Dr. Dicpinigaitis (Dr. “D”) received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Yale University, graduating summa cum laude. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine. He completed his internship at the New York University Medical Center, and his residency at the New York University – Hospital for Joint Disease. He completed his fellowship training in adult reconstruction (total hip and knee replacement surgery) at the Florida Orthopaedic Institute in Tampa, Florida.

He served on active duty in the United States Air Force for 8 years including serving as Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. He then transitioned into private practice. Prior to joining the University of Texas Medical Branch, he spent the past 11 years in Long Island, New York. He oversaw the development of a same day total joint replacement program at the ProHealth Ambulatory Surgery Center in Lake Success, New York. He has performed robotic assisted total hip and knee replacement surgery at renowned hospitals such as the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York and NYU – Long Island (Winthrop) Hospital in Mineola, New York. He held an academic appointment of assistant professor in orthopedics at the Hofstra University Zucker School of Medicine in Hempstead, New York.

He has been a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon since 2004 and is licensed to practice medicine in New York, Florida and Texas. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. His areas of clinical interest include robotic assisted total hip and knee replacement surgery, partial (unicompartmental) knee replacement surgery, and revision total hip and knee replacement surgery. He also has clinical expertise in treating periprosthetic total hip and knee fractures, as well as periprosthetic hip and knee joint infections.