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About Dr. Coxe
Dr. Francesca Coxe is a fellowship-trained hip and knee replacement surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) with special expertise in partial knee replacement, total hip and knee replacement, and complex revision procedures.
Dr. Coxe takes a personalized approach to care, working closely with each patient to understand their goals and supporting them from preoperative planning through recovery. She is committed to delivering exceptional outcomes with a focus on advanced technology, safety, rapid recovery, and helping patients return confidently to the activities they enjoy.
Dr. Coxe earned her undergraduate degree cum laude with distinction from Yale University before attending Weill Cornell Medicine, where she was elected to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and received the T. Campbell Thompson Prize for Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery. She completed her orthopedic surgery residency at HSS. During her training, she traveled internationally to England to visit other world leaders in joint replacement, gaining specialized experience in robotic total hip and knee arthroplasty as well as minimally invasive surgery. She then completed an Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Fellowship at HSS, where she was appointed Co-Chief Fellow for the hospital-wide fellowship programs and received the HSS Research Excellence Award for the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Service.
Committed to advancing the field through innovation in surgical techniques, research, and perioperative patient care, Dr. Coxe has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. Her research focuses on improving patient outcomes and recoveries following joint replacement surgery. Dr. Coxe is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), and the Eastern Orthopedic Association (EOA)
Special Expertise
Treatment of hip and knee arthritis
Direct anterior/anterior approach hip replacement
Robotic joint replacement surgery
Computer-assisted joint replacement surgery
Minimally invasive hip and knee replacement
Total knee replacement
Partial (unicompartmental) knee replacement
Revision hip replacement
Revision knee replacement
Posttraumatic arthritis
Procedures
Hip
Anterior approach total hip replacement
STAR approach total hip replacement
Robotic total hip replacement
Minimally invasive total hip replacement
Revision total hip replacement
Knee
Computer-assisted total knee replacement
Robotic partial knee replacement (MAKOplasty)
Robotic total knee replacement
Total knee replacement
Revision total knee replacement
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Credentials
Appointments
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Instructor in Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Assistant Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Affiliations
Hospital for Special Surgery
NYP/Weill Cornell
Certifications
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Board Eligible
Awards
Hospital for Special Surgery Research Excellence Award — Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Fellowship, 2026
American Orthopeadic Association (AOA) Emerging Leaders Program, 2026
T. Campbell Thompson Prize for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 2020
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 2019
Global Health International Fellowship of American Austrian Max Kade Foundation, Weill Cornell Medicine, 2018
Cum Laude Graduation with Distinction of Yale University, 2015
Ford Student-Athlete Community Outreach Award of Yale University, 2015 National Psychology Honor Society, 2015
F. Wilder Bellamy Jr. Memorial Prize of Yale University, 2014
Academic All-America, 1st Team All-Conference, 2x 1st Team Capital One Academic All-District of Yale University Women's Soccer Team
Education
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine
Internship: Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement, Hospital for Special Surgery
State Licensure
New York
Languages
EnglishFor My Patients
Publications by Dr. Coxe
Selected Books/Chapters
Coxe FR, Ast MP. Chapter 3. Preoperative Optimization and Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty. Total Knee Arthroplasty, published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Wolters-Kluwer Health.
Coxe FR, Kassam A, Pantelli M. Chapter 14. Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty with Acetabular Bone Loss: Impaction Allografting. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery 4e, Wolters-Kluwer Health.
Selected Presentations
Coxe FR, Gallagher P, Bhatti P, Tam K, Friedmann P, Long WJ, Mayman D, Boettner F, Rodriguez J, Chalmers BP, Gausden EB. Silk Fibroin Tape Reduces Allergic ContactDermatitis and Wound ComplicationsCompared to 2-Octyl Cyanoacrylate in PrimaryTotal Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. HSS Fellow Research Podium 2026.
Coxe FR, Deeb A, Mancuso C, Blevins J, Long W, Della Valle AG, Gausden EB. Preoperative Approach Preference Alone Does Not Predict Results Following Total Hip Arthroplasty and Expectation Mismatch May Influence Satisfaction. AAOS, AAHKS 2026.
Coxe FR, Logsdail E, Henry M, Miller A, Westrich G. The Success of a Two-Stage Treatment Protocol for Periprosthetic Joint Infections of the Knee: Our Institutional Experience. AAOS, AAHKS, MSIS 2026.
Sacher SE, Coxe FR, Alschuler DM, Bauer TW, Wright TM, Bostrom MP, Shenoy A. Diffusion-Hardened Ceramized Zirconium-Niobium Alloy Modular Dual Mobility Liners Exhibit Lower Corrosion Damage, But Higher Damage Than Cobalt-Chromium Liners: A Retrieval Study. AAOS, AAHKS 2026.
Oettl FC, Weinblatt AI, Lyman S, Wang SH, Parides M, Coxe FR, Lee GC, Ranawat AS, Della Valle AG. Pain and opioid consumption following manual versus robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty. Abstract presented at Hip Society 2024.
Bilodeau R, Neitzke, C, Barth K, Coxe FR, Chandi SK, Ricci WM, Gausden EB. Assessment of Surgical Outcomes of Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fractures Treated with Nail-Plate Combination Constructs Compared to Locked Plating Constructs and Intramedullary Nail Fixation. Abstract presented at the HSS Holiday Hip and Knee Course 2023, NY, NY.
Coxe FR, Jordan AL, Ren R, Wong Z, Su EP. Functional Acetabular Component Positioning During Direct Anterior Approach Hip Arthroplasty Using a Novel 3D Mesh with Fluoroscopy. Abstract presented at the Hip Society Summer Meeting 2023.
Coxe FR, Neitzke C, Belay ES, Chandi SK, Chalmers BP, Sculco PK, Gausden EB. Interprosthetic Femur Fracture: An Unsolved Problem. Poster presentation at CCJR 2023, Orlando, FL; HSS Holiday Hip and Knee Course 2023, NY, NY.
Research
Dr. Coxe's research focuses on functional outcomes and implant positioning in primary and revision hip and knee replacement, with particular interest in patient recovery experience and component accuracy. She performs clinical research in these areas to study how surgical approach, navigation technology, and perioperative optimization influence patients' early recovery, expectations, and long-term outcomes after total joint arthroplasty.
Industry Relationships
HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.
As of , Dr. Coxe reported no relationships with the healthcare industry.
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