Mark C. Drakos, MD

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Appointments

Affiliations

American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, 2009 - present
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 2008 - present
Arthroscopy Association of North America, 2008 - present
Medical Society of the State of New York Member, 2006 - present
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2004 - present

Certification

Board Certified

Awards

Hospital for Special Surgery Foot and Ankle Service Mentorship Award, 2020
Hospital for Special Surgery Foot and Ankle Service Teaching Award, 2015
Jean C. McDaniel Resident Teaching Award, 2008
Lewis Clark Wagner Orthopedic Research Award, 2008 
OREF NY Metropolitan Area Resident Research Competition - Poster Finalist, 2008
Eduardo Salvati Research Grant, 2007
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 2003

Education

MD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY, 2003

Internship

General Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell University Medical College, NY, 2004

Residency

Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, 2008

Fellowship

Foot and Ankle Service, Brown University, RI, 2010
Sports Medicine Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, 2009

State Licensure

Languages

English

Patient Education

• Common Football Foot and Ankle Injuries
• Ankle Sprain Types and Treatments

Professional Education

• Open Repair of a Large Achilles Tendon Defect Using Quadruple Bundle Hamstring Autograft with Flexor Hallucis Longus Transfer

Selected Journal Articles

For all publications, please see the PubMed listing.

Selected Books/Chapters

SLAP Lesion: Arthroscopic Reconstruction of the Labrum and Biceps Anchor. Samuel A. Taylor, MD; Mark C.  Drakos, MD; J.T. Shonkweiler, BA; Stephen J. O’Brien, MD. OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES: SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY.  Editor by D.H. Lee, MD, Robert J.Neviaser, MD. Elsevier-Saunders. Philadelphia, PA: 2011.

Posterolateral and Posteromedial Corners of the Knee.  Keith Reinhardt, MD; Mark Drakos, MD; Russell Warren, MD.  MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAMINATION OF THE HIP AND KNEE.  Edited by Anil Ranawat, MD; Bryan T. Kelly, MD. Slack Inc.; Thorofare, NJ: 2011.

Developmental Anatomy of the Shoulder and Anatomy of the Glenohumeral Joint.  Stephen J. O'Brien, MD; James E. Voos, MD; Andrew Neviaser, MD; Mark C. Drakos, MD. THE SHOULDER. 4th Edition.  Edited by Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., MD; Frederick A. Matsen III MD; Michael A. Wirth MD; Steven B. Lippitt MD.  J.B. Saunders Co.; Philadelphia, PA: 2009.

Biceps in Shoulder Arthroscopy. Barrett S. Brown, MD; Anne M. Kelly, MD; Mark C. Drakos, MD; Stephen J. O'Brien, MD. THE SHOULDER. 4th Edition.  Edited by Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., MD; Frederick A. Matsen III MD; Michael A. Wirth MD; Steven B. Lippitt MD.  J.B. Saunders Co.; Philadelphia, PA: 2009.

Anterior Instability of the Shoulder.  Samuel A. Taylor, BA; Mark C. Drakos, MD; Stephen Fealy, MD; Stephen J. O’Brien, MD.  Chapter in THE ATHLETE’S SHOULDER.  Edited by James R. Andrews, MD, and Kevin E. Wilk, PT. Churchill Liningstone; Philadelphia, PA: 2008.

Meniscal Structure, Function, Repair, and Replacement.  Mark C. Drakos, MD; Answorth A. Allen, MD.  ONCOLOGY AND BASIC SCIENCE.  Edited by Timothy Damron, MD. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; Philadelphia, PA: 2008.

Nonoperative Treatment Options for Symptomatic Cartilage Lesions.  Mark C. Drakos, MD; Answorth A. Allen, MD.  CARTILAGE REPAIR STRATEGIES.  Edited by Riley J. Williams III, MD.  Humana Press; Totowa, NJ: 2007.

Developmental Anatomy of the Shoulder and Anatomy of the Glenohumeral Joint.  Stephen J. O'Brien, MD; Stephen Fealy, MD; Mark C. Drakos, BA; Jonathan Botts, BA. THE SHOULDER. 3rd Edition.  Edited by Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., MD, Frederick A. Matsen III, MD, Michael A. Wirth, MD, Steven B. Lippitt, MD.  J.B. Saunders Co.; Philadelphia, PA: 2004.

Arthroscopic Laser Surgery of the Knee. Mark C. Drakos, BA; Stephen V. Fealy, MD; Stephen J. O’Brien, MD. THE KNEE. Edited by Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins; Philadelphia, PA: 2003.

Athletic Injuries and the Throwing Athlete – Elbow. Stephen Fealy, MD; Joel T. Rohrbough, MD; Answorth A. Allen, MD; Mark C. Drakos, BA; David W. Altchek, MD. ORTHOPEDICS KNOWLEDGE UPDATE: SHOULDER & ELBOW.  2nd Edition.  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Rosemont, IL: 2003.

Developmental and Gross Anatomy of the Elbow. Todd Guyette, MD; Mark Drakos, BA; Stephen Fealy, MD; Joshua Hatch, MD; Stephen J. O’Brien, MD. THE ATHLETE’S ELBOW. Edited by David A. Altchek MD, and James A. Andrews, MD. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins; Philadelphia, PA: 2001.

Selected Presentations

Syndesmosis and Lateral Ankle Sprains in the National Football League. Daryl Osbahr, MD; Mark C. Drakos, MD; Ronnie P. Barnes, MA, ATC; John Kennedy, MD; Russell F. Warren, MD. 

• Paper to be presented by Daryl Osbahr, MD at the AAOS Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA; 2012.

Epidural Steroid Injection for Lumbar Disc Herniation in NFL Athletes.  Aaron J. Krych, MD; Daniel Richman, MD; Mark C. Drakos, MD; Ronnie P. Barnes, MA, ATC; Frank Cammisa, MD; Russell F. Warren, MD.

• Paper to be presented by Aaron Krych, MD at the AOSSM Specialty Day: San Francisco, CA; 2012.
• Poster presentation at the AAOS Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA; 2012.

A Biomechanical Comparison of an Open versus Arthroscopic Approach for the Treatment of Lateral Ankle Instability. Mark Drakos, MD, Steve B. Behrens, MD, Eve Hoffman, BA, Dave Paller, MS, Sarath Koruprolu, MS, J.J. Trey Crisco, PhD, Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD.

• Paper presented by Mark Drakos, MD at the AANA Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA; April 14-16, 2011.
• Paper presented by Mark Drakos, MD at the AOSSM Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA; July 7-10, 2011.
• Paper presented by Mark Drakos, MD at the AOFAS Annual Meeting: Keystone, CO; July 13-16, 2011.

Anatomic Safe Zone for Placement of Suture Anchors in Arthroscopic Repairs for Chronic Ankle Instability.  Mark Drakos, MD, Steve B. Behrens, MD, Mary Mulcahey, MD, Dave Paller, MS, Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD.

• Poster presentation at the AANA Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA; April 14-16, 2011.
• Poster presentation at the AOSSM Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA; July 7-10, 2011.
• Paper presented by Mark Drakos, MD at the AOFAS Annual Meeting: Keystone, CO; July 13-16, 2011.

A Biomechanical Analysis of Brostrom Versus Brostrom-Gould Lateral Ankle Instability Repairs.  Steve B. Behrens, MD, Mark Drakos, MD, Byung J. Lee, MD, Dave Paller, MS, Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD.

• Paper presented by Byung J. Lee, MD at the AOSSM Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA; July 7-10, 2011.
• Paper presented by Mark Drakos, MD at the AOFAS Annual Meeting: Keystone, CO; July 13-16, 2011.

3D Analysis of Ankle Stress Testing: How Accurate are Radiographs? Eve Hoffman, BA, Dave Paller, MS, Sarath Koruprolu, MS, Mark Drakos, MD, Steve B. Behrens, MD, J.J. Trey Crisco, PhD, Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD.

• Paper presented by Eve Hoffman, BA at the ORS Annual Meeting: Long Beach, CA; January 13-16, 2011. 
• Paper presented by Mark Drakos, MD at the AOFAS Annual Meeting: Keystone, CO; July 13-16, 2011.

Success and Return to Play Status of Professional Football players after Epidural Steroid Injections for Herniated Nucleus Pulposus.  Stephen Williams, Mark C. Drakos, MD, Patrick Birmingham, MD, Leigh Weiss, ATC, Seth Waldman, MD, Daniel Richman, MD.

