Clarification of Answer by
welte-ga
on
05 Feb 2006 21:25 PST
Hi again, My apologies for the misunderstanding and my oversight.
For ACL repairs and revisions of previously repaired ACL and meniscus
injuries, the Hospital for Special Surgery at Columbia is certainly
one of the top centers in the world. I have listed below their best
surgeons who focus on ACL repairs, along with some of their
credentials. You would be hard pressed to find a better team of
surgeons prepared to deal with the problem you present.
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Dr. Louis U. Bigliani, M.D.
Frank E. Stinchfield Professor and Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at
Columbia University and the Director of the Orthopaedic Surgery
Service, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York Presbyterian
Hospital.
Chief of the Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine at Columbia University
Office : (212) 305-5564
Appointments: (212) 305-4565
http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/ortho/cv/bigliani.html
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Dr. William N. Levine, M.D.
Director of Sports Medicine, Assistant Director for the Center of
Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine
Head Team Physician for Columbia University
Office: (212) 305-0762
Appointments: (212) 305-4565
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I previously listed Dr. Krinick. Here are more details on his credentials:
"A four-year residency in orthopaedic surgery was completed at New
York University, followed by a fellowship training in sports
medicine-knee and shoulder surgery at New York University. He also
received training at the famous Kerlan-Joe Orthopaedic Center
specializing in care of the professional athlete. He has been part of
the medical team caring for the New York Yankees and New York
Islanders."
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Dr. Answorth A. Allen
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212.606.1447
Fax: 212.772.1062
Dr. Allen is an Associate Team Physician for the New York Mets. He is
an Orthopaedic Consultant to the NBA players association, Team
Physician of the Long Island Rough Riders Soccer Team, Orthopaedic
Consultant to the West Indies Cricket Board and Associate Team
Physician at St. John?s University. He is the author of numerous
articles and book chapters on shoulder, knee and elbow problems.
http://www.hss.edu/Physicians/Profiles/Allen-Answorth
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Dr. Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212.606.1645
Fax: 212.774.7822
marxr@hss.edu
http://www.hss.edu/Physicians/Profiles/Marx-Robert
He has treated thousands of knee and shoulder injuries. He does
arthroscopic and open procedures for knee and shoulder problems as
well as knee and shoulder joint replacement surgery. Dr. Marx also
performs complex and revision surgical cases.
Using arthroscopic technique, Dr. Marx reconstructs the anterior
cruciate ligament of the knee (ACL). These injuries are often caused
by sports injuries. He uses all techniques and graft sources,
including patellar tendon, hamstrings and transplant. He also performs
revision surgery for failed ACL reconstruction.
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Dr. Russell F. Warren, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212.606.1178
Fax: 212.772.6389
http://www.hss.edu/Physicians/Profiles/Warren-Russell
Dr. Warren joined Hospital for Special Surgery on January 1, 1977. He
became surgeon-in-chief on September 1, 1993. Dr. Warren is the team
physician for the New York Giants football team, and oversees all
medical care for the players.
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Dr. Riley J. Williams III, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212.606.1855
http://www.hss.edu/Physicians/Profiles/Williams-Riley
Dr. Riley J. Williams III is a specialist in the field of shoulder,
knee and elbow surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Williams
holds a dual appointment in both the Department of Orthopedic Surgery,
as a full-time member of the Sports Medicine & Shoulder Service, and
as a Clinician-Scientist in the Research Division. He is also an
Associate Professor at Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
His clinical and research interests include: cartilage repair,
cartilage transplantation, arthroscopic shoulder repair (rotator cuff
tears, labrum tears), arthroscopic shoulder stabilization, anterior
cruciate and posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and elbow
ligament reconstruction.
Dr. Williams currently serves as the Head Team Physician for the Iona
College Department of Athletics. He has also served as Associate Team
Physician for both the New York Mets professional baseball and New
York Giants professional football teams. Dr. Williams is an active
member of the New York Road Runner's Club. Dr. Williams is the
Director of the Institute for Cartilage Repair and the Cartilage Study
Group and Center at Hospital for Special Surgery.
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Dr. David W. Altchek
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
Belaire Building
Floor 1
525 East 71st Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212.606.1909
Fax: 212.879.6526
http://www.hss.edu/Physicians/Profiles/Altchek-David
He is the Medical Director for the New York Mets. He serves as the
North American Medical Director for the Association of Tennis
Professionals, which sponsors the men?s professional tennis tour. He
is also the Team Physician for the U.S. Davis Cup tennis team. Dr.
