Valdis Mangulis Lelkes, M.D. is a board certified, fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in orthopedic oncology. Having been born and raised in New Jersey, Dr. Lelkes treats the community which he grew up in. Dr. Lelkes completed the musculoskeletal oncology fellowship at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, and residency in orthopedic surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Lelkes is committed to utilizing the most current evidence-based medicine to improve the lives of his patients, which is supported by access to the latest technologies and comprehensive resources through the state's most comprehensive health network at Hackensack Meridian Health.
Expertise in the following conditions and procedures:
- Benign and Malignant soft tissue tumors.
- Benign and Malignant bone tumors.
- Limb salvage surgery for adult and pediatric sarcoma patients
- Metastatic bone disease
- Allograft, endoprosthetic, and custom implant reconstructions
- Complex limb salvage procedures after failed joint reconstruction
- Rotationplasty
- Amputations of upper and lower extremities