Sheldon R. Simon, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedics; Foot & Ankle Surgery
 Dr. Simon has practiced orthopaedic surgery for thirty years. He confines his practice to pediatric orthopaedic surgery and adult foot and ankle orthopaedic surgery. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and from New York University College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. He earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and served as a surgical intern/resident in the NYU- Bellevue general surgery program.
Dr. Simon received his orthopaedic surgical training in the combined Harvard orthopaedic surgical residency program. During that time he also did research at M.I.T. in the application of engineering principles and practice to clinical orthopaedics. After a dual fellowship at Ranchos Los Amigos Hospital in Los Angeles and Shriners Hospital in San Francisco, he returned to Harvard, where he practiced pediatric orthopaedic surgery and adult foot and ankle orthopaedic surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital and at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, respectively. He continued his research in human function and mobility as a member of the faculties of both Harvard Medical School and M.I.T. In 1986 he was appointed Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio where he remained as a clinician, researcher, and teacher for nearly 13 years.
In 1998 Dr. Simon returned to his native New York to join the orthopaedic staff at the Beth Israel Medical Center. Since then he has enjoyed an ever- expanding clinical practice in both pediatric orthopaedics and adult foot and ankle surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center and Long Island College Hospital. In both institutions he serves as Division Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics and as Chairman of the Quality Assurance Committee. At Beth Israel he is also chairman of the Peri-operative Quality Assurance Committee. He is a Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Albert Einstein School of Medicine and an Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Downstate Medical Center.
Dr. Simon is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, has written chapters for major clinical textbooks, and edited the first textbook of basic orthopaedic science for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.
He is a reviewer for many journals including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. He has served as a member of the NIH Orthopaedic study section, as chairman of the Easter Seals Research Board, and as chairman of the AAOS Basic Science Committee.
Among the honors and awards he has received are the Isabelle and Leonard H. Goldenson Award for Research in Medicine and Technology Relating to Cerebral Palsy from the United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation; Visiting Professor and Guest Speaker, European Symposium on Clinical Gait Analysis, Zurich, Switzerland; membership in the honorary orthopaedic society (AOA); honorary founding member of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America (RESNA). He was listed in the 2004-2005 America’s Top Physicians by Consumer Research Council of America; in the 2004 and 2005 Top Doctors of NY Metro Area by Castle Connolly, Ltd; and in the 2005-2006 Best Doctors in America.
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