Alexander L. Neuwirth, MD
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
ColumbiaDoctors - 500 Grand Avenue
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell
- Amerigroup of New Jersey
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- MVP Health Care
- QualCare
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Alexander L. Neuwirth, MD
Dr. Alexander Neuwirth is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in advanced hip and knee reconstruction, with a focus on non-operative and surgical treatment of early, middle, and late-stage arthritic conditions of the hip and knee. For patients requiring surgical intervention, Dr. Neuwirth specializes in anterior approach hip replacement, knee replacements, as well as complex revision surgeries to treat failed hip and knee replacements.
Dr. Neuwirth received his medical degree from Rutgers University-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he also completed his undergraduate degree. Following medical school, Dr. Neuwirth trained as a resident in orthopedic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also spent a year as a postdoctoral research fellowship in the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory. Before joining the faculty at Columbia as an attending physician, Dr. Neuwirth completed a fellowship in adult hip and knee reconstruction at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Neuwirth is actively engaged in ongoing clinical outcomes research in the field of joint replacement and reconstruction. His primary research efforts are focused on the eradication of infection following hip and knee replacements.
Expertise
Adult Hip Arthritis
Anterior Approach Hip Replacement
Hip Disorders
Hip Fracture
Hip Pain
Hip Reconstruction
Hip Replacement
Joint Disorders
Joint Pain
Joint Reconstruction Surgery
Joint Replacement
Knee Arthritis
Knee Arthroplasty
Knee Disorders
Knee Pain
Knee Reconstruction
Knee Replacement
Knee Replacement For Women
Partial Knee Replacement Surgery
Revision of Joint Replacement
Total Hip Revision
Total Joint Reconstruction
Total Joint Replacement
Education
Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at CUMC