Charles N. Cornell, MD

Dr. Charles Cornell graduated from Williams College Cum Laude with highest honors in Chemistry. He earned his medical degree at Cornell University Medical College and completed his residency in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery and The New York Hospital in Affiliation with Cornell University Medical College. In 1986, he completed a fellowship in Orthopaedic Traumatology at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Cornell is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and was recertified on January 1, 1999. On February 8, 1990, Dr. Cornell was admitted as a Fellow to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and on October 19, 1992 to the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Cornell is Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at Cornell University Medical College and Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Hospital for Special Surgery.

Appointments

Clinical Director of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University


Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty
Hip, Knee, Osteoporosis / Metabolic Bone, Trauma

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 7/88

Fellowship, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2/90

Fellowship, American College of Surgeons, 10/92


State Licensure
Connecticut, New York

Education

MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York


Residency

Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, New York, New York


Fellowship

University of Washington, School of Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery


Charles N. Cornell, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Professionals
Special Expertise

Total Joint Replacement, Care of Arthritis and Geriatric Orthopaedics

Adult Reconstruction

Fractures and Trauma

Post-traumatic reconstruction

Avascular Necrosis


Awards

OTA Edwin G. Bovill, Jr., MD Memorial Lecturer Award, 2004

Philip D. Wilson, Jr. Teaching Award, 1992, 1996

Eastern Orthopaedic Association Scholar Award, 1986

Hoar Foundation Fellowship Award New York Community Trust, 1985


Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

American Orthopaedic Association

American College of Surgeons

Orthopaedic Trauma Association

International College of Surgeons


Selected Publications

Cornell, C.N.; Lane, J.M.; Poynton, A.R.: Orthopedic Management of Vetebral and Long Bone Fractures in Patients with Osteoporosis: Clin. Geriatr. Med., Vol. 19, 433-455, May 2003.

Cornell, C.N.: Internal Fracture Fixation in Patients with Osteoporosis: J. Amer. Acad. Ortho. Surgery, Vol. 11, No. 2, 109-119, March/April 2003.

Peterson, M.G.F.; Allegrante, J.P.; Cornell, C.N.; MacKenzie, C.R.; Robbins, L.; Horton, R.; Ganz, S.B.; Augurt, A.; Measuring Recovery After a Hip Fracture Using the SF-36 and Cummings Scales; Osteoporosis International, Vol.13, 296-302, 2002.

Cornell, C.N.; Russell, L.; Khan, S.N.; Lane, J.M.; The Principles of Non-Spinal Fracture Management in the Osteoporotic Patient: Advances in Osteoporotic Fracture Management, Vol 1, No 1 12-15, 2001.

Coleman, S.H.; Bansal, S.; Cornell, C.N.; Sculco, T.P.; Failure of Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty: A Retrospective Review of 31 Consecutive Bipolar Prostheses Converted to Total Hip Arthroplasty, The American Journal of Orthopaedics, Vol. XXX, 313-319, April 2001.


For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

Clinical Trials
Languages
Spanish



Office Locations
Hospital for Special Surgery
3rd fl
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021

Tel: 212.606.1414
Fax: 212.774.2348

Greenwich Office
143 Sound Beach Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870

Tel: 203.698.2754

Mailing Address
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, New York 10021