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R. Kumar Kadiyala, MD PHD
Locations and Appointments
NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn - Kings Highway
Center for Community Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown
About R. Kumar Kadiyala, MD PHD
R. Kumar Kadiyala, MD, PhD, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in the non-operative and operative treatment of chronic conditions and muskuloskeletal injuries affecting the hands, elbows, and shoulders in both adult and pediatric patients. He strongly believes that a surgeon's duty is to provide each and every patient with personalized treatment informed by the latest research and academic thinking.Before joining Columbia Orthopedics, Dr. Kadiyala led the hand surgery service at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, Florida. Born in India and raised in Indiana, where his father was an economics professor at Purdue University, Dr. Kadiyala attended Stanford University, earning MD and PhD degrees in the school's prestigious Medical Scientist Training Program. While there, he received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance important molecular immunology and cancer research. He then completed a residency in orthopedics at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Program and fellowships in orthopedic trauma and hand/upper extremity surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Kadiyala completed another fellowship in adult reconstruction (hip and knee replacement) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.At the University of Iowa, he co-directed the shoulder and elbow service and conducted research on the molecular biology of peripheral nerve injuries. After that, he started his own practice in Miami.Dr. Kadiyala now lives in New York with his wife and children. He continues to serve patients as the Chief of the Orthopedic Service at New York-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital and as a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center.
Board Certifications
- Orthopedic Surgery
Expertise
Arthritic Hand Reconstruction
Carpal Bones and Hand Fractures
Elbow/Shoulder Surgery
Hand and Upper Extremity Orthopedics
Hand and Wrist Problems
Hand Disorder
Hand Surgery
Joint Pain
Joint Replacement
Labral Tear of Shoulder
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Orthopedic Hand Surgery
Orthopedic Trauma
Osteoarthritis
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Shoulder Dislocation
Shoulder Disorder
Shoulder Instability
Shoulder Joint Instability
Shoulder Reconstruction
Shoulder Surgery
Shoulder/Elbow Surgery
Wrist Arthroscopy
Wrist Surgery
Education
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at CUMC
Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at CUMC
- Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen
Board Certifications
- Orthopedic Surgery