George Kardashian, MD

Dr. Kardashian was educated at the New York University School of Medicine and completed his hand fellowship at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Kardashian treats a wide range of general orthopaedic conditions, however, his unique specialty focuses on hand and elbow disorders.

Dr. Kardashian performs surgeries for a wide range of conditions, including sports injuries, trauma, and arthritis. His unique skills are small joint arthroscopy, endoscopic carpal tunnel release, microsurgery and nerve repair, fractures, trigger ‑fingers release, dislocations, ligament injuries (sprains), tendon injuries, tendonitis, nerve compression, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, joint replacement, stiff joints, Dupuytren’s contracture, tennis elbow, infection, replantation, tumors, and vascular disorders.

Research

Stenosing synovitis of the extensor pollicis longus tendon. Kardashian G, Vara AD, Miller SJ, Miki RA, Jose J. Journal of Hand Surgery Am. 2011 Jun;36(6):1035-8.

Perilunate dislocations. Kardashian G, Christoforou DC, Lee SK. Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases 2011;69(1):87-96

Radial collateral ligament injuries of the thumb. Edelstein DM, Kardashian G, Lee SK. Journal of Hand Surgery Am. 2008 May-Jun;33(5):760-70. Review.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in a cerebral palsy patient: a case report. Kardashian G, Strongwater AM. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B. 2010 Sep;19(5):428-30.

Repair of flexor digitorum profundus to distal phalanx: a biomechanical evaluation of four techniques. Lee SK, Fajardo M, Kardashian G, Klein J, Tsai P, Christoforou D. Journal of Hand Surgery Am. 2011 Oct;36(10):1604-9.

Traumatic peripheral nerve injury: a wartime review. Yegiyants S, Dayicioglu D, Kardashian G, Panthaki ZJ. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2010 Jul;21(4):998-1001. Review.

Presentations and Scientific Posters

International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Poster: Translaminar Facet Screw Supplementation of Anterior Femoral Ring Allograft Without Use of Autograft, Razi AE, Kardashian G, Goldstein JA, Bendo J, Spivak JM, Hamilton, Bermuda, July 1-3, 2004

International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Poster: Translaminar Facet Screw Supplementation of Anterior Femoral Ring Allograft for Lumber Fusion Without Use of Autograft, Razi, Afshin E., George Kardashian, Jeffrey A. Goldstein, John L. Bendo, MD, Jeffrey M. Spivak, New York, New York, May 10-14, 2005

New York Society for Surgery of the Hand Residents and Fellows night presentation: Jersey Finger Repair: A Biomechanical Evaluation of a New Surgical Technique, New York New York, May 13, 2008

American Society for Surgery of the Hand Residents and Fellows night presentation: Jersey Finger Repair: A Biomechanical Evaluation of a New Surgical Technique Chicago, Illinois, September 17, 2008

NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Grand Rounds Chief Resident Presentation: Perilunate Dislocations, New York New York, March, 2009

NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Chief Resident Research Presentation: Jersey Finger Repair, New York New York, July, 2009

AAOS 2010 Annual Meeting Poster P227: Jersey Finger Repair: A Biomechanical Evaluation of a New Surgical Technique, Dimitrios C. Christoforou, George Kardashian, Peter Tsai, Steve K. Lee, Marc R. Fajardo, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 9-13, 2010