Biography
Dr. Michael Moses is an orthopedic surgeon with a specialization in hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery. Dr. Moses has recently joined OSS with stellar academic and training achievements and high peer accolades.
Dr. Moses has an extensive track record of exceptional performance. He graduated Princeton University with notable academic honors. He subsequently attended the NYU School of Medicine on a full tuition merit scholarship and graduated in three years. Dr. Moses then completed his orthopaedic surgical training in New York City’s very busy private and public hospitals. He completed his medical training at the world renowned Cleveland Clinic where he mastered subspecialty skills in hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery.
Dr. Moses holds these accomplishments:
- Published more than 30 journals (articles) in just 6 years of his orthopaedic training, presented at professional conferences (e.g., annual conference for American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand) and contributed to medical textbooks.
- Awarded Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude at Princeton University.
- Awarded the Larry and Klara Silverstein Merit Scholarship and Alpha Omega Alpha at New York University Medical School.
- Invited into the Gold Humanism Honor Society at NYU School of Medicine.
- Granted the Kaufman Award for Pediatric Orthopaedic Research.
Dr. Moses’s journey starts with music – composing scores and performing opera. Additionally, while in New York City, he cared for many of the dancers and performers of Broadway, the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, and other theater companies. His personal interests are rooted in classical music, the opera, travelling, hiking, bike riding, cooking. Dr. Moses also speaks Hebrew and Spanish.
Finally, while learning in the classroom and during his training, he continuously gave back to the communities that helped cultivate his interests. These organizations include: Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Beth Israel Medical Center’s Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine, and Brothers and Sisters in Science.
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Conditions Evaluated
- Arthritis (finger arthritis, hand arthritis, wrist arthritis, elbow arthritis)
- Injuries from sports or activity related for children and adults
- Broken bones (fractures) and dislocations from sudden injury (trauma)
- Tears to cartilage, ligaments, muscles in the finger, hand, wrist, elbow
- Previous surgeries that need to be evaluated
- Pain in a joint that already has an implant or prosthetic
- Nerve, blood vessel and tendon injuries
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Treatments Performed
- Arthroscopic and ‘minimally invasive’ surgery of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder
- Bone fracture and ligament repair
- Microsurgery (nerve and small vessel repair)
- Joint replacement of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder
- Reconstructive surgery of the hand, wrist, and elbow
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Affiliations
- California Orthopaedic Association
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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Publications
- Moses MJ, Novikov D, Luthringer T, Poultsides L, Vigdorchik JM. Clinical Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Prior Periacetabular Osteotomy. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 80(4); 216-220. Dec 2022
- Moses MJ, Protopsaltis TS. What's Important: The Gothic and the Grotesque-Romanticizing Deformity in Verdi's Rigoletto: Arts & Humanities. JBJS. Epub Ahead of Print. Nov 2022
- Solasz SJ, Moses MJ, Egol KA. Partial Articular Fracture of the Distal Radius Treated via Dorsal Approach. J Orthop Trauma. 1;36(Suppl 3):S13-S14. Aug 2022.
- Moses MJ, Buchalter DB, Azad A, Hacquebord J, Paksima N, Yang SS. Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Hand Surgery Perspective. JHS-AP. 26(04) 705-715. Dec 2021
- Moses MJ, Slover JD. Leo Mayer, MD: The Pioneer of Modern Tendon Surgery. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 79(4); 221-225. Dec 2021
- Kirby DJ, Fried J, Buchalter DB, Moses MJ, Hurley E, Cardone D, Yang SS, Virk M, Rokito A, Jazrawi L, Campbell K. Patient and Physician Satisfaction with Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Sports Medicine Perspective. Telemedicine and E-Health. 27(10). Oct 2021.
- Moses MJ, Bosco JA, Schwarzkopf R, Zuckerman JD, Long WJ. Ethical Implications of Resuming Elective Orthopaedic Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. In Press
- Buchalter DB, Moses MJ, Azad A, Kirby DK, Huang S, Bosco JA, Yang SS. Patient and Surgeon Satisfaction with Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 78(4); 221-225. Dec 2020.
