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Frank A. Cordasco, MD, MS

Frank A. Cordasco, MD, MS, is a professor of orthopaedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and an attending orthopaedic surgeon in the Sports Medicine Institute of the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dr. Cordasco has been elected to the presidential line of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and will serve as president 2018-19. He served as the co-medical director of the Leon Root Motion Analysis Laboratory from 2001 to 2016 and as the surgical director of the HSS Ambulatory Surgery Center from 2001 to 2014. The primary focus of Dr. Cordasco's practice includes ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair, and multiligament reconstruction in the pediatric, adolescent, and adult athlete; arthroscopic and open shoulder instability repair; labral repair for shoulder dislocation; Latarjet reconstruction for shoulder dislocation; pectoralis major tendon repair; rotator cuff tendon repair; bicep tendon repair; clavicle fracture repair; AC joint separation repair and reconstruction; and patellar and quadriceps tendon repair. Dr. Cordasco's research and education activities parallel and complement these clinical areas of expertise. He has been an author or co-author of more than 150 publications and book chapters and served as an editor of multiple textbooks. Dr. Cordasco specializes in surgery for sports-related injuries of the knee and shoulder at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. He serves as a second opinion surgeon for multiple National Football League teams. He has treated numerous professional athletes who are members of teams from outside the New York area and travel here to obtain his consultation and care. Dr. Cordasco has cared for many professional ballet and modern dancers with injuries unique to their career.

Medical Services

Knee

ACL Surgery: Adult, Adolescent and Pediatric Reconstruction

Revision ACL Surgery

Extra-articular Augmentation: Iliotibial Band (ITB) Tenodesis

Multiligament Knee Reconstruction (ACL, PCL, MCL, PLC)

Meniscus Surgery and Repair

Quadriceps Tendon Repair

Patellar Tendon Repair

Shoulder

Shoulder Dislocation: Labrum and Ligament Repair

Latarjet Reconstruction for Shoulder Instability

Rotator Cuff Repair

Pectoralis Major Tendon Repair

AC Joint Separation and Reconstruction

Clavicle Fracture Repair

Biceps Tendon Repair

Elbow

Distal Biceps Tendon Repair

Flexor Tendon Repair

Extensor Tendon (ECRB) Repair

Education

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Professional History

Dr. Frank A. Cordasco is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon in the Sports Medicine Service at Hospital for Special Surgery. He has been elected to the Presidential Line of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and will serve as President from 2018-2019. Dr. Cordasco served as the Co-Medical Director of the Leon Root Motion Analysis Laboratory from 2001-2016 and as the Surgical Director of the HSS Ambulatory Surgery Center from 2001-2014.

Dr. Cordasco specializes in surgery for sports-related injuries of the knee and shoulder. He has treated numerous professional athletes who are members of teams from outside the New York area and travel here to obtain his consultation and care. Dr. Cordasco has cared for many professional ballet and modern dancers with injuries unique to their career.

The primary focus of Dr. Cordasco's practice includes ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair and multiligament reconstruction in the pediatric, adolescent and adult athlete; arthroscopic and open shoulder instability repair; labral repair for shoulder dislocation; latarjet reconstruction for shoulder dislocation; pectoralis major tendon repair; rotator cuff tendon repair; bicep tendon repair; clavicle fracture repair; AC joint separation repair and reconstruction; and patellar and quadriceps tendon repair. Dr. Cordasco's research and education activities parallel and complement these clinical areas of expertise.

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons

Dr. Cordasco is the 35th president of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (2018-2019). Learn more at ASES-ASSN.org

Dr. Cordasco has received the Charles S. Neer II Award three times (1990, 2003, 2006) for recognition of outstanding clinical research in the field of shoulder surgery and he is the author of numerous peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters. He has been a member of the course faculty of countless national and international professional meetings and educational programs throughout the last decade.

Dr. Cordasco is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine.

Certifications

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Publications

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Awards

Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, 2009-2018

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Achievement Award, 2015

Charles S. Neer II Award (clinical and basic science research in shoulder surgery), 1990, 2003, 2006

Active Member American Orthopaedic Association, 2002

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1984

Affiliation

Professional Organizations

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons

Arthroscopy Association of North America

International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy

Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society

American Orthopaedic Association

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Professional Organization Leadership Positions

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons: 35th President (2018-2019)

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons: Member, Executive Board (2016-2021)

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery: Member, Board of Trustees (2014-2020)

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine: Abstract Panel Reviewer (2016-2019)

Previous Professional Organization Leadership Positions

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons: President-Elect (2017-2018)

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons: Vice President (2016-2017)

Arthroscopy Association of North America: Member, Fellowship Committee (2015-2017)

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine: Chairman Awards Committee (2016)

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine: Member, Research Committee (2012-2016)

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Member, Shoulder and Elbow Program Committee (2011-2015)

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons: Member, Executive Board (2012-2014)

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons: Chairman, Membership Committee (2004-2005)

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine: Member, Education Committee (2004-2008)

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Specialty Societies: Member, Health Policy Committee

(2011-2013)

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons: Co-Chairman, Closed Meeting (2011)

Volunteer Activities

Baryshnikov Arts Center: Board of Directors

Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival: Board of Directors

Cunningham Dance Foundation: Board of Directors (2005 until the Board's dissolution in 2012)

Children of China Pediatrics Foundation: Medical Advisory Board

Volunteer: Medical Missions to China and West Africa

Locations

  • HSS - Belaire Building

    525 East 71st Street, 1st Floor
    New York, NY 10021
    Fax: (212) 774 2605

  • HSS Long Island

    333 Earle Ovington Blvd, Suite 106
    Uniondale, NY 11553