New York Magazine “Best Doctors” Issue Names Six Doctors from Hospital for Special Surgery’s Old Greenwich Affiliate
New York, NY—June 10, 2004
Six doctors at New York City's Hospital for Special Surgery's (HSS) Old Greenwich Affiliated Physician Office have been listed in New York Magazine's "Best Doctors" issue, which was published this week. Overall, 30 HSS doctors were included in the magazine's annual round-up of top doctors.
More than 15 HSS surgeons and physicians are affiliated with HSS' office in Old Greenwich, which opened in 2001. They include orthopedic surgeons specializing in spine, hip and knee, sports medicine, pediatrics, hand and upper extremity, and foot and ankle. HSS rheumatologists offer specialized care for those with musculoskeletal diseases such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis and for autoimmune diseases such as lupus.
The Old Greenwich doctors included in the "Best Doctors" issue include:
Dr. Frank P. Cammisa, Jr. - specializes in spinal surgery and spinal nucleoplasty. Dr. Cammisa is featured in the magazine for his innovative total disk replacement (TDR) surgery, which is currently in FDA trials. TDR is a minimally invasive alternative to lumbar spinal fusion, currently the only way to surgically relieve chronic back pain.
Dr. Jo A. Hannafin - specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopic shoulder surgery and ligament reconstruction. She is the co-director of HSS' Women's Sports Medicine Center in New York and will be one of two HSS doctors on the seven-doctor U.S. Olympic Committee's Medical Staff for the Games in Athens this summer.
Dr. Robert N. Hotchkiss - specializes in hand surgery, wrist arthroscopy and elbow reconstruction.
Dr. Harvinder Sandhu - specializes in minimally invasive surgery, spinal-disc replacement and spinal surgery.
Dr. Russell F. Warren - specializes in knee and shoulder reconstruction and replacement.
Dr. Scott W. Wolfe - specializes in hand and upper extremity surgery.
HSS' Affiliated Physician Office in Old Greenwich is located at 143 Sound Beach Avenue. The office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. For more information or to make an appointment, please call 203-698-8887.
About HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery
HSS is the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. At its core is Hospital for Special Surgery, nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics for 14 years in a row and No. 2 in rheumatology by U.S.News & World Report (2023-2024). Founded in 1863, the Hospital has one of the lowest infection rates in the country and was the first in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center four consecutive times. The global standard total knee replacement was developed at HSS in 1969. An affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, HSS has a main campus in New York City and facilities in New Jersey, Connecticut and in the Long Island and Westchester County regions of New York State. In addition, HSS opened a new facility in Florida in early 2020. In 2019, HSS provided care to 151,000 patients and performed more than 35,000 surgical procedures, and people from all 50 U.S. states and 89 countries travelled to receive care at HSS. In addition to patient care, HSS leads the field in research, innovation and education. The HSS Research Institute comprises 20 translational research laboratories, 33 scientists, 10 clinician-scientists, 55 clinical investigators and 245 scientific support staff that drive the HSS research enterprise in the musculoskeletal “ecosystem,” neurology, pain management and rheumatic diseases. The HSS Innovation Institute was formed in 2016 to realize the potential of new drugs, therapeutics and devices. The HSS Education Institute is the world’s leading provider of education on musculoskeletal health, with its online learning platform offering more than 300 courses to more than 30,000 medical professional members worldwide. Through HSS Global Ventures, the institution is collaborating with medical centers and other organizations to advance the quality and value of musculoskeletal care and to make world-class HSS care more widely accessible nationally and internationally.
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