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Answorth Allen, MD is an Assistant Attending Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery and an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He graduated from Queens College in 1984 with a BA in chemistry and biochemistry and received his MD from Cornell University Medical College in 1988. He complete his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and went on to complete his fellowship in Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 1994.

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David Altchek, MD is an Associate Attending Physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery and at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic surgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is the Team Physician for the U.S. Davis Cup Team and is the North American Medical Director of the Association of Tennis Professionals. He is also on the Medical Advisory Board of the New York State Athletic Commission. Dr. Altchek graduated from Columbia College in 1978 with a BA and received his MD from Cornell University Medical College in 1982. He completed both his residency and fellowship in Orthopedic Sports Medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery in 1988.

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Frank Cordasco, MD is an Assistant Attending Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery and at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is also an Associate Attending Surgeon at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York. Dr. Cordasco is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University as well as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1979 he graduated from the University of Arizona with a BS, Rutgers University with his MS and UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in 1985 with his MD. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in 1989 and stayed on there for his fellowship in Shoulder Surgery and Sports Medicine.

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Edward Craig, MD is an Attending Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery and is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is also a Consultant (Orthopedic Surgery) at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and is an Attending Surgeon in Orthopedics at St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport, CT. After receiving his BA in 1969 from Princeton University he attended Columbia College of Physician and Surgeons where he received his MD in 1973. Dr. Craig completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in 1980 and went on to his fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Columbia followed by a fellowship in Hand Surgery.

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Jo Hannafin, MD, PhD is an Associate Attending Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery and at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. She is the Director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center as well as the Associate Director of the Laboratory for Soft Tissue Research, both at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Hannafin graduated from Brown University in 1977 with a BS in Aquatic Biology and received her MD, MS and PhD (Physiology and Biophysics) in 1985 from The Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed her residency in orthopedic surgery in 1990 at the Montifiore Medical Center and did her fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery, which she completed in 1992.

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Chisa Hidaka,MD is an Assistant Scientist for the Laboratory for Soft Tissue Research at HSS and she is the Principal Investigator for the Institute for Sports Medicine Research. She graduated from Barnard College with a BA in 1986 and received her MD from Cornell University Medical College in 1994. Dr. Hidaka completed her residency in orthopedic surgery at HSS in 1999 and also completed a fellowship at the Belfer Gene Therapy Core Facility, Institute for Genetic Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in 2000.

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John MacGillivray, MD is an Assistant Attending Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery and the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is also the Director of the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service at the New York Hospital Center of Queens. Dr. MacGillivray graduated from Bowdoin College in 1984 with a BA in Biology and received his MD from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1990. He completed his residency in 1995 at the Hospital for Special Surgery and after a 3 -year tour of duty in the U.S. Navy he returned to HSS for his fellowship in Sports Medicine, which he finished in 1999.

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Robert Marx, MD, FRCSC is an Assistant Attending Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery and is an Assistant Professor at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is the Director of the HSS Center for Clinical Outcomes as well as being the Orthopedic Director of the Sports Medicine Institute for Young athletes at HSS. Dr. Marx obtained his BS in biology at the Universite de Montreal in 1987 and received his MD from McGill University in Montreal in 1991. He also obtained an MS in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Toronto in 1996. He completed his orthopedic surgical residency at the University of Toronto and his fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Stephen O'Brien, MD, MBA is an Associate Attending Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery, an Associate Attending Surgeon at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Weill College of Medicine of Cornell University. In addition he is an Attending Surgeon at North Shore University Hospital at Glen Cove, the Chief Orthopedic Consultant for St. John's University and is the Medical Director of the New York Racing Association. Dr. O'Brien received his BA from Harvard University and his MD from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1981. He recently received an MBA at Columbia University. He took his orthopedic residency and fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery which he completed in 1987

Scott Rodeo, MD is an Assistant Attending Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery and the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is also an Associate Scientist in the Hospital for Special Surgery Department of Research. Dr. Rodeo is the Associate Team Physician for the NY Giants Football team. He graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Psychology in 1985 and received his MD in 1989 from Cornell University Medical College. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at HSS and went on to complete two fellowships at HSS in 1996, one in Sports Medicine and the other in Soft Tissue Research.

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Russell Warren, MD is an Attending Surgeon at HSS and at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Warren id the Team Physician for the NY Giants Football team. He graduated in 1962 from Columbia University and received his MD from Upstate Medical School in Syracuse, NY in 1966. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in 1973 and his fellowship in Orthopedics at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.

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Thomas Wickiewicz, MD is an Attending Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery and the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He is a Professor of Clinical Orthopedics at Weill Medical College and is an Orthopedic Consultant to St. Peter's College. Dr. Wickiewicz is the Chief of the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He graduated with a BS (Cum Laude) from St. Peter's College in 1972 and received his MD from New Jersey Medical College in 1976. Before starting his residency, he completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine Research at HSS, the completed his surgical residency in 1981. He was a Travelling Fellow, Visiting Scholar in Sports Medicine from July through December 1982 and was a Fellow, Biomechanics Laboratory at the Southwest Orthopedic Group in Inglewood, CA from January through June 1982.

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Riley Williams, MD is an Assistant Attending Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery and an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He graduated from Yale University in 1987 with a BS in biology and received his MD from Stanford University in 1992. Dr. Williams completed his residency in orthopedics at HSS in 1997 and took his fellowship there in Sports Medicine, which he completed in 1998.

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