Charles A. Popkin, MD
Overview
Dr. Charles A. Popkin specializes in pediatric, adolescent, and collegiate sports medicine, with an emphasis on the operative and non-operative treatment of complex knee disorders. His specific clinical interests involve primary and revision ACL reconstruction, patellar instability, cartilage injuries and disorders, meniscal tears, and recalcitrant patellar tendinopathy.
With dual fellowships in Pediatric Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Dr. Popkin has dedicated his career to the comprehensive treatment and prevention of injury in developing athletes. He has a particular interest in the management of ice hockey injuries, serving as a team physician for USA Hockey, and on the USA Hockey National Safety and Protective Equipment Committee. Dr. Popkin is also the head team physician for: Fordham University, Mercy College, and the Hackley School in Tarrytown.
In addition to his academic practice, Dr. Popkin conducts research on ACL injury prevention, ACL reconstruction techniques in the pediatric athlete, overuse injuries in youth sports, refractory patellar tendonitis, and shoulder instability in ice hockey. He pens a monthly "Ask Dr. Hockey" column for USA Hockey Magazine. Dr. Popkin lives in Westchester and enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- ACL Injury Tear
- Adolescent Sports Injuries
- Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
- Cartilage Injury
- Cartilage Surgery
- Fractures
- Hamstring Tendonitis/Injury
- Hip Preservation
- Knee Disorders
- Knee Injuries
- Knee Injury
- Knee Ligament Reconstructions
- Knee Pain
- Knee Surgery
- Meniscus Tear
- Meniscus Tears
- Orthopedic Trauma
- Patellar Instability
- Patellar Tendonitis
- Pediatric Orthopedics
- Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
- Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma
- Pediatric Sports Medicine
- Shoulder Instability
- Sports Injuries
- Sports Injury
- Sports Medicine Surgery
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
AmeriHealth of New Jersey
- EPO - New Jersey Services
- HMO - New Jersey Services
- POS - New Jersey Services
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
Fidelis Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- NYP Employee Plan
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
QualCare
- PPO - New Jersey Services
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicare Managed Care
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
Workers Compensation
- Workers Comp-ACS Dept. of Labor
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Tulane University School of Medicine
- Internship: Jackson Memorial Hospital
- Residency: University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center
- Fellowship: Minnesota Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Institute
- Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children
Board Certifications
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine
- Orthopedic Surgery
Research
Selected Publications
Popkin CA, Gundry C, Larson CM, Murnaghan ML. Remembering our roots: Eponyms in sports medicine. American Journal of Sports Medicine:Online Dec 2012. Epub ahead of print.
Ellis, HB, Popkin CA and Howard A.Treatment of Supracondylar fractures in Children. Orthopaedia (online). Added February 2012.
Moktassi A, Popkin CA, Murnaghan ML. Imaging in Osteochondritis Dissecans. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. April 2012; 43(2):201-211. EPub 2012 Feb 21
Popkin CA, Murnaghan ML. Knee injuries in growing athletes. Orthopaedics and Trauma. February 2012: 12-19.
Hechtman KS, Zvijac JE, Popkin CA, Zych G, Botto-Van Bemden A. A Minimally Disruptive Surgical Technique for the treatment of Osteitis Pubis. Sports Health 2010: May June; 2: 211-215.
Kaplan LD, Lu, Y, Snitzer S, Nemke B, Hao Z, Biro S, Albiero W, Stamplfi HF, Markel M, Popkin C, Baum SZ. The effect of early hyaluronic acid delivery on the development of an acute articular cartilage lesion in a sheep model. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2009: Dec; 37(12):2323-7. Epub 2009 Aug 31.
Zvijac JE, Botto-Van Bemden A, Popkin CA. Salvage procedure for chronic acromioclavicular dislocation subsequent to overzealous distal clavicle resection. Orthopedics 2008: Dec; 31:1235.
Popkin CA, Posada A, Clifford P. Little Leaguer's Shoulder. Clinical Imaging 2006: Sep-Oct; 30(5): 365-367.
Hameed SM, Popkin CA, Cohn SM, EW Johnson. The epidemic of pediatric traffic injuries in South Florida: A review of the problem and initial results of a prospective surveillance strategy. American Journal of Public Health Apr 2004;94:554-556.
Hotz GA, Cohn SM, Mishkin D, Castelblanco A, Li P, Popkin C, Duncan R. Outcome of motorcycle riders at one year post-injury. Traffic Injury Prevention Mar 2004; 5(1): 87-89.
Ginzburg E, Cohn SM, Lopez J, Jackowski J, Brown M, Hameed SM, Miami Deep Vein Thrombosis Study Group (Popkin C). Randomized clinical trial of intermittent pneumatic compression and low molecular weight heparin in trauma. British Journal of Surgery Nov 2003; 90(11):1338-44.
Lopez PP, Leblang S, Popkin CA, Byers PM. Blunt duodenal trauma. Journal of Trauma Dec 2002; 53(6): 1195.
Hotz GA, Cohn SM, Popkin C, Ekeh P, Duncan R, Johnson EW, Pernas F, Selem J. The impact of a repealed motorcycle helmet law in Miami-Dade County. Journal of Trauma Mar 2002; 52(3): 469-474.
Popkin CA, Lopez PP, Cohn SM, Brown M, Lynn M. The incision of choice for pregnant women with appendicitis is through McBurney's Point. The American Journal of Surgery Jan 2002; 183(1): 20-22.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov
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