Dr. Darren J. Friedman is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at New York …
Dr. Darren J. Friedman is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Friedman has expertise in surgery of the shoulder, sports medicine, and musculoskeletal trauma. His goal is to provide comprehensive patient care in a kind, thoughtful manner with a focus on the individual. He is an attending surgeon at NYU Medical Center, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, NY Downtown Hospital, and Midtown Surgery Center.
Dr. Friedman strives to provide the best quality Orthopaedic care for all of his patients. He specializes in treating complex problems of the shoulder and upper limb and completed the prestigious Harvard Shoulder Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Friedman incorporates the latest technology and minimally invasive surgical techniques in his practice. He has extensive experience in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic shoulder stabilization, arthroscopic nerve decompression, sports medicine, joint preservation, tendon transfers, shoulder replacement, and reverse shoulder replacement. In addition, Dr. Friedman is further trained in the treatment of musculoskeletal trauma injuries and completed an AO Trauma Fellowship at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He approaches fracture care in a comprehensive fashion in all of his patients exploring the relationship between patient nutritional status, bone quality, and the biology of fracture healing.
I was very impressed, Dr. Friedman did a great job of informing me while being supportive and empathetic. It is important to realize I went in their thinking I had a sprain, left knowing I had a broken leg and deformed ankle and needed surgery immediately. So we will see what happens after surgery.
Very nivel doctor. Wait was terrible (over an hour)
The doctor has appointments on Zocdoc for 9AM, 1PM and 3PM, and no other time slots. That means you end up having at least 5 different patients all with 9AM appointments, and noone gets to see the doctor at 9AM. I had a 9AM appointment, arrived at 8:45AM, and didn't go into the examination room until 9:55AM. I didn't see the doctor until 10:10. The doctor is friendly and has terrific bedside manners, but the wait time to see him is horrendous. The doctor tends to prefer the "wait and see" approach rather than proactively seeking answers. It drags out how long you have to wait to find out what's wrong, and means you have to pay insurance copayments that many more times.