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Building Community Support at the Local and State Level

NYSSOS is organized into 8 districts providing members immediate access to their local leaders and volunteers.  Board District representatives serve as your direct connection to joining forces with New York's orthopaedic community to address issues/concerns and to celebrate in victories.

With this structure, NYSSOS is poised to act on legislation and regulations that effect your practice; support activities that create optimal practice environments; provide direct access to practice resources and legal counsel services;  and host interactive events that foster professional and personal development. 

 Districts

District 1
Kings, Queens and Richmond

District 2
Nassau and Suffolk 

District 3
New York and Bronx

District 4
Columbia, Dutchess, Green, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester    

District 5
Albany, Clinton, Essex, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida and St. Lawrence

District 6
Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga and Tompkins, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca and Yates

District 7
Livingston, Monroe, Ontario and Wayne   
 
District 8
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming.


    We Are your resource for:

    • Legislative/Regulatory Advocacy (local, state and federal levels)
    • Practice trends and changes
    • Leadership training for national, state, and local issues and opportunities
    • Assistance with establishing and maintaining a practice
    • Familiarity with state practice guidelines impacting the profession and patient care.  


    Our Mission

    Advocating for the orthopaedic surgeon, patients and musculoskeletal health in New York.

    2020-2025 Strategic Plan

    In 2019, the Strategic Planning and Organization Committee met to develop a new 5 year strategic plan.  Its  goals were to identify, develop and address future trends affecting the practice of orthopedic surgeons in New York State through advocacy and socioeconomic recommendations. In 2020, the NYSSOS Board of Directors launched the plan:




    OFFICERS

    September 2022 - September 2024

    Samuel Flemister, MD
    Rochester

    President

    Rick Weinstein, MD
    White Plains
    Vice-President


    Matthew DiCaprio, MD
    Albany
    Secretary

    Orry Erez, MD
    Brooklyn
    Treasurer

    John DiPreta, MD
    Albany
    Immediate Past-President

    AAOS Board of Councilor Representatives

    Orry Erez, MD
    New York   
    March 2020    March 2026

    Barry Kraushaar, MD  
    Westchester  
    March 2019    March 2025

    Patrick Marinello
    Albany
    March 2023  March 2026

    David Pula, MD
    Buffalo
    March 2020   March 2026

    Afshin Razi, MD
    Brooklyn
    March 2021  March 2024

    District Directors & alternates

    Contact Your Representative!

    District 1

    Director - Vacant

    Alternate Director - Vacant

    District 2

    Nicholas Yohe, MD (Bay Shore)
    September 2023 - September 2026

    Alternate Director - Vacant

    District 3

    Director
    Wakenda Tyler, MD (New York)
    March 2023 - September 2026

    Daniel Green, MD (New York)
    September 2023 - September 2026

    District 4

    Director
    James McWilliam, MD (White Plains)
    September 2021 - September 2024

    Alternate Director
    Jakub Tatka, MD (Bronxville)
    September 2021 - September 2024

    District 5

    Director
    Bartlomiej Szczech, MD, (Lake Placid)
    September 2022 - September 2025

    Dionisio (Dennis) Ortiz, MD (Albany)
    September 2023 - September 2026


    District 6

    Director
    Joseph Choi, MD (Horseheads)
    November 2020 - September 2026

    Alternate Director
    Max Greenky, MD (East Syracuse)

    District 7

    Director
    Nathan Kaplan, MD (Rochester)
    September 2022 - September 2025

    Alternate Director
    Jason Lipof, MD (Pittsford)
    March 2023 - September 2026

    District 8

    Director
    Matthew DiPaola, MD (Buffalo)
    September 2021 - September 2024

    Alternate Director
    Joseph Kuechle, MD (Buffalo)
    September 2021 - September 2024

    Directors-At-Large

    Adam Bitterman, DO (Huntington)

    September 2022 - September 2025

    Robert D. Bronstein, MD (Rochester)
    September 2022 - September 2025

    James Slough, MD (Amherst)
    September 2022 - September 2025

    Kevin Plancher, MD (New York)
    September 2023 - September 2026

    Brad Raphael, MD (Syracuse)
    September 2023 - September 2026

    About the Society

    Advocating for the orthopaedic surgeon, patients and musculoskeletal health in New York.

    Contact Us

    info@nyssos.org
    1-518-439-0000
    Address: PO Box 38004, Albany, NY 12203


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