Below you can access news and information about the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (RIAO), including featured articles, press releases and blog posts.
- Dr. Noman Siddiqui is interviewed in this February 2024 Podiatry Today article on minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery.
- Dr. Craig Bennett, Dr. Ronald Delanois, Dr. Philip McClure, Dr. James Nace, and Dr. Shawn Standard were recognized as 2023 “Top Doctors” in the November 2023 issue of Baltimore Magazine.
- Dr. Noman Siddiqui is interviewed in this November 2023 Orthopedics Today article on advances in minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery.
- Dr. Michael Assayag and two of his cosmetic lengthening patients were interviewed about the procedure in a story in The National, a Middle Eastern media outlet, in June 2023.
- Dr. John Herzenberg was interviewed about clubfoot in an article about a shortstop with clubfoot in The Athletic in June 2023.
- Dr. John Herzenberg’s former patient Samantha Heyison and her athletic prowess was highlighted in this Baltimore Sun article in May 2023. Samantha did not let clubfoot or limb differences from constriction band syndrome keep her from becoming a discus and shot-put champion.
- Dr. Michael Assayag and one of his patients were interviewed in a WJZ-TV story about the growing popularity of cosmetic stature lengthening to be taller in May 2023.
- RTL Nieuws, one of the biggest news outlets in the Netherlands, profiled Mark Walker and his cosmetic limb lengthening treatment journey with Dr. Michael Assayag in December 2022. [Note: Mark and Dr. Assayag speak in English in the video.]
- Dr. Michael Assayag, Dr. Craig Bennett, Dr. Christopher Bibbo, Dr. Janet Conway, Dr. Ronald Delanois, Dr. John Herzenberg, Dr. John Ingari, Dr. Philip McClure, Dr. Michael Mont, Dr. James Nace, Dr. Robert Saltzman, Dr. Noman Siddiqui and Dr. Shawn Standard were recognized as 2022 “Top Doctors” in the November 2022 issue of Baltimore Magazine.
- Dr. Ronald Delanois was interviewed on CityBiz in July 2022.
- Dr. Noman Siddiqui was featured in a WJZ-TV “Ask A Doc” interview about bunions and his expertise in performing minimally invasive bunion surgery in June 2022.
- Dr. John Herzenberg and the family of his patient named Success were interviewed for this WBAL-TV story that aired in April 2022. Dr. Philip McClure and Dr. Herzenberg operated on this 11-year-old boy from Nigeria for treatment of severe Blount disease. His legs were so bowed that he could not walk on his legs and mainly moved by crawling on his knees. Over the course of four months, his surgically straightened bones healed, and he is now walking well on his own two feet.
- Dr. Erica Gaertner was interviewed on WJZ-13 TV about common sports injuries and ways to avoid them in January 2022.
- Dr. Shawn Standard was interviewed for this December 2021 WJZ-TV story about his patient Kacper who came from Poland for club hand treatment.
- Dr. Michael Assayag, Dr. Craig Bennett, Dr. Ronald Delanois, Dr. John Herzenberg, Dr. John Ingari, Dr. Robert Nace, Dr. Noman Siddiqui and Dr. Shawn Standard were recognized as 2021 “Top Doctors” in the November 2021 issue of Baltimore Magazine.
- Dr. Michael Assayag and his cosmetic limb lengthening patient Raz were featured on “The Doctors” television show in November 2021.
- Dr. Michael Assayag and his cosmetic limb lengthening treatment were featured in two Chinese media outlets in October 2021: The South China Morning Post and Today Online.
- Dr. Philip McClure was interviewed about treating children’s growth plate fractures in this September 2021 LifeBridge Health/WJZ 13 CBS Baltimore blog post that was also featured on HealthNewsDigest.com.
- Dr. Erica Gaertner was interviewed in this WBAL-TV News story on the important role mental health plays in athletes' performance during competition in August 2021.
- Dr. Shawn Standard and his patient, Chandler Crews, were featured in this February 2021 WBFF Fox 45 News interview about the rare disease of achondroplasia—a form of dwarfism—and Chandler’s experience with limb lengthening at the International Center for Limb Lengthening.
- Dr. Ronald Delanois, Dr. Craig Bennett, Dr. Michael Assayag, Dr. John Herzenberg, Dr. Philip McClure, Dr. Noman Siddiqui and Dr. Shawn Standard were recognized as 2020 “Top Doctors” in the November 2020 issue of Baltimore Magazine. Dr. Delanois was listed under General Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery: Joint, Dr. Bennett was listed under General Orthopedics as well as Orthopedic Surgery: Sports Medicine. Dr. Assayag was listed under General Orthopedics. Drs. Herzenberg, McClure and Standard were recognized under Pediatric Orthopedics, and Dr. Siddiqui was listed as a top doctor in Podiatry.
