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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center's Orthopedic Surgery department in Newark, NJ offers orthopedic care for diseases of the musculoskeletal system in adults and children ages 13 and older. The department creates individualized treatment plans using physical and rehabilitation therapy, same-day procedures, surgery, or other options, with a team including orthopedists, physician assistants, physical and occupational therapists, and radiologists.

Clinic Type

Orthopedic Surgery

Address

201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ 07112 USA

Phone

973-926-7331

Email

BHPlanningDept@rwjbh.org

Opening Hours

Open 24 hours

Telehealth

Telehealth available

Emergency Care

Open 24 hours

Services Offered

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Orthopedic care for diseases of the musculoskeletal system (adults and children ages 13+)
  • presumably physical therapy and rehabilitation integration as part of treatment plans
  • same day procedures
  • surgery or other options

Team

  • Orthopedic Surgery Department — Department

Insurance & Payment

  • Accepted insurances (see link)

Languages Spoken

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Awards & Accreditations

  • Awards and Accreditation (see link)
  • Quality Awards (see link)

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Healthgrades (Dr. Zuhdi Abdo): 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. James Lee): 4.4 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

Patients praise

  • High clinical skill and effective surgical outcomes for many patients
  • Professional and caring bedside manner cited by some patients
  • Clear explanations of procedures and post-operative recovery
  • Patients feeling that complex or difficult cases were successfully addressed

Common complaints

  • Unprofessional office staff and poor communication
  • Long wait times for appointments
  • Perceived lack of bedside manner or dismissive behavior from some individual surgeons
  • Difficulty scheduling emergency appointments

"Dr. Abdo was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING... He answered all my question and concerns with 100% REASURRANE that he was confident in the surgery."

— Healthgrades patient review

"Office manager is completely horrible and unprofessional in every way, in no way accommodating to patient, wait times are over an hr all the time."

— RateMDs patient review

"Very Rude and Hostile. Does not let you speak about your condition... Has NO bedside manner."

— RateMDs patient review

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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