Leonard Jaffe, M.D.
Dr. Jaffe is an orthopaedic surgeon on staff at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Dr. Jaffe has been a team physician for a major professional NJ hockey team for over 15 years and is a team physician for a professional boxing team. Dr. Jaffe graduated from the Chicago Medical School, University Health Sciences and completed his internship at Albert Einstein College - Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Jaffe completed an orthopaedic residency at New York University Medical Center and went on to complete a fellowship there for sports related injuries.

Dr. Jaffe is a charter member of the Greater Metropolitan Sports Medicine Society, a Charter Member of the NHL Team Physicians Association, is on the Board of Fellows for the Association of Professional Team Physicians, and is a member of the following:  the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Medical Soccer Association and the Greater Metropolitan Sports Medicine Society.

Edward Decter, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Decter is an orthopaedic surgeon on staff at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Dr. Decter is the head team physician for the NY/NJ MetroStars and is a consulting team physician for several academic teams. Dr. Decter graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in Nebraska and completed his residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute in New York. He also completed a general surgery internship at Temple University.

Dr. Decter is a member of the following organizations:  the American Medical Soccer Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine, and several medical and professional associations. Dr. Decter is also a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Additionally, he has published numerous scientific articles about sports medicine.

Frederick Gordon, M.D.
Dr. Gordon is an orthopaedic surgeon on staff at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Dr. Gordon has been the orthopaedic consultant for the NJ Ballet for approximately 20 years. Dr. Gordon graduated from the New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency at New York University-Bellevue Medical Center. While at New York University he also completed an orthopaedic fellowship where he concentrated on arthritis, rheumatic disease and joint replacement.

Dr. Gordon is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Gordon's area of special interests are dance medicine and orthopaedics as related to professional dancers and students of dance.

John Z. Shumko, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Shumko is the Chairman of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Saint Barnabas Medical Center, and is the Medical Director for the Sports Medicine Institute and the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Shumko is a board certified physiatrist and is a diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Shumko received his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry - New Jersey Medical School as well as a doctorate degree in Anatomy. Prior to joining Saint Barnabas, he was the Medical Director of the Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Center in New York.

Dr. Shumko is a fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and a diplomate of the Association of Academic Physiatrists. Additionally, he has published numerous scientific articles and has presented at multiple national conferences on sports and non-sports related topics.

H. Mahmood Cheema, M.D.
Dr. Cheema is the Section Chief for the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery for Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Dr. Cheema graduated from King Edward Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan, and completed his residency at the Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. He also completed an orthopaedic fellowship at the Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital in Toronto, Canada, as well as at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, concentrating on Joint Replacement and Trauma.

Dr Cheema is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a fellow member of the International College of Surgeons. He is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, in London, England.

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