Dr. Phillip Bauman Recognized for Excellence in Surgery

    NEW YORK, NY, February 12, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Phillip Bauman, an Orthopedic Surgeon practicing in New York City, has been recognized for his continued dedication, leadership and excellence in orthopedic surgery.

Dr. Bauman has been in practice since 1987 and specializes in the treatment of dance and sports related injuries in professional dancers and athletes. He is affiliated with the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre where he serves as orthopedic consultant to both companies. He also serves as consultant to The School of American Ballet, the JKO School at American Ballet Theatre and several other private ballet schools in the greater New York metropolitan area. He has consulted for principal dancers throughout the world including dancers at the Bolshoi in Moscow, the Royal Ballet in London and The Paris Opera Ballet.
He has worked for many Broadway shows over the last 25 years, as an orthopaedic consultant and served as past director of the Miller Institute for Performing Artists in Manhattan, one of the first medical clinics in the country to specialize in the treatment of performing artists. He currently works for many of Broadway's longest running shows including, "The Lion King," "Phantom of the Opera," "Chicago" and many other Tony award winning shows. In 2014, the Broadway League recognized him for 25 years of dedicated service to Broadway performers and to the Broadway community.

Dr. Bauman completed his residency at The New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and his internship at The Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. He earned his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in 1981 and received combined Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in Biology from Harvard University in 1977, graduating with honors. He has been in practice in midtown Manhattan since 1987 and serves as an attending Orthopedic surgeon at Roosevelt / Mt. Sinai, where he also sits on the executive committee of the medical board.

He was recently inducted into Worldwide Registry and is a fellow of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He has been consistently chosen by New York Magazine as one of the best orthopedic surgeons in New York and has been listed as one of America's Top Orthopedic Surgeons by America's Top Doctors for over a decade.

For more information, visit http://orthodoc.aaos.org/phillipbaumanmd/index.cfm.

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