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Practice contact
(212) 606-1636
(212) 774-2605
525 East 71st Street
1st Floor
New York New York 10021
US
Frank A. Cordasco MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon - Sports Specialty
Surgeon
Primary Practice: Hospital for Special Surgery - Belaire Building
Primary Hospital: Hospital for Special Surgery
Practice Website

Practice Contact

Office Address
525 East 71st Street
1st Floor
New York New York 10021
US
Phone
(212) 606-1636
Fax
(212) 774-2605

Clinical Expertise

Knee Injuries ACL Meniscus Tears Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Shoulder Reconstruction Knee Reconstruction

Biography

Dr. Frank A. Cordasco is an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon in the Sports Medicine Institute at HSS and a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. He was elected to the Presidential Line of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and served as the 35th 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 there 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 multi-ligament 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. 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 Orthopedic Surgery and has a Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopedic Sports Medicine.
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Primary Practice

Primary practice
Hospital for Special Surgery - Belaire Building

Hospital Affiliations

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PRIMARY HOSPITAL
Hospital for Special Surgery
(212) 606-1236
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New York Presbyterian Hospital - New York Weill Cornell Center
(212) 746-5454

Education & Training

FELLOWSHIP
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus
RESIDENCY
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus
INTERNSHIP
University of Arizona
MEDICAL / PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Publications

