Walter J. Pedowitz, MD

• Medical School
  State University of NY Downstate Medical Center

• Residency
  • Montefiore Hospital
  • New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian
  • Overlook Hospital

• Board Certification
  American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

• Hospital Privileges
  • Trinitas Hospital (formerly St. Elizabeth’s Hospital): Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Rahway: Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • St. Joseph’s Hospital: Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • NY Presbyterian Hospital: Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon

• Special Interests
  Foot and Ankle

Faculty Rank
• Department of Surgery at Columbia University: Clinical Professor
• Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark: Clinical Assistant Professor
• Seton Hall Medical School: Associate Professor

• Professional Associations
  • NJ Orthopaedic Society: President, Board of Directors
  • American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society: Board of Directors, 1996–1998
  • Committee of Professional Liability: Member, 1996–present
  • American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Member, Coding Committee
  • Israeli Orthopaedic Society: Member
  • Foot and Ankle Society: Coding Committee, AOFAS
  • The Foot Club: Member
  • Union County Medical Society: Member
  • Medical Society of NJ: Member
  • American Medical Association: Member
  • American Medical Association: Coding Advisor
  • Medical Society of NJ: Member
  • US Air Force

• Presentations & Awards
  • Keynote Speaker for many courses given both nationally and internationally.
  • Authored many papers.
  • Voted one of the best orthopaedic surgeon in the US, 1994, 1996, and 1998.
  • Voted the best orthopaedic surgeon in NJ by NJ Monthly Magazine 1998.