Francis Gerard Alberta, MD

Frank Alberta, M.D., is a board certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery. He has over 20 years of experience treating the most difficult problems in these joints and remains committed to improving his patients’ outcomes through teaching and medical education. Dr. Alberta has recently joined the newly established practice Orthopedic Specialists of New Jersey, which is affiliated with Hackensack University Medical Center. He was born and raised in New Jersey and feels privileged to be able to treat patients in his home state.

Having personally experienced orthopedic surgery as a teenager, Dr. Alberta can empathize and relate to the patient care journey. He always ensures open communication and is passionate about patient education, so that each individual can take charge of their own health care. Dr. Alberta combines his surgical expertise with the latest research and technologies to achieve the best possible outcome, and is supported …by an expert surgical care team. His high-quality care has earned him over 30 Top Doctor awards from his peers and patients in publications such as New York Magazine, Inside Jersey, BC Magazine and Jersey’s Best.

Dr. Alberta is a member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has contributed vastly to the literature of orthopedic surgery by publishing numerous peer reviewed articles and chapters and has delivered lectures and presentations at national conferences.

Dr. Alberta specializes in the following procedures:

• Anatomic and Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement


• Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Tendon Repair


• Arthroscopic and Open Shoulder Stabilization Procedures


• Shoulder Fractures


• Pectoralis Tendon Repair


• Distal Biceps and Triceps Tendon Repair


• Arthroscopic Surgery of the Elbow


• Elbow Fractures


• Throwing Injuries to the Shoulder and Elbow