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Dr. Sculco Medical Profile March 2008

Thomas P. Sculco, MD Office Locations Belaire Building 2nd Floor 525 East 71st Street New York, NY 10021 Tel: 212.606.1475 Fax: 212.734.9572 Mailing Address Hospital for Special Surgery 535 East 70th Street New York, New York 10021

Dr. Sculco Interview

 

Dr. Thomas P. Sculco is currently Surgeon-in-Chief and Korein-Wilson Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is the Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Dr. Sculco has written over 150 papers and three books on orthopedic surgery and the surgical treatment of arthritis.

Appointments
Surgeon-in-Chief, Hospital for Special Surgery

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Specialty Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty
Hip, Knee, Surgical Arthritis

Certification Orthopaedic Surgery

State Licensure
New York

Education
MD, Columbia University, New York, US

Residency
Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery

Special Expertise

Minimally Invasive Hip and Knee Replacement

Implant Wear and Osteolysis

Thromboembolic Disease

Awards
The Hip Society Otto Aufranc Award for Research, 1991

The Hip Society Charnley Award for Research, 1995

Twentieth Century Orthopedic Association Clint Compere Award, 1997

Arthritis Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999

Philip D. Wilson, Jr. Resident Teaching Award, 2002

Selected Publications
Pearle AD, Sculco TP. Technique for Fabrication of an Antibiotic-Loaded Cement Hemiarthroplasty (ANTILOCH) Prosthesis for Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty. Am J Orthop. 2002 July;31(7): 425-7.

Sculco TP. The Acetabular Component: An Elliptical Monoblock Alternative. J Arthroplasty. 2002 June;17(4S): 118-120.

Sculco TP. Orthopedic Crossfire®--Can We Justify Unicondylar Arthroplasty as a Temporizing Procedure? In Opposition. J Arthroplasty. 2002 June;17(4S): 56-8.

Sculco TP, Colwell CW Jr, Pellegrini VD Jr, Westrich GH, Bottner F. Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolic disease in patients having total hip or knee arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg 2002;84A(3): 466-477.

Chimento GF, Sculco TP. Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2001;11(4):270-3.

Clinical Trials

• Prospective Evaluation of the Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Total Joint Replacement: The HSS Knee Arthroplasty Cohort

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