Andrzej Brzezinski, MD
Andrzej Brzezinski
Locations
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Woodbridge
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1050 Rt. 1 North
Avenel, NJ 07001 - (732) 283-2663
Somerset
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2 Worlds Fair Drive
Somerset, NJ 08873 - (732) 537-0909
GeneralAbout Andrzej Brzezinski
Dr. Andrzej Brzezinski is an orthopaedic surgeon and joint replacement specialist at University Orthopaedic Associates (UOA). He earned his medical degree and completed an Orthopedic Residency at The Medical University of Warsaw in Poland. After his residency, Dr. Brzezinski became a certified general orthopedist, focusing on joint replacement, sports-related injuries, and trauma cases involving the lower extremities. He served as the Chief of the Same-Day Surgery Unit at Praski Hospital in Warsaw, Poland. He then relocated to the United States, where he continued his career in orthopaedics, completing another residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Brzezinski has been recognized with several awards, including the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) 2018 Excellence in Research Award, the Resident Research Award, and a Department Chair Award. He was also nominated for the American Orthopaedics Association’s (AOA) Virtual C. Mc Collister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum in 2021.
Before joining UOA as an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Brzezinski further specialized by completing an Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship at the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, from 2022-2023, followed by a Hip and Knee Joints Arthroplasty Fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, from 2023- 2024. He is fluent in both Polish and English.
Dr. Brzezinski is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. He has a strong dedication to academic excellence, with over 30 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and presentations.
Clinical Interests:
Dr. Brzezinski specializes in hip, knee, and ankle joint replacement surgeries, utilizing conventional techniques, image and computer-assisted intra-operative navigation, and robotic-assisted joint replacements.
Additional Information:
Hospital Affiliations:
Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Saint Peter’s University Hospital University Center for Ambulatory Surgery (UCAS)Accepting New Patients:
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Procedures ConditionsProcedures:
Hip ReplacementRevision Total Hip Replacement
Complex Total Hip Replacement
Minimally Invasive Total Knee ReplacementPartial Hip Replacement
Minimally Invasive Anterior Approach Hip ReplacementRevision Total Knee Replacement
Partial Knee Replacement Out-Patient (Same Day) Joint Replacement SurgeryAnkle Arthroscopy
Complex Total Knee Replacement
Conditions:
Osteoarthritis of the Hip
Arthritis Osteoarthritis of the Knee Rheumatoid ArthritisFailed Knee Replacements
Ankle / Foot Arthritis
Failed Hip Replacements
Traumatic ArthritisPublicationsPublications:
Veale M, Endo A, Veale N, Swanson D, Mahendraraj K, Brzezinski A, Hofmann K, Slovenkai M. Salto Talaris Fixed-Bearing Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Long-Term Results at a Mean of 10.7 Years. Foot Ankle Orthop. 2024 Jan 30;9(1):24730114231225458. doi: 10.1177/24730114231225458. PMID: 38420290; PMCID: PMC10901057.
Imbergamo C, Haddad D, Brzezinski A. Chapter: Knee disorders - Clinical Guide to Musculoskeletal Medicine: A Multidisciplinary Approach by Ali Moustafi, Tony George, Alfred Tria, Springer Silver J, Imbergamo C, Brzezinski A. Chapter: Shoulder disorders - Clinical Guide to Musculoskeletal Medicine: A Multidisciplinary Approach by Ali Moustafi, Tony George, Alfred Tria, Springer 2021.
Brzezinski A, Nasra M, Pfaff W, Imbergamo C, Simon M, Tarapore R, Xavier J, Ghodbane S, Gatt C. Five-Strand Hamstring Grafts are Biomechanically Comparable to Four Strand Grafts and Offer Greater Diameter for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2022 Aug 13;4(5):e1731-e1738. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2022.06.020. PMID: 36312720; PMCID: PMC9596886.
Brzezinski A, Imbergamo C, Pfaff W, Tarapore R, Nasra M, Simon M, Gatt C. Biomechanical Comparison of Meniscal Allograft Root Fixation Techniques: Anterograde Interference Bone Plug Fixation Yields Favorable Results Compared to Transosseous Suture Fixation Alone.Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. February, 2022
Green A, Brzezinski A, Ishmael T, Adolfsen S, Bowe A. Premature Spinal Fusion After Insertion of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods for Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis: Illustrative Case. Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons. October, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3171/CASE21446
Brzezinski A, Mascarenhas D, Simon M, Kayiaros S. A Unique Complication of Femoral Broach Fracture and Incarceration During Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Report of Two Cases. Arthroplasty Today. August 21, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2021.07.011
Imbergamo C, Brzezinski A, Patankar A, Weintraub M, Mazzaferro N, Kayiaros S. Negative Online Ratings of Joint Replacement Surgeons: An Analysis of 6,402 Reviews. Arthroplasty Today. 2021 Jun 15;9:106-111. doi: 10.1016/ j.artd.2021.05.005. PMID: 34189214; PMCID: PMC8217335.
