Richard S. Yoon, MD,FAAOS

Richard Yoon, MD, holds several leadership roles within RWJBarnabas Health, including Director, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma and Adult Reconstruction; Director, Orthopaedic Trauma & Complex Adult Reconstruction Fellowship; and, Director, Orthopaedic Research. He is also a key member of the Department of Orthopaedics at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and Jersey City Medical Center and serves as a Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick.

He specializes in treating fractures and arthritic pain with non-operative and operative interventions and fracture and joint replacement care for the clavicle, shoulder, elbow, wrist, pelvis, hip, knee and ankle. He also specializes in minimally invasive direct anterior total hip replacement surgery. Dr. Yoon is a Fellow of the American Orthopedic Association - a distinction achieved by less than 10 percent of practicing orthopaedic surgeons. He is also an emerging leader in the Orthopedic Trauma Association, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Associate of Hip and Knee Surgeons, AO Trauma of the AO Foundation, and the Foundation for Orthopedic Trauma.

Philosophy of Care:

Not everyone needs surgery; my philosophy for care involves recommending surgery when needed (acute fractures, infections, non-unions, painful/failed previous surgeries), but otherwise, trying all non-operative modalities first before offering surgical management. Your outcomes are my outcomes, and I want to minimize all risk of any complication as much as you do. We will proceed by making a shared plan together to maximize your individual outcome after surgery.

Clinical Interests:

Treating fractures and arthritic pain with non-operative and operative interventions Fracture and joint replacement care for the clavicle, shoulder, elbow, wrist, pelvis, hip, knee and ankle; robotic joint placement; and direct anterior total hip replacement.