David N. Buchalter, MD
David N. Buchalter, MD
Board-Certified, Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Surgeon - Palm Beach County Florida
Dr. David N. Buchalter is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who trained at Hospital for Joint Disease in New York City, one of the largest and most prestigious orthopedic training hospitals in the country. After completion of his residency, he did a specialized fellowship training in joint replacement surgery, sports medicine surgery, and trauma surgery. Dr. Buchalter spent time studying throughout Europe, and was involved in some of the early research on cartilage transplant and cartilage regeneration procedures.
Dr. Buchalter has been in practice in South Florida for more than16 years, and is active in the medical community. Dr. Buchalter is the Former Chief of Surgery at Delray Medical Center and has served as the chairman of numerous hospital-based committees. Currently, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Delray Medical Center.
Dr. Buchalter has performed well over 1000 total hip and total knee replacements. He is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. Less than 5% of the orthopedic surgeons in the country are members of this society, which includes physicians who specialize in total hip replacements and total knee replacements. Dr. Buchalter is one of the few surgeons performing the less invasive hip replacement surgery and the only one locally who is performing the less invasive knee replacement, allowing for a small three-inch incision, less pain, and faster recovery time.
Dr. Buchalter and his family have resided in Boca Raton, Florida for the past 16 years.
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