Emergency Orthopedic Care in New York City
Acute orthopedic injuries — fractures, dislocations, ligament tears, and traumatic joint damage — demand rapid evaluation and treatment. Delayed care can compromise outcomes, increase the risk of complications, and extend recovery timelines significantly. Whether you have sustained a sports injury, a fall, or trauma from an accident, having immediate access to a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with on-site imaging and same-day surgical capability can make the difference between a full recovery and a prolonged one.
Dr. Jonathan Glashow is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, with over 30 years of experience managing acute orthopedic emergencies. As Chief Medical Officer for the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 76ers, he routinely makes high-stakes surgical decisions under time pressure — the same level of urgency and precision he brings to every emergency case at his Upper East Side practice. A graduate of Cornell University Medical College with fellowship training in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute/UCLA, Dr. Glashow has performed more than 15,000 orthopedic procedures and has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor every year since 2000.
Why Immediate Specialist Access Matters
Emergency rooms can stabilize an acute injury, but most are not equipped to provide the specialized orthopedic evaluation, advanced imaging, and definitive surgical treatment that complex joint injuries require. Waiting days or weeks for a specialist follow-up after an ER visit can allow swelling to worsen, fracture fragments to shift, and soft tissue damage to become more difficult to repair. Dr. Glashow’s practice eliminates that gap by offering same-day and next-day emergency evaluations, on-site X-ray and MRI with no wait, after-hours, evening, and weekend appointments, 24/7 availability for urgent cases, and the ability to proceed directly to surgery at Midtown Surgery Center — a state-of-the-art facility with one of the lowest infection rates in New York — when immediate intervention is needed.
Contact Our Upper East Side Practice for Emergency Orthopedic Care
If you or a family member has sustained an acute orthopedic injury and needs expert evaluation without delay, Dr. Glashow and his team are available around the clock. Call (212) 794-5096 at any time — nights, weekends, and holidays included — to speak directly with our team and arrange an immediate appointment. No referral is required, and we work with out-of-network insurance benefits so that access to the best orthopedic care is never delayed by administrative barriers.
