Hospital for Special Surgery

119 articles with Hospital for Special Surgery

• HSS Scientist Awarded Two NIH Grants Totaling $6 Million

  11/11/2021

  A scientist at Hospital for Special Surgery, Chitra Dahia, PhD, has received two National Institutes of Health grants totaling $6 million for translational research aimed at understanding the root cause of disc degeneration and chronic back pain in order to develop treatment options that do not rely on addictive pain-relieving medications.

• New HSS Study Finds Hip Replacements on the Rise Among Adolescents Under 21 Years of Age

  11/9/2021

  A growing number of adolescents in the United States are undergoing total hip replacement surgeries, according to new study findings from researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

• HSS Study Sheds Light on Real-World Treatment Patterns of Psoriatic Arthritis

  11/9/2021

  Despite clear directives outlined in the updated guidelines published by the American College of Rheumatology/National Psoriasis Foundation in 2018, there is limited data regarding medication use in real-world clinical practice and patient medication preferences for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis.

• Researchers Present Global Effort to Develop Machine Learning Tools for Automated Assessment of Radiographic Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis

  11/6/2021

  Crowdsourcing has become an increasingly popular way to develop machine learning algorithms to address many clinical problems in a variety of illnesses.

• HSS Study Identifies Risk Factors for "Long-Haul" COVID-19 in People with Rheumatic Diseases

  11/6/2021

  A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City demonstrates over half of patients with rheumatic diseases who contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic and completed a COVID-19 survey, experienced so-called "long-haul" COVID, or prolonged symptoms of the infection, including loss of taste or smell, muscle aches and difficulty concentrating, for one month or longer.

• Hospital for Special Surgery Receives Visionary Gift from Leonard A. Lauder and Ronald S. Lauder to Establish the Lauder Family Spine Center

  10/26/2021

  Hospital for Special Surgery has received a landmark contribution from philanthropists Leonard A. Lauder and Ronald S. Lauder to establish the Lauder Family Spine Center.

• HSS Study Seeks to Optimize Patient Selection for Major Foot Surgery

  8/31/2021

  A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City could help orthopedic surgeons better identify which patients will benefit most from surgery to correct debilitating age-related deterioration of their foot arches.

• HSS Lerner Children's Pavilion Ranked Best Pediatric Orthopedic Hospital in NY, NJ and CT

  6/15/2021

  Hospital for Special Surgery's Lerner Children's Pavilion is named the best pediatric orthopedic hospital in the tri-state region, ranking among the nation's finest in the 2021-2022 U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" list.

• HSS Hand Surgeon Performs First Surgery with FDA-Cleared Wrist Replacement Implant He Designed

  4/20/2021

  Sixty-nine-year-old Mark Eisen says he waited seven years for a surgery he hopes will change his life. Last week, he had the first total wrist replacement with KinematX™, a new implant co-designed by Scott W. Wolfe, MD, chief emeritus of the Hand and Upper Extremity Service at Hospital for Special Surgery.

• HSS Study Shows Greater Increases in Training Volume Associated With Higher Risk of Injuries Among Marathon Runners

  4/16/2021

  New results presented at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine 2021 Annual Meeting find runners who had more gradual increases in weekly mileage had fewer injuries

• Michael Enriquez Appointed President, HSS Florida

  4/9/2021

  Hospital for Special Surgery has appointed healthcare leader Michael Enriquez, FACHE as President of HSS Florida. HSS is the world's leading academic medical center specializing in orthopedics, rheumatology, and related disciplines.

• Healthcare Leader Reginald Odom Named Chief People Officer at HSS

  4/2/2021

  Hospital for Special Surgery has appointed healthcare executive Reginald "Reggie" Odom, Esq. as Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer.

• LimaCorporate And HSS Partner To Open First Provider-based Design And 3D Printing Center For Complex Joint Reconstruction Surgery

  3/24/2021

  LimaCorporate S.p.A., leading global orthopedics manufacturer, and Hospital for Special Surgery, top-ranked in orthopedics for 11 consecutive years in the U.S., by U.S. News & World Report., announce the opening of the first provider-based design and 3D printing facility for custom complex joint replacement solutions.

• Hospital for Special Surgery Again Receives Nation's Highest Honor for Nursing Excellence

  3/23/2021

  Hospital for Special Surgery has become the first hospital in New York State to receive the nation's highest honor for nursing excellence five times.

• $35 Million Gift from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation to Name New Hospital for Special Surgery Medical Tower

  3/16/2021

  Hospital for Special Surgery announced it has received a transformative $35 million contribution from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation for the construction of a state-of-the-art medical tower.

• Study Investigates COVID-19 in Pregnant Patients with Rheumatologic Disease

  2/17/2021

  A new study has found that among patients with rheumatologic disease, pregnancy is not associated with increased self-reported COVID-19, but is associated with a shorter duration of COVID-19 symptoms and a higher prevalence of loss of smell or taste.

• Lending a Hand: Use of Robotic-Arm Enables Pinpoint Accuracy During Spine Surgery

  2/4/2021

  Severe, ongoing back pain can be severely debilitating. Some conditions can affect one's ability to walk or carry out basic activities.

• Nation's Top Orthopedic Hospital Celebrates One Year in Florida

  2/1/2021

  January 2021 marks the one-year anniversary of HSS Florida, a state-of-the-art facility in West Palm Beach that is part of Hospital for Special Surgery, the world's leading academic medical center specializing in orthopedics, rheumatology and related disciplines.

• Healthcare Leader Michael Rawlings Joins HSS

  1/29/2021

  Healthcare executive Michael Rawlings has been appointed Senior Vice President of Facilities, Construction and Support Services by Hospital for Special Surgery.

• Pioneer in Robotic Joint Replacement Surgery Joins World #1 in Orthopedics at HSS Florida

  1/19/2021

  Martin W. Roche, MD, who performed the world's first sensor and robotic assisted knee surgery, has joined HSS Florida in West Palm Beach.