LeesaMGalatzMD

Elbow Surgery, Shoulder Surgery

Mount Sinai Endowed Professor of Orthopedic Surgery System Chair, Dept. of Orthopedics, Mount Sinai Health System

Overview of Dr. Galatz

Dr. Leesa Galatz is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and Mount Sinai Brooklyn. She received her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. Dr. Galatz accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 189 doctors at The Mount Sinai Hospital and one of 93 doctors at Mount Sinai West who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
5 E 98th St
New York, NY 10029
Book by Phone+1(814) 297-3192

Fax+1 212-241-1420

Education & Training

Stern School of Business, New York University MBA, Business, Finance and Management , 2020 - 2022
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Shoulder & Elbow Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998 - 1999
George Washington UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994 - 1998
George Washington UniversityInternship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993 - 1994
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2015 - 2025
MO State Medical License 1999 - 2016
IL State Medical License 1999 - 2014
DC State Medical License 1995 - 2000
PA State Medical License 1998 - 2000
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012

Clinical Trials

Total vs. Reverse Shoulder Replacement: Pain Relief Two Years After Surgery Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Terminated
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Sex and age-specific analysis of basketball-related shoulder dislocations in the United States: a national injury data review.
Niklas H Koehne, Auston R Locke, Avanish Yendluri, Luke B Schwartz, Nikan K Namiri
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2025-04-01
A Novel Methodology for Establishing MCID and SCB Thresholds for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Avanish Yendluri, Ara Alexanian, Alexander C Lee, Rohit R Chari, Michael N Megafu
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2025-03-13
ChatGPT and Gemini Are Not Consistently Concordant With the 2020 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines When Evaluating Rotator Cuff Inj...
Michael Megafu, Omar Guerrero, Avanish Yendluri, Bradford O Parsons, Leesa M Galatz
Arthroscopy. 2025-02-04

Journal Articles

Genetic Lineage Tracing of Targeted Cell Populations During Enthesis Healing*
Leesa Galatz, MD, Journal of orthopaedic research

Press Mentions

Mount Sinai Health System Expands Access to Comprehensive Surgical Care with Opening of Peakpoint Midtown West Surgery CenterSeptember 30th, 2024
Mount Sinai Health System Partners with Pickleball Organization CityPickle to Promote Health, Physical Activity, and Social ConnectionAugust 22nd, 2024
Susan Bukata, M.D. Named Orthopedic Department ChairJune 3rd, 2021
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Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
Anthem Blue Access Choice PPO
Anthem Blue Access PPO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Coventry Health Care PPO Platinum
Coventry Missouri - HMO/POS
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
HealthLink PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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