David Drucker MD
David Drucker MD
New York Hip and Knee
Dr. David Drucker is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with 28 years of experience specializing in total joint replacement of the Hip and Knee. Dr. Drucker received his medical degree from Chicago Medical School and then completed his Orthopedic residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. After completing his residency he went on to perform three fellowships in total joint replacement at Indiana University , New Jersey Orthopedic Hospital and Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital. He founded New York Hip and Knee in 2009. The focus of the practice is to provide the highest quality of care to people who suffer from arthritic conditions of the Hip and Knee. At New York Hip and Knee our goal is to restore your quality of life. New York Hip and Knee offers a wide range of comprehensive nonsurgical and surgical approaches to ease or halt your arthritic pain. If you choose surgery, you will benefit from Dr. Drucker's 28 years of surgical experience performing thousands of joint replacement surgeries.
Dr. Drucker founded New York Hip and Knee in 2009. The focus of the practice is to provide the highest quality of care to people who suffer from pre-arthritic and arthritic conditions of the hip and knee. He performs over 300 joint replacements per year. In addition to his busy practice, he is an assistant clinical professor at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School where he plays an active role in educating orthopedic residents in joint replacement surgery. Dr. Drucker contributes to publications in orthopedic journals and also serves on several editorial boards. He is a member of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. His vast experience enables him to think critically about how implant designs can be improved to better serve the younger, more active patients who present with arthritis. Accordingly, he is currently working on an orthopedic implant company’s design team whose focus is on innovative knee designs for this younger group of patients who participate in activities that place high stress on their joints. Dr. Drucker has been distinguished as a top orthopedic surgeon in the New York Times Magazine Super Docs for the past 10 years, and has been a Castle Connolly Top Doc annually since 2002. He understands the desire of his patients to return to an active lifestyle as he enjoys skiing, cycling, tennis, and endurance sports himself. He has completed six marathons and triathlons of all distances including four Ironman distance triathlons.
EDUCATION
Medical School
Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL
Internship
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ – General Surgery
Residency
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ – Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowships
Adult Reconstructive Surgery of the Hip and Knee
- Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
- Massachusetts General Hospital (Harvard), Boston, MA
APPOINTMENTS
- Director of the center of joint reconstruction at Staten Island University Hospital(past)
- Chief of orthopedic surgery at Staten Island University Hospital (past)
- Assistant Prof. Department of Orthopedic Surgery UMDNJ (current)
AWARDS AND HONORS
- 1991 Mueller Foundation Research Fellow
- New York Times Magazine Super Docs for the Past 10 Years
- Castle Connolly Top Docs: New York Metro Area
