Hospital for Special Surgery
| Hospital for Special Surgery | |
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| NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
| Organization | |
| Hospital type | Specialist, teaching |
| Affiliated university | Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Services | |
| Standards | Accredited by the Joint Commission, Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service |
| Beds | 205 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.hss.edu |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York |
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is a hospital in New York City that specializes in orthopedic surgery and the treatment of rheumatologic conditions.
Founded in 1863 by James Knight, HSS is the oldest orthopedic hospital in the United States and is considered one of the top hospitals in the world for joint replacement. The hospital also performs the most knee replacement surgeries of any hospital in the United States.Todd Albert, M.D. serves as the medical director and surgeon-in-chief, and Louis Shapiro serves as its president and chief executive officer.
Additional areas of expertise at HSS include spine surgery and sports medicine. HSS physicians with a subspecialty training in the field of spine surgery focus on patients who suffer from congenital or acute spinal disorders as well as from chronic back pain. The sports medicine services at HSS treat athletic injuries of the musculoskeletal system with a special focus on shoulder, elbow, and knee injuries.
In addition, orthopedic surgeons at HSS perform limb lengthening, a procedure that uses the body's capacity to create new bone as well as the soft tissues, ligaments, blood vessels, and nerves that surround and support it.
HSS also offers professional medical education programs, including continuing medical education lecture series, conferences and symposia. Services are available in person at the New York facility and remotely worldwide through the Grand Rounds partnership "eConsult" platform.
The hospital has 327 active medical staff.
Current clinical trials focus on issues related to lupus and arthritis. In addition to clinical trials, HSS has several research programs that center on the prevention of musculoskeletal diseases. Basic and applied research conducted at the hospital addresses specific problems such as arthritis, injury, osteoporosis, scoliosis, autoimmune diseases such as lupus, and related musculoskeletal diseases as they affect children and adults.
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