arthroscopic hip surgery, hip preservation, Hip Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
Dr. Bryan T. Kelly is Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. He specializes in treating sports injuries and in arthroscopic and open surgical management of non-arthritic disorders affecting the hip. He cares for several sports teams, serving as Head Team Physician for the New York Rangers, Orthopedic Consultant for UFC, Associate Team Physician for the New York Giants, the New York Red Bull's MLS team, and several collegiate teams in the tristate region. He has a faculty appointment at Weill Cornell Medical College.
FAI, hip dysplasia, hip preservation, Hip Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Sink is chief of the Hip Preservation Service at HSS. He is a foremost expert in the treatment of hip disorders in patients ranging in age from newborns to adults. He evaluates and treats hip pain, hip dysplasia, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), labral tears, Perthes disease and slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). He specializes in hip preservation procedures such as periacetabular osteotomies, arthroscopic repair of labral tears, open hip reductions, osteotomies of the hip and surgical procedures to address dislocations. He has authored over 60 peer reviewed articles and has particular academic and research interest in the outcomes of hip preservation procedures. Dr. Sink is involved in teaching other surgeons on a national and international level and collaborates with several other specialized hip surgeons in the country on outcomes research to study and develop the latest treatments for complex hip disorders.
Chief Emeritus, Orthopedic Trauma Service at Hospital for Special Surgery and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Hospital for Special Surgeryhip preservation, Orthopedic Surgery, Trauma
Dr. David Helfet is a renowned expert in orthopedic trauma surgery. He is chief emeritus of the Orthopedic Trauma Service at both Hospital for Special Surgery and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Additionally, he is the designated orthopedic trauma specialist for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), the New York Police Department (NYPD), and the New York State Police, providing advanced orthopedic care to members who are injured in the line of duty. His areas of expertise include minimally invasive fracture surgery; fractures and dislocations of both the upper and lower extremities (shoulder, upper arm, elbow, forearm, hip, upper leg, knee, lower leg, ankle, etc.); fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum; complex fractures with angular deformities and/or bone defects; poly-trauma patients with orthopedic injuries; fractures in adolescents, adults and senior populations; periprosthetic fractures; insufficiency fractures; corrective osteotomies (long bones and pelvic osteotomies); unhealed fractures, including non-unions; malunions; hip dysplasia; chronic post-partum pelvic pain and/or instability. Dr. Helfet has published extensively on orthopedic trauma topics, including peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He frequently presents at both national and international conferences on treatment of orthopedic trauma. He has received visiting lectureships, including the Presidential Guest and Watson-Jones Memorial Lecture of the British Orthopaedic Association, and has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards. He received the Orthopedics Blue Ribbon Article Award for outstanding contribution to the orthopedic literature in 2019, the HSS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015, and has been named in Castle Connolly's "America's Top Doctors" every year since 2002.