
Friedrich Boettner MD
Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery
Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
541 E 71st St.7th Floor.New York, NY 10021
Overview of Dr. Boettner
Dr. Friedrich Boettner is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital for Special Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Hospital for Special Surgery. He received his medical degree from Other and has been in practice 29 years. Dr. Boettner accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 416 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 422 doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He also speaks multiple languages, including German and Spanish. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Steadman Philippon Research InstituteFellowship, Hip Arthroscopy Fellowship, 2006 - 2006
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville (Greenville)Fellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2005 - 2006
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2004 - 2005
OtherClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2006 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2025
CT State Medical License 2023 - 2024
SC State Medical License 2005 - 2006
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2012
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- GLP-1 receptor agonists in hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasty: Implications for obesity, osteoarthritis, metabolic optimisation and complications.George M Avram, Pier Francesco Indelli, Bruno Violante, Heiko Graichen, Sebastien Lustig
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2026-08-03 - Using an App based algorithm to determine axial rotation and pelvic tilt at the time of an AP radiograph: a sawbone study.Friedrich Boettner, Ajay Premkumar, Manuel Sterneder, Celia Aboaf, Lyubomir Haralambiev
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2026-07-23 - Improving the Reliability of a Novel Baldini Classification for Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: The Development and Validation of the Modified Grading System.Johannes M Herold, Stefano Ghirardelli, Young Dong Song, Allina A Nocon, Peter K Sculco
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2026-06-29
Journal Articles
- Predicting Medical Complications in Spine Surgery: Evaluation of a Novel Online Risk CalculatorFriedrich Boettner, MD, European Spine Journal
Press Mentions
Can a Simple iPad App Improve C-arm Based Component Position in Anterior THA?February 13th, 2021
Severity of Valgus Knee Osteoarthritis Has No Effect on Clinical Outcomes After Total Knee ArthroplastyJanuary 30th, 2021
Other Languages
- German, Spanish
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS California CaliforniaCare HMO
BCBS California PowerSelect HMO
BCBS California PPO
BCBS Tennessee Network 5
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPOFirst Health PPO
Great West PPO
Health Net HMO - Employer Group
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO - Kaiser
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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