Evan Flatow

Evan Flatow, M.D.
Born	March 21, 1956(1956-03-21) New York City
Nationality	American
Fields	orthopaedic surgeon
Alma mater	Princeton University, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Known for	shoulder surgery

Evan Flatow, M.D., is an internationally recognized^[1] American orthopaedic surgeon and Professor and Chair of Orthopaedics at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.^[2]

Flatow is the author of several books, multiple book chapters and more than 300 publications. He was chosen by Castle Connolly as one of America's top doctors^[3] and has won the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons's Neer Award, its highest honor, four times.^[4]^[5]

1 Biography
2 Honors and awards
3 Books
4 Publications
5 References
6 External links

Biography

Flatow graduated from Princeton University with a degree in biochemistry in 1977. He earned his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1981 and completed a surgical residency at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and an orthopaedic residency and fellowship at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.^[5]

After 11 years on the faculty at Columbia University, in 1998 Flatow joined the staff at Mount Sinai Hospital, where he is currently Professor and Chair of Orthopaedics. At Mount Sinai, in collaboration with Mount Sinai's Department of Anesthesiology, Flatow has pioneered the use of regional blocks to diminish the need for general anesthesia in shoulder surgery.^[2]^[5]

Flatow is a reviewer for Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Arthroscopy, the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, and the American Journal of Sports Medicine. He is both editor and reviewer for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.

Honors and awards

Manfred Pyka Physics Prize, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, June, 1974
Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, June, 1977
Alumni Association Bronze Medal, College of Physicians and Surgeons Alumni Association, Columbia University, June, 1981
The Frank E. Stinchfield Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery, New York
Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, April, 1985
New Jersey Medical Society Prize for Resident Research, April, 1986
The Frank E. Stinchfield Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery, New York
Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, April, 1986
Career Development Award, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, April, 1989
The Neer Award for Excellence in Shoulder Research, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, February, 1992
Award Winner, Videotape Program , Subcommittee on Audiovisual Education, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, February, 1993
Irving Scholar Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, March, 1993
European Traveling Fellowship, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, May, 1993
The Neer Award for Excellence in Shoulder Research, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, February, 1994
Clinician Investigator Award, National Institutes of Health/NIAMSD, April, 1994
American, British, Canadian Exchange Traveling Fellowship, American Orthopaedic Association, May, 1995
Best Poster (One of Three), Sixth International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder, Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden, June-July, 1995
Best of 1995 Award, Fifth Place, Video Journal of Orthopaedics, 1995
The Neer Award for Excellence in Shoulder Research, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, February, 1996
Senior Author and Faculty Advisor, Wang V, First Prize, Student Paper Competition (Masters Level), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, November, 1996
The Neer Award for Excellence in Shoulder Research, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, March, 2004.

Books

Shoulder Arthroplasty. Louis U. Bigliani, Evan L. Flatow (editors). Springer, 2005. ISBN 0387223363
The Rotator Cuff. Part I. The Orthopedic Clinics of North America. Evan L. Flatow (author). Saunders, 1997. ASIN B0019FV1QW
The Rotator Cuff. Part II. The Orthopedic Clinics of North America. Evan L. Flatow (author). Saunders, 1997. ASIN B0018OPBX8
Humerus (Musculoskeletal Trauma Series). Evan L. Flatow, Christoph Ulrich (authors); Evan L. Flatow (editor). Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. ISBN 0750608404
The Unstable Shoulder. Louis U. Bigliani, Robert A. Arciero, Evan L. Flatow, Roger G. Pollock, James E. Tibone, Jon J. P. Warner (editors). Amer Acad of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1996. ISBN 0892031204
Complex and Revision Problems in Shoulder Surgery. Jon JP Warner, Joseph P Iannotti, Evan L Flatow (editors). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. ISBN 0781746582

Publications

Partial list:

Wang, VM; Banack, TM; Tsai, CW; Flatow, EL; Jepsen, KJ (2006). "Variability in tendon and knee joint biomechanics among inbred mouse strains.". Journal of Orthopaedic Research 24 (6): 1200–7. doi:10.1002/jor.20167. PMID 16705702.

Huang, CY; Wang, VM; Pawluk, RJ; Bucchieri, JS; Levine, WN; Bigliani, LU; Mow, VC; Flatow, EL (2005). "Inhomogeneous mechanical behavior of the human supraspinatus tendon under uniaxial loading.". Journal of Orthopaedic Research 23 (4): 924–30. doi:10.1016/j.orthres.2004.02.016. PMID 16023009.

Janofsky, JS; McCarthy, RJ; Folstein, MF (1992). "The Hopkins Competency Assessment Test: a brief method for evaluating patients' capacity to give informed consent.". Hospital & community psychiatry 43 (2): 132–6. PMID 1572608.

Kelkar, R; Wang, VM; Flatow, EL; Newton, PM; Ateshian, GA; Bigliani, LU; Pawluk, RJ; Mow, VC (2001). "Glenohumeral mechanics: a study of articular geometry, contact, and kinematics.". Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery / American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons ... [et al.] 10 (1): 73–84. doi:10.1067/mse.2001.111959. PMID 11182740.

Roh, MS; Wang, VM; April, EW; Pollock, RG; Bigliani, LU; Flatow, EL (2000). "Anterior and posterior musculotendinous anatomy of the supraspinatus.". Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery / American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons ... [et al.] 9 (5): 436–40. doi:10.1067/mse.2000.108387. PMID 11075329.

Park, JY; Levine, WN; Marra, G; Pollock, RG; Flatow, EL; Bigliani, LU (2000). "Portal-extension approach for the repair of small and medium rotator cuff tears.". The American journal of sports medicine 28 (3): 312–6. PMID 10843120.

Levine, WN; Arroyo, JS; Pollock, RG; Flatow, EL; Bigliani, LU (2000). "Open revision stabilization surgery for recurrent anterior glenohumeral instability.". The American journal of sports medicine 28 (2): 156–60. PMID 10750990.

Vitale, MG; Krant, JJ; Gelijns, AC; Heitjan, DF; Arons, RR; Bigliani, LU; Flatow, EL (1999). "Geographic variations in the rates of operative procedures involving the shoulder, including total shoulder replacement, humeral head replacement, and rotator cuff repair.". The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 81 (6): 763–72. PMID 10391541.

References

^ Aufses, Jr., Arthur H; Barbara Niss (2002). This House of Noble Deeds. NYU Press. pp. 274. ISBN 0814705006. http://www.amazon.com/reader/0814705006?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib_books_pg&qid=1258397508&query=evan%20flatow#reader_0814705006. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
^ ^a ^b "Mount Sinai Hospital – Doctor profile". http://mountsinai.org/Find%20A%20Doctor/profile.do?id=0000072500001497137492&officeDrawer=pat. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
^ "Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.". http://castleconnolly.com/doctors/full.cfm?doctorid=81CC001488&CFID=3548186&CFTOKEN=14881858. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
^ "American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons". http://www.ases-assn.org/web/about/charlesneerawardjan07.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ten Shoulder Specialists to Know: Becker’s Hospital Review". http://www.hospitalreviewmagazine.com/news-and-analysis/current-statistics-and-lists/10-shoulder-specialists-to-know.html. Retrieved 2010-01-17.

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Date of birth	1956-03-21
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