- Alas H, Pierce KE, Brown A, Bortz C, Naessig S, Ahmad W, Moses MJ, O’Connell B, Maglaras C, Diebo BG, Paulino CB, Buckland AJ, Passias PG. Sports-Related Cervical Spine Fracture and Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of Nationwide Pediatric Trends. Spine. 2020. Epub ahead of print.
- Horn S, Moses M, Vasquez-Montes D, Hockley A, Poorman G, Bortz C, Segreto F, Brown A, Pierce K, Alas H, Ihejirika Y, Moon J, Varlotta C, Ge D, Vira S, Diebo B, De la Garza Ramos R, Lafage R, Lafage V, Sciubba D, Raad M, Nikas D, Passias P. Tethered Cord Syndrome in the United States Cluster Analysis of Presenting Anomalies and Associated Conditions. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 78(3). Sep 2020
- Dayan I, Moses MJ, Rathod P, Deshmukh A, Marwin S, Dayan AJ. No difference in failure rates or clinical outcomes between non-stemmed constrained condylar prostheses and posterior-stabilized prostheses for primary total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 28(9); Sep 2020.
- Roof MA, Anoushiravani AA, Chen KK, Moses MJ, Wolfson T, Poultsides L, Schwarzkopf R. Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients. J Knee Surg. 33(8); Aug 2020
- Moses MJ, Weiser LG, Bosco JA. The Corporate Practice of Medicine: Ethical Implications of Orthopaedic Surgery Practice Ownership by Non-Physicians. JBJS Am. 102(11). June 2020.
- Stekas N, Johnson B, Jevotovsky D, Moses MJ, Segreto F, Fischer C, Buckland AJ, Errico TJ, Protopsaltis TS. PROMIS is superior to established outcome measures in capturing disability resulting from sagittal malalignment in patients with back pain. Spine Deform. 8(3) June 2020
- Jevotovsky DS, Tishelman JC, Stekas N, Moses MJ, Karia RJ, Ayres EW, Fischer CR, Buckland AJ, Errico TJ, Protopsaltis TS. Age and Gender Confound PROMIS Scores in Spine Patients With Back and Neck Pain. Global Spine J. Epub ahead of print. Feb 2020
- Morton JS, Tang A, Moses MJ, Hamilton D, Crick N, Schwarzkopf R. PT Achievement in Public Hospitals and Its Effect on Outcomes. Geriatrics. 4(4). Oct 2019
- Castañeda PG, Moses MJ. Closed Compared with Open Reduction in Developmentally Dislocated Hips: A Critical Analysis Review. JBJS Rev. 7(10). Oct 2019.
- Werner J, Anil U, Liu J, Moses M, Pham H, Kenny L, Strauss EJ. Correlation Between Synovial Fluid Biomarkers and Leg-Fat Area Ratios in Patients Undergoing ACL Reconstruction With or Without an Associated Meniscectomy. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 77(3); Sep 2019.
- Moses MJ, Tishelman JC, Zhou PL, Moon JY, Beaubrun BM, Buckland AJ, Protopsaltis TS. McGregor's slope and slope of line of sight: two surrogate markers for Chin-Brow vertical angle in the setting of cervical spine pathology. Spine J. 19(9). Sep 2019
- Masrouha KZ, Moses MJ, Sala DA, Litrenta J, Lehman WB, Chu A. The Validity of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Parent Proxy Instruments to Assess Function in Children With Talipes Equinovarus. J Pediatr Orthop. 39(10); Nov 2019
- Johnson B, Stekas N, Ayres E, Moses M, Jevotovsky D, Fischer C, Buckland AJ, Errico T, Protopsaltis T. PROMIS Correlates with Legacy Outcome Measures in Patients with Neck Pain and Improves Upon NDI When Assessing Disability in Cervical Deformity. Spine. 44(14); Jul 2019
- Tishelman JC, Vasquez-Montes D, Jevotovsky DS, Stekas N, Moses MJ, Karia RJ, Errico T, Buckland AJ, Protopsaltis TS. Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System instruments: outperforming traditional quality of life measures in patients with back and neck pain.
