Joshua S. Dines, MD

Dr. Joshua Dines is a member of the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He is a team doctor for the US Davis Cup tennis team, an Assistant team physician for the NY Mets, and a consultant for the LA Dodgers. Based on his expertise in the field of shoulder and elbow surgery, he is a member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Society. Dr. Dines recently completed two textbooks written for orthopedic surgeons: Sports Medicine Injuries in Baseball and Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle.

Dr. Dines is a fellowship-trained, orthopedic surgeon specializing in Sports Medicine. He has a particular interest in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the Shoulder, Elbow, Knee and Ankle. He was at Dartmouth as an undergraduate and graduated from Cornell Medical School. He then did his residency at The Hospital for Special Surgery. During his final year of residency, Josh won the senior resident award for excellence in research and also spent elective time in France studying advanced shoulder surgery.

Upon graduation from HSS, Josh did a sports medicine fellowship at the prestigious Kerlan Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles. While there, he worked as part of the medical staff treating professional athletes for the LA Dodgers, the LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks Hockey teams, and served as an assistant to the team physician of the LA Lakers. At the end of fellowship, Dr. Dines spent additional time in Los Angeles working with recognized leaders in the field of foot and ankle sports injuries.

Clinically, Dr. Dines uses the most innovative arthroscopic and minimally invasive techniques to treat the majority of shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle problems including: rotator cuff tears, shoulder dislocations (instability and labral tears), and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears. He has a particular interest in joint replacement surgery of the shoulder (Primary and revision Shoulder Arthroplasty and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty) and tendon injuries (rotator cuff, Distal Biceps, and Achilles).

He is very active in both clinical and laboratory research with a particular interest in rotator cuff tendon healing, shoulder replacement, and injuries to overhand athletes (baseball, tennis). He has published numerous papers and given talks nationally and internationally on elbow injuries in baseball players, rotator cuff tears, shoulder replacement surgery, and Tommy John Surgery. His novel research on the use of growth factors and biologics to enhance tendon healing has resulted in national awards.

In addition to dedicating a significant amount of time to teaching other orthopedic surgeons, Josh has an interest in increasing public awareness and knowledge of sports injuries. He authors a column on the Huffington Post and has served as a guest contributor on Fox 5 New York.

Appointments

Assistant Attending Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty

Sports Medicine Service
Shoulder
Elbow
Ankle

Special Expertise

Arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle
Rotator cuff and shoulder instability
Shoulder replacement (TSR), Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
Complex Shoulder Problems
Tennis and Baseball Injuries
Elbow ligament reconstruction (Tommy John Surgery)
Minimally invasive biceps tendon and AC joint reconstruction
Sports injuries of the ankle

Awards

Charles Neer Award for Excellence in Shoulder Research, Finalist 2005, 2007, 2010
Melvin Post Award Nominee, 2006
Founders Award, Eastern Orthopaedic Association, 2006
Lewis Clark Wagner Award for Research, Hospital for Special Surgery
Joseph H. Boyes Award, American Society Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, 2006
Outstanding Research Paper, New York Hand Society Meeting, 2006
Finalist, OREF Northeast Regional Research Competition, 2002, 2005, 2006

Affiliations

American Shoulder and Elbow Society
American Orthopaedic Society Sports Medicine
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society

Procedures

Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Shoulder
Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Elbow
Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Knee
Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Ankle

Education

Weill Cornell Medical College, MD, New York

Internship

General Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Fellowship

Sports Medicine, The Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Los Angeles, California

Certification

Board Certified (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

State Licensure

New York, California  

Joshua S. Dines, MD has contributed to the following articles on HSS.edu:

Editorial Appointments

Sports Medicine of Baseball. Editors: Dines JS, ElAttrache N, Altchek D, Andrews J, Yocum L, Wilk K (in press- Lippincott).

Sports Medicine of the Foot and Ankle. Editors: Altchek D, Dines JS, Positano R (in press- Lippincott).

