Charles A. Popkin, MD
Charles A. Popkin, MD

Charles A. Popkin, MD

Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Specialties
Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedics, Shoulder, Elbow & Sports Medicine, more

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CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

3959 Broadway
New York, NY 10032
US
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ColumbiaDoctors - 693 White Plains Road

693 White Plains Road
Eastchester, NY 10709
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About Charles A. Popkin, MD

Dr. Charles A. Popkin specializes in pediatric, adolescent, and collegiate sports medicine, with an emphasis on the operative and non-operative treatment of complex knee disorders. His specific clinical interests involve primary and revision ACL reconstruction, patellar instability, cartilage injuries and disorders, meniscal tears, and recalcitrant patellar tendinopathy.


With dual fellowships in Pediatric Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Dr. Popkin has dedicated his career to the comprehensive treatment and prevention of injury in developing athletes. He has a particular interest in the management of ice hockey injuries, serving as a team physician for USA Hockey, and on the USA Hockey National Safety and Protective Equipment Committee. Dr. Popkin is also the head team physician for: Fordham University, Mercy College, and the Hackley School in Tarrytown.


In addition to his academic practice, Dr. Popkin conducts research on ACL injury prevention, ACL reconstruction techniques in the pediatric athlete, overuse injuries in youth sports, refractory patellar tendonitis, and shoulder instability in ice hockey. He pens a monthly "Ask Dr. Hockey" column for USA Hockey Magazine. Dr. Popkin lives in Westchester and enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons.


Board Certifications

  • Orthopedic Sports Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery
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Expertise

  • ACL Injury Tear

  • Adolescent Sports Injuries

  • Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

  • Cartilage Injury

  • Cartilage Surgery

  • Fractures

  • Hamstring Tendonitis/Injury

  • Hip Preservation

  • Knee Disorders

  • Knee Injuries

  • Knee Injury

  • Knee Ligament Reconstructions

  • Knee Pain

  • Knee Surgery

  • Meniscus Tear

  • Meniscus Tears

  • Orthopedic Trauma

  • Patellar Instability

  • Patellar Tendonitis

  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

  • Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma

  • Pediatric Orthopedics

  • Pediatric Sports Medicine

  • Shoulder Instability

  • Sports Injuries

  • Sports Injury

  • Sports Medicine Surgery

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Education

  • Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children

  • Fellowship: Minnesota Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Institute

  • Internship: Jackson Memorial Hospital

  • Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine

  • Residency: University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center

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Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at CUMC

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

Education

  • Fellowship: Minnesota Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Institute
  • Internship: Jackson Memorial Hospital
  • Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children
  • Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center

Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at CUMC

Board Certifications

  • Orthopedic Sports Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery