Fellowship

Fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Medical School

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Residency

Residency in Orthopedic Surgery: NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY

College

Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering, Durham, NC

Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – Candidate Member
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand – Candidate Member

Publications

• Chen J, Robertson E, Bosetti A, Beckwitt C, Baratz M, Kaufmann R. Interposition arthroplasty and bidirectional stabilization of the elbow: A novel surgical technique. JSES Rev Rep Tech. 2024.
  In press.
• Chen J, Rettig S, Ayalon O, Hacquebord J. Endoscopic carpal tunnel release: past, present, and future directions. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2024.
  PMID: 38431973.
• Abola M, Gerber B, Rocks M, Chen J, Hacquebord J, Azad A. A comparison of outcomes in acute perilunate injuries: systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment approaches. Hand. 2024. PMID: 38415721.
• Azad A, Birnbaum A, Roller R, Kingery M, Chen J, Hacquebord J. The effect of surgical timing on upper extremity nerve repair. Hand. 2023. PMID: 37706461.
• Chen J, Paksima N, Rocks M, Lin C, Catalano L III. Osteolysis following the use of polyetheretherketone suture anchors in hand and wrist surgery: A preliminary study. J Hand Surg Am. 2023.
  PMID: 37542497.
• Hacquebord J, Chen J, Rettig M. Endoscopic carpal tunnel release: Techniques, controversies, and comparison to open techniques. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022. PMID: 35255490.
• Chen J, Kaplan D, Colasanti C, Dankert J, Kanakamedala A, Hurley E, Mercer N, Stone J, Kennedy J. Posterior hindfoot needle endoscopy in the office setting. Arthrosc Tech. 2022.
  PMID: 35256963.
• Colasanti C, Kaplan D, Chen J, Kanakamedala A, Dankert J, Hurley E, Mercer N, Stone J, Kennedy J. In-office needle arthroscopy for anterior ankle impingement. Arthrosc Tech. 2022.
  PMID: 35256971.
• Mercer N, Gianakos A, Kaplan D, Dankert J, Kanakamedala A, Chen J, Colasanti C, Hurley E, Stone J, Kennedy J. Achilles paratenon needle tendoscopy in the office setting. Arthrosc Tech. 2022. PMID: 35256969.
• Dankert J, Mercer N, Kaplan D, Kanakamedala A, Chen J, Hurley E, Colasanti C, Stone J, Kennedy J. In-office needle tendoscopy of the tibialis posterior tendon with concomitant intervention. Arthrosc Tech. 2022. PMID: 35256973.
• Kaplan D, Chen J, Colasanti C, Dankert J, Kanakamedala A, Hurley E, Mercer N, Stone J, Kennedy J. Needle arthroscopy cheilectomy for hallux rigidus in the office setting. Arthrosc Tech. 2022. PMID: 35256980.
• Kanakamedala A, Chen J, Kaplan D, Colasanti C, Dankert J, Hurley E, Mercer N, Stone J, Kennedy J. In-office needle tendoscopy of the peroneal tendons. Arthrosc Tech. 2022. PMID: 35256977.
• Mercer N, Azam M, Devalos N, Kaplan D, Colasanti C, Chen J, Kanakamedala A, Dankert J, Stone J, Kennedy J. Anterior talo-fibular ligament reconstruction with internal brace in the office setting. Arthrosc Tech. 2022. PMID: 35493039.
• Chen J, Tejwani N. Compartment syndrome of the foot. Orthop Clin North Am. 2022. PMID: 34799026.
• Chen J, Bi A, Slover J, Marwin S, Deshmukh A. The cam-post dislocation in posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty: A case series. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2022. PMID: 36403956.
• Alben M, Chen J, Gambhir N, Virk M, Kwon Y. Atraumatic deltoid rupture with massive rotator cuff tear amenable to primary repair. Orthopedics Today. July 2022.
• Chen J, Shaughnessy P, Catalano L III. Synovial herniation following wrist arthroscopy: a case report. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2021. PMID: 34278814.
• Bi A. Chen J, Egol K. Joseph E. Milgram First “Chair” of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Hospital for Joint Diseases. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2021. PMID: 34842519.
• Chen J, Buchalter D, Sicat C, Aggarwal V, Hepinstall M, Lajam C, Schwarzkopf R, Slover J. Telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: Adult reconstructive surgery perspective. Bone Joint J. 2021. PMID: 34053293.
• Schultz J, Chen J, Sabharwal S, Halsey J, Hoppe I, Lee E, Granick M. Management of frontal bone fractures. J Craniofac Surg. 2019. PMID: 31261348.
• Viviano S, Hoppe I, Halsey J, Chen J, Russo G, Lee E, Granick M.
  Pediatric facial fractures: An assessment of airway management. J Craniofac Surg. 2017.
  PMID: 29088692.
• Chen J, Novikov D, Kaplan D, Meislin R. Effect of additional sutures per suture anchor in arthroscopic Bankart repair: A review of single-loaded versus double-loaded suture anchors. Arthroscopy. 2016. PMID: 27157660.

