David S. Feldman, MD

David S. Feldman, MD Dr. Feldman is director of the Spinal Deformity and Hip Pain Centers at the Paley Institute

Dr. Feldman spent 15 years as the Chief of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Medical Center in New York City. In 2015, he relocated his practice to the Paley Institute to expand and perfect the care of his patients dealing with both routine and complex medical conditions. The Paley Institute allows Dr. Feldman an unparalleled ability to fully treat some of the worldโ€™s most difficult orthopedic cases, including those which were previously believed to be untreatable. After graduating from the Albert Einstein School of Medicine in 1988, Dr. Feldman interned in general surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery in June 1993 and spent the next year in fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto with a special interest in pediatric orthopedic surgery and pediatric spine surgery. In 1994, Dr. Feldman returned to New York and joined the Orthopedics Department at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases. Since completing his studies, Dr. Feldman has been at the forefront of both simple and complex pediatric orthopedic treatments. He has helped many children with orthopedic deformities and conditions avoid surgery through early detection. His expertise with advanced non-surgical and surgical techniques has allowed hundreds of children to resume their normal activities after recovery times that are shorter than those of other methods. Dr. Feldman is also the founder of The Center for Children at NYU Langone Medical Center / NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, an organized team of specialists that devise and implement individual plans of care for children with special needs.

Ninety candles. Exactly. Plus one - for luck. Fire Department on standby.Details matter. Always have.No mystery where I ...
02/03/2026

Ninety candles. Exactly. Plus one - for luck. Fire Department on standby.

Details matter. Always have.
No mystery where I inherited that particular trait.

Her life philosophy remains undefeated:
โ€œLife takes foreverโ€”and goes by in one minute.โ€

Ninety years. Icon behavior only.

Happy 90th, Mom. ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค

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01/29/2026

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01/29/2026

New episode of the Paley Pod is live!

Drs. David Feldman and Aaron Huser discuss Multiple Hereditary Exostosis (MHE), sharing key insights on diagnosis, personalized treatment, and the importance of coordinated, multidisciplinary care for patients and families.

Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4t5INqv
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/4a7YbKF

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.๐—ฆ ๐—ง ๐—” ๐—ก ๐—— ๐—œ ๐—ก ๐—š !๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น.This 10-year-old lives with ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ...
01/27/2026

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.
๐—ฆ ๐—ง ๐—” ๐—ก ๐—— ๐—œ ๐—ก ๐—š !

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น.

This 10-year-old lives with ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ (๐—”๐— ๐—–), a condition that affects joint movement and muscle development from birth. Progress with AMC isnโ€™t fast or linear. Itโ€™s deliberate.

This moment, ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.
Built through persistence, well-timed surgical intervention, ongoing therapy, coordinated and skilled care, and a deep belief in whatโ€™s possible.

Medical truth:
With AMC, progress comes from consistency, thoughtful intervention, and patience. Not an overnight success. Not shortcuts.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜.
๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€.
๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.
๐—” ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ.Blair has ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ and ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€, and she travels from  ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—บ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต because when i...
01/22/2026

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ.

Blair has ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ and ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€, and she travels from ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—บ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต because when it comes to your spine, precision matters.

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ:
Achondroplasia affects bone growth, including the spine. Shorter vertebrae and a narrower spinal canal can compress nerves, which is why spinal stenosis is a common issue as kids grow. Diagnosing complex diseases requires experience and expertise - itโ€™s everything.

Blair is sharp, funny, and keeps me humble, often by reminding me that my โ€œrezโ€ vocabulary still needs work.
Noted. Iโ€™ll study.

๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€. ๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป. ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ.

To learn more, watch Understanding the Spine in Achondroplasia at the link below:

https://youtu.be/hZmOPOaH05k?si=nEe1gZhOPNBUXfkI

01/15/2026

M A G I C I N T H E R O O M โœจ

Three days after surgeryโ€ฆ and Olivia is already playing her harp.
Yes. Three.

Olivia lives with multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE) a rare condition where extra bone growths form near joints. As kids grow, that can mean pain, stiffness, and limits on movement.

So we did what medicine is supposed to do:
remove what gets in the way.

The goal?
More comfort. More motion. More music.

And right on cue, the harp starts playing.
Soft strings. Steady hands. Goosebumps.

