Orthopaedic Physician John Capo, MD, Joins Barnabas Health Medical Group

Barnabas Health Medical Group (BHMG) has announced the addition of John T. Capo, MD, a board-certified orthopaedic physician, to its network of primary and specialty care physicians. He is affiliated with Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility.

Dr. Capo, who specializes in hand, wrist, elbow and nerve surgery and is skilled in microsurgery and soft-tissue wound coverage, is looking forward to working with Barnabas Health Medical Group to get patients back to full function.

“I want my patients to return to their daily activities and get the most out of their days. I want them to feel like that their problems are solved and their pain is relieved,” said Dr. Capo. “It’s especially important with hand care – they need their hands for day-to-day activities, whether it’s woodworking, knitting or playing with the kids. The hand is a critical part of relating to the world and other people.”

Dr. Capo was previously Professor of Orthopaedics and Chief of Hand Surgery at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School for 10 years and recently served as the Director of Research in the Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Hand Surgery at New York University-Hospital for Joint Diseases. He is joining Dr. Frank Liporace to head a new Faculty Practice and Department of Orthopaedics at RWJ Barnabas-Jersey City Medical Center.

“Dr. Liporace and I are bringing world class care to the northern RWJBarnabas Health system. We’re both professors of Orthopaedics, we frequently teach and lecture around the country and the world, write papers and books, conduct research and actively teach residents,” said Dr. Capo. “The worst trauma that comes in is referred to us. We take care of some of the most challenging cases, and that’s what we want to do.”

Dr. Capo earned his medical degree from Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, N.J., after earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in Orthopaedics at Penn State-Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa., and completed a Hand, Upper Extremity & Microsurgery fellowship at Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center in Indianapolis, as well as an AO Foundation Traveling Fellowship in Orthopaedic Trauma at Sunnybrook Medical Center in Toronto and the University of Berne in Switzerland.

Dr. Capo is a member of AO North America and the AO Alumni Association and currently serves on the Orthopaedic Steering Committee of Jersey City Medical Center. He is board certified in Orthopaedics and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

For a consultation with Dr. Capo at his office, located at 377 Jersey Ave, Suite 280-A in Jersey City, please call 201-716-5851 or 732-531-6600 or visit BarnabasHealthMedicalGroup.org. Barnabas Health Medical Group accepts most insurances.

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