Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD

Dr. Wickiewicz has been in practice at the Hospital for Special Surgery since 1982. He is currently an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery. He specializes in sports medicine, meniscus surgery, ACL surgery and shoulder surgery. Since 1998, he has been named on of America’s Top Doctors by his peers. He has appeared as an expert on orthopedic surgery and sports medicine on ABC World News Tonight, NBC Nightly News, and The Charlie Rose Show. He spent eight years as Assistant Team Physician for the New York Giants, and he now serves as the Head Team Physician for all Division 1A College sports at St. Peter’s College. Dr. Wickiewicz has published over 100 scientific papers on his extensive research on knee and shoulder surgery and given more than 200 invited presentations.

Personal Statement

When you need treatment for a knee or shoulder injury, experience matters. In over 20 years of practice, I have not only practiced orthopedic surgery, I have been at its forefront. I have pioneered innovative, minimally invasive surgical techniques for knee and soft tissue injuries and conditions that can help you recover more quickly and resume normal activity faster. My vast background in treating athletes at the high school, college and professional level gives me the ability to develop a treatment plan that is personalized and effective. My treatment goal is to provide excellent patient care that will allow you to return to sports and the activities of daily life as quickly as possible.

Appointments

Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty
Sports Medicine

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 26-27, 1984

State Licensure
New York

Education

MD, 1972-1976, College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

For Patients

• Intraarticular Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Idiopathic Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder
• Cartilage Regeneration: An Overview
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tears
• Sports Medicine - An Overview

For Professionals

• Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction Video
• Intraarticular Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Idiopathic Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder
• The Non-operative Treatment of Acute, Isolated (Partial or Complete) Posterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knees: An Intermediate-term Follow-up Study
• The Coronal Plane High Tibial Osteotomy. Part I: A Clinical and Radiographic Analysis of Intermediate Term Outcomes
• The Coronal Plane High Tibial Osteotomy. Part II: A Comparison of Axial Rotation with the Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy
• Osteotomy In The Athletic Individual

Awards

Three time winner of the O'Donoghue Research Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Three time winner of Neer Award from the American Shoulder and Elbow Society

Affiliations

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 2004-2005, President

Herodicus Society, President

Selected Publications

  

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

Clinical Trials

• Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Total Joint Replacement: The HSS Knee Arthroplasty Cohort
• Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Total Joint Replacement: The HSS Shoulder Arthroplasty Cohort