Medical Doctors
Michael Panio, M.D.
Louis F. McIntyre, M.D.
Kenneth D. Palmer, M.D.
Eric Zitzmann, M.D.
Richard Freeman, M.D.

Physician Assistants
Kristen Bladel, PA-C, MS

Michael Panio, MD

Board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons, Dr. Panio is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Educated at Cornell University as an undergraduate, he achieved his medical degree at Weill-Cornell Medical College where he also taught Anatomy for 15 years.

His internship and surgical residency were at The New York Hospital, and his Orthopedic Residency at The Hospital for Special Surgery. He was awarded the Lewis Clarke Wagner Award from The Hospital for Special Surgery for distinguished research in shoulder stability. Cited in over 96 orthopedic publications, this research is a cornerstone in the study of shoulder instability. He has published articles in the “Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery”, and is a consultant to minor league pitchers regarding technique and its relation to the throwing arm.

Dr. Panio has been in practice in White Plains since 1976. He was past Section Chief of Orthopedics at White Plains Hospital Center, and was Orthopedist-in- Charge at the Burke Rehabilitation Center. Besides his interest in joint replacement and shoulder difficulties, Dr. Panio is a competitive sculler and windsurfer.

Dr. Panio is one of only two physicians in Westchester County currently licensed by the FDA to perform the Oxford Meniscal Bearing Knee Replacement

Additional Information

Accepting new patients: I am accepting new patients

Insurance Plans:

• Unicare
• Medicare
• Pomco
• United Healthcare Empire
• Starnet/Coresource
• PHCS/Guardian-PPO
• BC/BS All Plans
• Multiplan
• Cigna PPO
• Workers Comp
• No Fault
• Oxford Freedom
• GHI – All Plans
• Oxford/Medicare
• Aetna
• Choice Care Network
• Horizon
• Mediblue
• Great West
• HIP EPO/PPO
• Humana Choice PPO

Primary Specialty: Orthopedics

Secondary Specialties:

• Mini-incision hip and knee replacement (Total and Partial Oxford Knee Replacement)
• Arthroscopic Surgery
• Rotator Cuff Surgery

Undergraduate Education: Cornell University: 1968

Medical Education: Weill-Cornell University Medical College: 1972

Internship: The New York Hospital

Residency:

• The Hospital for Special Surgery (Orthopedic Residency)
• The New York Hospital (Surgical Residency)

Academic Appointments: Asst. Professor of Anatomy, Weill-Cornell University Medical College: 1976-1991

Board Certifications: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery: 1977

Affiliations: White Plains Hospital Center,Attending Orthopedic Surgeon

Achievements:

• Past Chief of Orthopedics, White Plains Hospital Center
• Past Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, Burke Rehabilitation Center
• Recipient of the Louis Clarke Wagner Award for Outstanding Orthopedic Research, The Hospital for Special Surgery

Publications:

• Stabilizing Mechanisms Preventing Anterior Dislocation of the Glenohumeral Joint: 1981
• Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
• Extracranial Meningiomas: 1973
• Journal of Surgical Onocology