Once again Dr. Mark Rieger, Dr. David Lin, and Dr. Joshua Strassberg are New Jersey Monthly Top Doctors. Nominated by their peers owing to the high level of pediatric orthopedic care they provide at the Pediatric Orthopedic Center, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year as one of the most innovative practices of its kind in the state, the doctors treat children and adolescents who have issues involving bones, joints, and muscles related to sports injuries, fractures, trauma, scoliosis, hip dysplasia, clubfoot, and many other disorders, using the most innovative non-operative, minimally invasive, and arthroscopic surgical techniques available. Their methods allow for rapid diagnosis and treatment and lead to an accelerated return to activities safely.

The cutting-edge medical technology used at the Pediatric Orthopedic Center includes the EOSedge, a next-generation imaging machine that provides X-rays with as little as 4 percent of the radiation from a normal X-ray, ACL repair with the BEAR® technique to eliminate ACL replacement, spine bracing to avoid spine surgery in 96 percent of potential surgical patients, FIREFLY® guidance for spine surgery to maximize saftey, rapid-recovery pain management methods, and many other advanced treatments.

“We continue the philosophy of treating children as our family and always putting the child’s welfare first,” says Dr. Rieger. His mentor, Dr. John Hall, said, “Never seek a reputation. If you treat your patients as your own family and maintain cutting-edge clinical and surgical skills, your reputation will find you.”

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS: Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Morristown; Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston; NYU Langone Medical Center; Short Hills Surgery Center, Millburn; St. Clare’s Denville Hospital.