• Paper and Poster presented at the 6th Congress of the European Federation of IASP Chapters – Pain in Europe VI. Lisbon, Portugal; September 9 – 12, 2009.

The Effect of the Shoe - Surface Interface in the Development of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Strain. Mark C. Drakos, MD, Howard Hillstrom, PhD, James E. Voos, MD, Anna N. Miller, MD, Andrew P. Kraszewski, MS, Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD, Russell F. Warren, MD, Answorth A. Allen, MD, Stephen J. O’Brien, MD, MBA.

• Paper presented by Mark Drakos, MD at the EOA Annual Meeting: Bahamas; June 17-20, 2009.
• Poster presentation at the 2009 NFL Physicians Society Meeting, Indianapolis, IN; February 20-21, 2009.
• Paper presented by Mark Drakos, MD at the Annual HSS Alumni Meeting, New York, NY; November 8, 2008.
• Poster presentation at the OREF New York Metropolitan Area Resident Research Competition and Symposium: New York, NY; May 9, 2008.
• Abstract in The HSS Journal. September 2008; 4(2): 188.
• Recipient of the 2008 Lewis Clark Wagner Award for Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery Research.
• Recipient of the 3rd place poster at the OREF NY Metropolitan Area Resident Research Competition 2008.
• Recipient of the 2007 Eduardo Salvati Resident Research Grant ($15,000)

Effective Glenoid Version in Professional Baseball Players. Mark C. Drakos, MD; Joseph U. Barker, MD; Daryl Osbahr, MD; Scott Lehto, MD; Jonas R. Rudzki, MD; Hollis Potter, MD; Answorth A. Allen, MD; Struan Coleman, MD, PhD; David W. Altchek, MD. 

• Paper presented by Mark Drakos, MD at the AAOS Annual Meeting: Las Vegas, NV; February 25-28, 2009.

Retrospective Review of Knee Infection after ACL Reconstruction: Allograft vs. Autograft.  Joseph U. Barker, MD; Mark C. Drakos, MD; Travis Maak, MD; Russell F. Warren, MD; Answorth A. Allen, MD; Riley Williams, MD.

• Paper presented by Joseph Barker, MD at the AAOS Annual Meeting: Las Vegas, NV; February 25-28, 2009.

The Effect of Simvastatin on Tendon to Bone Healing: An Experiment Using a Rat Rotator Cuff Model. Struan H. Coleman, MD, PhD; John R. Ehteshami, MD; Mark C. Drakos, MD; Joshua S. Dines, MD; Stephen Doty, PhD; Russell F. Warren, MD.

• Poster presentation at the ORS Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA; March 2-5, 2008.

Arthroscopic SubDeltoid Transfer of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon to the Conjoint Tendon: A New Technique with Clinical Results and Functional Outcome. Mark C. Drakos, MD, Nikhil N. Verma, MD, Lawrence V. Gulotta, MD, Frank Potucek, BA, Stephen J. O’Brien, MD, Stephen Fealy, MD, Ronald Selby, MD, Samuel Taylor, BA.

• Paper presented by Stephen O’Brien, MD at the Annual ASES Closed Meeting. Chicago, Illinois, September 13 – 16, 2006.
• Paper presented by Nikhil Verma, MD at the Annual AANA Meeting, Hollywood, Fl.  May 19-22, 2006.
• Paper presented by Mark C. Drakos, MD at the AAOS Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL; March 22-26, 2006.
• Poster presentation at the EOA Annual Meeting: Cambridge, MD; October 8-10, 2005.

Isolated Type II Slap Lesions Treated with a Bioabsorbable Tack – The Impact of Portal Placement. David B. Cohen, MD; Struan H. Coleman, MD, PhD; Mark C. Drakos, MD; Answorth A. Allen, MD; Stephen J. O'Brien, MD; David W. Altchek, MD; Russell F. Warren, MD.

• Paper presented by David Cohen, MD at the AAOS Annual Meeting: San Francisco; March 10-14, 2004.

Arthroscopic Release of the Long Head of the Biceps Tendon: Functional Outcome and Clinical Results. Anne M. Kelly, MD; Mark C. Drakos BA; Stephen Fealy, MD; Samuel Taylor; Stephen J. O’Brien, MD.

