Hollis G. Potter, MD

Chief, Division of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Director, Research

Dr. Hollis Potter is a Board-Certified Radiologist specializing in Musculoskeletal MR Imaging since 1990. She has published 155 scientific articles and 53 book chapters. Dr. Potter has presented and been invited to speak locally, nationally, and internationally at orthopaedic and radiologic scientific meetings. She is funded for MR research in both clinical and basic science projects. Dr. Potter is nationally and internationally recognized for her expertise in developing MR applications for orthopaedic conditions.

Dr. Potter has been listed in the Consumer's Research Council of America: Guide to America's Top Radiologists. First Edition, 2002-2003 and New York Magazine's "Best Doctor" every year from 2003 to present.

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Appointments

The Coleman Chair in MRI Research
Chief, Division of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery
Attending Radiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Senior Scientist, Clinical Research Section, Hospital for Special Surgery
Director of Research, Department of Radiology and Imaging

Specialty

Radiology and Imaging

Subspecialty

Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Special Expertise

Sports Medicine
Cartilage Imaging
Arthroplasty Imaging

Awards

"Best Doctors in New York," New York Magazine, 2011
Alpha Omega Alpha
Phi Beta Kappa
Cabaud Award for Excellence in Basic Science- AOSSM 2005, 2011
New York Magazine's "Best Doctors" - 2003 – 2010
Charles L. Christian Award for Musculoskeletal Research - 2005, 2006
ABJS Nicholas Andry Award - 2007
Outstanding Teacher Award, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2011
Fellow, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
8^th Annual Lodwick Award for Excellence in Musculoskeletal Research, 2012

Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Radiology
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
The Knee Society
Shoulder & Elbow Society
The Hip Society

Education

MD, New York Medical College, New York, New York -1985

Residency

North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York - 1986-1990

Fellowship

Hospital for Special Surgery, Musculoskeletal Radiology, New York - 1990-1991
New York Hospital/Cornell University Medical College, Skeletal Radiology, New  York, 1990-1991

Certification

National Board of Medical Examiners, 1985
Diplomate, American Board of Radiology, 1990

State Licensure

New York  

Hollis G. Potter, MD has contributed to the following articles on HSS.edu:

Editorial Appointments

Associate Editor for Imaging Sports Health (AOSSM)
Editorial Board of the International Cartilage Repair Society Journal Cartialge
Reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Reviewer, Journal of Biomechanics
Reviewer, Radiology
Reviewer, Journal of Orthopaedic Research
Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Selected Publications

Potter HG, Rodeo SA, Wickiewicz TL, Warren RF. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Meniscal Allografts: Correlation with Clinical and Arthroscopic Outcomes. Radiology 1996; 198:509-514.

Potter HG, Asnis LJ, Weiland AJ, Hotchkiss RN, Peterson MGE, McCormack R, Jr. The Utility of High Resolution MR Imaging in the Evaluation of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex of the Wrist. J Bone Joint Surg 1997; 79(A):1675-1684.

Van Trommel MF, Potter HG, Ernberg LA, Simonian PT, Wickiewicz TL. The Use of Noncontrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Evaluating Meniscal Repair: Comparison with Conventional Arthrography. Arthroscopy 1998; 14(1):2-8.

Potter HG, Linklater JA, Allen AA, Hannafin JA, Haas SB. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Articular Cartilage in the Knee: An Evaluation with Use of Fast Spin Echo Imaging. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1998;80(A):1276-1284.

Connell DA, Potter HG, Wickiewicz TL, Altchek DA, Warren RF. High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Superior Labral Pathology: 102 Surgically-confirmed Cases. Am J Sports Med 1999; 27(2):208-213.

Behr CT, Potter HG, Paletta GA. The Relationship of the Femoral Origin of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and the Distal Femoral Physeal Plate in the Skeletally Immature Knee. Am J Sp Med 2001; 29(6):781-787.

Potter HG, Weinstein M, Allen AA, Wickiewicz TL, Helfet DL. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Multiple Ligament Injured Knee. J Orthop Tr 2002; 16(5):330-339.

