Hackensack University Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Hackensack University Medical Center is the flagship quaternary academic medical center of Hackensack Meridian Health, an 18-hospital network, and the Orthopaedic Surgery program trains within a 775-bed teaching hospital with substantial subspecialty depth and a stated institutional commitment to a tripartite mission of clinical care, teaching, and research. The center's identity is defined by rapid academic transformation from a community hospital to a nationally recognized referral institution, with high-acuity subspecialty programs (cardiovascular, structural heart, oncology) reflecting a tertiary/quaternary referral base likely relevant to complex orthopaedic pathology and trauma volume. The network explicitly values research and innovation as institutional pillars, supported by a dedicated Center for Discovery and Innovation, suggesting residents are expected to engage with scholarly activity alongside clinical training. Its Bergen County location near New York City and network-wide scale point to a program balancing academic rigor with a broad, high-volume clinical base.