Scott A. Rodeo, MD

Dr. Scott Rodeo is a clinician-scientist at Hospital for Special Surgery, with appointments in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service) and the Research Department (Laboratory for Soft Tissue Research). He is Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Co-Chief of the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service at Hospital for Special Surgery. His specializes in sports medicine injuries of the knee, shoulder, ankle, and elbow. He also performs arthritis surgery of the knee and shoulder, including joint replacement surgery. He has specific expertise in complex knee reconstruction (including meniscus transplantation, cartilage resurfacing, osteotomy, and ligament reconstruction), treatment of shoulder instability, and rotator cuff tendon repair. His research focuses on the basic biology of tendon and ligament healing, meniscal allograft transplantation, and rotator cuff repair. Dr. Rodeo is a former competitive swimmer and provides care for local swimming programs.

He is associate team physician of the New York Giants Football Team and has also served as Team Physician for the 2004 U.S.A. Olympic Team.

Read U.S. Olympic Team Physician Scott Rodeo's blog from Beijing at http://olympicsmd.blogspot.com/.

Appointments

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Attending Surgeon (Orthopaedic Surgery), The New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Associate Team Physician, New York Giants Football

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty

Sports Medicine

Special Expertise

Shoulder Instability
Knee Ligament Injury
Rotator Cuff Injury / Rotator Cuff Disease
Meniscus Transplantation

Awards

"Best Doctors in New York," New York magazine, 2009
Excellence in Research Award, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 2004
Finalist, New Investigator’s Recognition Award, Orthopaedic Research Society, 1997
Winner 3M Basic Science Award, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 1996
Lewis Clark Wagner Award for Resident Research, The Hospital for Special Surgery, 1994
Winner, American Orthopaedic Asociation-Zimmer Resident Research Travel Award, 1992

Education

MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York

Residency

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Fellowship

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

State Licensure

New York

Scott A. Rodeo, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

For Patients

For Professionals

Selected Publications

Cohen D, Kawamura S, Ehteshami J, Rodeo S. Indomethacin and Celecoxib Impair Rotator Cuff Tendon-to-bone Healing. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 34: 362-369, 2006.

Rodeo S. Meniscal Allografts-where Do We Stand? American J. Sports Medicine, 29: 246-261, 2001.

Rodeo S, Seneviratne A, Suzuki K, Felker K, Wickiewicz T, Warren R. Histological Analysis of Human Meniscal Allografts: A Preliminary Report. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 82:1071-1082, 2000.

Rodeo S, Suzuki K, Deng X, Wozney J, Warren R. Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Enhances Tendon Healing in a Bone Tunnel. American Journal of Sports Medicine 27: 476-488, 1999.

Rodeo S, Hannafin JA, Tom J, Warren RF, Wickiewicz TL. Immunolocalization of Cytokines and Their Receptors in Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder. J. Orthopaedic Research, 15:427-436, 1997.

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.