Scientific Presentations

• Static Stability of Elbow Interposition Arthroplasty Stabilized with Novel Ligament Reconstruction.
  Chen J, Beckwitt C, Robertson E, Bosetti A, Baratz M, Kaufmann R.
  • International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), Washington, DC, 2025 (podium)
• A Systematic Review Comparing Outcomes Following Treatment of Acute Perilunate Injuries.
  Abola M, Rocks M, Chen J, Hacquebord J, Azad A.
  • New York Society for Surgery of the Hand (NYSSH), New York, NY 2023 (podium)
  • ASSH, Toronto, ON 2023 (poster)

• Osteolysis Following Nonmetallic Suture Anchor Use in Hand and Wrist Surgery.
  Chen J, Paksima N, Rocks M, Lin C, Catalano L.
  • ASSH, Boston, MA 2022 (poster)

• A Novel Radiographic Technique to Assess Metacarpal Malrotation: The Head-Shaft Ratio (HSR).
  Smith L, Chen J, Trupia E, Vakhshori V, Anil U, Ayalon O.
  • New York Society for Surgery of the Hand (NYSSH), New York, NY 2022 (poster)

• A Quantitative Analysis of Scapholunate Interosseous Ligament Vascularity Using Micro-CT Imaging.
  Gammal I, Shaughnessy P, Kaplan A, Chen J, Glickel SZ.
  • New York Society for Surgery of the Hand (NYSSH), New York, NY 2022 (poster)

• The Effect of Surgical Timing on Upper Extremity Nerve Repair.
  Birnbaum A, Roller R, Kingery M, Chen J, Azad A, Hacquebord J.
  • ASSH, San Francisco, CA 2021 (podium)
  • NYU Sir Robert Jones Lecture, New York, NY 2021 (podium)

• Fifth Metacarpal Neck Fractures in the United States: Trends in Current Management.
  Rubinstein A, Chen J, Congiusta D, Vosbikian M, Ahmed I.
  • AAHS, Carlsbad, CA 2021 (poster)
  • International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), Berlin, Germany 2019 (podium)

• An Unusual Case of Sporadic Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Presenting as Acute Neuropathy.
  Hanumanthu R, Alchaki A, Nyaboga A, Ghuman H, Chen J, Feinstein E.
  • International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS), Vancouver, BC. 2017 (poster)

• Management of Frontal Sinus Fractures: A 12-Year Experience at a Level 1 Trauma Center.
  Schultz J, Chen J, Sabharwal S, Halsey J, Hoppe I, Lee E, Granick M.
  • New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons (NYRSPS), New York, NY 2017 (poster)

• Characterizing Medical Malpractice and Expert Witness Qualifications in Carpal Tunnel Surgery Claims.
  Chung S, Therattil P, Chen J, Sood A, Lee E, Granick M.
  • AAHS, Scottsdale, AZ 2016 (poster)

• Expert Witness Qualification in Malpractice Litigation in Hand Surgery.
  Chung S, Therattil P, Chen J, Lee E, Granick M.
  • AAHS, Scottsdale, AZ 2016 (poster)

Multimedia Presentations

• Scaphoid Open Reduction Internal Fixation:
  The Dorsal Approach.
  Mehta D, Dankert J, Chen J, Lowe D, Leucht P, Lenzo S.
  • OTA, Fort Worth, TX 2021 (video)
  • AAOS, Chicago, IL 2022 (video)
• Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair with Suture Tape Augmentation and Flexor Pronator Repair.
  Chen J, Lowe D, Gonzalez-Lomas G.
  • AAOS, Chicago, IL 2022 (video)
• Open Repair of a Deltoid Tendon Rupture.
  Chen J, Bustamante S, Boin M, Lowe D, Kwon Y.
  • AAOS, Chicago, IL 2022 (video – Award Winner)
• Posterior Hindfoot Needle Arthroscopy in the Office Setting.
  Kaplan D, Chen J, Colasanti C, Dankert J, Hurley E, Kanakamedala A, Kennedy J, Lowe D, Mercer N.
  • AAOS, Chicago, IL 2022 (video)

Book Chapters

• Chen J, Bosco J (2021). Shoulder Arthroplasty and the Economics of Healthcare. In: Zuckerman J, eds. Shoulder Arthroplasty: Principles and Practice. Wolters-Kluwer.