Dr. Neil S. Roth, MD

Dr. Neil S. Roth is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, specializing in sports medicine, shoulder, elbow and knee surgery. Dr. Roth graduated both undergraduate and medical school from Duke University in North Carolina. After completing his orthopedic training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, Dr. Roth completed his sports medicine fellowship training at the world-renowned Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles. Dr. Roth served as an assistant team physician for the Los Angeles Lakers, Dodgers, Kings and Angels, the Anaheim Ducks as well as the University of Southern California. He has additionally consulted on orthopedic issues with the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics baseball clubs. Dr. Roth continues to take care of numerous collegiate and high-school level athletes. He currently serves as the medical consultant to several Broadway musicals, including Disney’s “The Lion King” and “Tarzan.” Dr. Roth returned to the full-time faculty of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center as assistant professor of orthopedic surgery and assistant director of the sports medicine service. In 2003 Dr. Roth joined the staff of the prestigious orthopedic teaching hospital, Lenox Hill in New York City, where he still practices. Dr. Roth has been featured on numerous local and national television news programs regarding the latest innovative techniques on knee and shoulder surgery. Dr. Roth is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons as well as the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine. He has lectured both nationally and internationally and has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Roth has been selected by his peers as one of “New York Magazine’s” Best Doctors in sports medicine and orthopedic surgery and has been selected as one of Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors