Dr. Paul P Hospodar M.D.
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Trauma
1367 Washington Ave Suite 200 Albany NY, 12206About
Dr. Paul Hospodar is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Albany, NY. Dr. Hospodar specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Hospodar tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Pa State Univ Coll Of Med- Hershey Pa 1987
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 1987
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Suture fixation as a treatment for acute traumatic osteochondral lesions.
- Isolated posttraumatic posterior dislocation of the radial head in an adult.
- Crescent fracture of the pelvis in a 4-year-old child.
- Fat-suppressed three-dimensional spoiled gradient-echo MR imaging of hyaline cartilage defects in the knee: comparison with standard MR imaging and arthroscopy.
- Progressive scapulothoracic subluxation after fracture of the clavicle.
Treatments
- Torn Meniscus
- Arthritis
- Bursitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Patellar Tendonitis
- Stress Fracture
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