Daniel W. Green, MD, MS, FAAP, FACS

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Appointments

Affiliations

Leadership Positions:

Board Examiner, American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons

Past Board Member and Treasurer, PRiSM (Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine)
Chair, Patella Research Interest Group, PRiSM, 2015-2019
International Program Editor, AOTrauma Educational Program, 2018 to 2022
Past Member, Board of Councilors for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
President, New York County Medical Society, 2011-2012
Past Leadership Fellow, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
​​​​​​​Past President, AOA Honor Medical Society - Texas Alpha Chapter

Memberships:

American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Fellow
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Fellow
American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
American Orthopedic Association, Fellow
Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
ROCK research group for osteochondritis dissecans of the knee

Certification

Dr. Green has successfully completed certification exams for the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in 2000, 2010 and 2018.

Awards

Castle Connolly Top Doctor, 5 Years 
Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, 2016-2022
Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor, 2016-2020
New York Magazine: Top Doctors, 2019-2022
HSS Philip D. Wilson Teaching Award (voted by the 2007 HSS Orthopaedic Surgery Resident class), 2007
Honorary Police Surgeon: NYPD Appointed by Commissioner Raymond Kelly, 2007

Education

Dr. Green’s undergraduate degree is from Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut, followed by a Master of Science degree from Columbia University in New York City. In 1991, he graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch with High Honors. After Medical School Dr. Green received his surgical training at New York Hospital, Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

BS, Trinity College, Hartford, CT.
MS, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
MD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (High Honors)

Residency

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Fellowship

Fellowship Trained in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, California

State Licensure

Languages

English

Patient Education

• Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle Bone Disease)
• ACL Surgery
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
• Torn Meniscus
• Broken Elbows in Children: An Overview of Elbow Fractures
• Femur Fractures in Children: Treating a Child’s Broken Thighbone
• Tibial Spine Fractures in Children: What to Know
• Strength Training for Teens: What to Know
• Strength Training for Teenagers
• Pediatric Sports Injuries: An Overview
• HSS Leads the Way in Treating Children with a Devastating Bone Disease
• A 9-Year-Old Boy with Anterior Knee Pain and Genu Valgum Treated with Implant-Mediated Guided Growth

Professional Education

• Obligatory Patellar Instability in an 8-Year-Old Boy

Selected Journal Articles

For all publications, please see the PubMed listing.

Selected Books/Chapters

Cruz AI Jr, Lee RJ, Kushare I, Baghdadi S, Green DW, Ganley TJ, Ellis HB Jr; PRiSM; Tibial Spine Research Interest Group; Mistovich RJ. “Tibial Spine Fractures in Young Athletes.” In: Clinics in Sports Medicine: Pediatric and Adolescent Knee Injuries: Evaluation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation. 2022.

Parikh SN, Veerkamp M, Redler LH, Schlechter J, Williams BA, Yaniv M, Friel N, Perea SH, Shannon SR, Green DW. “Patellar Instability in Young Athletes.” In: Clinics in Sports Medicine: Pediatric and Adolescent Knee Injuries: Evaluation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation. 2022.

Hidalgo Perea S, Shannon SR, Green DW. “Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction with Open Physes.” In: Clinics in Sports Medicine: Patellofemoral Instability: Decision Making and Techniques. 2022.

Aitchison AH, Green DW, Andrish J, Askenberger M, Kuroda R, de Frietas GS. “Patellofemoral Instability in the Pediatric Patient with Open Physes: A 11-Year-Old Girl with Trochlear Dysplasia.” In: The Patellofemoral Joint. 2022.

Schlichte L, Wixted C, Green DW. “Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.” In: Evidence-Based Orthopedics, Second Edition. 2021.

Besselaar A, Green DW, Howard A. “AO Pediatric Trauma Reference Femur Fractures.” (WEB APP) 2020.

Green DW, Price MJ, Quadricepsplasty Operative Techniques. In: Patellar Instability: Management Principles and Operative Techniques, 1st ed. USA: Wolters Kluwer; 2019.

Green DW, Price MJ, Moloney J. Patellofemoral Pain in the Skeletally Immature Patient: Diagnosis and Treatment. In: Patellofemoral Pain and Instability: Etiology, Diagnosis and Management. Switzerland: Springer; 2019: 3-25.

Pediatric and Adolescent Knee Surgery

USA: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015

This new print and interactive eBook resource written by Dr. Cordasco and Dr. Green offers:

• Comprehensive coverage of the increasing numbers of pediatric and adolescent knee injuries commonly seen by orthopaedic surgeons.
• Step-by-step guidance on various methods of treating ACL injuries, patellofemoral instability, osteochondritis dessicans, discoid meniscus, epiphyseal injury and adolescent fractures, and growth plate surgery.
• More than 330 full-color illustrations that clearly depict the details of each procedure.
• A concise and relevant review of anatomy, imaging, and epidemiology.
• Authoritative coverage of the specific issues in children and adults that require a different approach from adult patients.

Chapters written by Dr. Green include:

• Green DW, Cordasco FA. Introduction. 1-4.
• Green DW, Cordasco FA, Gausden EB. Technique: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: All-Epiphyseal Sockets. 53-60.
• Green DW, Cordasco FA. Brief Overview of Surgical Anterior Cruciate Ligament Options: Algorithm Based on Skeletal Age. 74-77.
• Green DW, Gausden EB. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: Hamstring Technique. 140-147.
• Green DW, Uppstrom TJ, Haskel JD. Bioabsorbable Fixation of Symptomatic Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions in Children and Adolescents. 207-212.
• Green DW, Munch J, Voigt M, Rodeo SA. Surgical Techniques for Treatment of Symptomatic Discoid Meniscus. 236-242.
• Green DW, Nwachukwu BU. Tibial Spine Avulsion Fractures: Overview and Arthroscopic Technique for Internal Fixation with Cannulated Screws. 261-267.
• Green DW, Haskel JD, Shin YW. Applications of Implant-Mediated Guided Growth in Pediatric Knee Surgery. 327-335.

Green DW. Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Patella Instability. In: Die Therapie Der Instabilen Patella. Zurich: AGA-Komitee-Knie-Patellofemoral; 2016: 80-90.

Dr. Green's practice and research interest is the pediatric knee, with over 80% of his surgical practice focused on knee surgery in the child and adolescent. He is an author of over 100 articles and a dozen book chapters.  His research publications have centered on a number of areas related to the patellofemoral joint, including development of a classification of pediatric patella dislocations,  surgical treatment of patella dislocations with MPFL reconstruction in the growing child, anatomy of the MPFL ligament and its relationship to the growth plate, and treatment of cartilage injures and fractures associated with patella instability.

Actively Participating in the Following Multicenter Studies

Research in Osteochondritis of the Knee (ROCK)
Pediatric ACL: Understanding Treatment Options (PLUTO)
Sports Cohort Outcomes Registry (SCORE)
Justifying Patellar Instability Treatment by Early Results (JUPITER)
PRiSM Meniscus RIG
Pediatric Ortho Knee Anatomy Study Group
PRiSM Patella RIG
PRiSM Tibial Spine Fracture RIG

Clinical Trials / Research Studies

• Mpfl Reconstruction for Recurrent Patellofemoral Instability: Rates of Failure vs. Radiographic Parameters
• Pediatric and Adolescent Patellofemoral Instability
• Arthroscopic Treatment of Symptomatic Discoid Meniscus in Children: Long-term Follow-up
• Outcomes in Pediatric Fractures of the Medial Epicondyle: A Prospective Registry

Patient Registries

• Dr. Green is a principal investigator for these patient registries.