Joshua D Pletka, MD

Current Appointments

• Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

Hospital Campus

• Downtown
• Community

Education & Fellowships

• Fellowship: Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 2011, Hand, Upper Extremity, Microsurgery
• Residency: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2010, Orthopedic Surgery Residency
• MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2005
• MA: Georgetown University, 2001, Masters of Science
• BA: University of Rochester, 1999

Specialties & Certification

• Hand Surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Orthopedic Trauma
• Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
• Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Diseases & Conditions Treated

• Amputation
• Ankle Sprain
• Baseball Finger
• Bone Cancer
• Bone Chips in the Elbow
• Brachial Plexus Injury
• Brachial plexopathy
• Broken Ankle
• Broken Arm
• Broken Collarbone
• Broken Elbow
• Broken Finger
• Broken Wrist
• Bursitis
• Calcific Tendonitis
• Dislocated Elbow
• Finger Dislocation
• Finger Sprain
• Fracture
• Frozen Shoulder
• Golfer's Elbow
• Hip Fracture
• Infections of Bones and Joints
• Little Leaguer's Elbow
• Malignant Bone Tumors
• Malignant Soft-Tissue Tumors
• Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain
• Pediatric Fractures
• Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)
• Polydactyly
• Radial Dysplasia
• Rotator Cuff Injury
• Septic Arthritis
• Shoulder Bursitis
• Shoulder Dislocation
• Shoulder Injuries
• Shoulder Separation
• Simple Bone Cysts
• Skin Infection Around Fingernail or Toenail
• Splinter
• Symbrachydactyly
• Syndactyly
• Synovial Chondromatosis
• Tendonitis
• Tennis Elbow
• Thumb Sprain
• Trauma
• Trigger Finger
• Ulnar Dysplasia
• Ulnar neuropathy
• Wrist Sprain

Treatments/Services

• Biopsy of Bone Lesions
• Biopsy of Soft-Tissue Masses
• Bone Grafting
• Bone Sarcoma Surgery
• Curettage of Bone Lesions
• Excision of Bone Lesions
• Excision of Soft-Tissue Masses
• Fracture Treatment of Ankle
• Fracture Treatment of Arm
• Fracture Treatment of Clavicle
• Fracture Treatment of Elbow
• Fracture Treatment of Hand
• Fracture Treatment of Shoulder
• Fracture Treatment of Wrist
• Free Flap Surgery
• Hardware Removal
• Joint Aspiration
• Limb Salvage
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Microsurgery
• Reconstructive Surgery
• Skin Graft and Flaps
• Soft Tissue Bursa Injection
• Soft-Tissue Sarcoma Surgery
• Sports Medicine
• Steroid Injections
• Total Shoulder Joint Replacement
• X-Ray

Current Hospital Privileges

• Upstate University Hospital