John D. MacGillivray, MD
Dr. John MacGillivray is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery and NewYork-Presbyterian hospital. He currently serves as Team Physician to the US Ski Team, Orthopaedic Consultant for the New York Giants, and the National Hockey League Players' Association. He has also served as team physician for the St. John's University, New York Saints Professional La Crosse Team and the US Snow Boarding Team. Dr. MacGillivray has developed new techniques involving arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, labral repair of the shoulder, and ligament reconstruction of the knee. He also has a clinical and scientific interest in cartilage restoration of the knee and shoulder and has written numerous articles and book chapters on problems of the shoulder, knee and elbow. He has won the prestigious Neer Award once and has been nominated twice for his research of rotator cuff disease.
AppointmentsAssistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service
Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York Weill Medical College
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, US
Hospital for Special Surgery, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Fellowship, New York, US
For PatientsSpecial Expertise
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Cartilage Surgery of Knee and Shoulder
Ligament Reconstruction of the Knee, Shoulder, and Elbow
Total Shoulder Replacement
Total Knee Replacement
Neer Award
Valedictorian of Medical School Class
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Treatment of Acute and Chronic Injuries to the Posterolateral and Lateral Knee." MacGillivray JD, Warren RFOperative Techniques in Orthopaedics, Vol 9, pp 309-317,October, 1999.
The Technique of Microfracture for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects in the Knee" Gill, T, MacGillivray JDOperative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 11. 105-107, 2001.
ACL Reconstruction with Allograft Tendons" Strikland S, MacGillivray JD, Warren RFClinics in Sports Medicine, Vol 34, 1, p. 41-47, Jan 2003
"Chronic Rotator Cuff Injury and Repair Model in Sheep" Coleman SH, Fealy S, Ehteshami JR, MacGillivray JD, Altchek DW, Warren RF, Turner ASThe Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 85-A No. 12, pp2319-2402, Dec 2003
"Comparison of Tibial Inlay versus Transtibial Techniques for Isolated PCL Reconstruction: Minimum 2 year Follow-up" MacGillivray JD, Shubin Stein BE, Allen AA, Wickiewicz TL, Warren RFAmerican Journal of Sports Medicine, in press