Yaser El-Gazzar, MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon with subspecialty fellowship training in Sports Medicine and Joint Preservation Surgery. His specialty interests include Orthopedic Adult and Pediatric Sports Medicine and Joint Preservation Surgery as well as Trauma and General Orthopedics. He completed his undergraduate education at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, Medical education at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Albert Einstein Medical College/ Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. He completed his training by undergoing a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the prestigious Jack Hughston Foundation in Georgia under the mentorship of Champ Baker, JR, MD where he was involved in the care of NCAA, professional, high school, and “weekend warrior” athletes. After founding New Edge Orthopedics, LLC in Jersey City in 2014, he has become the head team physician for Berkley College Athletics, the town physician for Weehawken Township as well as the Team Doctor for Weehawken High School Athletics, and he is currently the Team Physician for many local Hudson County High Schools and Colleges.