John G. Kennedy, MD

Dr. John Kennedy graduated from Royal College of Surgeons in 1989. Since then he has practiced both in Ireland & the U.S. Dr. Kennedy's primary interest is lower limb surgery, particularly sports-related injuries.

Dr. Kennedy is currently the clinical director of the running clinic in the gait laboratory at the Hospital for Special Surgery. This interest in sports medicine of the lower limb is generated by a long personal history in sports, where Dr. Kennedy competed at National and International levels in track, rugby, fencing, and water skiing. As part of Dr. Kennedy’s Fellowship year, he was involved as an assistant team physician to Boston College Football in 1994-95. Since then, Dr. Kennedy has been involved in the treatment of both recreational athletes as well as elite athletes from the New York Giants, Manhattan Rugby, and National Basketball referees association.

Dr. Kennedy's involvement in all aspects of lower limb sports injuries has led him to publish articles on running injuries, cycling injuries, ballet injuries, and ankle instability following sports injuries. Read more about Dr. Kennedy on his personal website, www.sportsmedicinenewyork.com.

Special Interests:

Sports injuries including fractures and soft tissue injuries of the foot and ankle
Posterior tibial tendon reconstruction
Repair of osteochondral lesions
www.osteochondraldefects.com
Ankle instability
Tumors about the foot and ankle

Appointments

Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty

Ankle
Foot
Sports Medicine

Special Expertise

Sports Injuries to Foot & Ankle
Arthroscopy of Foot & Ankle
Tendon Injuries to Foot & Ankle
Arthrodesis/Arthroplasty of the Foot & Ankle
Post Traumatic Reconstruction of Foot & Ankle

Awards

Fellow of Royal Academy of Medicine, 1997
Masters in Surgery, 1997
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons, 1993
Masters Medical Science Physiology, 1991

Languages

Spanish

Education

MD, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland

Residency

Royal College of Surgeons, General Surgery, Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Dublin, Ireland, 1989-95

Fellowship

Hospital for Special Surgery Cornell Medical School , New York
Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center Cornell Medical School , New York
Childrens Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
St. Elizabeth Medical Center: Tufts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Certification

Orthopaedics & Traumatology, 2000

State Licensure

New York

Editorial Appointments

Assistant Reviewer:
Foot & Ankle International
Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research
Journal of Orthopedic Research

Selected Publications

O'Loughlin PF, Carter TI, Hodgkins CW, Kennedy JG. Osteochondral lesion of the fifth metatarsal head in a triathlete. Ir J Med Sci. 2008 Aug 14.

Huffard B, O'Loughlin PF, Wright T, Deland J, Kennedy JG. Achilles tendon repair: Achillon system vs. Krackow suture: An anatomic in vitro biomechanical study. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2008 Jul 17.

Kennedy JG, Suero EM, O'Loughlin PF, Brief A, Bohne WH. Clinical tips: retrograde drilling of talar osteochondral defects. Foot Ankle Int. 2008 Jun;29(6):616-9.

Kennedy JG, Baxter DE. Nerve disorders in dancers. Clin Sports Med. 2008 Apr;27(2):329-34. Review.

Kennedy JG, Collumbier JA. Bunions in dancers. Clin Sports Med. 2008 Apr;27(2):321-8. Review.

Prisk VR, O'Loughlin PF, Kennedy JG. Forefoot injuries in dancers. Clin Sports Med. 2008 Apr;27(2):305-20. Review.

O'Loughlin PF, Hodgkins CW, Kennedy JG. Ankle sprains and instability in dancers. Clin Sports Med. 2008 Apr;27(2):247-62. Review.

Wanich T, Hodgkins C, Columbier JA, Muraski E, Kennedy JG. Cycling injuries of the lower extremity. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2007 Dec;15(12):748-56. Review.

Kennedy JG, Brunner JB, Bohne WH, Hodgkins CW, Baxter DB. Clinical importance of the lateral branch of the deep peroneal nerve. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Jun;459:222-8.

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

Selected Books/Chapters

Kennedy JG, O’Brien T. A concise orthopedic review. Royal College of Surgeons. Dublin; 1999

Kennedy JG, Healey J. Tumors about the knee. Callaghan’s textbook on the knee. Published by McGraw and Hill 2nd Edition, New York; 2002

Kennedy JG, O’Malley M. Arthroscopy. Ankle Arthrodesis using Arthroscopy. New York: Published by Elsevier Science; 2004

Kennedy JG, O’Malley M. Ankle arthroscopy and resection of anterior osteophytes. Arthroscopy. New York: Published by Elsevier Science; 2004

Kennedy JG, Hamilton W. Ballet injuries. Foot and Ankle injuries in sports. Published by Mosby; 2005

Selected Presentations

AAOS Washington. February 2005: Physician and Patient Based Outcomes Following Resection of Haglunds Deformity

New England Orthopedic society, Boston, November 2005. Clinical importance of the lateral branch of the deep peroneal nerve.

AOFAS Seattle Summer 2004 meeting. Outcomes following two screw fixation in ankle arthrodesis

AOFAS San Fransisco 2004. Outcomes following oblique osteotomy in the treatment of central metatarsalgia

Research Interests

TGF & Hh protein in Cartilage Regeneration
Genetic Engineering and Biomaterials in Bone Healing & Cartilage Regneration
Bone Protein Research
Bone Remodeling and Fracture Healing