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Dr. Ira Kirschenbaum

Dr. Ira Kirschenbaum is chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of Surgical Operations, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center. Kirschenbaum runs an innovative program overseeing a large staff of orthopedic surgeons who deliver orthopedic care to one of the largest clinic populations in the country.

Recently, Kirschenbaum took on the position of Director of Surgical
Operations where he works with the Operating Room Committee and hospital leadership to improve daily OR operations.

In July 2014, Orthopaedics Services was expanded into an entire floor at the Bronx-Lebanon Health and Wellness Center. New York Yankee pitcher Mariano Rivera even visited the wing to meet Kirschenbaum and his patients.

In addition to his notable career as an orthopedic surgeon, Kirschenbaum has in-depth and wide-breadth entrepreneurial, corporate and non-profit experience in operations leadership, process reengineering, information technology, and innovation design.

He is currently Chief Medical Information Officer at the SwiftPath Program, which helps doctors safely, effectively and profitably execute outpatient or enhanced recovery joint replacement into their practices or ASCs, and Chief Medical Officer at DTC Healthcom, a medical information technology innovation company. Kirschenbaum is also Managing Partner of Sprocket Health, a new venture that has the product Referral Pad MD, a "Clinician-to-Specialist" referral tool.

Kirschenbaum’s affiliations and awards past and present include The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and The Orthopedic Research Society.