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PMID: 16260468 Am J Sports Med. 2006 Jan;34(1):120-7. PMID: 16260468 (Link to Abstract)
Patterns of vascular and anatomical response after rotator cuff repair.
Stephen Fealy Ronald S Adler Mark C Drakos Anne M Kelly Answorth A Allen Frank A Cordasco Russell F Warren Stephen J O'Brien
Stephen, AJSM 2006
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PMID: 11912097 Am J Sports Med. 2002 Mar-Apr;30(2):257-60.
The partial-thickness rotator cuff tear: is acromioplasty without repair sufficient?
Frank A Cordasco Marianne Backer Edward V Craig Dana Klein Russell F Warren
Frank, AJSM 2002
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PMID: 19884021 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Mar;19(2):303-7. Epub 2009 Nov 1.
Propionibacterium acnes infection after shoulder arthroplasty: a diagnostic challenge.
Christopher C Dodson Edward V Craig Frank A Cordasco David M Dines Joshua S Dines Edward Dicarlo Barry D Brause Russell F Warren
Christopher, JSES 2010
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PMID: 21783386 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2012 May;21(5):597-603. Epub 2011 Jul 23.
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound characterization of the vascularity of the repaired rotator cuff tendon: short-term and intermediate-term follow-up.
Edwin R Cadet Ronald S Adler Robert A Gallo Seth C Gamradt Russell F Warren Frank A Cordasco Stephen Fealy
Edwin, JSES 2012
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PMID: 17126233 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2006 Nov-Dec;15(6):e27-30.
Exposed shoulder hemiarthroplasty as a result of anterosuperior escape: a case report.
Eric L Chehab Andrew D Pearle Frank A Cordasco
Eric, JSES 2006
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PMID: 23467876 J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Mar 6;95(5):e28.
Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in the skeletally immature athlete: a review of current concepts: AAOS exhibit selection.
Peter D Fabricant Kristofer J Jones Demetris Delos Frank A Cordasco Robert G Marx Andrew D Pearle Russell F Warren Daniel W Green
Peter, JBJS 2013
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PMID: 22754408 HSS J. 2011 Jul;7(2):108-14. Epub 2010 Nov 11.
Thermal shrinkage for shoulder instability.
Alison P Toth Russell F Warren Frank A Petrigliano David A Doward Frank A Cordasco David W Altchek Stephen J O'Brien
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PMID: 24749045 Arthrosc Tech. 2014 Feb;3(1):e73-7. Epub 2014 Jan 3.
Pectoralis major repair with cortical button technique.
Richard W Kang Gregory T Mahony Frank A Cordasco
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PMID: 20028847 Am J Sports Med. 2010 Feb;38(2):302-7. Epub 2009 Dec 22.
Prospective evaluation of arthroscopic bankart repairs for anterior instability.
James E Voos Ryan W Livermore Brian T Feeley David W Altchek Riley J Williams Russell F Warren Frank A Cordasco Answorth A Allen HSS Sports Medicine Service
James, AJSM 2010
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PMID: 22896627 Am J Sports Med. 2012 Sep;40(9):1993-2001. Epub 2012 Aug 15.
Failed healing of rotator cuff repair correlates with altered collagenase and gelatinase in supraspinatus and subscapularis tendons.
Catherine M Robertson Christopher T Chen Michael K Shindle Frank A Cordasco Scott A Rodeo Russell F Warren
Catherine, AJSM 2012
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PMID: 27697455 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2017 Mar;26(3):458-463. Epub 2016 Sep 30.
Pectoralis major tendon tears: functional outcomes and return to sport in a consecutive series of 40 athletes.
Frank A Cordasco Gregory T Mahony Nicholas Tsouris Ryan M Degen
Frank, JSES 2017
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PMID: 18803980 Orthop Clin North Am. 2008 Oct;39(4):507-18, vii.
Anterior glenohumeral joint dislocations.
Christopher C Dodson Frank A Cordasco
Christopher, OCNA 2008
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PMID: 31812584 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 May;29(5):946-953. Epub 2019 Dec 4.
Arthroscopic shoulder stabilization in the young athlete: return to sport and revision stabilization rates.
Frank A Cordasco Brian Lin Michael Heller Lori Ann Asaro Daphne Ling Jacob G Calcei
Frank, JSES 2020
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PMID: 35158066 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2022 Feb 11; Epub 2022 Feb 11.
Minimum 15-Year Follow-Up for Clinical Outcomes of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.
Allen D Nicholson Jennifer A Estrada Joshua I Mathew Anthony Finocchiaro Sridhar Pinnamaneni Laurence Okeke David M Dines Joshua S Dines Samuel A Taylor Russell F Warren Frank A Cordasco Scott A Rodeo Lawrence V Gulotta
Allen, JSES 2022
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PMID: 19571081 J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Jul;91(7):1595-603.
Outcomes after arthroscopic repair of type-II SLAP lesions.
Stephen F Brockmeier James E Voos Riley J Williams 3rd David W Altchek Frank A Cordasco Answorth A Allen Hospital for Special Surgery Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service
Stephen, JBJS 2009
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PMID: 33720764 Am J Sports Med. 2021 Dec;49(14):4008-4017. Epub 2021 Mar 15.
Early Operative Versus Delayed Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Pediatric and Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Evan W James Brody J Dawkins Jonathan M Schachne Theodore J Ganley Mininder S Kocher PLUTO Study Group Christian N Anderson Michael T Busch Henry G Chambers Melissa A Christino Frank A Cordasco Eric W Edmonds Daniel W Green Benton E Heyworth J Todd R Lawrence Lyle J Micheli Matthew D Milewski Matthew J Matava Jeffrey J Nepple Shital N Parikh Andrew T Pennock Crystal A Perkins Paul M Saluan Kevin G Shea Eric J Wall Samuel C Willimon Peter D Fabricant
Evan, AJSM 2021
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PMID: 24286794 Arthroscopy. 2013 Dec;29(12):1922-31.
Return to sports after arthroscopic anterior stabilization in patients aged younger than 25 years.
Burak Yagmur Ozturk Travis G Maak Peter Fabricant David W Altchek Riley J Williams Russell F Warren Frank A Cordasco Answorth A Allen
Burak, ASCOPY 2013
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PMID: 32858192 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 Dec;29(12):2429-2445. Epub 2020 Aug 26.
Decision making in treatment after a first-time anterior glenohumeral dislocation: A Delphi approach by the Neer Circle of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.
John M Tokish John E Kuhn Gregory D Ayers Robert A Arciero Robert T Burks David M Dines Xavier A Duralde Neal S ElAttrache Peter J Millett Patrick St Pierre Matthew T Provencher James E Tibone Jonathan B Ticker Frank A Cordasco
John, JSES 2020