John D. MacGillivray, MD

Dr. John MacGillivray is an Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He currently serves as Team Physician to the US Ski Team. He has also served as an Orthopedic Consultant for the New York Giants, the National Hockey League Players' Association team physician for St. John's University, the New York Saints Professional La Crosse Team and the US Snow Boarding Team. He is also a member of the Board of Directors at the Carlos Otis Clinic, Stratton Mountain in Vermont.

Dr. MacGillivray has developed new techniques involving arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, labral repair of the shoulder, and ligament reconstruction of the knee. He also has a clinical and scientific interest in cartilage restoration of the knee and shoulder and has written numerous articles and book chapters on problems of the shoulder, knee and elbow. He has won the prestigious Neer Award once and has been nominated twice for his research of rotator cuff disease. Dr. MacGillivray graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine as class valedictorian.

Departments

Special Expertise

Shoulder
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
Arthroscopic shoulder stabilization
AC joint reconstruction
Total shoulder replacement
Clavicle fractures
Non-operative treatment of humerus fractures 

Knee
ACL reconstruction (adult and adolescent)
Meniscus surgery
MPFL surgery for knee dislocations
Total knee replacement
Knee osteotomy for arthritis
Quadriceps tendon repair
Gel injections for knee osteoarthritis

Elbow
Surgical treatment of tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow
Biceps repair
Triceps repair

Other
Achilles tendon repair