Douglas E. Padgett, MD

Dr. Douglas Padgett was born and raised in Seaford, New York. He received his undergraduate education at St. Michael's College (B.A. 1978) in Vermont where he was a starting member of the varsity soccer team. A recipient of a Naval Health Professions Scholarship, he completed his medical school education at New York Medical College (M.D. 1982). Following graduation from medical school, Dr. Padgett began his surgical training at The Roosevelt Hospital (1982-83, 1984-1985). From 1983-1984, Dr. Padgett was the Battalion Surgeon for the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment during combat operations in Grenada, West Indies and in Beirut, Lebanon, where he was awarded the Naval Achievement Medal for meritorious service.

From 1985-1989, Dr. Padgett was a resident in orthopedic surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery and subsequently performed a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at The Rush Presbyterian Medical Center in Chicago in Adult Reconstructive Surgery of the hip and knee (1989-90). From 1990-1993, Dr. Padgett was the Director of the Adult Reconstructive Service at the Naval Hospital, San Diego and developed the Adult Reconstructive Education Program. In 1991, Dr. Padgett was deployed to the Persian Gulf with Fleet Hospital #6 in support of military operation during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

In 1993, Dr. Padgett joined Hospital for Special Surgery as an attending surgeon on the Hip and Knee Service. In addition to his activities at HSS, in 1996, Dr. Padgett became the Co-Chief of Orthopedics at Veterans Hospital, Bronx, where he oversees resident education.

Appointments

Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Chief of the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Division, Hospital for Special Surgery
Chief of the Hip Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty

Hip, Knee

Special Expertise

Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement
Revision Total Joint Surgery
Arthroscopic Surgery of the Hip and Knee
Hip Disorders related to Dance

Awards

Philip D. Wilson Research Award
Outstanding Teacher Award: Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA

Affiliations

Journal of Arthroplasty, Editorial Board
American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Consultant Reviewer
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Field Test Examiner
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Program Committee

Education

MD, New York Medical College, New York, 1982

Residency

Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, New York

Fellowship

Rush Presbyterian Medical Center, Adult Reconstructive Surgery of the Hip and Knee, Chicago, Illinois

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1992

State Licensure

New York  

Douglas E. Padgett, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

Selected Publications

Instability after total knee arthroplasty with the Miller-Galante II total knee. J Arthroplasty: 16(4): 422-27, 2001

Femoral Neck Stress Fractures and Metabolic Bone Disease. J Orthop Trauma. Mar; 15(3):181-85, 2001

Femoral Neck Stress Fractures: Outcome Analysis. J Orthop Trauma (accepted for publication).

The use of a constrained acetabular component for recurrent dislocation of the hip. Instructional Course Lecture; 50:281-87, 2001.

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.  

Research Description

Current Research Includes:

Labral Tears of the Hip in the Dance Population
Anatomic Hip Stem Design
Effect of Hip Stem Properties on Dislocation
Impaction Grafting of the Femur in Revision Total Hip Surgery
Surgical Navigation Aids in Surgery of the Hip and Knee
Patellofemoral Arthroplasty Design

Clinical Trials

• Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Total Joint Replacement: The HSS Hip Arthroplasty Cohort
• Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Total Joint Replacement: The HSS Knee Arthroplasty Cohort
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention in Total Hip Replacement: Continuous Enhanced Circulation Therapy (CECT) Versus Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH)