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
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)
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Hackensack Meridian Health at Pascack Valley Campus, Westwood, NJ
- Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
- Hudson Regional Hospital, Secaucus, NJ
- Patient Care Associates, LLC, Englewood, NJ
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) 11th 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
