Naveen Singanamala, MD

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Get to know Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Naveen Singanamala, who serves patients in New York.

Dr. Singanamala is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon with expertise in hip and knee arthroplasty, knee preservation surgeries (osteotomy, ligament reconstruction, cartilage restoration) and shoulder surgeries (arthroscopic and open reconstruction, shoulder arthroplasty, fractures around the shoulder). He also treats orthopaedic trauma injuries and musculoskeletal infections.

In addition to his affiliation with SBH Health System, including SBH Ambulatory Care Center, St. Barnabas Hospital, and Bronx Park Medical Pavilion, he can be found on staff at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. 

As the academic medical center and University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center is nationally recognized for clinical excellence, breaking new ground in research, training the next generation of healthcare leaders, and delivering science-driven, patient-centered care. The mission of Montefiore is “to heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.”

Alongside his clinical role, Dr. Singanamala serves as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University in India, where he was honored with the Academic Society Gold Medal for Microbiology. Thereafter, he served his residency in orthopaedics at Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad, India. 

His clinical and research fellowships were completed at Buffalo General Hospital University of Alabama School of Medicine and the Orthopaedic Research of Virginia program. To date, his research is focused on infections in total joint arthroplasty.

Orthopaedic surgery is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopaedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders. They work in clinical and hospital settings.

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