Our Practice

Dr. Seth S. Greenky, M.D.

The Clinical Experience:  

Specializing in Adult Reconstruction including Total Joint Replacement, Sports Injuries, and Fracture Care.  

Licensure:  

• New York State
• Florida American
• Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery in 1991  

Orthopaedic Fellowship Training:  

• Adult Reconstructive Surgery            
  The Cleveland Clinic Foundation            
  Cleveland, Ohio            
  July 1988 - June 1989  

Orthopaedic Residency Training:  

• SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse            
  Department of Orthopedic Surgery            
  July 1984 - June 1989  

General Surgical Training:  

• SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse            
  Department of General Surgery            
  July 1983 - June 1984  

Education:  

Medical School:                        

• SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse            
  Syracuse, New York             
  Doctor of Medicine, 1983  

College:                        

• Northwestern University            
  Evanston, Illinois            
  Bachelor of Arts in Biology, 1978  
  
• Upper and Lower Extremity Prosthetics, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, December 1984  
  
• Surgery of the Hip and Spine, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1985  
  
• Musculoskeletal Pathology, William Enneking, M.D., St. Augustine, Florida, April 1987  
  
• International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Rome, Italy May 1987
  
• British Hand Society, London, England, November 1987  
  
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia, February 1988  
  
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1989
  
• Arthroscopic Laser Surgery:  Holmium and C02 Lasers, Roseland, New Jersey, August 1990  
  
• Problems (Solutions?) in Reconstructive Hip and Knee Surgery, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada, July 1990  
  
• Southwestern Orthopedic Review Course, Waterville, Maine, June 1991
  
•  Shoulder Reconstruction:  Dislocations, Rotator Cuff Lesions, New York, New York, October 1991  
  
• “Current Issues in Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasties,” Arlington, VA, May 1992  
  
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Summer Institute, “The Foot, Surgical Update,” Seattle, Washington, September 1992  
  
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Summer Institute:  “Traumatic and Reconstruction Spine Surgery,” Seattle, Washington, September 1992  
  
• Education Design, “The Cruciate Decision and Other Related Knee Subjects, Palm Springs, California  
  
• “Arthritis of the Hip and Knee:  Practical Surgical Management for the 1990s,” Vail, Colorado, March 1993  

Academic Prizes and Awards:  

• Alpha Omega Alpha, 1985            
  SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse            
  Pendleton Award, 1976 - 1977            
  Northwestern University            
  Outstanding Academic Achievement, Character and Athletic Accomplishments      
• Performance Award, 1974 - 1978                        
  Northwestern University      
  Outstanding  Athletic Performance  
  
• Alumni Cup, 1973 - 1974      
  Nichols School            
  Sportsmanship and Athletic Achievement  
  
• Northwestern University Athletic Scholarship, 1974 - 1978  
  
• Pendleton Award Stipend, 1977 - 1978  

Membership of Professional Societies:  

• Onondaga County Medical Society  
• New York State Medical Society, 1988 - present  
• Knocker Society, SUNY Health Science Center, 1982 - present  
• American Medical Association, 1983 - present  
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1983 - present  
• Ohio State Medical Society, 1988 - 1991  
• Syracuse Medical Alumni Association, 1988 - present  
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 1988 - present  
• Arthritis Foundation Board Member, 1990 - 1992  
• Eastern Orthopedic Association, 1990 - present  

National and International Presentations:  

• Review of Initial Results Using the PCA Knee, Alumni Day Presentation, SUNY Health Science Center, May 1985  
  
• Orthopedic Grand Rounds:  SUNY Health Science Center  
  Rotator Cuff Injuries, 1984  
  Chondromalacia Patellae, 1985  
  Fracture Eponyms and their Origins, 1985  
  Avascular Necrosis of the Hip, 1985  
  Acetabular Protrusio, 1985  
  Anatomy and Surgical Approaches to the Hip, 1987  
  Nuts and Bolts of External Fixation, the Extremities, 1987  
  Total Knee Arthroplasty:  An Overview, 1987  
  Distal Radius Fractures, 1988  
  Acetabular Reconstruction, 1989  
  
• Orthopedic Grand Rounds:  The Cleveland Clinic  
  Aseptic Loosening of Total Hip Arthroplasties, 1988  
  Reconstruction of the Difficult Primary Acetabulum In Total Hip Arthroplasties, 1989  
  
• Rheumatology Grand Rounds Presentation–SUNY Health Science Center Recent Advances in Total Joint Arthroplasty, the Hip, 1989  
  
• 19th Family Refresher Course, St. Joseph’s Hospital and SUNY Health Science Center:  “Arthritis:  When Medicine is Ineffective,” 1990  
  
• Course Chairman & Faculty Member Arthritis Seminar:  “Much To Do About Arthritis,” 1990  
  
• Faculty Member “Membership in the Courtroom,” sponsored by the NYSBA, Syracuse, New York, 1990  
  
• New York State Post Anesthesia Nurses Association Seminar:  “Overview of Perioperative Care of Orthopedic Surgical Patients,” 1992  
  
• AO/ASIF Continuing Orthopaedic Education Conference and Motor Skills Workshop for Operating Room Personnel, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, New York:  “Principle of Lag Screw 3.5 mm/4.5mm” and “Open Fracture and External Fixator,” 1992  
  
• Arthritis Foundation Forum: “Recent Developments in Arthritis Surgery, Syracuse New York 1993   

Publications & Book Chapters:  

• Kovach, J., Werner. F. Palmer, A., Greenky, S., et.al.:  Biomechanical Analysis of Internal Fixation Techniques for Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis, J Hand Surg 4:562-566,1986.  
  
• Greenky, S., Albanese, S., et.al.:  Isthmic Spondylolysis and Herniated Nucleus Pulposus, Abstract presented at the International Society for The Study of the Lumbar Spine, May 1987.  
  
• Greenky, S., Palmer, A., Fatti, J., Mosher, J.,:  The Long-Term Results of Swanson Silicone Rubber Interpositional Wrist Arthroplasty, Abstract presented at the British Hand Society, November 1987.  
  
• Baker, B., Greenky, S., et.al.:  Bone Screw Optimization in the Modified Bristow Procedure of Anterior Dislocations of the Shoulder, Poster Session Orthopedic Research Society 34th Annual Meeting.  
  
• Bordon, L., Greenky, S.,:  Reconstruction of the Difficult Acetabulum in Primary Total Hip Replacement.  In M. Steinberg, Ed.:  The Hip and its Disorders, 1991. 
  
• W.B. Sanders Co.   Greenky, S., Bordon, L., Stulberg, B., Wilde, A.:  The Long-Term Fate Of Structural Acetabular Allografts, submitted for publication.