SELECT SURGEONS BONE & JOINT

Best in New Jersey 

Announcing an elite grouping of the state’s top Orthopedic Surgeons, Neurosurgeons, Plastic Surgeons and Podiatrists across 13 procedure categories. This distinction is based on a number of criteria, including experience, qualifications, surgical volume, results and reputation. Only the top doctors in each category are named to the Select Surgeons Bone & Joint list. Many of the surgeons on this list perform other procedures in addition to those for which they have been recognized.

Ira M. Fox, DPM
Podiatric Surgeon
Shore Orthopaedic University Associates

Specializing in:
Reconstructive and Traumatic Foot and Ankle Surgery, Ankle Joint Replacement

Selection Methodology—Bone & Joint Surgeons
By New Jersey Monthly | August 8, 2019

Select Surgeons takes a 360-degree look at New Jersey’s bone and joint surgeons, reviewing 9 criteria across 13 procedure categories to arrive at the most comprehensive evaluation of leading bone and joint surgeons in the state. Leflein Associates (add link), a locally owned research firm in Ringwood, NJ, was commissioned to conduct the survey. Research was conducted between November 2019 and April 2020.

Specific criteria include:

1. Fellowship and specialty training
2. Board Certification
3. Sub-Specialty Certification
4. NJ state board license and disciplinary actions
5. Years in practice
6. Malpractice actions
7. Number of specific procedures performed
8. History of Top Doctor awards
9. Online patient reviews

The procedure categories are:

1. Elbow
2. Foot – Fore and Mid (Open Repair & Reconstruction Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery)
3. Foot – Rear (Open Repair & Reconstruction Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery)
4. Hand (Open Repair & Reconstruction Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery)
5. Hip (Open Reconstruction & Replacement Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery)
6. Knee (Open Reconstruction & Replacement Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery)
7. Oncologic Surgery
8. Pediatric Surgery
9. Shoulder (Open Reconstruction & Replacement Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery)
10. Spine (Open Repair & Reconstruction Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery)
11. Sports Medicine Surgery
12. Trauma Surgery
13. Wrist (Open Repair & Reconstruction Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery)

Click below to learn more about Dr. Fox and watch his video bio:

Ira M. Fox, D.P.M.