- Dr. Ronald Delanois is interviewed about telemedicine in this WJZ-TV CBS Baltimore news story. He also explains how the Rubin Institute is now open and safe for patients to come for in-person visits and elective procedures.
- In June 2020, Dr. John Herzenberg was awarded The Daily Record‘s Healthcare Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award. Here is his winner profile as published in this Maryland business, legal and government news publication.
- In this June 2020 clip from SUCH TV, a news channel in Pakistan, Dr. Noman Siddiqui, Director of Podiatric Surgery, International Center for Limb Lengthening, is interviewed in Urdu about podiatric surgery. He explains that podiatric care is a public health concern in Pakistan and shares information about diabetic limb preservation. He also answers viewer questions about foot health, limb lengthening and foot and ankle sports injuries.
- Dr. John Herzenberg was featured in this WBAL-TV 11 News story on how telemedicine is helping the Rubin Institute to continue serving patients with orthopedic concerns who do not want to leave the safety of their own homes during the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Dr. Janet Conway successfully saved the life and leg of a teenager with a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Her efforts are featured in this People.com article, this WJZ 13 Baltimore television story, and this FOX 45 Baltimore news television story. She also is interviewed about flesh-eating bacteria in this FOX 45 News morning show segment.
- Dr. John Herzenberg, Dr. Michael Assayag and Team Sinai are featured in this Baltimore Jewish Times article about the April 2018 medical mission to Haiti.
- Dr. John Herzenberg is featured in this U.S. News & World Report article about ways to address limb length differences.
- Dr. John Herzenberg is featured in a Jerusalem Post blog post about Clubfoot treatment.
- Dr. John Herzenberg and Dr. Shawn Standard are featured in the Baltimore Sun's article, "Sinai Hospital doctors pioneer limb-lengthening procedure."
- Dr. John Herzenberg and Dr. Shawn Standard performing surgery with the Precice Limb Lengthening System is discussed in this Orthopedics This Week article.
- Dr. John Herzenberg is featured in an NPR article about Clubfoot treatment.
- More than 1,000 cyclists attended the 8th Annual Save-A-Limb Ride that was held on October 19, 2013. Check out this Baltimore Sun article about the event.
- Our very own eight-year-old Elizabeth Gardner led her fellow students at Cedarmere Elementary School on a mini walk around campus. Elizabeth has already had 26 surgeries at the ICLL, and she is a strong supporter of the Save-A-Limb Ride (www.SaveALimbRide.org). Check out this WJZ-TV Baltimore story about her.
- Batman/Lenny Robinson's visit to Sinai Hospital was covered on WMAR-TV's website.
- A Rubin Institute physical therapist was quoted for an article on MSN.com.
- A patient of John Herzenberg was featured on WBAL-Radio.
- James Nace, D.O., wrote a blog entry on walkjogrun.net about shin splints.
- The Richmond Times-Dispatch did a story on a girl who is getting treatment at the International Center for Limb Lengthening. Dr. Shawn Standard is quoted in the article.
- Orthopedics This Week included John Herzenberg, M.D., in their list of the top 17 pediatric orthopedic surgeons in the United States.
- John Herzenberg, M.D., and the PRECICE system were featured in the Scientific American.
- A patient from Norway was featured on this TV outlet.
- 2012 Save-A-Limb Ride Coverage included: WJZ-TV. The Carroll County Times, and Press Box.
- U.S. News and World Report listed Dr. Herzenberg as being in the top 1% of orthopedic surgeons in the nation.
- This July 2012 article in Mishpacha Magazine covers Dr. Herzenberg’s medical mission trip to Ecuador. The medical volunteers performed 33 operations in just four days.
- Dr. Herzenberg and Standard published an article about the new Precice lengthening rod in the Maryland Physician Magazine (June 2012).
- Dr. Herzenberg and Dr. Standard were recognized as 2012 Champions of Care by Sinai Hospital.
- An article in NewsRX that mentions periprosthetic hip infections and the RIAO.
- Ivanhoe Media interviews Shawn Standard, M.D., who talks about the PRECICE limb lengthening system.
- San Antonio’s KSAT-TV featured an article about the RIAO Multiplier App.
- An article in the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma about the RIAO’s Multiplier App.
- Yahoo! Voices featured an article about the PRECICE Limb Lengthening system.
- An article in Yahoo! Shine about the RIAO’s Multiplier App. Articles about this app also appeared on newsblaze.com and Italian news site panorama.it.
- James Nace, D.O., wrote a guest blog post for Walkjogrun.net on the topic of plantar fasciitis.
- Shawn Standard, M.D., and John Herzenberg, M.D., were featured in a Lower Extremity Review article about the PRECICE Limb Lengthening System.
- Press Box quotes James Nace, D.O., about golf and how sticking to a regular off-season exercise routine can help a person's game.