Soft Tissue Research Laboratory

The Laboratory for Soft Tissue Research was established in January of 1992 as part of the Research Division of the Hospital for Special Surgery. The laboratory is located on the first floor of the Research Building of the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), and is associated with the New York Hospital (NYH) - Weill Medical College of Cornell University (CUMC) complex, including the Memorial Hospital-Sloan Kettering Research Institute (MSKRI) and the Rockefeller University. In addition, the laboratory is part of the consortium of New York City universities, hospitals and research institutes that comprise the Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBE) at the City University of New York's School of Engineering. The consortium includes the Hospital for Special Surgery, the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, the Hospital for Joint Diseases - New York University, the City College of New York, and the Columbia University Medical College.

The Laboratory for Soft Tissue Research was established to serve as a scientific and clinical research and education center with expertise in connective soft tissues related to orthopedics and rheumatology. The laboratory is dedicated to performing basic and applied research relevant to the various soft tissue structures of the musculoskeletal system (cartilage, tendon, ligament, meniscus, nerve and muscle), and to the training of medical, engineering and science students at the post-graduate, graduate and undergraduate levels.