Rakesh D. Patel, M.D.
 Dr. Patel earned his medical degree from NYU Medical Center in 2000 after completing his undergraduate education at UCLA. His extensive post-graduate training included an internship at NYU Medical Center - Belleview Hospital and an orthopaedic surgery residency at NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases as well as a spine fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Douglas Matthew Petraco, M.D.
 Dr. Petraco graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1988, after which he received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. His post-graduate training included an internship at NYU Medical Center and an orthopaedic surgery residency at The Hospital for Joint Diseases - Orthopaedic Institute, where he was chosen to serve as an executive chief resident in his final year. Dr. Petraco also completed a research fellowship in biomaterials and biomechanics at The Hospital for Joint Diseases. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Petraco specializes in joint replacement surgery of the hip and knee, as well as arthroscopy. He prides himself on offering the latest advanced techniques in joint replacement surgery including mini-incision hip and knee replacement. Dr. Petraco is one of the few orthopedic surgeons on Long Island offering the Quadriceps sparing approach knee arthroplasty, which affords patients a more rapid recovery. Dr. Petraco also offers the new Gender Solution Knee implant designed specifically for women, which can be implanted using the Quadriceps Sparing approach.
Steven Michael Puopolo, M.D.
 Dr. Puopolo earned his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn in 1997 after earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Duke University. He completed his internship in general surgery at New York University Medical Center and his orthopedic surgery residency at NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases in Manhattan. He then completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He has published and presented on numerous topics in orthopedics and hand surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Dr. Puopolo specializes in the treatment of hand, wrist and elbow problems. He offers extensive experience in both traumatic and degenerative conditions. Special areas of interest include: fractures and other traumatic injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, rheumatoid hand reconstruction, Dupytren’s disease and tendon and ligament injuries. Dr. Puopolo offers minimally invasive endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery.
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Dr. Schrank earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1995 after earning two B.S. degrees in Engineering Science and Psychobiology from the University of Miami. His post-graduate training included a fellowship in sports medicine at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles along with his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute and general surgery internship at NYU Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
