Hospital for Special Surgery

For the second consecutive year, HSS and Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York (CUNY) partnered to cultivate biomedical research leaders of tomorrow. This summer program provided undergraduate students with an immersive experience in biomedical research and access to the laboratories of the HSS Research Institute and clinical research spaces through the HSS main campus. Participating faculty included Theresa Lu, MD, PhD, Program Co-Director, Alexandra Sideris, PhD, Celeste Abjornson, PhD, Tim Niewold, MD, Kyung Park-Min, PhD, and Amit Lakhanpal, MD. Scholars participated and worked with their mentors and lab members on a focused research project. The goals were for them to understand their project, understand how research works, and to work on developing research skills in terms of both thinking and doing while working on a project. HSS Research Institute WCM Graduate Students Baila Sokolsky, PhD Candidate, and Michael Mazzucco, MD, PhD Candidate, worked together with Lorien Shakib, PhD to organize the networking and working sessions for the Scholars as well. Our HSS Trainees’ involvement in mentoring and supporting the visiting students’ experience at HSS was an invaluable component of the summer. HSS remains committed to fostering lasting connections with these gifted scholars and they look forward to witnessing their development as scientists. The next Macaulay Scholars Summer Research Program is slated to resume in Summer 2025. Prospective scholars and faculty are encouraged to reach out to Nicole Seate-Martin, Administrator, for more information at [email protected]. 

HSS and Stamford Health, today announced the opening of HSS Orthopedics with Stamford Health – Westport. The nearly 10,000-square-foot new regional outpatient center (OPC)in Westport, Connecticut, expands the Fairfield County footprint of the HSS and Stamford Health collaboration, established in 2016. “We’re really excited to build on the commitment we’ve made alongside Stamford Health to enhance orthopedic care options to the residents of Westport and surrounding areas,” said Samuel A. Taylor, MD, sports medicine surgeon and medical director of the OPC. “Patients now have increased access to world-class orthopedic care across a broad range of services.” The new facility features seven provider offices, 12 exam rooms, and two x-ray suites with services provided by Stamford Health Radiology. Highly specialized physicians and staff will offer care in hand and upper extremities, joint replacement, physiatry, spine, and sports medicine (surgical and non-surgical). Later this fall, the foot and ankle service will be available. “Westport has proven to be a terrific community in which to share our unparalleled expertise in musculoskeletal health,” says Bryan T. Kelly, MD, MBA, president and CEO of HSS. “We’re eager to expand our offerings in the Fairfield County community in partnership with Stamford Health and as part of HSS’s wider growth plan across the entire tri-state region.” https://lnkd.in/eax_Eiwa

Today, we proudly celebrate International Translation and Interpretation Day, a testament to our commitment to being one and speaking your language. Patients from 80 countries and all 50 states travel to HSS for musculoskeletal care. At HSS, we protect the art of interpretation and translation by celebrating our creativity, longevity and unity. We are proud of HSS medical interpreters. Language should never be an obstacle, especially in the context of healthcare. We honor the gifted professionals who maintain the dialogue when two or more cultures collide.

In this episode of the Move Better Podcast presented by HSS, David W. Altchek, MD is joined by fellow sports medicine surgeons Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD and Moira M. McCarthy, MD. Together, they discuss what goes into choosing the best type of graft for each patient, as well as the role of donor grafts. They also explain recovery times after ACL reconstruction surgery and when to expect getting back to playing sports. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dvBkk_nm

In celebration of National Research Administrator Day, we recognize the daily contributions of our exceptional laboratory, translational and clinical research managers and administrators! Our research professionals work behind the scenes side by side with our clinician investigators and scientists to help advance our global impact and patient care. We thank our administrators who provide value throughout our research enterprise from the clinical services and departments to the central administration.

“I started at HSS in 2007 and have been working in the OR for 17 years. I was inspired by a friend who became a surgical technologist. He told me that with my calm demeanor, attention to detail, and vast knowledge of anatomy, I would be a great surgical technician. One of the most important skills a surgical technologist should have would be knowledge of the anatomy. It helps me when I teach STs, RNs, med students, PAs, residents, fellows, and visitors. I assist with total joint replacement procedures. I position, prep, and drape patients, help with instrumentation, and physically assist joint attendings with retracting and moving joints, among my many OR duties. HSS is the Holy Grail for any orthopedic surgical technologist who feels like they want to be the best in their profession.” - Oneil Smith, CST Second Assist, 4th Floor OR #NSTW2024

HSS Southampton was excited to hold its first community education event at the beautiful LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton. “Movement is Medicine” included a lecture by Jordan D. Metzl, MD, primary sports medicine physician, as well as a Yoga class with instructor Holly Corey.

"I was inspired by my brother to pursue this career. I look up to him and he is a great surgical tech. The most important things for a surgical tech to have are critical thinking, anticipation, and surgical conscience. I come in and prepare operating rooms for surgery, help the surgeons, pass instruments, get everything together, and make sure everything is right for the case. I’m very thankful for this opportunity and every day I feel like I am getting better by learning from my colleagues." - Christian Davis, CST I – 4th Floor OR #NSTW2024

In this episode of the Move Better Podcast presented by HSS, David W. Altchek, MD is joined by fellow sports medicine surgeons Joshua S. Dines, MD and James “Beamer” Carr II, MD, who are both experts in shoulder and elbow surgery for professional, college and high school athletes. Together, they discuss Tommy John surgery, which is often needed by baseball players and other athletes who play sports that require throwing. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/e-Vz8mhD

The United Federation Of Teachers (UFT) Welfare Fund and HSS, announced a partnership today to offer HSS Perform, a program for employers and unions that will provide UFT Welfare Fund members and their families guided access to specialists in orthopedics and rheumatology. HSS Perform, HSS’ program for employers and unions, offers a full continuum of musculoskeletal solutions. HSS Perform includes HSS Care Concierge, a dedicated team available by phone and email, to connect members with world-class HSS specialists as well as second opinions for orthopedic or spine surgery across all HSS locations. "The UFT Welfare Fund is determined to provide our members access to the highest quality health care. To do that, we need partners who share our vision and dedication to excellence. HSS is such a partner. Our members and their families will benefit from this vital partnership," says Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers. “HSS is dedicated to helping people get back to what they need and love to do better than any place in the world,” says Bryan T. Kelly, MD, MBA, president, CEO and surgeon-in-chief emeritus at HSS. “By partnering with the UFT Welfare Fund, we will make top notch musculoskeletal care and outcomes more accessible to support those educating our future leaders.” https://lnkd.in/eUz99nhi