Dr. Nercessian is an Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and an Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at the NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Nercessian is a 1981 graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. He completed his general surgery training at the Barnes Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis and orthopedic training at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in hip and knee surgery with Dr. Stinchfield at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He spent a year as a training fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Mayo Clinic, Hospital for Special Surgery and other major institutions in the United States and Europe.

He is active in caring for patients with hip and knee problems including trauma. He is the author of more than 60 scientific articles and has been a visiting professor at many national and international medical institutions. Dr. Nercessian is also a member of many national scientific organizations including the American College of Surgeons. As a Board Certified orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Nercessian's particular areas of research interest are hip and knee surgery including the use of allograft in complex revision operations and in failed hip and knee surgery with significant bone loss. Other areas of research include identifying factors that contribute to post operative complications following total hip arthroplasty.

Education:

1977 – 1981
College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Columbia University
New York, NY
Doctor of Medicine

1973 - 1977
Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York, Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) Magna Cum Laude

Training:

Fellowship:

July 1986 – June 1988
Anne C. Kane Fellow, Implant Surgery (Hip/Knee)
The New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY

July 1987
Anne C. Kane Traveling Fellow, Hip / Knee Surgery, Wrightington
Hospital near Wigan, Center for Hip Surgery, Lancashire, England

Residency:

July 1985 – June 1986
Senior Resident and Junior Anne C. Kane Fellow, Orthopedic Surgery, The New York Orthopaedic Hospital,
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, NY

July 1984 – June 1985
Resident, Orthopedic Surgery, The New York Orthopaedic Hospital,
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, NY

July 1983 – June 1984
Assistant Resident, Orthopedic Surgery,
The New York Orthopaedic Hospital,
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, NY

July 1982 – June 1983
Resident, General Surgery, Barnes Hospital, Washington University
St. Louis, MO

Internship:

July 1981 – June 1982
Internship, General Surgery, Barnes Hospital, Washington University,
St. Louis, MO



Board Certified:

National Board of Medical Examiners

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Recertified, exp. 2012

MEDICAL LICENSES:

New York
New Jersey

Professional Associations:

College of Physicians and Surgeons Alumni Association
New York, NY, 1981

Washington University Medical School Alumni Association,
St. Louis, MO, 1983

The New York Academy of Science
New York, NY, 1983

American Association for the Advancement of Science
Washington, NY, 1985

New York Society of Medicine
New York, NY, 1989

New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1990

American Medical Association
Chicago, IL, 1991

Southern Orthopaedic Association
Birmingham, AL, 1991

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Park Ridge, IL, 1991

New York Academy of Medicine, 1992

Ultrasonic Industry Association, 1992

Eastern Orthopaedic Association, 1992

The Frank E. Stinchfield Society, 1992

American College of Surgeons, 1993

S.I.C.O.T., 1993

Medical Association of the Dominican Republic
Honorary Member,
Sept. 1997