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Timothy B. Rapp, M.D.

Associate Professor; Chief of the Division of Orthopaedic Oncology
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery)
NYU Orthopedic Surgery Associates

Clinical Addresses

160 EAST 34TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10016
Hours: Mon. 9 - 5; Fri. 9 - 5
Handicap Access: yes
Phone: 212-731-6558
Fax: 212-731-5646

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Medical Specialties

Cancer, Orthopaedic Surgery

Medical Expertise

Sarcoma, Orthopaedic Oncology/Bone Tumor, Bone Cancers, Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Clinical Responsibilities

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Chief, Division of Orthopaedic Oncology; Director, Orthopaedic Oncology Center at Bellevue

Dr. Rapp received his medical degree from the University of Iowa. He completed orthopaedic residency training and a fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. Before joining the NYU Langone Medical Center faculty he was Assistant Professor and Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois.

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Dr. Timothy Rapp is Chief of the Division of Orthopaedic Oncology in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. With offices at the NYU Langone Medical Center's Clinical Cancer Center and Hospital for Joint Diseases, Dr. Rapp handles a full spectrum of conditions from benign bone and soft tissue tumors to bone and soft tissue sarcomas and metastatic bone disease. He works collaboratively with numerous other NYU faculty members to provide patients with multidisciplinary oncology care. As Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, he is involved in resident and fellow education and focuses his research in the molecular biology of sarcomas.

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Board Certification

2005 — Ab Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

Education

1997 — University of Iowa, Medical Education
1998-2002 — University of Washington (Orthopaedic Surgery), Residency Training
1998-2002 — University of Washington Medical Center (Surg.), Internship
2002-2003 — University of Washington (Musculoskeletal), Clinical Fellowships

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Research Interests

* Minimally invasive tumor surgery.
* Molecular biology of sarcomas.

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All data from NYU Health Sciences Library Faculty Bibliography — -

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http://hsl.med.nyu.edu/faculty-bibliography-search

Sox2 maintains self renewal of tumor-initiating cells in osteosarcomas
Basu-Roy U; Seo E; Ramanathapuram L; Rapp TB; Perry JA; Orkin SH; Mansukhani A; Basilico C
2012 Sep 19;:2270-2282, Oncogene
— id: 137542, year: 2012, vol: , page: 2270, stat: Journal Article,

"Incidental" bone lesions--when to refer to the tumor specialist
Kim, L T Suezie; Laible, Catherine N; Rybak, Leon D; Rapp, Timothy B
2012 ;70(4):235-240, Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
— id: 216152, year: 2012, vol: 70, page: 235, stat: Journal Article,

Aneurysmal bone cyst
Rapp, Timothy B; Ward, James P; Alaia, Michael J
2012 Apr;20(4):233-241, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
— id: 165436, year: 2012, vol: 20, page: 233, stat: Journal Article,

Massive subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis with rice bodies secondary to an orthopedic implant
Urruela, Adriana M; Rapp, Timothy B; Egol, Kenneth A
2012 Sep;41(9):418-421, American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, NJ)
— id: 214182, year: 2012, vol: 41, page: 418, stat: Journal Article,

Metastatic lesions of the proximal femur
Doung, Yee-Cheen; Kenan, Samuel; Rapp, Timothy
2011 ;69(1):81-86, Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
— id: 128799, year: 2011, vol: 69, page: 81, stat: Journal Article,

Hospitalist-orthopedic co-management of high-risk patients undergoing lower extremity reconstruction surgery
Pinzur, Michael S; Gurza, Edward; Kristopaitis, Theresa; Monson, Rebecca; Wall, Michael J; Porter, Anne; Davidson-Bell, Victoria; Rapp, Timothy
2009 Jul;32(7):495-495, Orthopedics (Thorofare NJ)
— id: 105324, year: 2009, vol: 32, page: 495, stat: Journal Article,

Radiologic case study: Ewing's Sarcoma
Wrigley, Kristen; Demos, Terrence C; Lomasney, Laurie M; Rapp, Timothy
2009 Feb;32(2):70-70, Orthopedics (Thorofare NJ)
— id: 105325, year: 2009, vol: 32, page: 70, stat: Journal Article,

Megaprosthesis versus Condyle-sparing intercalary allograft: distal femoral sarcoma
Zimel, Melissa N; Cizik, Amy M; Rapp, Timothy B; Weisstein, Jason S; Conrad, Ernest U 3rd
2009 Nov;467(11):2813-2824, Clinical orthopaedics & related research
— id: 104103, year: 2009, vol: 467, page: 2813, stat: Journal Article,

The case. Giant-cell tumor
Gruenwald, Nicholas; Demos, Terrence C; Lomasney, Laurie M; Rapp, Timothy
2006 Feb;29(2):853-858, Orthopedics (Thorofare NJ)
— id: 105326, year: 2006, vol: 29, page: 853, stat: Journal Article,

Your diagnosis? Aneurysmal bone cyst
Patel, Parag J; Demos, Terrence C; Lomasney, Laurie M; Rapp, Timothy
2005 May;28(5):237-245, Orthopedics (Thorofare NJ)
— id: 105327, year: 2005, vol: 28, page: 237, stat: Journal Article,

RNA splicing mediated by YB-1 is inhibited by TLS/CHOP in human myxoid liposarcoma cells
Rapp, Timothy B; Yang, Liu; Conrad, Ernest U 3rd; Mandahl, Nils; Chansky, Howard A
2002 Jul;20(4):723-729, Journal of orthopaedic research
— id: 103884, year: 2002, vol: 20, page: 723, stat: Journal Article,

Nonoperative management of dens fracture nonunion in elderly patients without myelopathy
Hart, R; Saterbak, A; Rapp, T; Clark, C
2000 Jun 1;25(11):1339-1343, Spine
— id: 105328, year: 2000, vol: 25, page: 1339, stat: Journal Article,

CD44 in growing normal and neoplastic rat cartilage
Stevens, J W; Noonan, K J; Bosch, P P; Rapp, T B; Martin, J A; Kurriger, G L; Maynard, J A; Daniels, K J; Solursh, M; Tammi, R; Tammi, M; Midura, R J
1996 Jun 8;785:333-336, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
— id: 104181, year: 1996, vol: 785, page: 333, stat: Journal Article,