STEVEN G. ROBBINS, M.D., F.A.C.S

Dr. Robbins provides a full range of orthopaedic services and is a recognized expert in certain sub-specialties, including complex reconstructive surgery including knee and hip joint replacement & revision joint replacements.

Dr. Robbins also performs complex arthroscopic surgery and is often able to create dramatic improvements in motion and function in various major joints using this minimally invasive approach. He shares his knowledge of this specialty as an Associate Master Instructor for the Arthroscopy Association of North America, where orthopaedic surgeons from around the world go to learn these techniques.

As one of only approximately 150 orthopaedic surgeons in this country who subspecializes in orthopaedic oncology, Dr. Robbins is knowledgeable about treatments of bone and soft tissue tumors. His training in orthopaedic oncology was acquired at the prestigious Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Dr. Robbins contributes to the advancement of orthopaedic surgery through lectures, presentations, publications, serving on editorial boards and participation in ongoing research. In 2000, his contributions were recognized when he was named in the National Registry of Who’s Who in Orthopaedic Surgery and was selected by his peers as one of America’s Top Physicians.

---

CURRICULUM VITAE

HONORS:
Named America's Top Rated Physicians – Orthopaedic Surgery – 1999
Named in National Registry of Who's Who - 2000

EDUCATION:

---

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery – 7/21/91. Re-certified 1999.

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

• St. Barnabas Medical Center, Attending Surgeon
• Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Consultant

MEDICAL and PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

• American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Fellow)
• American Medical Association
• Orthopaedic Research Society
• American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
• American College of Sports Medicine
• Paget’s Foundation
• New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
• Medical Society of New Jersey
• Essex County Medical Society
• Arthroscopy Association of North America ( Associate Master Instructor)
• International Cartilage Repair Society
• International College of Surgeons (Fellow)
• International Society for Limb Salvage Surgery
• Eastern Orthopaedic Society

EDITORIAL BOARD:

• Orthopaedic Special Edition – Orthopaedic Oncology (Section Editor)
• McMahon Medical News, McMahon Group, NY 4/92 – present

MAJOR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:

• Medical Board, St. Barnabas Medical Center (1991 – present)
• Transfusion Task Force, St. Barnabas Medical Center (1992 – present)
• Disaster Committee, St. Barnabas Medical Center (1993 – present)
• Orthopaedic Journal Club, St. Barnabas Medical Center
• Operating Room Committee, St. Barnabas Medical Center (1996 – present)
• N.J. Pain Initiative at St. Barnabas (2000 – present)

---

PUBLICATIONS

TEXTBOOKS:

• Robbins SG, Lane JM, Glasser DB, Camissa FP: Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Proximal Femur, in Lewis, MM (ed): Musculoskeletal Oncology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. W B Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1992
• Robbins SG, Lane JM< Healey J, Cornell C: Metastatic Bone Disease: Epidemiology, Biology, Diagnosis and Treatment, in Lane JM (ed): Diagnosis and Treatment of Pathologic Fractures – Combined Experience from the Metabolic Bone Disease Service (The Hospital for Special Surgery) and The Orthopaedic Service (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center). Raven Press, Philadelphia, 1993 (in press)
• Robbins SG, Lane JM: Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, in Zuckerman J, Helfit D (ed): Geriatric Fractures. (currently in writing)

ARTICLES:

• Robbins SG, Urs W, Bills TK, Zawadsky JP: The prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis Following Total Hip Arthroplasty By Combined Modalities. J Bone and Jt Surg, Orthop Trans, Vol 11:3, 462, 1987.
• Robbins SG, Weiss J, Zawadsky JP: Heterotopic Ossification Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Bone and Jt. Surg, Orthop Trans, Vol 11-3, 560, 1987
• Robbins SG, Weiss J, Zawadsky JP: The Incidence of Heterotopic Ossification Following Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Bone and Jt. Surg, Orthop Trans, Vol 12:3, 718, 1988
• Robbins SG, Bills TK, GalsworthyT, Lane JM: The Safety and Efficacy of Long Term Intranasal Salmon Calcitonin in Paget’s Disease. J Bone and Min. Res. 3(sl): s92, 1988
• Harwood DA, Robbins SG, Zawadsky JP, Bullek D: The Predictive Value of Intraoperative Cultures on the Subsequent Development of Infection during Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Bone and Jt. Surg, Orthop Trans, Vol 13:1, 60, 1989
• Robbins SG, Galsworthy T, Lane JM, Aviloi L, Baran DT, Brown JP, Gordan GS, Haddad J, Mallete LE, Strewler G: A Multicenter Protocol to Study the Safety and Efficacy of Intranasal Calcitonin in a Population of Patients with Paget’s Disease. J Bone and Jt. Surg, Orthop Trans, Vol 13:3, 538, 1989
• Robbins SG, Lane JM: New Developments in Paget’s Disease of Bone. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics, Vol 3, 99-102, 1992
• Robbins SG, Lutzker L, Schneider A, Siegler C: Osteopenic Insufficiency Fractures of the Sacrum. J Bone and Jt. Surg, Orthop Trans, 1993 (in press)
• Chang WC, Linder MJ, Robbins SG, Mayott C, Engler P: Computer Aided Stress Analysis of the Femur with Prosthetic Hip Stem Utilizing Computed Tomography (Finite Element Analysis), 1993 (in press).

PRESENTATIONS and INVITED LECTURES:

• Robbins SG, Urs W, Bills TK, Zawadsky JP: The Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis Following Total Hip Arthroplasty by Combined Modalities.
  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 54th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 1987.
• Robbins SG, Weiss J, Zawadsky JP: Heterotopic Ossification Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. 1) the Stinchfield Club MA, 1987, 2) American Orthopaedic Association 20th Annual Resident’s Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 1987. 3) The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 55th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. 1988.
• Robbins SG: Overview of Musculoskeletal Oncology. New York University School of Medicine, NY, 1988.
• Robbins SG: The Use of Allografts in Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, 1988.
• Harwood DA, Robbins SG, Zawadsky JP: The Predictive Value of Intraoperative Cultures on the Subsequent Development of Infection Following Total Hip Arthroplasty. 1) Eastern Orthopaedic Association 19th Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico, 1988. 2) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1989.
• Robbins SG, Galsworthy T, Lane JM, et al: A Multicenter Protocol to Study the Safety and Efficacy of Intranasal Calcitonin in a Population of Patients with Paget’s Disease of Bone. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1989.
• Robbins SG: The Role of Allografts in the Proximal Femur for Complex Revisions of Total Hip Arthroplasties. Advanced Concepts in Hip, Knee and Shoulder Arthroplasty. Cornell University Medical College, NY, 1989.
• Robbins SG: Metastatic Bone Disease. Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, St. Barnabas Medical Center, NJ, 1991.
• Robbins SG: Orthopaedic Manifestations of Kidney Disease and Metabolic Bone Disease Following Renal Transplantation. American Association of Kidney Patients, NJ, 1992.
• Robbins SG: Update in Orthopaedic Oncology. Seminars in Oncology, NJ, 1992.
• Chang WC, Linden MJ, Robbins SG, Mayott C, Engler P: Computer Aided Stress Analysis of the Femur with Prosthetic Hip Stem Utilizing Computed Tomography (Finite Element Analysis), New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1993.
• Robbins SG, Lutzker L, Schneider A, Siegler C: Osteopenic Insufficiency Fractures of the Sacrum. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 60th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1993.
• Robbins SG: Pediatric Sports Medicine, Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, St. Barnabas Medical Center, NJ, 1993.