Diversity in healthcare leadership results in a more well-rounded experience for patients and providers. 

Becker's Hospital Review honors Black healthcare leaders to know in 2024 including Answorth A. Allen, MD, associate surgeon-in-chief and deputy medical director at HSS. The leaders featured on this list are shaping the patient experience, educating and training the next generation of healthcare providers, and furthering equity and inclusion.

As associate surgeon-in-chief and deputy medical director at HSS, Dr. Allen oversees the hospital's orthopedic endeavors. Throughout his career, he has helped advance patient care, drive surgical innovation and address complex musculoskeletal conditions. He specializes in shoulder, knee and elbow surgery, skills he currently utilizes as lead team orthopedist for the New York Knicks basketball team. He has also served as team physician for the New York Mets and Long Island Rough Riders, and as an orthopedic consultant for the West Indies Cricket Board of Control. Additional leadership roles include serving as an attending orthopedic surgeon for both HSS and New York Presbyterian hospital and as a professor of clinical orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Allen's scholarly output includes over 150 articles and book chapters on orthopedic conditions.

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