Altchek is an Associate Professor of Surgery (Orthopaedics) at the
Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the author of over 100
articles and book chapters on problems of the shoulder, elbow and
knee.
http://www.hss.edu/Physicians/Profiles/Altchek-David
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Dr. David M. Dines, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212.606.1000
http://www.hss.edu/Physicians/Profiles/Dines-David
Associate Team Physician for the New York Mets Baseball Team, the
Orthopaedic Consultant for the US Open Tennis Tournament, the
Tournament Physician for the Hamlet Challenge and ATP Tour Event on
Long Island for the Long Ducks Baseball Team and is presently the
Medical Director of the Association of Tennis Professionals. He has
been US Davis Cup Tennis Team Physician since 2000.
He has been honored as the Best Doctors in America and New York since
1996. He has co-authored the Neer Award Winning Paper in 2000 for
Shoulder Research in 2004. He has been voted as the Tournament
Physician of the Year for the ATP in 2001.
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Dr. Jo A. Hannafin, MD, PhD
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212.606.1469
Fax: 212.327.1417
Dr. Hannafin was a USOC physician for the 2004 Olympic Games in
Athens, Greece, U.S. team physician at the 2003 Pan American Games in
the Dominican Republic, an event physician at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic
Games (rowing) and the New York City Marathon. Dr. Hannafin was a team
physician for the WUSA New York Power from 2000-2003 and an Assistant
Team Physician to the NY Mets from 1992-1996. She has been team
physician to the U.S. Rowing Team since 1994 and is a member of the
FISA Medical Commission. Dr. Hannafin was a member of the silver
medalist lightweight double at the 1984 World Rowing Championships and
a three-time gold medalist at the U.S. National Rowing Championships.
She is currently an advisory board member of the Women?s Sports
Foundation, the Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the
National Rowing Foundation and a member of the Board of Trustees of
the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Hannafin is a member of the
Research Committee of the AOSSM and the AAOS Clinician-Scientist
Committee. She has published 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and
has written 10 book chapters. Dr. Hannafin has been repeatedly honored
as one of The Best Doctors in America.
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Dr. John G. Kennedy, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
kennedyj@hss.edu
Tel: 212.606.1104
Fax: 212.717.1017
http://www.hss.edu/Physicians/Profiles/Kennedy-John
As part of Dr Kennedy?s Fellowship year, he was involved as assistant
team physician to Boston College Football in 1994-95. Since then, Dr
Kennedy has been involved in the treatment of both recreational
athletes as well as elite athletes from the New York Giants, Manhattan
Rugby and National Basketball referees association. Dr Kennedy's
involvement in all aspects of lower limb sports injuries has led him
to publish articles on running injuries, cycling injuries, ballet
injuries, and ankle instability following sports injuries.
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Dr. John D. MacGillivray, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212.606.1896
Fax: 212.774.2778
http://www.hss.edu/Physicians/Profiles/MacGillivray-John
He currently serves as Team Physician to the US Ski Team, Orthopaedic
Consultant for the New York Giants, and the National Hockey League
Players' Association. He has also served as team physician for the St.
John's University, New York Saints Professional La Crosse Team and the
US Snow Boarding Team. Dr. MacGillivray has developed new techniques
involving arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, labral repair of the
shoulder, and ligament reconstruction of the knee. He also has a
clinical and scientific interest in cartilage restoration of the knee
and shoulder and has written numerous articles and book chapters on
problems of the shoulder, knee and elbow. He has won the prestigious
Neer Award once and has been nominated twice for his research of
rotator cuff disease.
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There are several other experts on the national and international
scale including those above.
Dr. Diane L. Dahm, M.D.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/orthopedicsurgery-rst/11414499a.html
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Dr. Mark W. Pagnano, M.D.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/orthopedicsurgery-rst/11192828a.html
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Dr. Bertram Zarins, M.D.
Chief, Sports Medicine Service
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School
http://www.massgeneral.org/ortho/BertramZarins.htm
http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/mghmd/Medical_Professional_Detail.asp?MPR=4362&ON=15770
Dr. Zarins is head team physician for three professional sports teams.
He has been team physician for The New England Patriots (NFL) since
1982, The Boston Bruins (NHL) since 1976, and The New England
Revolution (MLS) since 1996. He served on the U. S. Olympic Committee
Sports Medicine Council for twelve years and was Head Physician for
the XIV Winter Olympics in Sarajevo in l984.
