Get to Know Marfan w/ Dr. Bitterman

As we kick off our Marfan Awareness Series, I am so excited to welcome , Adam Bitterman, DO.   Adam D. Bitterman, DO, is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is a board certified, fellowship trained foot and ankle orthopaedic specialist and has a focus in treating conditions of the lower leg. His clinical interests include arthritis of the foot and ankle, deformity correction, Achilles tendon disorders, and sports-related injuries to the ankle and foot. He is highly skilled in arthroscopic, minimally invasive, and open approaches for various conditions surrounding the lower foot and ankle.   Dr. Bitterman is a graduate of Binghamton University and pursued his medical education at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at North Shore-LIJ Plainview Orthopaedic Consortium before graduating from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois where he completed his foot and ankle fellowship training. While in Chicago, he worked alongside the team physicians for the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. Additionally, he won the Jorge A. Galante Research Fellow Award for his work on Achilles tendinosis.   Adam serves as the co-chair of the Research Committee for the Plainview Hospital Orthopaedic Residency program. His research interests include clinical outcomes after foot and ankle surgery, Achilles tendon pathology, patient comprehension, infection control and residency training. He has co-authored several peer-reviewed articles in orthopaedic journals and book chapters in orthopaedic textbooks. Dr. Bitterman has lectured to his peers as well as allied health professionals on various topics involving the lower extremity at local, regional and national meetings.   Dr. Bitterman, who has Marfan syndrome, has been a volunteer for The Marfan Foundation for many years, leading educational workshops at the Foundation's annual conference and presenting educational webinars. In 2020, he was named to the Foundation's Professional Advisory Board, which is comprised of the country's leading experts on Marfan and related conditions.   Listen in as Dr. Bitterman helps us Get to Know Marfan.   Learn More About Marfan at www.marfan.org or the On-Air Advocate at www.OnAirAdvocate.com