Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Dr. Robert Marx: Areas of Specialty

Dr. Marx is an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery and professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Marx has published a textbook, many book chapters, and over ninety peer-reviewed scientific publications. He does arthroscopic and open procedures for knee and shoulder problems as well as knee and shoulder joint replacement surgery. Dr. Marx also performs complex and revision surgical cases. See below for more regarding his surgical expertise.

Read more about Dr. Robert Marx on his website: www.drrmarx.com.

ACL and Multi-ligament Knee Reconstruction:

Using arthroscopic technique, Dr. Marx reconstructs the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee (ACL). These tears are often caused by injuries sustained in sport.

Dr. Marx uses all techniques and graft sources, including patellar tendon, hamstrings and transplant.

He also performs revision surgery for failed ACL reconstruction. In some cases, more than one ligament in the knee requires reconstructive surgery (i.e.: ACL, PCL, MCL, and / or LCL / Posterolateral Corner). Dr. Marx is well known for his expertise in this area having published and lectured extensively on this topic.

Shoulder Surgery for Dislocation or Trauma:

This includes surgery to stabilize shoulders following dislocation or fractures after trauma. Dr. Marx specializes in revision surgery for failed dislocation repairs.

Rotator Cuff Repair:

Dr. Marx performs rotator cuff repair surgery arthroscopically for small and large tears to eliminate pain and improve strength in injured shoulders. The arthroscopic approach involves four small incisions each measuring less than a centimeter.

Arthroscopy and Complex Knee Surgery:

Dr. Marx performs knee arthroscopy with meniscus surgery and meniscus transplantation. Dr. Marx repairs or removes torn sections of the meniscus arthroscopically. He also performs osteotomy (leg realignment), transplants and complex knee-revision surgery.

Shoulder and Knee Replacement:

These procedures are performed for arthritic joints when pain and limitation of movement prevent normal function. Joint replacement surgery can allow patients who are limited by their arthritis to return to a more active and normal lifestyle.

Pediatric Knee Surgery:

Dr. Marx has special expertise in pediatric and adolescent knee problems. He performs physeal-sparing ACL reconstruction for skeletally immature (growing) patients to avoid injury to the growth plates. He also has extensive experience treating discoid meniscus problems in children, as well as Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) and performs a variety of techniques to address these lesions.

Appointments

Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Director, Foster Center for Clinical Outcome Research, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Professor of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty

Knee
Shoulder
Sports Medicine

Awards

“Best Doctors in New York,” New York Magazine, 2011
O’Donoghue Sports Injury Research Award: The Effect of ACL Reconstruction on the Risk of Knee Reinjury
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Detweiler Traveling Fellowship
ACL Study Group Research Grant (Principal Investigator)
D.R. Wilson Teaching Award, University of Toronto
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Health Services Research Fellowship

Education

BSc, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
MD, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
MSc, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Residency

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fellowship

Sports Medicine/Shoulder and Knee Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Certification

American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Royal College Surgeons of Canada

State Licensure

New York, Ontario  

Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC has contributed to the following articles on HSS.edu:

Selected Publications

The ACL Solution (seen above), Prevention and Recovery for Sports' Most Devastating Knee Injury, Robert G, Marx, MD, Grethe Myklebust, PT, PhD, Brian W. Boyle

Co-authored a textbook on bone tumors as well as many book chapters on shoulder and knee surgery

Authored over 90 peer-reviewed scientific articles

Over 150 national and international presentations

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.  

Research Description

Dr. Robert G. Marx is a clinician scientist at Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Marx has conducted extensive clinical orthopedic research, in an effort to improve patient outcomes, and has received numerous awards for his research and teaching.

Dr. Marx has published a textbook on bone tumors and has also written book chapters on knee surgery and shoulder replacement surgery. He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed articles in leading orthopedic and research journals. Dr. Marx received the 2003 O'Donoghue Sports Injury Research Award presented by the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine for a study of determinants of knee reinjury following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. Currently, he serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Muscle and Fitness magazine and also contributes articles regularly.

Research Grants

Dr. Marx has received many peer-reviewed research grants. He was awarded research funding from the ACL Study Group (an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the study of the anterior cruciate ligament) and the MacArthur Foundation to study Cartilage Regeneration and Repair. Additionally, Dr. Marx served a five year term reviewing grants from other surgeons for the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), the nation's largest nonprofit orthopedic research granting agency. He receives funding from the NIH for clinical studies on knee arthroscopy for meniscal tears as well as for ACL surgery. Dr. Marx was awarded a four million dollar - five year grant as a lead investigator for a study of outcomes after joint replacement surgery, funded by the United States government (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality).

Appointed Member

Dr. Marx serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS). Comprised of surgeons from over 70 countries worldwide, ISAKOS develops, supports and promotes charitable, scientific and literary works regarding arthroscopy, knee surgery, and orthopedic sports medicine. Currently, Dr. Marx is the director of the Foster Center for Clinical Outcome Research at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is also Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and also Professor of Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Invited Lecturer

Dr. Marx has been invited to lecture in Austria, Canada, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Japan, Switzerland and New Zealand, where he has shared his knowledge on advanced orthopedic topics with hundreds of physicians and health care professionals. He has been invited to lecture as visiting professor of orthopedic surgery at many academic institutions, including Harvard University and The Mayo Clinic.

Clinical Trials

• Postoperative Analgesia comparing Subsartorial Saphenous Nerve Block with and without Dexamethasone in ACL Reconstruction
• Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Total Joint Replacement: The HSS Shoulder Arthroplasty Cohort
• Evaluation of Intra-articular Injuries as Predictors of Function and Arthritis
• Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy in Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Control Trial
• Subsartorial Saphenous Nerve Block in ACL Reconstruction
• Adhesive Capsulitis: A Quantitative Analysis of Myofibroblast Proliferation
• Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Adolescents