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Charles A. Popkin, MD

Orthopedic Sports Medicine
4.8 stars out of five. |175 ratings
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Specialties
Orthopedic Surgery, Shoulder, Elbow & Sports Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedics, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, morespecialties

Locations and Appointments


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Treats Children

CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

3959 Broadway
New York, NY 10032
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Insurances Accepted


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  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • PPO
  • POS
  • EPO
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • PPO - New Jersey Services
  • Special Needs
  • PPO
  • HMO
  • Great West (National)
  • EPO
  • POS
  • Special Needs
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra
  • EPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • PPO
  • POS
  • ConnectiCare
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • NYP Employee Plan
  • MagnaCare
  • Traditional Medicare
  • Railroad
  • HMO
  • Essential Plan
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • POS - New Jersey Services
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Empire Plan
  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Oxford Liberty
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • SelectHealth
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Special Needs
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Workers Comp-ACS Dept. of Labor
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

About Charles A. Popkin, MD


Dr. Charles A. Popkin specializes in pediatric, adolescent, and collegiate sports medicine, with an emphasis on the operative and non-operative treatment of complex knee disorders. His specific clinical interests involve primary and revision ACL reconstruction, patellar instability, cartilage injuries and disorders, meniscal tears, and recalcitrant patellar tendinopathy.

With dual fellowships in Pediatric Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Dr. Popkin has dedicated his career to the comprehensive treatment and prevention of injury in developing athletes. He has a particular interest in the management of ice hockey injuries, serving as a team physician for USA Hockey, and on the USA Hockey National Safety and Protective Equipment Committee. Dr. Popkin is also the head team physician for: Fordham University, Mercy College, and the Hackley School in Tarrytown.

In addition to his academic practice, Dr. Popkin conducts research on ACL injury prevention, ACL reconstruction techniques in the pediatric athlete, overuse injuries in youth sports, refractory patellar tendonitis, and shoulder instability in ice hockey. He pens a monthly "Ask Dr. Hockey" column for USA Hockey Magazine. Dr. Popkin lives in Westchester and enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons.

Board Certifications

  • Orthopedic Sports Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery

Specialties & Expertise

  • ACL Injury Tear
  • Adolescent Sports Injuries
  • Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
  • Cartilage Injury
  • Cartilage Surgery
  • Fractures
  • Hamstring Tendonitis/Injury
  • Hip Preservation
  • Knee Disorders
  • Knee Injuries
  • Knee Injury
  • Knee Ligament Reconstructions
  • Knee Pain
  • Knee Surgery
  • Meniscus Tear
  • Meniscus Tears
  • Orthopedic Trauma
  • Patellar Instability
  • Patellar Tendonitis
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma
  • Pediatric Orthopedics
  • Pediatric Sports Medicine
  • Shoulder Instability
  • Sports Injuries
  • Sports Injury
  • Sports Medicine Surgery

EDUCATION

  • Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Internship: Jackson Memorial Hospital
  • Residency: University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Minnesota Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Institute
  • Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at CUMC

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

Patient Experience Rating


Current combined Rating
4.8 stars out of five. |175 ratings
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  1. Did the provider explain things in a way that was easy to understand?
  2. Did the provider listen carefully to you?
  3. Did this provider show respect for what you had to say?
  4. How would you rate the provider on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the best possible rating?

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