In a groundbreaking study published in Nature, a collaborative team of researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered a new stem cell uniquely present in the spine. Vertebral stem cells, distinct from o...

The Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is proud to announce that this Summer’s cohort of undergraduate students have successfully completed the inaugural session of a biomedical research program in collaboration with the Macaulay Honors College (CUNY...

A qualitative case study performed at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) demonstrated that acupuncture may be an effective method for enabling patients with nosocomephobia, a type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) characterized by an intense f...

A retrospective cohort study conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) demonstrated that combining a pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block with a lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) block significantly reduced opioid use and enabled earlier ...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world's leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health, ranked no. 1 in orthopedics, has expanded its services on Long Island with a new location in Southampton. It is the first Suffolk Count...

The Lerner Children’s Pavilion at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is pleased to announce the expansion and renaming of the Adaptive Sports Academy to honor the memory of an extraordinary patient whose courageous spirit, kind heart and positive out...

In response to the opioid crisis, researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) are looking for alternate ways to reduce pain after orthopedic procedures. In an innovative pilot study that was recently completed, investigators led by Michael P. A...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world's leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health, today announced the appointments of David J. Mayman, MD, as chief of the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement (ARJR) Service and ...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world's leading academic medical center specialized in musculoskeletal health, today announced the appointment of Answorth A. Allen, MD, and Mathias P. Bostrom, MD, as Associate Surgeons-in-Chief. The announcem...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in the nation for orthopedics for the 14th consecutive year, and advanced to No. 2 for rheumatology, in the U.S. News & World Report 2023-2024 Best Hospitals: Specialty Rankings©*...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and NCH Healthcare System today announced that David L. Helfet, MD, renowned HSS orthopedic trauma surgeon, has been appointed Executive Medical Director of HSS at NCH, the collaboration formed to bring high quality...

Theodore A. Blaine, MD, a shoulder and elbow surgeon at HSS has performed the world’s first implantations of a stemmed elliptical head prosthesis for anatomic shoulder replacement surgery. The breakthrough procedure provides the most anatomic solutio...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) today announced its phased leadership transition will be completed on September 5, when Bryan T. Kelly, MD, MBA succeeds Louis A. Shapiro as CEO.  The role of President passed to Dr. Kelly when the announcement was ...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world's leading academic medical center specialized in musculoskeletal health, and New Zealand-based medical device and technology company MARS Bioimaging Limited (MARS) today announced a new collaborative rela...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) today announced the appointment of Mary E. Cassai, MPA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, following a nationwide search.  Founded in 1863, HSS is the world’s leading academic ...

A $10 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has been given to Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) to support the expansion of the main campus in New York and the construction of the HSS Kellen Tower. A Digital Inpatient Experience s...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health, will honor Frank P. Cammisa, Jr., MD, chief emeritus of HSS Spine, and Joe and Clara Wu Tsai, business leaders, philanthropists, and ow...

Serious knee injury is a major problem among high school sports participants. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, in particular, bring physical, mental and financial impacts that can last a lifetime. Research suggests that prevention programs ...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world leader in musculoskeletal health, has received the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence® award for the 10th consecutive year in the category of “patient experience.” Press Ganey is a national company that m...

A pilot study conducted at HSS shows evidence that a mid-calf nerve block is a safe and effective regional anesthetic option for foot and ankle surgeries and may enable faster recovery of motor function of the ankle joint compared with a popliteal bl...

In a study conducted at HSS, researchers found that the use of peripheral nerve blocks in total knee and total hip arthroplasty were associated with a consistent reduction in risk for postoperative complications in patients with a lower comorbidity b...

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-...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...