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2023
March
20,
2023
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15:24 PM
America/New_York
Everyone’s life changed in 2020 when the pandemic upended what we knew as normal. In November of that year, Brandt Morgan found himself facing another challenge few could imagine. At age 15, the Jericho High School quarterback was diagnosed with non-...
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March
10,
2023
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19:00 PM
America/New_York
Existing thought in the orthopedic world is that treating a bunion with the minimally invasive procedure MISB may make a person’s flatfoot worse. A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City shows that this proced...
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March
09,
2023
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
At this year’s American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting, held March 7 to 11 in Las Vegas, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) presented new research on a variety of topics in orthopedic surgery, including studies related to minim...
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March
08,
2023
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17:00 PM
America/New_York
A study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and other centers found that total hip replacement performed with a cementless prosthesis for a femoral neck fracture led to a higher rate of a second fracture and subsequent revision surgery. The researc...
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March
07,
2023
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19:00 PM
America/New_York
Cameras that can scan an entire body in a fraction of a second can give spinal surgeons an accurate assessment of how much range of motion youth with scoliosis have in their torso – a critical piece of information for guiding management of people wit...
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March
07,
2023
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) found that intraoperative three-dimensional (3D) imaging was superior to two-dimensional radiographs in confirming the accuracy of pedicle screw placement during spine surgery. The research was presented ...
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February
15,
2023
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) today announced that Douglas E. Padgett, MD will be appointed Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director when Bryan T. Kelly, who has held those positions since 2019, transitions to Chief Executive Officer later this yea...
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February
06,
2023
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13:51 PM
America/New_York
RightMove Powered by HSS, a nationwide provider of virtual musculoskeletal physical therapy co-founded by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and Flare Capital Partners, has appointed former Walmart Health executive Marcus Osborne to be its Chief Exec...
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February
02,
2023
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17:05 PM
America/New_York
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is pleased to announce that it has received a generous contribution from Steven P. and Brenda E. Arnoczky to establish the Steven P. and Brenda E. Arnoczky Endowment for Translational Orthopedic Research. This commi...
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January
27,
2023
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) today announced that Bryan T. Kelly, MD, MBA will succeed President and Chief Executive Officer Louis A. Shapiro in a phased transition over the course of 2023, becoming the first surgeon to lead the 160-year-old ac...
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January
26,
2023
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15:28 PM
America/New_York
HSS Research Institute’s Jane E. Salmon, MD, is conducting a groundbreaking, interventional trial funded by the NIH and Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) to help patients with lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) (often seen in lupus patients) h...
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January
13,
2023
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world’s leading academic medical system specializing in orthopedics, rheumatology and related disciplines, has appointed experienced healthcare leader, Tara M. McCoy, to the new position of HSS Florida Chief Ex...
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January
10,
2023
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided clearance for use of the ACL TightRope® II implant as the first-ever device for reconstructing torn knee ligaments in children and adolescents. The technology is based on a related device commo...
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January
05,
2023
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10:05 AM
America/New_York
A research team led by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Research Institute, in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded two grants, one from the Department of Defense and one from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to condu...
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2022
December
20,
2022
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
Hospital for Special Surgery’s. Kyung-Hyun Park-Min, Ph.D., Lead Researcher, was published in Cellular & Molecular Immunology for her team’s work in identifying human osteoclast-specific signatures as new therapeutic targets for Antisense Oligo (ASO)...
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December
07,
2022
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
An orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has performed the first augmented reality-guided spine surgery in New York State. Frank Cammisa, MD, chief emeritus of HSS Spine, performed a successful spinal decompression and fusion on a ...
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December
06,
2022
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17:08 PM
America/New_York
After years of searching for answers and numerous doctor consultations, 59-year-old Kathleen Kaler finally found relief from the severe ankle pain and instability that had plagued her for years. At Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), Constantine Deme...
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December
02,
2022
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13:44 PM
America/New_York
Matthew Conti, MD, an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), and colleagues recently provided more than 100 pairs of new shoes and socks and offered free foot exams to homeless people at the Mainchance Drop-In Center...
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November
29,
2022
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14:57 PM
America/New_York
Medical device and technology company Lazurite and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world's leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health, today announced a new collaborative relationship based on Lazurite’s ArthroFree™ Wir...
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November
14,
2022
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09:00 AM
America/New_York
Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have discovered that at the time of total knee replacement, women have significantly increased levels of immune cells called mast cells in synovial tissue surrounding the knee joint than men. Their ...
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November
13,
2022
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11:00 AM
America/New_York
A new study from researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has evaluated trends in the use of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients under 21 in the United States. The study was reported at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Conver...
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November
13,
2022
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10:00 AM
America/New_York
After sun exposure, people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) frequently develop skin rashes, which often are accompanied by a flare of their overall disease. This connection between ultraviolet (UV) light and disease flares in lupus is well kno...
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November
13,
2022
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09:00 AM
America/New_York
To improve the health of a community, the first step is to identify its most pressing needs. To that end, in 2022 Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) implemented a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to assess musculoskeletal health...
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November
12,
2022
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13:00 PM
America/New_York
Participation Doubles After Lupus Support Group at HSS Transitions to Virtual Format During Pandemic
A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) highlights the success of a lupus peer support and education group that transitioned to a virtual format during the pandemic. In addition to receiving high marks from group members, participation more tha...
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November
12,
2022
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08:00 AM
America/New_York
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP) have honored two rheumatologists and a social worker at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) with prestigious awards. Each year, the ACR and ARP recogniz...
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November
04,
2022
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13:43 PM
America/New_York
NCH Healthcare System today announced a collaboration with the renowned Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) that will bring unparalleled orthopedic care to Naples and Southwest Florida.HSS is ranked no. 1 in orthopedics worldwide by Newsweek, and nati...
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October
27,
2022
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10:05 AM
America/New_York
The Nurse Residency Program and Peri-Operative Fellowship Program at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health, have achieved Practice Transition Accreditation from the American ...
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October
25,
2022
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10:06 AM
America/New_York
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world’s leading academic medical center specializing in musculoskeletal health, today announced a $21M Series A to launch RightMove Powered by HSS™, an independent for-profit company, whose mission is to make h...
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October
13,
2022
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12:17 PM
America/New_York
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world's leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health, and Lumoptik, Inc. (Lumoptik), a development stage medical device company with a first-in-kind proprietary light-based technology, toda...
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September
22,
2022
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14:04 PM
America/New_York
Harvinder S. Sandhu, MD, co-chief emeritus of the spine service at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York, has been appointed the Chair of the Department of Orthopedics at Stamford Hospital, effective November 1, 2022. Dr. Sandhu succeeds Cha...
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