David W. Altchek, MD

Sports Medicine

Overview
Education
Publications
Research
For My Patients

Dr. David Altchek is an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon and Co-Chief Emeritus of the HSS Sports Medicine Institute. He is the Medical Director for the New York Mets and a medical consultant for the NBA. He previously served as the North American Medical Director for the Association of Tennis Professionals, which sponsors the men’s professional tennis tour, and was also the former Team Physician for the U.S. Davis Cup tennis team. Dr. Altchek is a Professor of Surgery in Clinical Orthopaedics at the Weill Cornell Medical College and the author of over 100 articles and book chapters on problems of the shoulder, elbow, and knee.

Patient Stories

Appointments

Founding Medical Director, HSS Florida
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Co-Chief Emeritus, Sports Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Departments

Orthopedic Surgery
Sports Medicine

Special Expertise

Sports Medicine: ACL reconstruction of the knee, knee arthroscopy
Arthroscopic Surgery of the Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Repair, Instability
Elbow: UCL reconstruction “Docking” procedure
Arthroplasty: Total Shoulder and Total Knee Replacement surgery

Awards

Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors, 2002-2020
Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, 2002-2021
New York Magazine Top Doctors, 2002-2021
T. Campbell Thompson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Orthopaedic Surgery
Eastern Orthopaedic Association Fellowship Award
John Jay Award for Distinguished Professional Achievement
Charles S. Neer Award, American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons
Named one of the top 250 Alumni, Columbia University

Videos

Lois Betts talks about knee replacement surgery

Lois Betts talks about undergoing knee deformity replacement surgery.

Joanne Donoghue patient testimonial video

Joanne Donoghue gets back in the game after knee meniscus surgery.

Video of high school pitcher who had Tommy John surgery

NJ high school pitcher throws first pitch for Mets after Tommy John surgery.

Elite Athlete Testimonial:

A Pitcher's Return - Johan Santana's return to baseball.

Languages

English

Insurance Information

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Industry Relationships

One of the goals of HSS is to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and related disciplines for the benefit of patients. Physicians at HSS may collaborate with outside companies for education, research and medical advances. HSS supports this collaboration in order to foster medical breakthroughs; however HSS also believes that these collaborations must be disclosed.

As part of the disclosure process, this website lists physician collaborations with outside companies. The disclosures are provided by information provided by the physician and other sources and are updated regularly. Further information may be available on individual company websites.

Below are the healthcare industry relationships reported by Dr. Altchek as of November 13, 2019.

Stryker - Consultant

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Patients should feel free to ask their HSS physicians questions about these relationships.