Neofitos Stefanides M.D. is board certified by the American board of orthopedic surgeons. Dr Stefanides also holds position as assistant professor in orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Hospital. He is also fellowship trained in sports medicine and shoulder reconstruction.

He was born and raised in the Long Island town of Garden City. He attained a bachelors degree from New York University and subsequently his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.

He completed his internship at St. Vincents hospital in Manhattan and his orthopedic surgery residency at New York Medical College Brooklyn and Queens Region. His specialty training was obtained in San Francisco with the world-famous Eugene Wolf M.D. and the prestigious James Kelly M.D. His specialty training was specific for arthroscopy about the shoulder and knee as well as shoulder reconstruction.

Dr. Stefanides is fluent in English, Spanish, and Greek.