Dr. Huai Ming Phen, MD

Dr. Huai Ming Phen, MBBS is an attending orthopaedic surgeon and Assistant Professor of orthopaedic surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Phen specialises in orthopaedic trauma surgery, which focuses on caring for patients with any type of fracture or sprain involving the pelvis, arms (clavicle, shoulder, humerus, elbow, ulna, and radius), and legs (hip, femur, knee, tibia, fibula, ankle, talus, and calcaneus).

Dr. Phen also addresses problems that may occur following fracture surgery, such as non-union, deformity, and infection. He received his medical degree in 2016 from St. Bartholomew’s and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, United Kingdom, where he was awarded clinical distinction and the Top Performing Student in the Open Prizes Competition. He subsequently completed his orthopaedic surgery residency in 2022 at Emory University, where he was awarded the Residency Mentorship and Teaching Award, and Annual Research Symposium Best Presentation Award after developing an artificial intelligence algorithm that was able to accurately localise implants in the cervical spine. He completed his specialised orthopaedic trauma fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery in 2023. Dr. Phen’s research areas of interest focus on the biomechanical advantages of implants for different fractures and the applications of artificial intelligence within fracture care. He is a member of several professional organizations including the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons