Sergio Alejandro Glait, MD is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He earned his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2009. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases in 2014, and completed his fellowship in orthopedic sports medicine there in 2015. He completed his Cleveland Combined Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic and Metro-Health Medical Center in 2016. 

Hospital Affiliations

• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital West

Gender

• Male

Languages

• Spanish
• French

• Hand Surgery
• Wrist Surgery
• Elbow Surgery
• Shoulder Surgery
• Sports Medicine

Education

Johns Hopkins University, 2009

Internships

New York University School Of Medicine, 2010

Residency

New York University School Of Medicine, 2014, Orthopedic Surgery

Fellowships

Cleveland Clinic Hospital, 2016, Hand Surgery
Hospital For Joint Disease, 2015, Sports Medicine

Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery-Hand Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery-Orthopedic Surgery

Awards

Awards and honors

• Board of Advisors Scholar, Johns Hopkins University, 2005-2009
• National Collegiate Scholars Society, University of Virginia, 2002-2005
• Echols Scholar, University of Virginia, 2001-2005 

Professional organizations

• American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons
• American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
• Arthroscopy Association of North America
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand 

Publications                                   

• “Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Capitellum: Diagnosis and Treatment,” Bulletin Hospital Joint Disease, 2016
• “Comparing the Incidence and Clinical Data for Simultaneous Bilateral versus Unilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty in New York State between 1990 and 2010,” Journal of Arthroplasty, 2015
• “In Reply – Letter to the Editor,” Journal of Hand Surgery, 2015
• “The Hand Surgery Fellowship Application Process: Expectations, Logistics and Costs,” Journal of Hand Surgery, 2014
• “Radiocapitellar Joint Contact Pressures Following Radial Head Arthroplasty,” Journal of Hand Surgery, 2014
• “Femoral Neck Fractures in New York State: Is the Rate of THA Increasing, and Do Race or Payer Influence Decision Making?” Journal of Orthopedic Trauma, 2013
• “Subscapularis Slide Correction of the Shoulder Internal Rotation Contracture after Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: Techniques and Outcomes,” Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, 2013
• “I Repetitive Intraoperative Splash Basin Use a Source of Bacterial Contamination in Total Joint Replacement?” Orthopedics, 2011
• “The Spine in Osteogenesis Imperfecta,” Chapter 109, The Textbook of Operative Spine Surgery, Third Edition, 2011 

Presentations

• “Extra-Articular Augmentation for the Failed ACL: ALL Reconstruction,” AAOS Orthopedia Viewing Theatre Feature Presentation, 2016
• “Lateral Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Using Docking Technique,” AAOS Orthopedia Viewing Theatre Feature Presentation, 2016
• “UCL Reconstruction: Modified Jobe Approach Using Docking Technique,” AAOS Orthopedia Viewing Theatre Feature Presentation, 2016
• “Chronic Patellar Instability with Large Chondral Defect,” AAOS Orthopedia Viewing Theatre Feature Presentation, 2016
• “Pectoralis Major Tendon Repair: Brief Review and Surgical Technique,” AAOS Orthopedia Viewing Theatre Feature Presentation, 2016
• “UCL Reconstruction: Docking Technique,” VuMedi, 2015
• “Histologic Comparsion of Proximal Bicep Tendons in Patients with Rotator Cuff or SLAP Pathology,” Fellows’ Sports Medicine Conference at West Point, 2015
• “Tendon/Ligament Reconstructions Around the Elbow Joint,” Scientific Exhibit, American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2015
• “Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Capitellum: Diagnosis and Treatment,” NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Chief Resident Grand Rounds, 2014
• “Epidemiology of Bilateral PHA in New York State,” The Scientific Program and Sir Robert Jones Lecture, 2014
• “Clinical Outcomes after Distal Biceps Reconstruction with Allograft,” American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2014
• “Release of the Internal Rotation Contracture of the Shoulder in Children with a Brachial Plexus Injury Using the Subscapularis Slide,” American Society for Peripheral Nerve Annual Meeting, 2013
• “Restoring the Radiocapitellar Joint Contact Pressure,” American Academy of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting, 2013
• “Radial Head Arthroplasty: Restoring the Radiocapitellar Joint Contact Pressure,” NYSSH Resident/Fellows Conference, 2012
• “Is Repetitive Intraoperative Splash Basin Use a Source of Bacterial Contamination in Total Joint Replacement?” American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2012
• “Is Repetitive Intraoperative Splash Basin Use a Source of Bacterial Contamination in Total Joint Replacement?” Eastern Orthopedic Association 42^nd Annual Meeting, 2011