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FROM TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPL A ST Y TO STATE™OF™THE™ART REGENER ATIVE MEDICINE, ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY AND ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY, THE NE W YORK™PRESBY TERIAN/QUEENS DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDICS & REHABILITATION OFFERS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR ACUTE SPORTS INJURIES, A S WELL A S BONE AND JOINT CONDITIONS. ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS, SP ORT S me d ic i ne s p e c i a l i s t s , phy s i a t r i s t s , a nd phy sica l a nd occupat iona l t hera- pi s t s a r e a m on g t h e pr ofe s s i on a l s c o m p r i s i n g t h e N e w Y o r k - P resby t er ia n /Q ueen s Depa r t ment of O r t hop e d ic s & R eh a bi l it at ion t ea m a n d t h e a s s o c i a t e d N e w Y o r k - P resby ter ia n Med ica l Group/Queens. T h e s e p r o v i d e r s ' v a r i e d a r e a s of ex per t i se en s u re pat ient s benef it f r o m t h e m o s t a p p r o p r i a t e l e v e l of i nt er vent ion . AN EMPHASIS ON CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT NewYork-Presby terian Medica l Group/ Queens physicia ns a re commit ted to ex hausting nonoperative treatments before moving for wa rd with or thope- dic surger y t hroug h t heir a f f i liation a t Ne wYork-P r e sb y t er i a n /Q ue en s . Phy sica l a nd occupat ion a l t herapy, prescription a nd/or over-the-counter n o n s t e r o i d a l a n t i - i n f l a m m a t o r y dr ug (NSA ID) ma na gement , ma nua l med ici ne, i njections, a nd t he use of custom-made splints a nd or thopedic braces a re among the moda lities physi- cia n s may recom mend . In a dd it ion , attending physiatrist Libi Ga lmer, DO, oversees a n ex pa nsive regenerat ive medicine prog ra m. "Our specia lists work well together," Dr. Galmer says. " We try to be conserva- tive in our decision-making and routinely discuss cases and coordinate care, which a llows us to come at patients' problems from a ll angles and fig ure out the best way to address them." BY TIFFANY PARNELL A Comprehensive Suite of Surgical and Nonoperative Services Positions NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens at the Leading Edge of Local Orthopedic Care Aditya Derasari, MD, an attending orthopedic surgeon who specializes in total joint arthroplasty, and Libi Galmer, DO, an attending physiatrist who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation and metabolic bone disease, review knee X-rays. 0 6 0 6❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R F E A T U R E