- J Neurosurg Spine. Epub head of print. Feb 2019
- Protopsaltis T, Terran J, Soroceanu A, Moses MJ, Bronsard N, Smith J, Klineberg E, Mundis G, Kim HJ, Hostin R, Hart R, Shaffrey C, Bess S, Ames C, Schwab F, Lafage V; INTERNATIONAL SPINE STUDY GROUP. T1 Slope Minus Cervical Lordosis (TS-CL), the Cervical Answer to PI-LL, Defines Cervical Sagittal Deformity in Patients Undergoing Thoracolumbar Osteotomy. Int J Spine Surg. 2018 Aug 15;12(3):362-370.
- Moses MJ, Novikov D, Anoushiravani AA, Deshmukh AJ, Poultsides L, Crick N, Schwarzkopf R. The Role of Physical Therapy in Decreasing Length of Stay Following Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Public Hospital Setting. International Journal of Orthopaedics. 5(4); 2018. http://www.ghrnet.org/index.php/ijo/article/view/2321/2713 doi: 10.17554/j.issn.2311-5106.2018.05.271
- Moses MJ, Tishelman JC, Stekas N, Jevotovsky DS, Vasquez-Montes D, Karia R, Errico T, Buckland A, Protopsaltis TS. Comparison of Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) with Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) in Patients with Neck Pain. Spine. 44(3); Feb 2019
- Moses MJ, Dai AZ, Lowe DT, Chu A, Protopsaltis TS. Case Report: Double Oberlin Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion Following C5-C6 Avulsion Injury. Oper Neurosurg. 16(1); Jan 2019.
- Moses MJ, Tishelman JC, Hasan S, Zhou PL, Zevgaras I, Smith JS, Buckland AJ, Kim Y, Razi A, Protopsaltis TS. Lack of Consensus in Physician Recommendations Regarding Return to Driving After Cervical Spine Surgery. Spine. 43(20); Oct 2018.
- Jafar N, Moses MJ, Benenstein RJ, Vainrib AF, Slater JN, Tran HA, Donnino R, Williams MR, Saric M. 3D transesophageal echocardiography and radiography of mitral valve prostheses and repairs. Echocardiography. 34(11); Nov 2017
- Bronson WH, Moses MJ, Protopsaltis TS.Correction of dropped head deformity through combined anterior and posterior osteotomies to restore horizontal gaze and improve sagittal alignment. European Spine Journal. 27(8); Aug 2018
- Moses MJ, Wang DE, Weinberg M, Strauss EJ. Clinical outcomes following surgically repaired bucket-handle meniscus tears. Physician and Sportsmedicine. 45(3); Sep 2017
- Vainrib, AF, Moses MJ, Benenstein RJ, Reyentovich A, Williams MR, Slater JN, Saric M. "Multimodality Imaging of Bioprosthetic Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty Followed by Valve-in-Valve Implantation for Mitral Stenosis Due to Commissural Leaflet Fusion." JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions 9(5); Mar 2016.
- Deshmukh, AJ, Rathod PA, Moses MJ, Snir N, Marwin SE, Dayan AJ. Does a Non-stemmed Constrained Condylar Prosthesis Predispose to Early Failure of Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 24(10); Oct 2016.
- Deshmukh A, Moses MJ, Snir N, Dayan AJ, Marwin S. Primary Constrained Condylar Total Knee Arthroplasty Without Stem Extensions-Early Results. Bone Joint J 2013 vol. 95-B no. SUPP 34 43.
- Esper G, Herbosa CG, Moses MJ, Egol KA. Comminuted Olecranon Fractures (Mayo IIB): Is Dynamic Tension Band Wiring A Higher Quality Procedure? Accepted to JOT.
- Moses MJ, Lorentz NA, Ayalon OB, Catalano LW. CMC Arthroplasty: What’s the Rule of Thumb? Accepted to Bull Hosp Jt Dis
- Moses MJ, Azad A, Paksima N. Conventional vs Needle Arthroscopy in the Evaluation of Carpal Pathology.
- New York Society for Surgery of the Hand (NYSSH) Meeting 2022. NYC 77th Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting 2022. Boston
- Esper G, Herbosa CG, Moses MJ, Egol KA. Comminuted Olecranon Fractures (Mayo IIB): Is Dynamic Tension Band Wiring A Higher Quality Procedure?
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting Chicago, IL. 2022
- Moses MJ, Buchalter DB, Azad A, Hacquebord J, Paksima N, Yang SS. Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Hand Surgery Perspective.
