Charles P. Melone Jr., MD
Charles P. Melone Jr., MD, a renowned hand surgeon who has treated a wide spectrum of patients—from star players for the New York Yankees and New York Knicks to earthquake victims in Haiti—has received two prestigious honors.
Dr. Melone, Director of the Hand Surgery Center at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, and Professor of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in February received the Founders Alumni Award for achievement in medicine from his alma mater, Georgetown University. And in March, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Melone, a leader in microsurgery and arthritis treatment, has performed more than 30,000 operations.
“These awards reflect Dr. Melone’s extraordinary contributions to hand surgery over his greater than 40-year clinical career,” says Peter D. McCann, MD, Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel. “We are extremely fortunate to have a surgeon of such accomplishments on the Mount Sinai Beth Israel staff.”