Dr. Harry A. Bade III, MD

Expert Publications

• Lunate osteomyelitis in a patient with bilateral Kienböck's disease.
• Body surfing as a cause of luxatio erecta: report of four cases.
• Femoral interference screw placement through the tibial tunnel: a radiographic evaluation of interference screw divergence angles after endoscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Media Releases

Get to know Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Harry A. Bade III, who serves patients throughout the State of New Jersey.

A seasoned orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Bade III founded Professional Orthopedic Associates in 1985, seeing patients in Tinton Falls, Toms River, and Freehold, New Jersey. He specializes in shoulder, knee, hand, wrist, sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, and joint replacement.

After completing his Bachelor of Science degree at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, he earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He then went on to complete both his internship and residency in general surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center.

Subsequently, Dr. Bade III underwent advanced fellowship training in shoulder and hand surgery at the Hospital of Special Surgery, and a visiting fellowship in hand surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center.

Passionate about his profession, the doctor is board-certified in orthopedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS). The ABOS is an organization with the goal of establishing educational and professional standards for orthopedic residents and surgeons as well as evaluating the qualifications and competence of orthopedic surgeons.

Maintaining fellowship status, he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (FAAOS).

Among his professional affiliations, Dr. Bade III is an active member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the New Jersey Orthopedic Society, the Medical Society of New Jersey, the North American Arthroscopy Association, and serves as a Delegate at the American Orthopedic Sports Medicine Society.

Orthopedic surgery is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and non-surgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, spine diseases, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital disorders.

As a testament to his success, Dr. Bade III has been the recipient of the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey Annual Recognition Award, Castle Connolly Top Doctor in New York Metro Area Award, Golden Hands Award by the Monmouth Medical Center for Surgical Excellence, Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017), New Jersey Monthly Top Doctor Award (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), Nicholas S. Ransohoff, M.D. Founders Award, RHOL Orthopedic Honoree, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, MMC, Top Surgeon Award in the Consumers’ Research Council of America – Guide to America’s Top Surgeons, and New Jersey Top DoctorAward (2015, 2017).

When he is not seeing patients, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, playing golf, and fishing.

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