Restoring You To Pain-Free Performance

Dr. Amit Sood specializes in the comprehensive management of all disorders involving the shoulder utilizing shoulder arthroscopy, reconstruction and replacement. He has received advanced training in the United States and France on total and reverse shoulder replacement surgery through his fellowship at Harvard and brings his expertise to Bergen County, NJ. Dr. Sood has also authored multiple research publications and book chapters in the orthopaedic literature and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (FAAOS). In addition to comprehensive management of the shoulder, Dr. Sood also treats conditions involving the hand, wrist, hip, knee, foot and ankle. Treatments include trauma/fracture care, sports treatment/arthroscopy and joint replacement surgery.

EDUCATION:

August 2005-May 2009
Medical College of Wisconsin

• MD received May 2009

August 2001-May 2005
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• B.S., Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Graduated with James Scholar Honors

RESIDENCY TRAINING:

August 2014-July 2015
Harvard Combined Orthopedic Surgery Program
Boston Shoulder Institute
Dr. Jon JP Warner and Dr. Laurence Higgins

• Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Fellow

March 2015-April  2015
European Visiting Fellowship

• Dr. Gilles Walch, Centre Orthopeque Santy, Lyon, France
• Dr. Laurent Lafosse, Alps Surgery Institute, Annecy, France
• Dr. Pascal Boileau, Alps Surgery Institute, Nice, France

July 2009-June 2014
UMDNJ/Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

• Elected Administrative Chief Resident

CERTIFICATIONS:

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS)
  • Board Certification in Orthopaedic Surgery
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
• Fellowship (FAAOS)

HONORS & AWARDS:

2018: New Jersey Top Doctor’s Award

2017: New Jersey Top Doctor’s Award

2014: Fred F. Behrens Award for Outstanding Resident

2014: Resident Research Award for Best Research Project During Residency

2014: Golden Apple Teaching Nominee. Nominated by the New Jersey Medical School students for outstanding teaching

2013: Elected Administrative Chief Resident for the 2013-2014 Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Academic Year

2013: American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) 11^th Annual Resident Leadership Forum selected attendee. June 11-12, 2013. Denver, CO

2011: Golden Apple Teaching Nominee. Nominated by the New Jersey Medical School students for outstanding teaching

2002-2005: Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honors Society, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Delta Chapter

2001-2005: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign National Dean’s List and Dean’s List. Graduated with Edmund James Scholar Honors. Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Societies