Sperling JW, Potter HG, Craig EV, Flatow E, Warren RF. MRI of the Painful Shoulder Arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2002; 11(4):315-321.

Ryan MG, Westrich GH, Potter HG, Sharrock N, Maun LM, Macaulay WB, Katkin P, Sculco TP, Salvati EA. Effect of Mechanical Compression on the Incidence of Proximal Deep Venous Thrombosis as Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Venography. J Bone Joint Surg 2002; 84A(11):1998-2004.

Maier CF, Tan SG, Hariharan H, Potter HG. T 2 Quantitation of Articular Cartilage at 1.5T. J Magn Reson Imaging 2003; 17(3):358-364.

Brown WE, Potter HG, Marx RG, Wickiewicz TL, Warren RF. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Appearance of Cartilage Repair in the Knee. Clin Orthop Rel Res 2004; 422:214-223.

Potter HG, Nestor BJ, Sofka CM, Ho ST, Peters LE, Salvati EA. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Total Hip Arthroplasty: Evaluation of Periprosthetic Soft Tissue. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2004; 86:1947-1954.

Mintz DN, Hooper TR, Connell DA, Buly R, Padgett DE, Potter HG. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Hip: Detection of Labral and Chondral Abnormalities Using Non-contrast Imaging. Arthroscopy 2005; 21(4):385-393.

Weiland DE, Walde TA, Leung JSJB, Sychterz CJ, Ho S, Engh CA, Potter HG . Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Periprosthetic Acetabular Osteolysis: A Cadaveric Study. J Orthop Res 2005; 23(4):713-719.

Walde TA, Weiland DE, Leung SB, Kitamura N, Synchterz CJ, Engh CA Jr, Claus AM, Potter HG, Engh CA Sr. Comparison of CT, MRI, and Radiographs in Assessing Pelvic Osteolysis: A Cadaveric Study. Clin Orthop Rel Res 2005; 437:138-144.

Mithoefer K, Williams RJ, Warren RF, Potter HG, Spock CR, Jones EC, Wickiewicz TL, Marx RG. Prospective Evaluation of the Microfracture Technique for Treatment of Articular Cartilage Lesions in the Knee. J Bone Joint Surg 2005; 87(9):1911-1920.

Glenn RE Jr, McCarty EC, Potter HG, Juliao SF, Gordon JD, Spindler KP. Comparison of Fresh Osteochondral Autografts and Allografts: A Canine Model. Am J Sports Med 2006; 34(7):1084-1093.

Kelly BT, Potter HG, Deng X, Pearle AD, Turner AS, Warren RF, Rodeo SA. Meniscal Allograft Transplantation in the Sheep Knee: Evaluation of Chondroprotective Effects. Am J Sports Med 2006; 34:1464-1477.

Purdue PE, Koulouvaris P, Potter HG, Nestor BJ, Sculco TP. The Cellular and Molecular Biology of Periprosthetic Osteolysis. Clin Orthop Rel Res 2007; 454:251-61.

Williams R III, Ranawat A, Carter, T, Potter HG. Fresh Stored Allografts for the Treatment of Osteochondral Defects of the Knee. J Bone Joint Surg 2007; 89(4):718-726.

Salvati EA, Sharrock NE, Westrich G, Potter HG, Della Valle AG, Sculco TP. Three Decades of Clinical, Basic and Applied Research on Thromboembolic Disease After THA: Rationale and Clinical Results of a Multimodal Prophylaxis Protocol. Clin Orthop Rel Res 2007; 459:246-254.

Potter HG, Jawetz ST, Foo, LF. Imaging of the Rotator Cuff Following Repair: Human and Animal Models. J Shldr Elb Surg 2007; 16(5): 134-139S.

Rodeo SA, Potter HG, Kawamura, S, Turner AS, Kim, HJ, Atkinson, BL. Biologic Augmentation of Rotator Cuff Tendon Healing Using a Mixture of Osteoinductive Growth Factors: An Experimental Study in Sheep. J Bone Joint Surg(Am) 2007; 89: 2485-97.

