Andrew J. Elliott, MD
Dr. Andrew J. Elliott treats orthopedic conditions of the foot, ankle, and Achilles tendon. Specific ailments include, arthritis, athletic injuries, bunion, tendon tears and ruptures, hammertoe, OCD, and fractures. He also performs platelet-rich plasma injections and shockwave therapy for certain conditions.
After graduating from Harvard Medical School, he completed his orthpaedic residency at Yale New Haven Hospital and a fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Elliott then served a four-year tour at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, as Chief of the Foot & Ankle Service, Department of Orthopaedics before returning to the Foot and Ankle Service here at Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Elliott is currently the Director of Education for the Foot and Ankle Service. He also serves as the Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon for the New York Red Bulls MLS soccer team.
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Appointments
Assistant Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Director of Education, Foot and Ankle Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Honors and Awards Committee
Specialty
Special Expertise
PRP for the Foot and Ankle
Shockwave (ECSW) for the Foot and Ankle
Minimally Invasive Achilles Tendon Repair
Hallux Rigidus Surgery
Cartilage repair techniques
Tendon degeneration, rupture and reconstruction
Sports Injuries and Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle
Bunions and Toe Deformities
Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle
Flatfoot Reconstruction
Foot and Ankle Fractures
Awards
USAF/USA Meritorious Service Medal for Outstanding Medical Service, 2001
Castle and Connelly Best Regional Doctors, 2010-2013
Affiliations
American Orthopaedic Food and Ankle Society, Member 1996-Present
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Member 1996-Present
New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Member 2001-Present
Insurance Information
Aetna
Cigna
Medicare (Status: Non-Par using Medicare Limited Fee Schedule)
Oxford
United Healthcare
Please do not hesitate to contact our office if you have questions regarding your insurance coverage. You may still have coverage subject to the availability of 'out-of-network' benefits.
Education
MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1987-1991
Residency
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, 1991-1996
Fellowship
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, 1996-1997
Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
State Licensure
New York, New Jersey
Patient Education by Dr. Elliott on HSS.edu
Selected Publications
Arthroscopy of the Hallux MTP Joint, Textbook of Arthroscopy (Miller and Cole), pp802-808, 2004
Fusion of Accessory Navicular to Naviculum, Hawaii Orthopaedic Association, Paper Presentation, June 2000
Soft Tissue Arthroplasty for Severe Hallus Rigidus, Seminars in Arthroplasty, 10(2), pp. 100-106, 1999
Spring Ligament Strain with Posterior Tibialis Activity, ORS 1998
Reinforcement of Cancellous bone Screws with Hydroxyapatite Cement: An in vivo Study in goats (in press) AAOS Poster and Webpage Presentation, 1997
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.