Hospital for Special Surgery

53 articles with Hospital for Special Surgery

• HSS Receives $3 Million Grant from The Starr Foundation

  10/17/2019

  Gift Will Establish the C.V. Starr Endowed Chair in Pain Management

• HSS Appoints Fahrenkopf to Lead New Musculoskeletal Health Ecosystem

  10/1/2019

  'HSS Health' Will Extend HSS Reach and Influence to Improve Health and Care

• HSS Names Harvinder S. Sandhu, MD, MBA, & Andrew A. Sama, MD, New Co-Chiefs of HSS Spine

  9/26/2019

  Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the top-ranked orthopedic hospital in the nation, announced the appointments of Harvinder S. Sandhu, MD, MBA, and Andrew A. Sama, MD, as the new co-chiefs of its spine service, effective October 2019.

• HSS Sports Medicine Institute Expands to NYC West Side

  7/31/2019

  The nation's top-ranked hospital for orthopedics announced a major new location opening in New York City in August 2019.

• HSS Nationally Ranked No. 1 in Orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report for Tenth Consecutive Year

  7/30/2019

  For the tenth consecutive year, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in the nation for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals 2019-2020" survey.

• HSS Controlled Substances Task Force Accomplishments: An Update

  7/11/2019

  HSS created a Task Force to fight the opioid epidemic that has made substantial progress over the last two years- Here's how they did it

• Pregnancy Outcomes Greatly Improved in Lupus Patients

  7/9/2019

  Historically, pregnancy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus was considered so risky that physicians counseled women to avoid becoming pregnant and recommended that women carrying a child terminate their pregnancy.

• HSS Acquires Low-Dose X-Ray System for Westchester Location

  7/8/2019

  When a child needs recurring diagnostic x-rays, parents often worry about exposure to radiation.

• HSS Lerner Children's Pavilion Named Best Hospital for Pediatric Orthopedics

  6/18/2019

  U.S.News & World Report Releases 2019-2020 Survey of "Best Children's Hospitals"   [18-June-2019]   NEW YORK , June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital for Special Surgery's (HSS) Lerner Children's Pavilion continues to earn national recognition as a leader in pediatric orthopedics, ranking among the nation's finest in the 2019-2020 U.S.News & World Repor

• HSS Nurse Residency Program Achieves Accreditation from ANCC

  6/11/2019

  Accreditation with Distinction Creates Strong Structure for Transitioning RNs

• HSS to Honor Jonathan T. Deland, MD, Chief Emeritus of the Foot and Ankle Service, and Steve Tisch at Tribute Dinner on June 3

  5/29/2019

  Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) will present Jonathan T. Deland, MD, with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hospital's 36th Tribute Dinner, and honor Chairman and co-owner for the New York Giants and Partner at Escape Artist Productions, Steve Tisch.

• Andrew D. Pearle, MD, Named Next Chief of the Sports Medicine Institute at HSS

  5/23/2019

  Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world's largest academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health, today announced that Andrew D. Pearle, MD, will succeed Bryan T. Kelly, MD, as chief of the HSS Sports Medicine Institute.

• Artificial Intelligence May Lead to Better Outcomes After Joint Surgery

  5/16/2019

  Artificial intelligence may help orthopedic surgeons better predict which patients will do well after joint replacement procedures and which are less likely to experience benefits.

• HSS Researchers Advance Understandings of the Cellular Mechanisms Driving Rheumatoid Arthritis

  5/8/2019

  Newly identified subsets of cell types present in joint tissue in people with rheumatoid arthritis and how they interact may explain why only some people respond to existing medications, according to two studies by co-senior author Laura Donlin, PhD, Co-Director of the Derfner Foundation Precision Medicine Laboratory at Hospital for Special Surgery and collaborating colleagues.

• Study: CT Scan Prior to Spine Fusion Surgery Finds Significant Number of Patients Had Undiagnosed Osteoporosis

  3/12/2019

  Low bone density diagnosis could affect patient treatment plan before, during and after spine surgery

• Study Suggests Hip Replacement Patients Can Skip Hip Precautions

  3/12/2019

  Low-risk patients undergoing a total hip replacement with a posterior approach can skip the standard hip precautions currently recommended for post-surgical recovery, according to a new study conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York City.

• HSS Orthopedic Surgeons Addressing Opioid Epidemic Head On

  3/12/2019

  Orthopedic surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City have developed a pain management pathway designed to reduce the use of opioid analgesics after joint procedures.

• Come from Away: Joint Patients Who Live Far from Hospital Offer Model for More Efficient Use of Post-Surgery Resources

  3/12/2019

  Patients who live close to the hospital at which they have undergone total hip or total knee replacement are much more likely to visit the emergency room for follow-up care of pain, inflammation and other complaints than those who live farther away, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and The Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans.

• HSS Appoints Bryan T. Kelly to Surgeon-in-Chief, Medical Director

  3/7/2019

  Hospital for Special Surgery, the world's largest academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health, today announced that Bryan T. Kelly, MD, will succeed Todd J. Albert, MD, as Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director.

• HSS and Ivy Rehab to Create Physical Therapy Centers of Excellence Nationwide

  8/15/2018

  First Center to Open in Englewood, NJ