Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Doctor of Medicine — High HonorsUniversity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX1991
• Master of ScienceColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY1987
• Bachelor of ScienceTrinity College, Hartford, CT1985

Postdoctoral Training

• Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery FellowshipChildren's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA1996 – 1997
• Orthopedic Surgery ResidencyHospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY1992 – 1996
• General Surgery InternshipNY Hospital Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY1991 – 1992

Academic Appointments

• Professor of Orthopedic SurgeryWeill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY2024 – Present
• Chief of the Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery ServiceHospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY2023 – Present
• Professor of Clinical Orthopedic SurgeryWeill Cornell Medical College2014 – 2023
• Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopedic SurgeryWeill Cornell Medical College2005 – 2014
• Assistant Professor of Orthopedic SurgeryWeill Cornell Medical College1998 – 2005
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedic SurgeryYale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT1997 – 1998

Hospital Appointments

• Attending Orthopedic SurgeonHospital for Special Surgery2014 – Present
• Attending Orthopedic SurgeonNew York Presbyterian Hospital2014 – Present
• Associate AttendingHospital for Special Surgery · New York Presbyterian Hospital2005 – 2014
• Assistant AttendingHospital for Special Surgery · New York Presbyterian Hospital1998 – 2005

Licensure & Board Certification

• American Board of Orthopedic Surgery — certified 2000; recertified 2011–2020 and 2021–2030.
• New York State medical license — issued 1992, current.
• Texas medical license — issued 2020, current.
• NPI 1265503189.

Honors & Awards

• Castle Connolly Top DoctorCastle Connolly2016 – Present
• Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro AreaCastle Connolly2016 – 2022
• Castle Connolly Regional Top DoctorCastle Connolly2016 – 2020
• Top DoctorsNew York Magazine2019 – 2026
• Compere Award for Best PaperTwentieth Century Orthopaedic Association2025
• Award Winner — Orthopaedic Video TheaterAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons2023
• Top 10 Poster AwardPediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRiSM)2023
• First recipient of a new endowed chair — Mary Kathryn and Alexander Navab Chair for Pediatric Orthopaedic ResearchHospital for Special Surgery2022
• Best Paper AwardJournal of Experimental Orthopaedics2019
• Jurgen Baumann Award — Best PosterEuropean Pediatric Orthopaedic Society2018
• Excellence in Research AwardAmerican Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine2013
• Ruth Jackson Award — Excellence in Clinical ResearchAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons2013
• Jacques Duparc AwardEuropean Federation of National Orthopaedics and Traumatology2010
• Philip D. Wilson Teaching Award — voted by the graduating resident classHospital for Special Surgery2007
• Honorary Police Surgeon — appointed by Commissioner Raymond KellyNew York Police Department2007
• Leadership Fellows ProgramAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons2005 – 2006

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons2001 – Present
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America2001 – Present
• American College of Surgeons2002 – Present
• American Academy of Pediatrics2002 – Present
• American Orthopaedic Association2007 – Present
• American College of Sports Medicine2010 – Present
• European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society2012 – Present
• Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society2012 – Present
• International Patellofemoral Study Group2013 – Present
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine2015 – Present
• European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy2016 – Present
• International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine2017 – Present
• Council of Orthopedic Residency Directors2019 – Present
• Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics2001 – Present
• Irish-American Orthopaedic Society2009 – Present
• New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons1999 – Present
• Medical Society of the State of New York2000 – Present
• New York County Medical Society2000 – Present
• American Medical Association1999 – Present

Teaching & Educational Leadership

• Fellowship Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery FellowshipHospital for Special Surgery2019 – 2023
• Associate Director, Orthopedic Surgery Residency Training ProgramHospital for Special Surgery2018 – 2025
• Chair, Resident Evaluation & Competency CommitteeHospital for Special Surgery2013 – 2021
• Research Director, Pediatric Orthopedic DivisionHospital for Special Surgery2010 – 2019
• Chairman, AO Trauma Davos Pediatric Trauma CourseAO Trauma2020 – 2022
• International Program Editor, AO Trauma Educational ProgramsAO Trauma2019 – 2022
• Author / Contributor, Orthopedic In-Training Examinations (OITE)Orthopedic Surgery Residents2006 – 2012
• Medical Board — elected twice by the HSS medical staffHospital for Special Surgery

