Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Orthopedic Surgery • Newark, NJ
About
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center's Orthopedic Surgery department in Newark, NJ offers orthopedic care for diseases of the musculoskeletal system in adults and children ages 13 and older. The department creates individualized treatment plans using physical and rehabilitation therapy, same-day procedures, surgery, or other options, with a team including orthopedists, physician assistants, physical and occupational therapists, and radiologists.
Clinic Type
Orthopedic Surgery
Address
201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ 07112 USA
Phone
973-926-7331
BHPlanningDept@rwjbh.org
Opening Hours
Open 24 hours
Telehealth
Telehealth available
Emergency Care
Open 24 hours
Services Offered
Team
Insurance & Payment
Languages Spoken
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Awards & Accreditations
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Healthgrades (Dr. Zuhdi Abdo): 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)
- Healthgrades (Dr. James Lee): 4.4 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)
Patients praise
- High clinical skill and effective surgical outcomes for many patients
- Professional and caring bedside manner cited by some patients
- Clear explanations of procedures and post-operative recovery
- Patients feeling that complex or difficult cases were successfully addressed
Common complaints
- Unprofessional office staff and poor communication
- Long wait times for appointments
- Perceived lack of bedside manner or dismissive behavior from some individual surgeons
- Difficulty scheduling emergency appointments
"Dr. Abdo was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING... He answered all my question and concerns with 100% REASURRANE that he was confident in the surgery."
— Healthgrades patient review"Office manager is completely horrible and unprofessional in every way, in no way accommodating to patient, wait times are over an hr all the time."
— RateMDs patient review"Very Rude and Hostile. Does not let you speak about your condition... Has NO bedside manner."
— RateMDs patient reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Sheldon Lin; Orthopaedic; President; AOFAS Appointment - BINJE | New Jersey Business News — Sep 16, 2025
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Its 29th Annual Resident and Fellow Graduation at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center — Jul 8, 2026
- Three RWJBarnabas Hospitals Named Tops for Orthopedic Surgery - Jersey Newsroom — May 28, 2026
- RWJBarnabas opens orthopedic physician practice - Becker’s Spine Review — Oct 22, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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