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Nestor D. Blyznak, M.D., P.C.
 Dr. Blyznak earned his medical degree with honors from NYU School of Medicine in 1977. He completed residency training at SUNY-Stony Brook and NYU Medical Center before completing a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Chicago. He was an assistant professor of orthopaedics and the Chief of Sports medicine at SUNY-Stony Brook’s Department of Orthopaedics from 1988-1991. He has published numerous articles on such topics as articular cartilage and medial collateral ligament injuries, and has completed many hours of continuing medical education. Dr. Blyznak is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.
While Dr. Blyznak welcomes all types of orthopaedic patients to his general orthopaedic practice, he specializes in sports injuries and arthroscopic surgery (including knee meniscus repair, ACL reconstruction, rotator cuff problems, labrum tears, etc.). He also performs primary total knee replacements (including the Gender Specific Knee designed especially for women), carpal tunnel release, fracture care and various other procedures.
John J. Brennan, M.D., P.C.
 Dr. Brennan received his M.D. degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn in 1993 after attending college at St. Louis University. He then did a surgical internship at St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan and followed with his orthopedic residency also at St Luke’s- Roosevelt Hospital Center. During training, he did rotations at Alfred I. DuPont Children’s Hospital in Delaware, Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center as well as The Blackrock Clinic in Dublin, Ireland. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery and is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Medical Society of the State of New York, Suffolk County Medical Society and the Irish- American Orthopedic Society. Dr. Brennan merged his practice with Orthopedic Associates after being in practice in Southampton since 1999.
Dr. Brennan’s practice focuses on complete care of the shoulder, hip and knee with a particular emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. His philosophy is to avoid surgery if at all possible but when necessary, to do it with the fastest, easiest recovery possibly. These techniques include arthroscopic shoulder and knee repairs including rotator cuff and labral tears in the shoulder and meniscus and ACL tears in the knee. When hip and knee replacements are needed, he uses the latest cutting edge technology with small incision techniques.
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Morgan N. Chen, M.D., P.C.
 Dr. Chen graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Boston University in 1999. He subsequently earned his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine in 2003 where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He completed a surgical internship and an orthopaedic surgery residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan where he was selected by the faculty to serve as chief resident during his final year. Dr. Chen then completed a fellowship in spine surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is an active member of the North American Spine Society and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and has authored several textbook chapters and articles in the field of spine surgery.
Dr. Chen specializes in the treatment of spinal disorders including herniated discs of the cervical and lumbar spine, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, fractures, and tumors. He has a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery, microsurgery, and motion preserving procedures of the cervical and lumbar spine.
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Vlada Frankenberger, D.O.
 Dr. Frankenberger graduated magna cum laude from the New York Institute of Technology and participated in a combined program with the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. While in medical school she was inducted in to the medical honor society and was awarded her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 2002. Dr. Frankenberger completed a rotating internship at North Shore/LIJ Plainview Hospital, and then completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Stony Brook University Medical Center. She then went on to complete a fellowship in Interventional Pain Management in the Department of Anesthesiology at New York's prestigious Mount Sinai Medical Center. She is an active member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, American Pain Society, and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has authored multiple articles in the field of interventional pain management as well and physical medicine and rehabilitation. She is fluent in Russian.
Dr. Frankenberger believes in a comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of painful conditions. Her training in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain management allows her to treat pain utilizing the best techniques from both of these medical disciplines. Dr. Frankenberger’s fellowship training allows her to specifically target and deliver potent medications precisely to the locations that will have the greatest effect on easing pain. This is often done utilizing state of the art digital fluoroscopy.
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Lorenzo Gamez, M.D.
 Dr. Gamez received a BA in Psychology from Rutgers College and his medical education at the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. He then went on to complete an internship in general surgery and a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. His interests led him to pursue a fellowship in foot and ankle reconstruction at Union Memorial Hospital/ Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Before joining OALI, Dr. Gamez served as an Assistant Professor and Co-director of Foot and Ankle Reconstructive Surgery at UMASS Medical School.
Dr. Gamez specializes in all aspects of foot and ankle care. He has extensive experience in treating traumatic, degenerative and sports injuries of the foot and ankle. Areas of interest include degenerative arthritis, total ankle replacement, cartilage salvage techniques, and flatfoot reconstruction. Dr. Gamez has written several chapters and authored numerous studies presented at national and international meetings. He has been an invited speaker at several foot and ankle meetings. He is one of only a handful of orthopaedic surgeons specializing in foot and ankle surgery who currently practice on Long Island.
Richard D. Hindes, M.D., P.C.
 Dr. Hindes earned his undergraduate degree from Tulane University where he graduated magna cum laude with honors in biology. He graduated from the Tulane University School of Medicine in 1979 and completed his internship at Georgia Baptist Hospital. His orthopaedic residency was at SUNY - Stony Brook where he was chief resident in his last year. He currently holds an appointment as an assistant clinical professor in clinical orthopaedics at SUNY-Stony Brook. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Hindes served for eight years as the director of the department of orthopedic surgery at John T. Mather Hospital and has also served as the chairman of the medical board there. He is the recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt award for service at St. Charles Hospital.
Dr. Hindes area of specialty is joint replacement of the hip and knee and arthroscopic surgery of the knee. He utilizes the latest surgical techniques and implants. Examples are minimally invasive surgery (also known as MIS) and gender specific knee implants for women. He also provides care to a large number of patients with general orthopedic problems.
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Gregg J. Jarit, M.D., P.C.
 Dr. Jarit grew up in Wading River, NY and graduated from Shoreham-Wading River High School in 1994. He attended college at the University of Virginia and graduated With Distinction in 1998. He obtained his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2002, and then completed residency at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City in 2008. During his residency he completed an additional one-year research fellowship. He then returned to the University of Virginia to complete a fellowship in sports medicine. During his fellowship, he served as Assistant Team Orthopaedist for the University of Virginia and James Madison University. He also covered the UVA Club Ice Hockey team and high school football.
Dr. Jarit specializes in the orthopaedic care of athletes at all levels, starting when pre-participation physicals take place and through in-season competition and off-season conditioning. He also performs general orthopaedic fracture care. He has particular interest in the care of acute and chronic sports-related injuries, including conservative, arthroscopic, and minimally invasive treatment. He has experience with the latest techniques in facilitating early return to play while maximizing the function and safety of the athlete.
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