Imbergamo C, Brzezinski A, Smith T, Buckley PS, Swan KG. Bilateral Knee Dislocations Treated with Acute, Single-Stage Multiligament Reconstructions. Case Rep Orthop. 2021 May 3;2021:9985788. doi: 10.1155/2021/9985788. PMID: 34055439; PMCID: PMC8112918.
Brzezinski A, Imbergamo C, Weintraub M, Patankar A, Kayiaros S. Single-Stage Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty in an Ambulatory Surgical Center: A Report of Three Cases. Arthroplast Today. 2021 Mar 3;8:74-77. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.01.014. PMID: 33732830; PMCID: PMC7937532.
Brzezinski A, Mennona S, Imbergamo C, Brzezinska K, Kayiaros S. A Rare Case of Periprosthetic Joint Infection Caused by a Periodontal Pathogen, Slackia exigua: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2021 Feb 22;11(1). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00617. PMID: 33957639.
Mennona, S, Brzezinski, A, Kayiaros, S, “Chapter 12: Essential DAA Technique: OSI Hana Table.” The Direct Anterior Approach to Hip Reconstruction, Second Edition edited by B. Sonny Bal, Joseph T. Moskal, Lee E. Rubin, and Kristaps J. Keggi, 2024.
Brzezinski A, Mennona S, Kayiaros S. Letter to the Editor on "Prospective Evaluation of the Posterior Tissue Envelope and Anterior Capsule after Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty". J Arthroplasty. 2020;S0883-5403(20)30727-0. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2020.06.062
Patel JM, Brzezinski A, Ghodbane SA, Tarapore R, Lu TM, Gatt CJ, Dunn MG. Personalized Fiber-Reinforcement Networks for Meniscus Reconstruction. J Biomech Eng. 2020 May 1;142(5):051008. doi: 10.1115/1.4045402. PMID: 31701130.
Ghodbane SA, Patel JM, Brzezinski A, Lu TM, Gatt CJ, Dunn MG. Biomechanical Characterization of a Novel Collagen-Hyaluronan Infused 3D-Printed Polymeric Device for Partial Meniscus Replacement. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2019;107(8):2457-2465. doi:10.1002/jbm.b.34336
Ghodbane SA, Brzezinski A, Patel JM, et al. Partial Meniscus Replacement with a Collagen-Hyaluronan Infused Three-Dimensional Printed Polymeric Scaffold. Tissue Eng Part A. 2019;25(5-6):379-389. doi:10.1089/ten.TEA.2018.0160
Patel JM, Ghodbane SA, Brzezinski A, Gatt CJ Jr, Dunn MG. Tissue-Engineered Total Meniscus Replacement With a Fiber-Reinforced Scaffold in a 2-Year Ovine Model. Am J Sports Med. 2018;46(8):1844-1856. doi:10.1177/0363546517752668
Patel JM, Brzezinski A, Raole DA, Dunn MG, Gatt CJ Jr. Interference Screw Versus Suture Endobutton Fixation of a Fiber-Reinforced Meniscus Replacement Device in a Human Cadaveric Knee Model. Am J Sports Med. 2018;46(9):2133-2141. doi:10.1177/0363546518773737
Bateman DK, Dow RW, Brzezinski A, Bar-Eli HY, Kayiaros ST. Response to the Letter to the Editor on "Correlation of the Caprini Score and Venous Thromboembolism Incidence Following Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty-Results of a Single-Institution Protocol". J Arthroplasty. 2018;33(8):2698-2699. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2018.03.064
Brzezinski A, Ghodbane SA, Patel JM, Perry BA, Gatt CJ, Dunn MG. The Ovine Model for Meniscus Tissue Engineering: Considerations of Anatomy, Function, Implantation, and Evaluation. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2017;23(12):829-841. doi:10.1089/ten.TEC.2017.0192
Bateman DK, Dow RW, Brzezinski A, Bar-Eli HY, Kayiaros ST. Correlation of the Caprini Score and Venous Thromboembolism Incidence Following Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty-Results of a Single-Institution Protocol. J Arthroplasty. 2017;32(12):3735-3741. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2017.06.042
EducationEducation:
Medical Degree, The Medical University of Warsaw in Poland., Warszawa
Residency:
Orthopaedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick
Fellowships:
Yale New Haven Hospital, Joint Replacement, New Haven
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1050 Rt. 1 North