Craig Hyatt Dushey, MD

Craig H. Dushey, MD, is a highly skilled and highly trained orthopedic surgeon at Northwell Health. Dr. Dushey completed his orthopedic training at Yale and his fellowship training at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He specializes in hip and knee surgery, primary and revision total joint replacements and treatments for sports injuries and arthritis.Dr. Dushey is strongly committed to patient education and provides customized treatment plans that respond to the specific needs and expectations of his patients. Dr. Dushey engages in both teaching and research and uses the most up-to-date techniques and technologies when treating his patients.Dr. Dushey received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He earned his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine, where he graduated with honors. He completed his postdoctoral training in orthopedic surgery at the Yale Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Dushey then completed his fellowship training in adult reconstructive surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan's Upper East Side.In addition to serving his patients, Dr. Dushey helps train future physicians in New York City as an assistant clinical professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He has published scientific papers on complex hip reconstructions, strategies to avoid blood clots after surgery, and rare genetic bone problems. He has won numerous awards and has been featured in the New York Times Best Doctors supplement. In his spare time, Dr. Dushey enjoys tennis, skiing, and film, as well as doing volunteer work.