Joseph A. Rosenbaum, MD

Dr. Joseph Rosenbaum, M.D., is both a surgeon and a lifelong athlete. Having played baseball at the NCAA and professional levels, he brings the discipline, teamwork, and pursuit of excellence from his athletic career into his medical practice. An avid runner, hiker, and cyclist, he understands firsthand how essential hands are as tools for shaping the world. That perspective drives his commitment to helping every patient restore function and return to the activities they love.

Raised in Fair Lawn, Dr. Rosenbaum is a Bergen County native. He earned his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY, and is fellowship-trained in all aspects of hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow surgery. He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in both Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery and currently serves as the Clinical Director of Hand Surgery at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, NJ.

Dr. Rosenbaum completed his internship in Orthopedic Surgery at SUNY Downstate and Kings County Hospitals in Brooklyn, followed by an orthopedic surgery residency at Ohio State University, where his surgical case numbers ranked in the top 1% nationwide in hand, wrist, and forearm procedures. He then completed fellowship training at the renowned Mary S. Stern Hand Surgery Fellowship in Cincinnati, gaining advanced expertise in fractures and complex trauma, arthritis, arthroscopy, tendon injuries, wide-awake surgery, and microvascular techniques. His training also included extensive experience in non-surgical management of upper extremity conditions and specialized approaches to performing minimally painful injections.

Throughout his career, Dr. Rosenbaum has contributed significantly to academic medicine. During his training, he published nine textbook chapters, five journal articles—including one on the treatment of hand injuries in athletes—and produced ten surgical technique videos presented at national meetings. His work earned him the top prize at the 2019 AAOS Orthopedic Video Theater.

As a former professional athlete, Dr. Rosenbaum has a special interest in athletic hand and elbow injuries and has cared for patients ranging from recreational athletes to competitors in the NCAA, NFL, NHL, and the Olympics.