The Joint Institute Physicians

• H. Mahmood Cheema, M.D.
• Michael H. Rieber, M.D.
• Richard A. Rosa, M.D.
• Frederick F. Buechel, M.D.
• Thomas F. Cuomo, M.D.
• Kevin J. Egan, M.D.
• Allen S. Glushakow, M.D.
• Thomas E. Helbig, M.D.
• David Loya, M.D.
• William Oppenheim, M.D.
• Louis Rizio III, M.D.
• Steven Robbins, M.D.

H. Mahmood Cheema, M.D.
Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Practice: Saint Barnabas Medical Center Address: 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039
Phone: 973-322-2128, Fax: 973-322-2471


Medical Degree: King Edward College, Pakistan
Internship: Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, DE
Residency: Graduate Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship: Orthopaedic and Arthritis Hospital, Toronto CA
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery

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Michael H. Rieber, M.D.
Clinical Director, The Joint Institute, Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Practice: Orthopedics Unlimited, LLC
Address: 609 Morris Avenue, Springfield, NJ 07081
Phone: 973-467-3000, Fax: 973-467-2364
Practice website: www.gamedaydoc.com

Medical Degree: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Internship: Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Residency: Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Fellowship: Penn State University Hershey Medical Center
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery

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Richard A. Rosa, M.D.
Adminstrative Director, The Joint Institute, Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Practice: Advanced Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Center
Address:741 Northfield Avenue, Suite 200, West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: 973-736-9980, Fax: 973-736-9981
Practice website: www.aocenter.org/

Medical Degree: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Internship: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery

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Frederick F. Buechel, M.D.

Practice: South Mountain Orthopaedic Associates, P.A.
Address: 61 1st Street, South Orange, NJ 07079
Phone: 973-762-8344, Fax: 973-762-1626
Practice website: www.njortho.com

Medical Degree: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Internship: Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery

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Thomas F. Cuomo, M.D.

Practice: South Mountain Orthopaedic Associates, P.A.
Address: 61 1st Street, South Orange, NJ 07079
Phone: 973-762-8344, Fax: 973-762-1626
Practice website: www.njortho.com

Medical Degree: University of Bologna, Italy
Residency: Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, NJ
Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery

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Kevin J. Egan, M.D.

Practice: Center for Orthopaedics
Address: 1500 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: 973-669-5600, Fax: 973-669-0269
Practice website: www.center4orthopaedics.com

Medical Degree: State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Internship: Millard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo, NY
Residency: Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Fellowship: Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery

Allen S. Glushakow, M.D.

Practice: Allen S. Glushakow, MD
Address: 22 Old Short Hills Road, Suite 210 Livingston, NJ 07039
Phone: 973-533-1070, Fax: 973-533-7990

Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Internship: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, MD
Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery

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Thomas E. Helbig, M.D.

Practice: South Mountain Orthopaedic Associates, P.A.
Address: 61 1st Street, South Orange, NJ 07079
Phone: 973-762-8344, Fax: 973-762-1626
Practice website: www.njortho.com

Medical Degree: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Internship: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Fellowship: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Fellowship: State University of New York, New York, NY
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery

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David M. Loya, M.D.

Practice: David M. Loya, MD
Address: 22 Old Short Hills Road, Suite 102, Livingston, NJ 07039
Phone: 973-533-1050, Fax: 973-533-1235

Medical Degree: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Internship: State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
Residency: State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery


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William Oppenheim, M.D.

Practice: Specialty Orthopaedics, LLC
Address: 609 Morris Avenue, Springfield, NJ 07081
Phone: 973-379-1991, Fax: 973-467-8647

Medical Degree: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Internship: New York University/Yale University, NY/CT
Internship: Bellevue Medical Center, New York, NY
Residency: New York University / Yale University, NY/CT
Residency: Bellevue Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: McGill University, Canada
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery

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Louis Rizio III, M.D.

Practice: Louis Rizio III, M.D., P.A.
Address: 349 E. Northfield Avenue, Suite 120 Livingston, NJ 07039
Phone: 973-758-1078, Fax: 973-758-1079

Medical Degree: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Internship: New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
Residency: Tufts University Affiliated Orthopaedic Program
New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
Fellowship: UHZ Sports Medicine Institute University of Miami
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery
Current Practice: Orthopaedics / Sport Medicine Arthroscopy/Knee & Shoulder Surgery, Cartilage Repair

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Steven Robbins, M.D.

Practice: Center for Orthopaedics
Address: 1500 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: 973-669-5600, Fax: 973-669-0269
Practice website: www.center4orthopaedics.com

Medical Degree: University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Residency: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Residency: Philadelphia Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ
Residency: Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: New York Hospital / Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: Cornell University, New York, NY
Board Certified: in Orthopaedic Surgery

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