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Jonathan Forsberg, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, NY

JonathanA.ForsbergMDPhD

Orthopaedic Surgery New York, NY

Musculoskeletal Oncology/Cancer

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Overview of Dr. Forsberg

Dr. Jonathan Forsberg is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Sibley Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine and has been in practice 16 years. He is one of 72 doctors at Sibley Memorial Hospital and one of 22 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • Karolinska Institute
    Karolinska InstitutePhD, Applied Bioinformatics, 2010 - 2015
  • Karolinska University
    Karolinska UniversityPh.D., Philosophy, 2015
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Musculoskeletal Oncology, 2009 - 2011
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2003 - 2007
  • UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
    UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 2001
  • United States Naval Academy
    United States Naval AcademyB.S., Chemistry, 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2016 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2002 - 2024
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2019 - 2021
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2008 - 2016
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Ellis Island Medal of Honor National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, 2017
  • Distinguished Service, Team Award Military Health System Research Symposium, 2014
  • Awardee, "Procalcitonin and cytokine expression correlates with wound dehiscence in wartime extremity injuries", Robert A. Phillips Basic Science Research Competition, National Capital Consortium 2007
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Progenitors in Peripheral Nerves Launch Heterotopic Ossification  
    Olmsted-Davis EA, Salisbury EA, Hoang D, Davis EL, Lazard Z, Sonnet C, Davis TA, Forsberg JA, Davis AR, Stem Cells Transl Med, 1/15/2017
  • Early local delivery of vancomycin suppresses ectopic bone formation in a rat model of trauma-induced heterotopic ossification  
    Seavey JG, Wheatley BM, Pavey GJ, Tomasino AM, Hanson MA, Sanders EM, Dey D, Moss KL, Potter BK, Forsberg JA, Qureshi AT, Davis TA, J Orthop Res, 1/8/2017
  • Characterization of brown adipose-like tissue in trauma-induced heterotopic ossification  
    Salisbury EA, Dickerson AR, Davis TA, Forsberg JA, Davis AR, Olmsted-Davis EA, Am J Pathol, 1/4/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Can we estimate short- and intermediate-term survival in patients undergoing surgery for metastatic bone disease?
    Forsberg JA, Wedin R, Boland P, Healey JH, Annual meeting of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI, 2016; San Diego, CA, 2017, 1/1/2017
  • Can we estimate Long-term survival in patients undergoing surgery for metastatic bone disease?
    Forsberg JA, Wedin R, Boland P, Healey JH, Annual meeting of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, Detroit, MI, 1/6/2016
  • Does stimulation of retinoic acid receptor signaling mitigate the formation of heterotopic ossification in a small animal model?
    Pavey GJ, Qureshi AT, Tomasino AM, Honnold CL, Bishop DK, Levi B, Pacifici M, Iwamoto M, Potter BK, Davis TA, Forsberg JA, Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons Annual Meeting, Aukland, NZ, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • The Development of PATHFx, an international clinical decision support tool 
    Umeå, Sweden - 1/31/2017
  • Blast Injuries Case Presentations 
    Umeå, Sweden - 1/31/2017
  • Blast Injuries 
    Umeå, Sweden - 1/31/2017
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Osseointegration Offers Amputees a Revolutionary New Option in Prosthesis
    Osseointegration Offers Amputees a Revolutionary New Option in ProsthesisMay 31st, 2017
  • Researchers Identify Model to Predict Successful Wound Healing
    Researchers Identify Model to Predict Successful Wound HealingJuly 29th, 2015

Grant Support

  • Program Grant: The Department of Defense Osseointegration ProgramDefense Health Programs; U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Wounded Ill & Injured Program2015–2020
  • Transfemoral Amputation Osseointegration Study (TFAOS)Defense Health Programs with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command2017–2019
  • Optimizing Skin Implant Interface in Patients with Osseointegrated DevicesDefense Health Programs with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command2017–2019
  • Development of Clinical Decisions Support Tools for Patients with Advanced Prostate CancerDefense Health Programs with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command2017–2019
  • Sequential versus Combined Medical Therapies as a Novel Heterotopic Ossification Prevention StrategyDefense Health Programs Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program2016–2018
  • Transhumeral Amputation Osseointegration Study (TAOS)Defense Health Programs with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command2016–2018
  • Prospective Biomarker Analysis of Patients with Skeletal MetastasesCongressional Special Interest Program, Murtha Cancer Center2014–2018
  • Regenerative Approaches to Support Osseointegration Implants: Optimizing and eliminating the skin-implant interfacePeer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program2015–2017
  • Novel Therapeutic Strategy Targeting Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor 1 Signaling to Prevent Trauma-Induced Heterotopic OssificationPeer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program2015–2017

Professional Memberships