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Office
Garden State Orthopaedic Associates
28-04 Broadway
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410Phone+1 201-791-4434- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Erik Zachwieja is a Fellowship trained Orthopaedic Surgeon who specializes in the operative and non-operative treatment of Orthopaedic conditions of the Hip and Knee. Dr. Zachwieja has advanced training in minimally invasive Direct Anterior Hip Replacement, Partial and Total Knee Replacement, Robotic-arm Assisted Knee Replacement, complex Revision Hip and Knee Replacement, as well as Orthopaedic Trauma and Fracture Care. He provides expert care to his patients by using the latest advanced treatments and minimally invasive techniques to speed recovery and enhance function.
Dr. Zachwieja graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio summa cum laude with a Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He then received his medical degree at the University of Virginia School of Medicine where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr. Zachwieja completed his Orthopedic Surgery residency at the University of Miami after being named Chief Resident and then pursued one-year of advanced Fellowship training in Adult Reconstruction at the world-renowned Rothman Orthopedic Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Education & Training
Thomas Jefferson UniversityFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2019 - 2020
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2014 - 2019
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2019 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2019 - 2021- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsIntra-operative referencing technique is non-inferior to use of fluoroscopy for acetabular component positioning in anterior hip arthroplasty.Spencer Summers, Justin Ocksrider, Bradley Lezak, Erik Zachwieja, Michaela Schneiderbauer> ;Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2021 Apr 1
- 13 citationsWeb-Based Self-Directed Exercise Program Is Cost-Effective Compared to Formal Physical Therapy After Primary Total Knee ArthroplastyErik Zachwieja, Edwin Theosmy, Steven Yacovelli, Evan W. Beatty, Mikayla E. McGrath, Jess H. Lonner> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2020 Sep 1
- 12 citationsRisk Adjustment for Episode-of-Care Costs After Total Joint Arthroplasty: What is the Additional Cost of Individual Comorbidities and Demographics?Yale A. Fillingham, Erik Zachwieja, Alexander J. Rondon, Chris Vannello, Matthew S. Austin, P. Maxwell Courtney> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2021 Apr 15
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Hospital Affiliations
Valley HospitalRidgewood, New Jersey
External Links
- Garden State Orthopaedic Associateshttps://www.gardenstateortho.com/about-us/our-physicians/meet-dr-erik-c-zachwieja/
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