Orthopedic Surgery
520 East 70th Street
Starr Pavilion, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10021
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About Steve B. Behrens, M.D.
Dr. Behrens earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and graduated summa cum laude. He completed his medical training at Ross University School of Medicine, followed by an orthopedic surgery residency and trauma fellowship at Brown University, one of the busiest trauma centers in the Northeast. He then completed a second fellowship in sports medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he provided care to recreational and competitive athletes and assisted the medical staff of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the University of Pittsburgh. Finally, he completed a third fellowship in foot and ankle at OrthoCarolina Foot and Ankle Institute wit...
Board Certifications
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Expertise
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Achilles Tendonitis
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Fusion
- Ankle Instability
- Ankle Replacement
- Ankle Sprain
- Ankle Strain
- Arthritis
- Arthroscopy
- Avascular Necrosis
- AVN (Avascular Necrosis of Bone)
- Bunion Correction
- Cartilage Injuries of the Ankle and Foot
- Cavovarus Deformity of Foot
- Charcot Ankle
- Cheilectomy / Hallux Rigidus Surgery
- Correction of Hammertoe
- Dislocated Ankle
- Fibula Fracture
- Flatfoot
- Foot and Ankle Injuries
- Foot Arthritis
- Foot Arthroscopy
- Foot Drop
- Foot Fracture
- Foot Fusion
- Foot Sprain
- Foot Trauma
- Fusion of Ankle
- Fusion of Hindfoot
- H/O Ankle Fusion
- H/O Hammer Toe Correction
- Hallux Rigidus
- Hammer Toe Surgery
- High Ankle Sprain
- High Foot Arch
- Instability of Ankle
- Joint Pain
- Limb Lengthening
- Limb Lengthening Procedures
- Limb Preservation/ Salvage
- Limb Salvage Procedure
- Lisfranc Injury
- Metatarsalgia
- Midfoot Arthritis
- Midfoot Fusion
- Minimally Invasive Bunion Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Neuroma
- Orthopedic Trauma
- Osteochondral Lesion
- Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
- Patella Fracture
- Peroneal Tendonitis
- Pseudoarthrosis / Nonunion
- Reconstruction of Ankle
- Reconstruction of Foot
- Reconstruction of Foot or Ankle
- Reconstruction of Forefoot
- Repair of Flat Feet
- Repair of Flat Foot
- Repair of Instability of Ankle
- Repair, Ligament
- Replacement, Ankle
- S/P Ligament Repair
- S/P Reconstruction Procedure
- Sports Injuries
- Sports Injury
- Sports Medicine Consult
- Strain of Foot
- Stress Fracture of Ankle
- Stress Fracture of Foot
- Syndesmotic Ankle Sprain
- Tendon Transfer of Extremity
- Tendon Transfer or Transplantation
- Tibia Fracture
- Toe Arthritis
- Turf Toe
Education
- Degrees: Cornell University
- Degrees: Ross University School of Medicine
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Degrees: Ross University School of Medicine
- Degrees: Cornell University
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
Board Certifications
- orthopaedic surgery
Languages Spoken
- english
Research
Intrawound Tobramycin Plus Vancomycin to Prevent Surgical Site Infection in Tibial Fractures: The TOBRA Randomized Clinical Trial.
May 12, 2026MRI-Based Classification of Achilles Tendon Ruptures: Reliability and Predictors of Tear Location.
April 03, 2026ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Ankle Pain: Update 2025.
March 12, 2026