Biography
Yelena Bogdan, MD, FACS, FAAOS is a board-certified orthopaedic trauma surgeon in the NYC Health+Hospitals system. She is the Director of Orthopaedic Education at Jacobi Medical Center in New York City and Associate Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr. Bogdan came to the US at age 10 from Russia, rising to the top of her class at every level of education. In 2002, she graduated as valedictorian of her high school and was accepted into the combined BA/MD program Scholars for Medicine at Stony Brook University in New York. In 2006, she graduated as valedictorian of Stony Brook University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Summa cum Laude. She obtained her MD from Stony Brook School of Medicine in 2010, and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. This was followed by a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Boston Medical Center, where she served as the Administrative Chief Resident during her final year and received the Outstanding Chief Resident Research Award. After graduating in 2015, she completed a fellowship in orthopaedic trauma at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
Dr. Bogdan is the recipient of multiple honors in fracture care, including the Orthopaedic Trauma Association’s Memorial Award, which she received for her work on atypical femur fractures. She has previously won scholarships for the American Foot and Ankle Society, and research awards at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation. She has authored multiple articles in orthopaedic trauma journals, and a chapter in the fracture textbook Rockwood and Green. She has presented her work at national meetings, including the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Perhaps her most important accolade to date has been the Attending of the Year award, given by graduating Montefiore orthopaedic residents to the surgeon they feel made the most impact on their education. Her dedication to mentorship has also earned her the 2023 OTA Mentorship Award, given for her contribution to the clinical, academic and professional growth of OTA members.
Dr. Bogdan serves as a young leader in orthopaedic trauma. She has been on multiple OTA and AAOS committees to help develop resident and fellow education, and is the current chair of the Education Assessments and Examinations Committee, which creates the OITE resident in-training exam. She has also served as moderator at national meetings and as faculty at orthopaedic trauma courses. She is also the youngest member of the COTA (Center for Orthopaedic Trauma Advancement) Board of Directors, a Senior Subspecialty Editor of the ROCK (AAOS's national resident curriculum), and the CME editor of JAAOS (Journal of The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons).
Dr. Bogdan’s clinical interests include all aspects of orthopaedic trauma, with particular interest in evidence based outcomes, bisphosphonate-associated femur fractures, and polytrauma.
In addition to her academic and clinical endeavors, Dr. Bogdan serves as a mentor for her former high school, volunteering at their annual career day and other alumni events, and is a member of their presidential fund. She also has an educational presence on Twitter, where she regularly communicates about evidence-based orthopaedics with surgeons around the world. She has been a Social Media Ambassador for both the AAOS and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association. She is also a consultant for Smith & Nephew USA.
