About Me
I never imagined a career in orthopedics—I went to medical school intending to be an obstetrician and deliver babies for a living! I had great mentors when I first entered medical school: they pushed me to consider orthopedic surgery. It is one of the few fields in medicine where you can often see immediate results to problems, and that was very gratifying. I have always loved working with kids, which makes pediatric orthopedics such a great fit. There’s nothing like getting a handmade drawing from a child you’ve helped.
As a pediatric orthopedist, I see a little bit of everything, from kids with sports injuries and fractures to children born with hip or foot issues. Parents regularly seek advice on developmental issues, such as feet turning inward (toeing-in). I also treat very complex conditions in young people, some of whom come to us from very far away. At least half of my practice is focused on the care of children with cerebral palsy and other brain or nervous system conditions that cause a motor disability or delay.
I specialize in neuromuscular hip reconstruction, a type of surgery to correct hip dislocation in children who have cerebral palsy or other neuromuscular conditions. I also perform single-event multilevel surgery to correct multiple musculoskeletal issues at once in children and young adults with cerebral palsy.
Most families seek out a surgeon to help improve a child’s quality of life. The more complicated the case, the more essential it is to figure out what’s important to the family and the patient. Am I improving your child’s quality of life by doing a procedure, or am I harming their quality of life by not doing a procedure? If there’s a choice, we talk about it, and if the child can engage in the conversation in an age-appropriate way, all the better. An X-ray doesn’t tell you the whole story. Communication is paramount.
At the Center for Children, part of Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, we provide outpatient care for children recovering from an injury or managing an orthopedic, musculoskeletal, or neuromuscular condition. Our orthopedists, neurologists, and physical therapists work as a team. My ability to care for children with complex conditions is so much richer because of this level of multidisciplinary care. As director of both the Division of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery and the Center for Children, I am committed to expanding our excellent programs and facilities, especially for children with spina bifida and cerebral palsy.
Much of my research focuses on access to care and social determinants of health. As I learned early in life, when my grandmother passed away from a brain tumor, if you don’t speak English and you don’t have people who can advocate for your care, symptoms can be missed—or misdiagnosed. That experience drew me into medicine and sparked my interest in public health. Today, getting care to kids—wherever they are, whatever they need—is what drives me.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- abnormal gait
- acetabular dysplasia
- achilles injury
- achilles tendonitis
- achondroplasia
- ankle fracture
- ankle injuries
- ankle pain
- ankle strain
- ankle tendinitis
- arm fracture
- arthrogryposis
- brittle bone disease
- cerebral palsy
- congenital clubfoot
- developmental dysplasia of the hip
- elbow injury
- elbow sprains & strains
- femoral anteversion
- finger fracture
- flat feet
- foot & ankle sprains
- foot deformity
- foot fracture
- foot pain
- ganglion cysts
- growth disorder
- growth plate
- hand deformity
- hand fracture
- hand injury
- hip & pelvic fractures
- hip dislocation
- hip dysplasia
- hip injury
- knee cartilage injuries
- knee injury
- knee ligament tear
- knee sprains & strains
- knock knees child
- kyphosis with lordosis
- leg length discrepancy in child
- legg-calvé-perthes disease
- limb abnormality
- limb length inequality
- little league shoulder
- meniscus tear
- metatarsus adductus
- muscle strain
- muscular dystrophy
- neuromuscular disorder
- nonhealing fractures
- osgood-schlatter disease
- osteomyelitis
- patella fractures
- short stature
- shoulder injury
- slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- sports injury
- stress fractures
- tarsal coalition
- tibial torsion
- toeing-in
- trigger finger
- winged scapula
- wrist fracture
- wrist injury
- wry neck
Treatments
- ankle tendon lengthening
- bloodless surgery
- bone lengthening
- infant hip ultrasound
- leg/ankle tendon lengthening
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Achilles Injury , Achondroplasia in Children , Arthrogryposis in Children , Osteogenesis Imperfecta in Children , Cerebral Palsy in Children , Clubfoot in Children , Elbow Sprains & Strains , Foot & Ankle Sprains , Growth Plate Injuries in Children , Osgood-Schlatter Disease in Children , Congenital Hand Deformities , Hip & Pelvic Fractures , Developmental Hip Dysplasia , Knee Cartilage Injuries , Knee Sprains & Strains , Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease in Children , Meniscus Tears , Muscular Dystrophy , Nonhealing Fractures , Patella Fractures , Stress FracturesCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
- Medical Director, Center for Children
- Associate Director, Orthopedic Residency Program
Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery, 2013
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Alfred I duPont Hospital, Pediatric Orthopedic, 2011
- Residency, Thomas Jefferson Univ Hospital (Philadelphia, PA), Orthopedic Surgery, 2010
- Residency, Thomas Jefferson Univ Hospital (Philadelphia, PA), Orthopedic Surgery, 2009
- MD from Jefferson Medical College, 2005
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Aetna
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Mara Karamitopoulos, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
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Schedule a Video VisitNYU Langone Orthopedic Surgery-Rutherford Place
240 East 18th Street, Suite 21, New York, NY 10003
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70 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Bay Ridge
6740 Fourth Avenue, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220
“Becoming a parent has really informed the way I look at family situations and the questions I ask.”
Mara Karamitopoulos, MD Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
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Publications
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Rozell, Joshua C; Owusu-Sarpong, Stephane; Robin, Joseph X; Karamitopoulos, Mara
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2023 Nov 15; 31(22):1143-1148
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Bi, Andrew S; Carter, Cordelia; Price, Andrew E; Litrenta, Jody; Karamitopoulos, Mara; Castañeda, Pablo G
Hip international. 2023 Jan 31; 11207000221151121
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Schlacter, Jamie A; Roussos, Demetrios; Masrouha, Karim; Karamitopoulos, Mara; Carter, Cordelia; Price, Andrew; Castañeda, Pablo; Litrenta, Jody
Journal of pediatric orthopedics. 2023 Jan 01; 43(1):61-64