SPORTS MEDICINE AND SHOULDER SERVICE
David W. Altchek, MD Scott A. Rodeo, MD Co-Chiefs
With 25 orthopaedic surgeons and five primary care sports medicine physicians, the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service continues to capitalize on its size, depth, and range of expertise.
Answorth A. Allen, MD Struan H. Coleman, MD, PhD Frank A. Cordasco, MD, MS Edward V. Craig, MD, MPH David M. Dines, MD Joshua S. Dines, MD Stephen Fealy, MD Lawrence V. Gulotta, MD Jo A. Hannafin, MD, PhD Anne M. Kelly, MD Bryan T. Kelly, MD John D. MacGillivray, MD Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC Michael J. Maynard, MD Stephen J. O’Brien, MD, MBA Andrew D. Pearle, MD Anil S. Ranawat, MD Howard A. Rose, MD Beth E. Shubin Stein, MD Sabrina M. Strickland, MD Russell F. Warren, MD Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD Riley J. Williams, III, MD
Service members provide medical coverage to professional teams and organizations, including the New York Knicks, New York Mets, New York Giants, Nets Basketball, New York Liberty, New York Red Bulls, U.S. National Rowing Team, and the U.S.A. Swimming National Team, as well as many college and high school athletic programs. For all levels of athletes, the Service is focused on developing and refining techniques for more precise diagnosis of injuries and better defined, less-traumatic nonoperative or operative treatments that can return players to their previous skill level quickly and safely.
Sports Medicine Affiliated Staff Lisa R. Callahan, MD Joseph H. Feinberg, MD Marci Anne Goolsby, MD Brian C. Halpern, MD James J. Kinderknecht, MD Osric S. King, MD Jordan D. Metzl, MD Peter J. Moley, MD Rock G. Positano, DPM, MSc, MPH Hollis G. Potter, MD Jennifer L. Solomon, MD
Innovators in the field of sports medicine, the Service’s physicians continue to be at the forefront of elbow reconstruction for injuries in the overhead athlete and repair of the anterior cruciate ligament. They also specialize in challenging cartilage problems that often involve complex osteotomies of the tibia or the femur and new and constantly changing cartilage replacement techniques. Major shoulder surgery – both primary and revision shoulder arthroplasty – is also a key area of focus. Surgeons incorporate CT scans with 3-D reconstruction to evaluate boney anatomy, particularly around the shoulder and the hip, which ultimately guides therapeutic intervention. The Service is expanding its Primary Care Sports Medicine Program under the direction of Dr. Brian C. Halpern with the recent addition of two new physicians in 2011: Dr. James J. Kinderknecht and Dr. Marci Anne Goolsby. Research remains a top priority of the Service’s mission, with a commitment to collaborative group efforts in both basic and clinical research. The Service welcomed Sherrie Vassallo as the Director of Clinical Research to manage the many research activities of the group. Primary research efforts focus on soft tissue and cartilage reconstruction of joints and their clinical application to the active individual. The Service is pursuing in-depth studies in knee ligament stability, shoulder stability, rotator cuff tendon healing, and articular cartilage repair. A major component of the program includes the development of computerized research registries that track outcomes of patients undergoing surgery for ACL reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, shoulder stabilization surgery, and cartilage defects. The Service has created an articular cartilage repair registry, and great progress was made in the past year in the redesign of its ACL Registry. To date, 670 patients are enrolled in this registry. In 2011, the Service assumes stewardship of the total
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Formalized the Primary Care Sports Medicine Program and added two new physicians – one with expertise in preadolescent and adolescent
athletes, and the second with a specialty in stress fractures and the female athlete
Worked to develop consensus guidelines for rehabilitation following ACL reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, acromioplasty, and shoulder stabilization
Expanded clinic services Provided ongoing to junior varsity and varsity teams in the Public School Athletic League
opportunities for residents and fellows to serve as team physicians for six high school football teams
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