Specialties

The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body, which is part of why it is so easy to injure. Dr. Brash treats shoulder and elbow problems in throwers, overhead athletes, people whose work is physically demanding, and patients who simply cannot sleep on one side anymore. As a shoulder surgeon in Queens whose research centers on rotator cuff injury and shoulder arthritis, these are problems he works on every week, in the clinic and in print.

Knee injuries are one of the most common reasons active people see an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Brash treats the full range, from a torn ACL in a college soccer player to a meniscus tear in a runner in their fifties. Knee arthroscopy in Flushing and ACL surgery for patients on Long Island are a core part of the practice, and he sees knee patients at both offices.

Hip pain in a young, active person is often mistaken for a groin strain that will not go away. Many of these patients turn out to have a labral tear or femoroacetabular impingement, where extra bone on the ball or socket pinches during deep bending and rotation. Dr. Brash also treats hip arthritis, tendon tears on the outside of the hip, and hamstring injuries at the sit bone in both athletes and older active patients.

Ankle injuries happen in almost every sport, and they are also among the most commonly under-treated. A sprain that never fully healed can leave the ankle feeling loose or sore months later. Dr. Brash has published on ankle arthroscopy and on the assessment of ankle sprains, and he treats both fresh injuries and old ones that never settled down.

When arthritis has worn away the cartilage in a joint and non-surgical care no longer controls the pain, joint replacement can restore comfortable movement. Dr. Brash performs robotic-assisted partial and total knee replacement for patients in Queens and on Long Island, as well as hip and shoulder replacement.

Robotic assistance is a planning and positioning tool. It builds a model from the patient's own anatomy and helps the surgeon place the implant according to that plan. The surgeon performs the operation; the robotic arm does not operate on its own.

A large part of orthopedic care never reaches an operating room. This part of the practice covers image-guided injections, bracing, activity modification and rehabilitation planning, along with biologic treatments such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC).

Biologics are an area where the evidence is still developing. Results in published studies vary depending on the condition being treated, how the sample is prepared, and how patients are followed afterward. Dr. Brash discusses these treatments case by case, explains what the research does and does not currently support, and will tell you when he does not think a biologic is the right choice for you. These treatments are frequently not covered by insurance.