National Service & Committee Leadership

• Oral Board ExaminerAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery2020 – 2023
• Physician Member, National Disaster Medical SystemU.S. Department of Health and Human Services2010 – Present
• Physician Member, Trauma and Critical Care TeamNational Disaster Medical System2010 – Present
• Board of CouncilorsAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons2009 – 2015
• Executive Committee, Board of CouncilorsAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons2014 – 2015
• Chair, Economics Committee, Board of CouncilorsAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons2014 – 2015
• Chair, Advocacy CommitteePediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America2010 – 2012
• Member, Council of DelegatesAmerican Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine2022 – Present

Sports coverage

• Team Medical Coverage, USA Volleyball National Team2018 – Present
• Special Olympics
• Marymount High School
• NYC Juniors Volleyball Travel League
• NYPD Honorary Surgeon Program

Clinical Practice, Innovation & Patents

• Founder of the HSS Pediatric Division’s Sports Program.
• One of the first surgeons in the USA and New York to perform MPFL reconstruction in pediatric patients.
• One of the first surgeons in New York to offer epiphyseal ACL reconstruction and the modified MacIntosh pediatric ACL procedure.
• Director of the HSS Osteogenesis Imperfecta Clinic (2007 – Present); brought Fassier–Duval telescoping nails to HSS.
• Over 180 growing intramedullary rods placed in femurs and tibiae in children with osteogenesis imperfecta.
• Designed pediatric ACL femoral and tibial guides with Arthrex (2013).

Issued patents

• System for Intramedullary Rod Fixation and Method Therefor — US 2007/0100342 A1, filed 14 Oct 2005, issued 3 May 2007.
• Orthopedic Method for Correcting Angular Bone Deformity — US 2010/0004652 A1, filed 21 Aug 2009, issued 7 Jan 2010.

Surgical techniques Dr. Green performs

1. 01 Pediatric ACL Reconstruction Used for Pediatric ACL tear
2. 02 Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis (LET) Used for Pediatric ACL tear
3. 03 MPFL Reconstruction Used for Patellar dislocation & instability
4. 04 Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy Used for Patellar dislocation & instability
5. 05 Fulkerson Osteotomy Used for Patellar dislocation & instability
6. 06 Discoid Meniscus Saucerization & Repair Used for Discoid meniscus

Industry Relationships

Healthcare industry relationships as reported by Dr. Green to the Hospital for Special Surgery, as of 9 March 2026. HSS publishes these for every physician, and its conflicts policy prohibits a surgeon collecting royalties on a product they developed where it is used on patients at HSS.

• AONA & AO InternationalSpeakers' Bureau · Editor · Board of Trustees
• ArthrexConsultant · Royalties · Speakers' Bureau · Research Support
• OrthoPediatrics, Inc.Royalties
• International Patella Study GroupBoard of Trustees
• Patella Femoral FoundationBoard of Trustees
• New York State Society of Orthopedic SurgeonsBoard of Trustees
• HSS ASC Development Network, LLCOwnership interest
• Joint Effort Administrative Services Organization, LLC (JEASO)Ownership interest — through JEASO, a de minimis owner of the Recovery Shop

The disclosure as HSS publishes it →

Research

Dr. Green is a principal investigator on the JUPITER patellar instability study and an active member of the multicenter pediatric knee study groups. His published work centers on the patellofemoral joint, pediatric ACL injury, osteochondritis dissecans, discoid meniscus and fractures around the growing knee.

Multicenter study groups & research registries

JUPITER Justifying Patellar Instability Treatment by Early Results Principal investigator Visit PLUTO Pediatric ACL: Understanding Treatment Options Active member Visit ROCK Research in Osteochondritis of the Knee Active member Visit IPSG International Patellofemoral Study Group Executive committee Visit PRiSM Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society — Patella and Tibial Spine Fracture research interest groups Charter member · Past board member & treasurer Visit Patellofemoral Foundation Board member · Pediatric Curriculum Director Visit

SCORE Sports Cohort Outcomes Registry Member, steering committee

Pediatric Ortho Knee Anatomy Study Group

Publications

His curriculum vitae lists 256 peer-reviewed publications, 27 books and book chapters and 8 non-peer-reviewed works — 291 in total. He is co-author, with Dr. Frank Cordasco, of Pediatric and Adolescent Knee Surgery (Wolters Kluwer, 2015).

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