John D. MacGillivray, MD
Dr. John MacGillivray is an Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He currently serves as Team Physician to the US Ski Team and Orthopaedic Consultant for the New York Giants and the National Hockey League Players' Association. He has also served as team physician for St. John's University, the New York Saints Professional La Crosse Team and the US Snow Boarding Team. 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.
Appointments
Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special SurgeryAssociate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Specialty
Orthopedic SurgerySubspecialty
KneeShoulder
Elbow
Sports Medicine
Special Expertise
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff RepairArthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization
Arthroscopic ECRB Release
Cartilage Surgery of Knee and Shoulder
Ligament Reconstruction of the Knee, Shoulder, and Elbow
Total Shoulder Replacement
Total Knee Replacement
Awards
Neer AwardValedictorian of Medical School Class
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
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Industry Relationships |
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As of March 28, 2012, Dr. MacGillivray reported no financial interest relationships with healthcare industry.
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Education
MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MassachusettsResidency
Hospital for Special Surgery, New YorkFellowship
Hospital for Special Surgery, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Fellowship, New YorkCertification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997, 2008State Licensure
New YorkJohn D. MacGillivray, MD has contributed to the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
For Professionals
Selected Publications
MacGillivray JD, Warren RF. Treatment of Acute and Chronic Injuries to the Posterolateral and Lateral Knee, Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, Vol 9, pp 309-317,October, 1999.
Gill, T, MacGillivray JD. The Technique of Microfracture for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects in the Knee, Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 11. 105-107, 2001.
Strikland S, MacGillivray JD, Warren RF. ACL Reconstruction with Allograft Tendons, Clinics in Sports Medicine, Vol 34, 1, p. 41-47, Jan 2003.
Coleman SH, Fealy S, Ehteshami JR, MacGillivray JD, Altchek DW, Warren RF, Turner AS. Chronic Rotator Cuff Injury and Repair Model in Sheep, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 85-A No. 12, pp2319-2402, Dec 2003.
MacGillivray JD, Shubin Stein BE, Allen AA, Wickiewicz TL, Warren RF. Comparison of Tibial Inlay versus Transtibial Techniques for Isolated PCL Reconstruction: Minimum 2 year Follow-up, American Journal of Sports Medicine. (in press)
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.Clinical Trials
| Knee Surgical Animations |
- Knee - Knee Arthroscopy animation
- Knee - Loose Body Removal animation
- Knee - Torn Meniscus Repair animation
- Knee - Torn Meniscus Trimming animation
- Knee - Patella Microfracture animation
- Knee - Patella Damaged Cartilage Removal animation
- Knee - Patella Painful Plica Removal animation
- Knee - Inflamed Synovium Removal animation
- Knee - Synovial Painful Plica Removal animation
- Knee - Torn ACL Allograft Graft animation
- Knee - Torn ACL Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Graft animation
- Knee - Torn ACL Hamstring Graft animation
| Shoulder Surgical Animations |
- Shoulder - Bankart Repair animation
- Shoulder - Diagnostic Arthroscopy animation
- Shoulder - Distal Clavicle Resection animation
- Shoulder - Fully Torn Rotator Cuff animation
- Shoulder - Partially Torn Rotator Cuff animation
- Shoulder - Detached Labrum Repair animation
- Shoulder - SLAP Lesion Repair animation
- Shoulder - Subacromial Decompression animation
- Shoulder - Synovial Problems animation
- Shoulder - Trimming Torn Labrum animation
| Total Joint Replacement Surgical Animations |
- Your Pathway to Recovery - A Patient's Guide to Total Knee Replacement Surgery
- Patient Discharge Brochure
Contact Information
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East River Professional Building523 East 72nd Street
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212.606.1896
Fax: 212.774.2778
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Old Greenwich, CT 06870
Mailing Address
Hospital for Special Surgery535 East 70th Street
New York, New York 10021
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