Orthopedic & Spine Care

Thousands of patients have relied on St. Joseph’s Health for their orthopedic surgery. Why? Because we are nationally recognized with the highest ratings for our standards of excellence and exemplary performance and because we perform more knee replacement, hip replacement and spine surgeries than any other hospital in our region.

In 2022, St. Joseph’s Health Hospital received designation as a “Best Regional Hospital” in Syracuse Metro from U.S. News. St. Joseph’s is the only hospital in our region to have achieved this recognition. To help patients make smart, well-informed choices, U.S. News has published annual hospital rankings for more than two and a half decades. The Orthopedic and Spine Care teams have been ranked as a high performing for knee and hip replacement surgeries by U.S. News as well as being named an America's 100 Best for Spine Surgery by Healthgrades.

The exceptional care we provide has been nationally recognized. Most recently the Orthopedics team received the Orthopedic Center of Excellence designation from DNV. Orthopaedic Center of Excellence designation affirms an organization’s excellence in the provision of diagnostic services, surgical services, and therapies related to orthopedic care.

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A Higher Level of Care

At St. Joseph’s Health, “A Higher Level of Care” is the guiding philosophy that drives our continuous improvement in all areas of performance — from technology to safety, and from efficiency to clinical outcomes. Here are just a few measures of our success.

The information contained within this website should not be used for the diagnosis and/or treatment of any medical condition. Please consult your physician for proper health care evaluation and advice.

Learn more about injuries related to motion:

• Visit The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons AAOS Home Page
• Vist The American Association of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons AANOS Home Page
• Visit Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists SOS Home Page

Team Doctors Specializing in Joint Replacement(Knee & Hip)

Seth S. Greenky

Kevin A Kopko, MD

David Anthony Quinzi, MD

Brett B. Greenky

Anthony Michael Orio, MD

Max Greenky, MD

John F Parker, MD

Team Doctors Specializing in Spine

Aaron J Bianco, MD

Warren EA Wulff, MD

Richard J Distefano, MD

Jessica R. Albanese, MD

Justin A Iorio, MD

Team Doctors Specializing in Hand & Wrist

James Alan Lemley, MD

Cassandra Riggs, MD

Nathan G Everding, MD

Michael Gabriel Fitzgerald, MD

Team Doctors Specializing in Shoulder

Nathan G Everding, MD

P James Newman, MD

Lawson Ryan Smart, MD

Team Doctors Specializing in Sports Medicine

Bradley S Raphael, MD

Lawson Ryan Smart, MD