Malchau H, Potter HG. How are Wear-related Problems Diagnosed and What Form of Surveillance are Necessary? J Amer Acad Orthop Surg 2008; 16(1): S14-S19.

Koch KM, Brau AC, Chen W, Gold GE, Hargreaves BA, Koff M, McKinnon GC, Potter HG, King KF. Imaging near metal with a MAVRIC-SEMAC hybrid. Magn Reson Med. 2011; 65(1):71-82.

Trattnig S, Winalski CS, Marlovits S, Jurvelin JS, Welsch GH, Potter HG.  Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cartilage Repair: A Review. Cartilage 2011; 2(1): 5-26

Noyes FR, Chen RC, Westin SB,Potter HG.  Greater than 10-year results of red-white    longitudinal meniscus repairs in patients 20 years of age or younger. Am J Sports Med 2011;39(5):1008-17.

Hash TW, Maderazo AB, Haas SB, Saboeiro GR, Trost DW, Potter HG. Magnetic Resonance Angiography in the Management of Recurrent Hemarthrosis Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty 2011, in press.

Hayter CL, Koff MF, Shah P, Koch KM, Miller TT, Potter HG. MRI After Arthroplasty: Comparison of MAVRIC and conventional Fast Spin Echo Techniques. AJR 2011, in press.

Potter HG , Jain SK, Ma Y, Black BR, Fung S, Lyman S. Cartilage injury following acute, isolated ACL tear: Immediate and longitudinal effect with clinical/MRI follow up. Am J Sports Med 2011, in press.

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

Selected Presentations

General Electric Health Care

Active Research support for orthopaedic applications of MRI

• T2 mapping of articular cartilage
• MR imaging of arthroplasty
• Segmentation analysis of cartilage

NIH/NIAMS (1R01AR057343-01A2)

$2,092,486.00

4/1/2010-4/1/2014

Designing a Meniscal Substitute Through An Integrated Experimental Computational and Statistical Approach the major goal is to define the relationship between meniscal material and structural properties and joint contact mechanics under multiple physiological activities across a range of patient populations.

Role: Consultant; Principal investigator: Suzanne Maher PhD

 

Research Description

Dr. Potter is the Coleman Chair in MRI research.  Her prior and current research interests lie in the use of quantitative MR imaging as a biomarker for assessment of early depletion of matrix from cartilage and fibrocartilage.   Dr. Potter is currently funded for the use of specialized quantitative MR techniques as a biomarker to assess the integrity of meniscal repair.  Additional research interests involved the use of modified MR pulse sequences to assess different adverse synovial responses to orthopaedic implants and biomaterials.  She is the co-recipient of the AOA research award, the Cabaud award for excellence in basic science research from the AOSSM and the Nicholas Andry award from the ABJS.  She has continuously served on several NIH/NIAMS Study Sections since 2007, the research committee of the AOSSM, and is funded for both clinical and basic science MRI research by the NIH-NIAMS, industry and educational granting agencies.  Many of her current basic science imaging projects have been successfully transported into clinical use and implementation.

Clinical Trials

• Synoival Pathology in Patients undergoing Hip Arthroscopy for Impingement and/or Labral Pathology: Role in Clinical Pre-Operative Symptoms and Post-Operative Outcomes
• Retrospective Review of Education Programs for People with Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Synovial Pathology in Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy for Impingement and/or Labral Pathology: Role in Clinical Pre-Operative Symptoms And Post-Operative Outcomes
• Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective Randomized Trial Evaluating Two Commonly Performed Techniques
• Lower Extremity Realignment Therapy for the Treatment of Medial Knee Osteoarthritis- A Pilot Study
• A Pilot Study To Establish Techniques for Assessing the biological profile of Platelet Rich Plasma using Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Flow Cytometry and Histopathology
• Quantitative Assessment of the Synovial Vascularity in Early Inflammatory Arthritis
• Bone Tunnel Widening Following ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Reconstruction
• MRI Imaging of Orthopedic Instrumentation. Prospective Evaluation Utilizing Multi-Acquisition Variable-Resonance Image Combination (MAVRIC)