Richard S. Laskin, MD
It is with deep sorrow that we note the passing of Richard S. Laskin, MD, on Saturday, March 1, 2008. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations in Dr. Laskin's memory be made to the Hospital for Special Surgery Richard S. Laskin, MD Chair.
Brief background description: Born in Brooklyn New York. Undergraduate education at Hofstra University (A.B. 1960). Medical education at New York University (MD 1964). Residency training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1964-1966, 1968-1971. Captain: United States Army Medical Corps: Rep. of Vietnam 1966-1967, Ft. Devens Army Hospital 1967-1968. Private practice of orthopaedic surgery 1971-1980. Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery: Long Island Jewish Medical Center 1980-1991. Attending at the Hospital for Special Surgery 1991-present. Consultant to the United States Army Medical Corps (Colonel): 1987-1991.
Appointments
Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Chief of the Division of Arthroplasty, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Editor-in-Chief, HSS Journal
Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty
Knee
Certification
Orthopedic Surgery 1972; Recertified 1996
State Licensure
New York
Education
MD, New York University, US
Residency
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, US
Richard S. Laskin, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
For Professionals
Special Expertise
Total knee replacement
Minimally invasive surgery
Ceramic bearing surfaces
Computerized navigation
Awards
Insall Award of the Knee Society, 1996, 1997, 2001
Estabrook Award of Hofstra University, 1995
Hofstra University Outstanding Alumnus Award, 2002
Knee Society Education Chairman, 1996, 2002, 2003
Selected Publications
Laskin RS: Minimizing blood loss after total knee replacement. Orthopedics 27: 981-983, 2004.
Laskin RS, Phongkunakorn A, Becsac, B, Davis J, et al: Minimally invasive total knee replacement: An outcome study. Clin. Orthop. 428: 74-82, 2004.
Laskin RS: An Oxidized Zr Ceramic Surfaced femoral component for total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 416:191-196, 2003.
Laskin R: Total knee replacement in young patients. Clin Orthop 404: 100-102, 2002.
Peersman G, Laskin R, Davis J, Peterson M: Infection in total knee replacement: a retrospective review of 6489 total knees. Clin Orthop 392: 15-23, 2001.
For more publications, please see the
PubMed listing.
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