Douglas E. Padgett, MD
Dr. Padgett was born and raised in Seaford, New York. He received his undergraduate education at St. Michael's College (B.A. 1978) in Vermont where he was a starting member of the varsity soccer team. A recipient of a Naval Health Professions Scholarship, he completed his medical school education at New York Medical College (M.D. 1982). Following graduation from medical school, Dr. Padgett began his surgical training at The Roosevelt Hospital (1982-83, 1984-1985). From 1983-1984, Dr. Padgett was the Battalion Surgeon for the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment during combat operations in Grenada, West Indies and in Beirut, Lebanon, where he was awarded the Naval Achievement Medal for meritorious service.
From 1985-1989, Dr. Padgett was a resident in orthopedic surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery and subsequently performed a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at The Rush Presbyterian Medical Center in Chicago in Adult Reconstructive Surgery of the hip and knee (1989-90). From 1990-1993, Dr. Padgett was the Director of the Adult Reconstructive Service at the Naval Hospital, San Diego and developed the Adult Reconstructive Education Program. In 1991, Dr. Padgett was deployed to the Persian Gulf with Fleet Hospital #6 in support of military operation during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
In 1993, Dr. Padgett joined Hospital for Special Surgery as an attending surgeon on the Hip and Knee Service. In addition to his activities at HSS, in 1996, Dr. Padgett became the Co-Chief of Orthopedics at Veterans Hospital, Bronx, where he oversees resident education.
AppointmentsAssociate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Chief of the Hip Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1992
MD, 1982, New York Medical College, New York, US
Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, New York, US
Rush Presbyterian Medical Center, Adult Reconstructive Surgery of the Hip and Knee, Chicago, Illinois, US
For ProfessionalsSpecial Expertise
Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement
Revision Total Joint Surgery
Arthroscopic Surgery of the Hip and Knee
Hip Disorders related to Dance
Philip D. Wilson Research Award
Outstanding Teacher Award: Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA
Journal of Arthroplasty, Editorial Board
American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Consultant Reviewer
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Field Test Examiner
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Program Committee
Instability after total knee arthroplasty with the Miller-Galante II total knee. J Arthroplasty: 16(4): 422-27, 2001
Femoral Neck Stress Fractures and Metabolic Bone Disease. J Orthop Trauma. Mar; 15(3):181-85, 2001
Femoral Neck Stress Fractures: Outcome Analysis. J Orthop Trauma (accepted for publication).
The use of a constrained acetabular component for recurrent dislocation of the hip. Instructional Course Lecture; 50:281-87, 2001.