro L, Hettrich C, Hentel K, Helfet DL, Lorich DG, Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, N. Orleans, LA, 1/15/2014
- Anatomical Strategy for Fixation of Supination External Rotation Type IV Equivalent (SER IV E) Ankle FracturesLittle MT, Berkes MB, Schottel PC, Garner MR< Lazaro LE, Helfet DL, Lorich DG, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - 81st Annual Meeting, N. Orleans, 1/1/2014
- Male Sex and Syndersmotic Screw Fixation are Risk Factors for Post-Traumatic Synostosis in Operative Ankle FracturesHinds RM, Lazaro LE, Helfet DL, Lorich DG, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - 81st Annual Meeting, N. Orleans, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- "We Stand on theShoulders of Giants" (Welcome Lecture)Stowe, VT - 1/1/2014
- Surgical Management of Aseptic NonunionStowe, VT - 1/1/2014
- Periprosthetic OsteosynthesisMuenster University Hospital - Muenster, Germany - 1/1/2013
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Other
- Acetabular Fractures in the ElderlyDavid Helfet, MD. Co-Moderator: David Wellman, MD, AO Foundation Trauma Webinar
1/1/2011 - Video Session in Trauma: "How Do I Do It"Helfet DL, Sociedad Colombiana de Cirurgia Ortopedica y Traumatologia (SCCOT)
Cartagena, Colombia - 1/1/2011 - Instructional Course lecturesHelfet DL
1/1/2004 - Join now to see all
Authored Content
- The Effects of Dual Plating on the Vascularity of the Distal FemurMarch 2020
Press Mentions
- Dr. Steven S. Louis, MD, Is Recognized by Continental Who's WhoAugust 23rd, 2022
- Steven S. Louis, MD, Is Recognized by Continental Who's WhoNovember 8th, 2021
- The Technologies Dr. Bert Mandelbaum Is Most Excited AboutAugust 10th, 2021
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Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan HospitalNew York, New York
- Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, New York
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
- Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, New York
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