Jo A. Hannafin, MD, PhD
Dr. Hannafin is board certified in orthopedic surgery/sports medicine. She is an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon and Director of Orthopedic Research at Hospital for Special Surgery and has published and lectured extensively on tendon and ligament healing. She is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Dr. Hannafin was a USOC physician for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, U.S. team physician at the 2003 Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic, an event physician at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games (rowing) and the New York City Marathon. Dr. Hannafin was a team physician for the WUSA New York Power from 2000-2003 and an Assistant Team Physician to the NY Mets from 1992-1996. She has been team physician to the U.S. Rowing Team since 1994 and is a member of the FISA Medical Commission. Dr. Hannafin was a member of the silver medalist lightweight double at the 1984 World Rowing Championships and a three-time gold medalist at the U.S. National Rowing Championships. She is currently the Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the National Rowing Foundation. Dr. Hannafin is the chair of the Enduring Education Committee of the AOSSM. She has published 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has written 13 book chapters. Dr. Hannafin has been repeatedly honored as one of The Best Doctors in America.
Appointments
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Scientist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty
Knee, Shoulder, Elbow, Sports Medicine
Certification
Orthopedic Surgery
State Licensure
New York, Connecticut
Education
MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, US
SCB, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, US
Fellowship
Hospital for Special Surgery , Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, New York, US
Jo A. Hannafin, MD, PhD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
For Professionals
Special Expertise
Female Athlete
Shoulder and Knee Instability
Ligament Reconstruction and Arthroscopy
Rotator Cuff Disease
Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder
Research Interests
Ligament Cell Biology and Mechanotransduction
NIH Grant R01AR049339-01A2
Awards
Appointed to the Medical Commission of FISA (International Rowing Federation), 1993
Phillip D. Wilson Award, Hospital for Special Surgery, 1992, 2006
Alpha Omega Alpha, 1992
O'Donoghue Award for Excellence in Research, 1985
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 1998
Affiliations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Research Society
Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
Herodicus Society
Selected Publications
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PubMed listing.
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