Upcoming EventsMontefiore Einstein pediatric orthopedists treat children with various conditions from birth to age 21 providing care from light sprains to complex musculoskeletal disorders. Patients have access to the experts who offer services through the specialized programs at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, including:
Cerebral Palsy & Neuromuscular Disorder Program
Scoliosis Surgery Program
Lower Limb Deformity Program
Hip Preservation Program
Pediatric Sports Medicine Program
Brachial Plexus Program
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries
Brachial plexus birth injuries
Cerebral palsy (CP)
Clubfoot
Congenital deformities of the hip
Congenital hand differences
Developmental dysplasia of the hip
Discoid meniscus
Fractures
Hip problems in older children
Hip problems in younger children
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
Limb and Foot Deformity
Limb Length Differences
Muscle contractions
Neuromuscular disorders
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Osteochondritis dissecans
Osteonecrosis (Avascular necrosis)
Patellar dislocation
Patellar subluxation
Patellar tracking disorder
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Peripheral nerve injuries
Post-traumatic deformities of the hip
Scoliosis
Shoulder instability
Skeletal dysplasia
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Eric D. Fornari, MD is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with expertise in the management of complex pediatric and adolescent hip disorders as well as pediatric and adolescent sports medicine. He earned his medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. He completed his internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, where he was recognized as the outstanding chief resident with the Henry H. Banks award. Dr. Fornari completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego.
Dr. Fornari’s focus on complex pediatric and adolescent hip disorders includes, but is not limited to, congenital, adolescent, and young adult hip dysplasia; Legg-Calve-Perthes disease; slipped capital femoral epiphysis; pediatric and adolescent sports medicine; pediatric orthopedic trauma; and neuromuscular disorders. Dr. Fornari is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Melinda S. Sharkey, MD is an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at Montefiore. She specializes in the operative and nonoperative treatment of general pediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal problems, including traumatic injuries, as well as congenital and developmental disorders. Her practice particularly focuses on the surgical treatment of bone deformities, foot deformities, limb length discrepancies, and metabolic bone diseases.
Dr. Sharkey received her Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry in 1999 at Wellesley College. In 2004, she received her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Sharkey completed an internship in General Surgery and a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California San Francisco from 2004 to 2009. She then completed a fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.