Hand & Upper Extremity Specialist Joins OSM
New Windsor, NY -- October 20, 2010
Hand and Upper Extremity Specialist Dr. Ronald Gonzalez has joined Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in New Windsor.
“What we’ve really done by bringing Dr. Gonzalez on board,’ said Dr. Norman Levine, OSM Practice Manager, “is establish a center for hand surgery right here in New Windsor. We’ve now got two world class hand surgeons providing hand and microsurgery and a physical therapy team, lead by a Certified Hand Therapist working along side them to help insure the best possible outcomes for our patients. ”
Dr. Gonzalez attended Kean University, where he received his bachelor of arts BA in Athletic Training, with a minor in Biology. After working as an athletic trainer, he attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed his orthopedic residency there. Dr. Gonzalez completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center before joining Orthopedics and Sports Medicine P.C.
His publications include a study on the safety of driving after hand surgery. And, he is currently working on a clinical study about ulnar nerve entrapment. He has also been involved in several clinical research projects, which have been presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and The New Jersey Orthopedic Society.
Dr. Gonzalez's specializes in sports injuries, trauma and degenerative conditions of the hand, shoulder and elbow, including microsurgery. He has special interests in arthroscopic surgery of the wrist, elbow, and shoulder. Dr. Gonzalez’s interest in medicine began during his days playing football in school, which lead him to a career in athletic training. During his tenure as an athletic trainer, he had the privilege of working at the oldest tennis club in the United States, The New Orleans Tennis Club established in 1890.
Dr. Gonzalez believes that an active lifestyle is vital to ones health and integrates this philosophy in his practice of orthopedics. Dr. Gonzalez and his young family are delighted to be back in the tri-state area.
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is made up of Board Certified and Fellowship trained surgeons that cover all disciplines of Orthopedics. OSM surgeons are team physicians for Marist College Athletics, The Hudson Valley Renegades, and Quick Strike FC - Lady Blues Semi Pro Soccer and ascribe to the highest professional standards of orthopedic care for all patients.
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