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title: 'Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Dr. Morteza Meftah”'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/hosted-by-dr-scott-sigman-dr-morteza-meftah'
show: 'The Ortho Show'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/the-ortho-show'
published: '2022-01-27'
audio: 'https://media.blubrry.com/theorthoshow/content.blubrry.com/theorthoshow/2022-01-13_Meftah.mp3'
---

# Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Dr. Morteza Meftah”

Dr. Morteza Meftah is a Hip and Knee Joint Reconstruction Specialist, Co-director of Robotic and Computer-assisted Joint Replacement Surgery Chair, Center for Orthopedic Innovation, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone’s Preston Robert Tisch...

## Summary

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Dr. Morteza Meftah is a Hip and Knee Joint Reconstruction Specialist, Co-director of Robotic and Computer-assisted Joint Replacement Surgery Chair, Center for Orthopedic Innovation, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone’s[Preston Robert Tisch Center for Men’s Health](https://nyulangone.org/locations/preston-robert-tisch-center-for-mens-health)and[NYU Langone Madison Avenue Orthopedics](https://nyulangone.org/locations/nyu-langone-madison-avenue-orthopedics).

His clinical practice and research focus on complex primary and revision total hip and knee replacements, including rapid post-surgical recovery, outpatient joint replacement surgery, opioid-sparing surgical pathways, peri-prosthetic fractures and infections, and robotic-assisted total joint replacement.

Topics include:

-His role as Chair of the Orthopedic Innovation Center. He helps us understand the differences between invention and innovation.

-We discuss the use of robotics and navigation with aiding precision during surgeries.

-We hear about the grit and challenges to get his start-up, Caira Surgical, launched.

Find out more about Dr. Morteza Meftah[here.](https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1740463272/morteza-meftah)

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