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.

Appointments

Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service
Hospital for Special Surgery

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York Weill Medical College


Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty
Sports Medicine

State Licensure
New York

Education

MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts


Residency

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, US


Fellowship

Hospital for Special Surgery, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Fellowship, New York, US


John D. MacGillivray, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
Special 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


Awards

Neer Award

Valedictorian of Medical School Class

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society


Selected Publications

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


For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

Clinical Trials


Office Locations
East River Professional Building
523 East 72nd Street
New York, NY 10021

Tel: 212.606.1896
Fax: 212.774.2778

Greenwich Office
143 Sound Beach Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870

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


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