• Paper presented by Ronald M. Selby at the AANA Annual Meeting: Orlando, FL; April 22-25, 2004.
• Paper presented by Stephen J. O’Brien, MD at the ASES Closed Meeting at the AAOS Annual Meeting: Dallas, TX; February 21, 2002.

Prospective Ultrasonographic Analysis of Rotator Cuff Repairs. Stephen Fealy, MD; Ronald Adler, MD, PhD; Mark Drakos, BA; Anne M. Kelly, MD; Answorth A. Allen, MD; Frank Cordasco, MD; Stephen J. O’Brien, MD.

• Paper presented by Stephen Fealy, MD at the Annual HSS Alumni Meeting, New York, NY; November 8, 2002.
• Paper presented by Frank Cordasco, MD at the Annual AANA Meeting, Washington D.C.; April 25-28, 2002.
• Paper presented by Stephen Fealy, MD at the AOSSM Specialty Day at the AAOS Annual Meeting: Dallas, TX; February 22, 2002.
• Paper presented by Stephen Fealy, MD at the EOA Annual Meeting: Bermuda; October 10-14, 2001.
• Recipient of the 6th Annual Laurence A. Mack Award by the Society for Radiologists in Ultrasound for Advancements in Sonography, 2001.

Short term results Comparing Rotator Cuff Repair Techniques: Prospective Double Blind Study Using Ultrasound and Clinical Outcomes. Stephen J. O’Brien, MD; Stephen Fealy, MD; Ronald Adler, MD, PhD; Frank Cordasco, MD; Mark Drakos, BA.

• Presented by Stephen J. O’Brien, MD at the ASES Closed Meeting, Pebble Beach, CA; November 1, 2002.

Arthroscopic Repair of Isolated Type II Slap Lesions with and without Acromioplasty: A Comparison of Clinical Results. Struan H. Coleman, MD, PhD; David B. Cohen, MD; Mark C. Drakos, BA; Answorth A. Allen, MD; Riley J. Williams, MD; Stephen J. O'Brien, MD; David W. Altchek, MD; Russell F. Warren, MD.

• Paper presented by Struan H. Coleman, MD, PhD at the EOA Annual Meeting: Bermuda; October 10-14, 2001.

Combined Ligamentous Knee Injury in a Skier.  Mark C. Drakos, BA; Ronald M. Selby, MD.

• Paper presented by Ronald M. Selby, MD at the ACSM Annual Meeting: Baltimore, MD; June 2, 2001.
• Abstract in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise - Supplement. May 2001; 33(5): S311.

The Joint Jack: A Report of a New Technique Essential for Elbow Arthroscopy. Ronald M. Selby, MD; Stephen J. O’Brien, MD; Anne M. Kelly, MD; Mark C. Drakos, BA.

• Paper presented by Ronald M. Selby, MD at the ISAKOS Congress: Montreux, Switzerland; May 14-18, 2001.

Isometry of Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament: Surgical and Rehabilitation Considerations for the Docking Procedure. Joshua D. Hatch, MD; Xiang-Hua Deng, MD; Mark Drakos, BA; David W. Altchek, MD.

• Poster presentation at the AOSSM Specialty Day at the AAOS Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA; March 3, 2001.

Arthroscopic Repair of Isolated Type II Slap Lesions Using Suretac Fixation: Functional Outcome and Clinical Results.  David B. Cohen, MD; Struan Coleman, MD, PhD; Mark C. Drakos, BA; Answorth A. Allen, MD; Stephen J. O’Brien, MD; David W. Altchek, MD; Russell F. Warren, MD. 

• Paper presented by David Cohen, MD at the EOA Annual Meeting: Orlando, FL; October 11-15, 2000.

Active Research Projects

3D Motion Analysis of Adjacent Joint Motion After Sequential, Partial Midfoot Fusion - Senior author and co-principal investigator ($20,000 AOFAS research grant)

Evaluation of Biocartilage Allograft Matrix for the Treatment of Taylor Osteochondral Lesions

Research Interests

Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle
Achilles Injuries
Ankle Cartilage Injuries
Ankle Arthroscopy
Ankle Fractures
Foot Fractures
Turf Toe
Ankle Instability