Case 158: 23-year-old minor league baseball player with pain about the left sided ribs/abdominal wall. Case 157: 37-year-old man with multiple sites of pain. Further history withheld. Case 156: ...

Dr. Roger Widmann is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chief Emeritus of the Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Service at HSS. Dr. Widmann specializes in the surgical and nonsurgical treatment of ...

Dr. Soumekh gave a brief summary of the structure and function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract: The esophagus is a long muscular tube with a top and bottom valve. Food moves from the mouth through ...

What is a trigger point? A trigger point, also known as a myofascial trigger point, is a painful nodule within a taut band of fascia, a connective tissue that covers your muscles. To the touch, it ...

What is a periacetabular osteotomy? A periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) is a surgical treatment for hip dysplasia that is caused by a deformity in the acetabulum, the curved portion of the pelvis that ...

World class, patient-centered medical care, research, support and education. The HSS Inflammatory Arthritis Center (IAC) is home to clinical, educational, and research activities all with the end goal ...

The mission of the Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship program is to train excellent physicians skilled in delivering comprehensive care to pediatric patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal ...

Pathology means “the study of disease," and pathologists are the doctors who interpret biopsy or cytology specimens, monitor laboratory testing, and help interpret those laboratory tests. At HSS the ...

Dr. Duretti Fufa is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand surgery with additional expertise in reconstruction and microsurgery. She earned her undergraduate and medical degrees ...

The Center’s interdisciplinary staff and faculty develop an individualized treatment and management plan for each person seeking services; these plans are designed to meet the diagnostic, therapeutic, ...

Dr. Kaner began his presentation by speaking about the challenges physicians face when diagnosing pulmonary issues in people with lupus. There are a large number of different disease processes ...

A comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and management of ALS. Evidence from international research studies shows that when people with neuromuscular diseases are cared for by a multidisciplinary ...