Selected Publications

Revision Surgery for Failed Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Elbow Reconstruction. Dines JS, Yocum L, Frank JB, ElAttrache NS, Gambardella R, Jobe F. American Journal Sports Medicine, in press.

Clinical Outcomes of the DANE TJ Technique to Treat Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Insufficiency of the Elbow. Dines JS, ElAttrache NS, Conway J, Smith W, Ahmad CS. American Journal Sports Medicine, 2007, 35(12) 2039-2044.

Tissue Engineering and Rotator Cuff Tendon Healing. Dines JS, Grande DA, Dines DM. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.2007, 16(5S):S204-207

The Effect of GDF-5 Coated Sutures on Tendon Repair in a Rat Model. Dines JS, Weber L, Prajapati R, Razzano P, Timmer M, Bowman S, Bonnasser L, Grande DA, Dines DM. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2007, 16(5S):S215-221.

Biologics in Shoulder Surgery: Suture Augmentation and Coating to Enhance Tendon Repair. Dines JS, Grande DA, ElAttrache NS, Dines JS. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2007, 22(1):20-25.

Outcomes Analysis of Revision Total Shoulder Replacements. Dines DM, Fealy S, Strauss E, Allen A, Craig E, Warren R, Dines DM. J Bone Joint Surgery Am. 2006, 88(7):1494-1500.

Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: What to do, When to do it: The Surgeon’s Dilemma. Dines DM, Moynihan D, Dines JS, McCann P. Instructional Course Lectures. 2007, 56:13-22.

The Effect of Airport Security Devices on Total Shoulder Replacements in the Post-9/11 Era. Dines JS, Elkousy H, Edwards T, Gartsman G, Dines DM. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2007, 16(4): 434-437.

Axillary Artery Aneurysm with Distal Embolization in a Professional Baseball Pitcher. Baumgarten K, Dines JS, Wincester PA, Altchek D, Fantini G, Weiland. Amer J Sports Medicine. 2007, 35(4), 650-653.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Localized Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis: A Long-Term Follow Up. Dines JS, Deberardino T, Dodson C, Shindle M, Wells JL, DiCarlo E, Warren RF.  Arthroscopy. 2007, 23(9): 930-937.

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

Selected Books/Chapters

Evaluation and Management of Failed Rotator Cuff Repair. Dines JS, Dines DM. The Shoulder, eds. Rockwood C, Matsen R. in press.

Articular Injuries in the Athlete. Dines JS, ElAttrache NS. The Elbow, eds. Morrey B. in press.

Throwing Injuries in the Shoulder. Dines JS, Dines DM. Liverpool Textbook of Orthopaedic Surgery, eds Frostick S. in press.

Genetic Engineering for the Rotator Cuff Deficient Shoulder.   Dines JS, Grande DA, Dines DM. The Rotator Cuff Deficient Shoulder, ed. Frankle M. in press.

Disorders of the Foot and Ankle. Dines JS, Pavlov H, Positano R.  Textbook of Physiatry, eds. Positano, Lutz. in press.

Selected Presentations

The Use of a Novel Fracture Stem to Treat Fractures of the Proximal Humerus. Dines JS. Podium Presentation, International Congress Shoulder Surgery, Bahia, Brazil;     September 2007

The DANE TJ Technique to Treat Insufficiency of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Elbow. Dines JS. Podium Presentation, AOSSM Annual Meeting, Calgary, Alberta July 2007

The Effect of GDF-5 on Tendon Repair in an Animal Model. Dines JS. Podium Presentation, ASES Open Meeting, San Diego CA, February 2007

Symptomatic Glenoid Loosening Complicating Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Dines JS. Podium Presentation, American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, February 2007

The Effect of Mechanical Environment and GDF5 on Tendon Healing. Dines JS. Podium Presentation, Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, February 2007

 

Research Interests

Tendon Healing
Rotator Cuff
Elbow Ligament Reconstruction
Achilles Tendon
Throwing Injuries
Shoulder Instability
Shoulder Arthroplasty/Replacement

 

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