“My practice functions in a traditional manner; it’s not a mill where I evaluate patients and then never see them again. I’m available at all times should patients have questions or need assistance. This family-style practice happens to be coupled with leading-edge technology provided by the most experienced orthopedic robotics team in New Jersey.”
— Richard A. Boiardo, MD, FAAOS
Dr. Richard Boia
rdo is an orthopedic surgery specialist in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated with honors from New York Medical College, New York in 1979. He has over 37 years of diverse experiences especially in orthopaedic surgery and is affiliated with many hospitals in New Jersey, including CarePoint Health, Hudson County, St. Michael's Medical Center, Newark, Christ Hospital, Jersey City, and Hoboken University Medical Center, Hoboken. Dr. Boiardo is Director of the Musculoskeletal Center and the Chief of Orthopaedics for the CarePoint Health System. He is President of Cross County Orthopaedics Practice, West Orange, NJ. Michael's Medical Center, a team led by Dr. Boiardo, performed the states first robotically assisted total knee replacement. As a joint replacement pioneer and leader in the field, Dr. Boiardo has brought innovative surgical techniques to Northern New Jersey that represent a new era in joint replacement technology. "The advantages of the robotic-assisted platform represent what's possible in the next frontier - the next level of consciousness, so to speak - of joint replacement surgery" Dr. Boiardo says, "The robot provides orthopaedic surgeons with the means to more closely achieve a stable and long-lasting joint with painless range of motion." In Newark, he established "Operation Walk" a philanthropic program that provides free hip and knee replacements for uninsured patients. "The population has been underserved and disenfranchised by a level of poverty, and I feel a strong commitment to the city to help change it," he said. Dr. Boiardo and his mentor Dr. Lawrence Dorr, Los Angles, were part of an international team of surgeons that performed many surgeries in Vietnam. Dr. Boiardo's skills and charitable impulse have also been at work in Spain, Greece, and Russia. Dr. Boiardo is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and others. Dr. Boiardo has authored several medical articles in various publications and has given several presentations internationally on his medical expertise. Currently, Dr. Boiardo has been given the honor to serves as an editor for the Journal of Arthroplasty. For his professional and philanthropic accomplishments, Dr. Boiardo received several honors and awards, including Man of the Year- Project Heartbeat Ball (1991), Man of the Year- Columbus Day Parade (1992), Humanitarian of the Year- Columbus Foundation (2002), Proclamation City of Newark (1992), Proclamation NJ General Assembly (1992), Proclamation United States Congress "Operation Walk" (2010), Humanitarian Man of the Year- Newark Athletic Hall of Fame (2010), and Newark City Council Proclamation "Operation Walk" (2010).