To the MHE families watching this and feeling it - we see you.
And Olivia? Sheโ€™s just getting startedโ€ฆ one beautiful note at a time ๐ŸŽถ

๐Ÿ‘‰ T H E  J O U R N E Y  S T A R T S  H E R EMeet Koen! Here from California and already owning the room - actually. Koen...
01/13/2026

๐Ÿ‘‰ T H E J O U R N E Y S T A R T S H E R E

Meet Koen! Here from California and already owning the room - actually.

Koen lives with pseudoachondroplasia, a rare genetic condition that affects bone growth and joint alignment. In plain terms: his bones grow differently, which can lead to pain, instability, and mobility challenges as kids grow.

Heโ€™s here for corrective orthopedic surgery โ€” carefully planned procedures designed to improve alignment, reduce stress on joints, and support long-term movement and independence.

West Coast โ†’ East Coast.
Big courage. Bigger smile.

This is what thoughtful medicine looks like: precise planning, patient-first care, managed physical therapy, and taking things one intentional step at a time.

Koenโ€™s journey is just beginningโ€ฆand weโ€™re grateful to walk alongside him!

O N E  S T E P  A T  A  T I M E.And this week? Michael took about 80 of them. ๐Ÿ’ชLiving with AMC (Arthrogryposis Multiplex...
01/08/2026

O N E S T E P A T A T I M E.

And this week? Michael took about 80 of them. ๐Ÿ’ช

Living with AMC (Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita), a condition that affects joint movement and muscle developmentโ€”Michael came to Florida ready to work.

Day one of therapy:
80 consecutive steps. No falls.

New braces measured (Hot Wheels fully approved).
Two hours of therapy. Then two more.

And his very first assisted walk outside with his therapy team.

Michael has plates and screws supporting his progress - tools that help create alignment and stability while strength and mobility are built. This spring, those plates and screws will be removed. For now, theyโ€™re doing their job.

Big milestones. Big smiles.
And big effort, every single day.

Keep going, Michael!
Youโ€™re showing us exactly how progress happensโ€ฆstep by step by step by step!

Mississippi Represents!I didn't know it was a tidal wave sort of thing until I met this determined person who definitely...
01/06/2026

Mississippi Represents!

I didn't know it was a tidal wave sort of thing until I met this determined person who definitely taught me a thing or two.

Pseudoachondroplasia (a rare difference in bone growth - full stop), met with confidence, clarity, and zero apologies.

Second leg lengthening: completeโœ”๏ธ

Three to four inches gained.

Yes, Wowโ€ฆ thatโ€™s real.

Waverleigh leads her care, asks the right questions, and makes informed decisions like a pro.

This is modern orthopedics โ€ฆpatient-driven, collaborative and intentional.

Starting the year in motion.Grateful for the work behind us.More excited for whatโ€™s coming.Happy New Year.If this is the...
01/01/2026

Starting the year in motion.

Grateful for the work behind us.

More excited for whatโ€™s coming.

Happy New Year.

If this is the pace at the startโ€ฆ imagine the finish.

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David S. Feldman, MD stands at the forefront of complex pediatric and adult orthopedic procedures and treatments. Dr. Feldman is currently the Associate Director of the Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida. He is also leader of the Spinal Deformity and Hip Preservation Centers at the Paley Institute. After graduating from the Albert Einstein School of Medicine in 1988, Dr. Feldman interned in general surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery in June 1993 and spent the next year in fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto with a special interest in pediatric orthopedic surgery and pediatric spine surgery. In 1994, Dr. Feldman returned to New York and joined the Orthopedics Department at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases. Since completing his studies, Dr. Feldman has been at the forefront of both simple and complex pediatric orthopedic treatments. He has helped many children with orthopedic deformities and conditions avoid surgery through early detection. His expertise with advanced non-surgical and surgical techniques has allowed hundreds of children to resume their normal activities after recovery times that are shorter than those of other methods. Dr. Feldman was also the founder of The Center for Children at NYU Langone Medical Center / NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, an organized team of specialists that devise and implement individual plans of care for children with special needs.

Dr. Feldman and his team at the Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute serve patients throughout Palm Beach County, all 50 states and 90 countries. He also travels to see patients in New York, New York, Warsaw, Poland and Israel. Dr. Feldman welcomes patients of any age seeking relief from pain and an improved quality of life.