Mitchell C. Weiser, MD

Mitchell Weiser, MD, is Director, Adult Reconstruction Joint Replacement Fellowship Program at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He specializes in treating conditions of the hip and knee, including osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteonecrosis. Dr. Weiser helps patients evaluate their surgical and non-surgical options, and helps them choose the most minimally invasive treatment whenever possible. When surgery is needed, he is skilled at performing both conventional and computer-navigated primary and revision (re-do) hip and knee replacements.

After completing two undergraduate engineering degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Dr. Weiser attended Cornell University, earning his Masters of Engineering. He earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He then completed an extra year of specialty fellowship training in joint replacement surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center and the Insall Scott Kelly Institute of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

Dr. Weiser’s research interests focus on post-operative pain management, surgical outcomes, infection and airflow patterns in the operating room. He has published numerous research articles in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Journal of Arthroplasty, Arthroplasty Today, and the Journal of American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons. He has presented his research at national meetings including the annual meetings of the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Orthopedic Research Society, and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He also serves as an academic journal reviewer for numerous medical journals including the Journal of Arthroplasty, British Journal of Anaesthesia, Journal of Hip Surgery and BMC Surgery.

Dr. Weiser is board certified, a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He volunteers his time and expertise on a national level, serving as a committee member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.