Dr. Zarins has been Chairman of the American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons Committee on Sports Medicine and member of the AAOS Committee
on Arthroscopy Education. He has been on the Board of Directors of the
International Arthroscopy Association. Dr. Zarins has been on several
committees of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, including
program chairman. He has served on committees in the American
Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and other professional
organizations including the FDA. Dr. Zarins has been President of the
Latvian Medical and Dental Association and is a foreign member of the
Latvian Academy of Science. Dr. Zarins is Honorary President of the
Spain Arthroscopy Association. He received the Distinguished Alumnus
Award from Syracuse Health Sciences Center in l997. He has been on the
editorial boards of several medical journals and is Consulting Editor
for Sports Medicine for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
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Dr. Thomas J. Gill
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School
http://www.massgeneral.org/ortho/TomGill.htm
http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/mghmd/Medical_Professional_Detail.asp?MPR=10634&ON=14110
He is a team physician for the New England Patriots, the Boston
Bruins, and the New England Revolution, and he is the Medical Director
for the Boston Red Sox.
Dr. Gill's clinical and research interests include knee and shoulder
injuries. He has a particular interest in tissue engineering
techniques for joint preservation and cartilage repair in an effort to
help avoid the need for total joint replacement surgery. He is also
active in the study of knee joint biomechanics, and is studying ways
to optimize knee ligament surgery.
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Dr. Andrew Cosgarea, M.D.
Director of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery
Johns Hopkins University
Head Team Physician, Department of Athletics, Johns Hopkins University
Office Phone: 410-583-2850
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/orthopedicsurgery/cosgarea.html
ACL and PCL reconstruction, meniscus repair, patellar realignment.
arthroscopic shoulder rotator cuff and stabilization surgery, SLAP
repair, elbow arthroscopy and ligament reconstruction, ankle
arthroscopy and ligament reconstruction, baseball and throwing
injuries
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Dr. John R. Green III, M.D.
Associate Professor; Chief, Sports Medicine
Phone: (206) 543-1552 Fax: (206) 543-6573
http://www.orthop.washington.edu/uw/tabID__3374/ItemID__37/mid__10294/Default.aspx
http://www.orthop.washington.edu/
Knee- meniscus tears, chondral injuries, ACL and other ligament tears.
Arthroscopic and open meniscectomy, meniscus repair and allograft
meniscus replacement, chondroplasty, microfracture and autologous and
allograft osteoarticular transplantation, ACL, PCL, MCL and
posterolateral corner repairs and reconstructions using autologous and
allograft tendons
Dr. Mervyn J. Cross, O.A.M.
North Sydney Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre
http://www.kneeclinic.com.au/merv-cross.htm
Director of Orthopaedics for the 2000 Olympics
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Here is some additional information regarding ACL/meniscus revision outcomes:
Southern California Orthopedic Institute
http://www.scoi.com/revision-acl.htm
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eMedicine ACL article:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Pathology
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic580.htm
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You may find this recent article interesting:
http://www.sportsmedarthro.com/pt/re/smar/abstract.00132585-200506000-00008.htm;jsessionid=Dma5GsWFqtMJnOmQBTWyHmOenrYp9rpOsSmEzkld5I1HOEUMIHrf!1277675355!-949856145!9001!-1
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Here is a full text article discussing outcomes in complex ACL injured
knees, which gives a complete description of the types of injuries and
their outcomes based on a retrospective analysis:
http://www.orthojournalhms.org/ojhms2002/pdfs/manuscript-08.pdf
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Another potentially interesting set of articles can be found here:
Beynnon BD, Johnson RJ, Abate JA, Fleming BC, Nichols CE. Treatment
of anterior cruciate ligament injuries, part I. Am J Sports Med. 2005
Oct;33(10):1579-602. Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16199611&query_hl=10&itool=pubmed_docsum
Beynnon BD, Johnson RJ, Abate JA, Fleming BC, Nichols CE. Treatment
of anterior cruciate ligament injuries, part 2. Am J Sports Med. 2005
Nov;33(11):1751-67. Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16230470&query_hl=10&itool=pubmed_docsum
The full text of these two articles is not freely available, however
you can request a reprint from Dr. Beynnon:
bruce.beynnon@uvm.edu
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Here is a Google Scholar search on ACL, revision, meniscus, outcomes
that gives many more information sources:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_q=acl+meniscus+revision+outcomes&num=10&btnG=Search+Scholar&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=any&as_sauthors=&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&as_allsubj=all&hl=en&lr=&safe=off
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I hope this information is more helpful. Please feel free to request
any additional clarification.
-welte-ga