- American Association of Hand Surgery Meeting. 2021.
- Moses MJ, Ganesh D, Barron OA. The Functional Range of Motion in the Elite Professional Musician.
- 75th Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting. 2020.
- Slover J, Buchalter DB, Sicat C, Moses MJ, Aggarwal VK, Hepinstall M, Lajam CM, Schwarzkopf R. Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Adult Reconstructive Surgery Perspective.
- The Knee Society Annual Meeting. 2020.
- Sandrowski K, Moses M, Rybak L, Posner M. Ultrasound and MRI Findings in Radial Tunnel Syndrome.
- New York Society for Surgery of the Hand (NYSSH) Meeting. 2020 NYC.
- 75th Annual American Society for Surgery of the Hand Meeting. 2020
- Moses MJ, Alas H, Brown A, Pierce KE, Bortz C, Ahmad W, Naessig S, Diebo B, Passias PG. Sports-related Cervical Spine Fracture and Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of Nationwide Pediatric Trends.
- International Society for the Advance of Spine Surgery (ISASS) Annual Meeting, San Juan, PR, 2020.
- Moses MJ, Bortz C, Brown A, Alas H, Pierce KE, Buckland AJ, Schwab F, Lafage R, Chern I, Ahmad W, Naessig S, Jackson-Fowl BH, Lafage V, Passias PG. Mitigating Pelvic Non-response to Surgery by Incorporating BMI into Alignment Targets for Operative Adult Spinal Deformity Patients.
- International Society for the Advance of Spine Surgery (ISASS) Annual Meeting, San Juan, PR, 2020.
- Passias PG, Segreto FA, Pierce KE, Moses M, Bortz CA, Horn SR, Wang E, Diebo BG, Shenoy K, Vira S, Lafage R, Lafage V, Protopsaltis TS, Errico TJ. Do Hospital and Patient Characteristics Predict Extended Length of Stay in Patients Undergoing Primary Spine Procedures?
- International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2019.
- Johnson B, Stekas N, Ayres E, Maglaras C, Moses M, Jevotovsky D, Fischer C , Buckland A, Errico T, Protopsaltis T. PROMIS Correlates with Legacy Outcome Measures in Patients with Neck Pain and is Better than NDI at Assessing Disability in Cervical Deformity.
- International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2019.
- Stekas N, Johnson B, Jevotovsky D, O’Connell B, Moses M, Fischer C, Buckland A, Errico T, Protopsaltis T. PROMIS is Superior to Established Outcome Measures in Capturing Disability Resulting from Sagittal Malalignment in Patients with Back Pain.
- International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2019.
- Masrouha K, Lehman W, Moses M, Sala D, Litrenta J, Chu A. The validity of patient reported outcome measurement information system (PROMIS) parent proxy instruments to assess function in children with talipes equinovarus.
- European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society Meeting (EPOS), Tel Aviv, Israel 2019
- Moses MJ, Cizmic Z, Novikov D, Luthringer T, Eftekhary N, Vigdorchik JM, Poultsides LA. Clinical Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Prior Periacetabular Osteotomy.
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting Las Vegas, NV 2019
- Moses MJ, Buchalter DB, Davidovitch R, Poultsides LA, Castaneda P, Vigdorchik JM. Periacetabular Osteotomy: Perspectives, Considerations, Future Directions
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2019
- Passias PG, Horn S, Vasquez-Montes D, Segreto FA, Bortz C, Moses MJ, Sciubba D, Afthinos J, Lafage V. Bariatric Surgery Lowers Rates of Spinal Symptoms and Spinal Surgery in a Morbidly Obese Population.
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting Las Vegas, NV 2019
- Moses MJ, Dayan IA, Rathod PA, Deshmukh AJ, Marwin SE Dayan AJ. Does a Non-Stemmed Constrained Condylar Prosthesis Predispose to Failure of Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Mid-Term Follow Up.
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting Las Vegas, NV 2019
- Passias PG, Bortz C, Vasquez-Montes D, Segreto FA, Horn S, Moses MJ, Paulino CB, Diebo B, Errico TJ. Quantitative Age-Adjusted Targets for Ideal Cervicothoracic Sagittal Alignment in Asymptomatic Adults
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting Las Vegas, NV 2019
- Roof M, Anoushiravani AA, Moses MJ, Wolfson T, Vigdorchik J, Schwarzkopf R.
- Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients.
- Eastern Orthopaedic Association’s Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, FL, 2018.
- Transactions of The American Orthopaedic Association, Boston, MA, 2018.
- Transactions of The Israeli Orthopaedic Association, 2017.
- Moses M, Tishelman J, Hasan S, Zhou P, Smith JS, Zevgaras IO, Kim YH, Razi A, Protopsaltis TS. Lack of Consensus in Physician Recommendations Regarding Bracing and Return to Driving After Cervical Spine Surgery
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting New Orleans, LA 2018
- Moses M, Tishelman J, Zhou P, Moon J, Beaubrun BM, Passias PG, Buckland A, Protopsaltis TS. McGregor’s Slope and Slope of Line of Sight: Two Surrogate Markers for Chin-Brow Vertical Angle in the Setting of Cervical Spine Pathology.
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2018
- Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL, 2017
- Werner JA, Moses MJ, Jejurikar N, Liu JX, Kenny L, Pham H, Kramarchuk M, Srauss, EJ. Correlation Between Synovial Fluid Biomarkers and Leg-Fat Area Ratios in Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroscopy
- Sir Robert Jones Lecture and Scientific Program, New York, NY, 2017
- Lazarus R, Moses MJ, Adler N. A Case of Liver Abscesses in a Young Singaporean Man with Appendicitis.
- Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2017
- Baker J, Day L, Oren J, Moses MJ, Buckland A, Passias P, Lafage V, Schwab F, Bess S, Errico T, Protopsaltis T. Analysis of Lumbar Flexibility on Supine MRI and CT May Reduce the Need for More Invasive Spinal Osteotomy in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
- International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST), Washington DC, 2016
- Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting & Course, Prague, Czech Republic, 2016
- Oren J, Day L, Baker J, Foster N, Moses MJ, Ramchandran S, Cruz D, Jalai C, Poorman G, Cassilly R, Buckland A, Passias P, Bess S, Errico T, Protopsaltis T. (2016) Measurement of Spinopelvic Angles on Prone Intraoperative Long-cassette Lateral Radiographs Predict Postoperative Standing Global Alignment in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
- North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 2016
- Deshmukh A, Moses MJ, Snir N, Dayan AJ, Marwin S. Primary Constrained Condylar Total Knee Arthroplasty Without Stem Extensions-Early Results.
- 26th Annual Congress of the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA), Palm Beach, FL 2013
- Solasz S, Moses MJ, Egol KA. Partial Articular Fracture of the Distal Radius Treated via Dorsal Approach. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting. 2022.
- Moses MJ, Azad A, De Tolla J, Lowe DT, Paksima N. Nanoscope Wrist Arthroscopy with Open Scaphoid Nonunion Resection. American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Meeting. 2021.
- Moses MJ, Azad A, De Tolla J, Lowe DT, Paksima N. Scaphoid Nonunion Repair with Vascularized Radius Bone Graft. American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Meeting. 2021.
- Moses MJ, Azad A, Lowe DT, Paksima N. Zone II Flexor Tendon Repair – Techniques and Outcomes. American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Meeting. 2020.
- Moses MJ, Azad A, Lowe DT, Paksima N. The Role of Capsular Release Following Distal Humerus Fractures. American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Meeting. 2020.
- Moses MJ, Lowe DT, Meislin RJ. Arthroscopic Excision of Hip Heterotopic Ossification.
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2019
- Moses MJ, Dai A, Lowe D, Chu A, Protopsaltis TS. Double Oberlin Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2018
- Wrist Extensor Pathologies in the Baseball Player. Graham TJ, Moses MJ. Lourie: Hand and Wrist Injuries in Baseball (in press).
- Rheumatoid Arthritis. Moskovich RM, Moses MJ. Spine Secrets.
- Complications Necessitating Surgical Intervention Following Cervical Laminoplasty. Moses MJ, Dai AZ, Protopsaltis TS. Revision Spine Surgery, edited by Alexander R Vaccaro, Ali Baaj, and Gregory D Schroeder.
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