NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

The NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases (HJD) is one of only five orthopedic/rheumatology hospitals in the world, and the only one with a program in neurology.

HJD was founded in Harlem in 1905 and quickly earned a reputation for innovation in musculoskeletal care. HJD researchers conducted the first extensive research in arthroscopic techniques in the U.S., beginning in the late twenties, developed the earliest orthopaedic procedures for polio and congenital deformities in children in the 1940s, and discovered the gene that increases risk for rheumatoid arthritis in 1986, to name just a few advances. HJD maintains an extensive research program in musculoskeletal disease and is home to the nation's largest orthopaedic residency program.

In 1979, HJD moved to it present site at 17th Street and Second Avenue, a 17-floor facility with 190 beds. HJD merged with the Medical Center in 2006, creating the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases.

HJD now offers extensive clinical programs in orthopedics, rheumatology, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical and occupational therapy, and radiology. Treatment is provided in a variety of subspecialty areas, including joint replacement, pediatrics, sports medicine, spinal hand, shoulder, elbow, foot and ankle disorders, pain management, and urgent orthopaedic care. HJD also offers primary and gynecological care for women with disabilities through its Initiative for Women with Disabilities/Elly and Steve Hammerman Health and Wellness Center. Each year, HJD treats about 5,100 inpatients and 96,000 outpatients and performs 12,000 surgeries.