Dr. Edwin. P Su, Orthopaedic Surgeon Joint Replacement
Edwin P.Su.MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Edwin P. Su, MD

Dr. Edwin P. SuI first became interested in orthopaedic surgery as a medical student when I saw the amazing successes of hip and knee treatments at the Hospital for Special Surgery. This interest became a passion of mine during my training, giving me inspiration to pursue a fellowship in hip and knee reconstructive surgery.

I have a special interest in treating younger, active patients who would like to return to their physical lifestyles. I try to utilize the latest proven technologies with the most cutting edge techniques, to achieve optimal results for this challenging group of patients.

I feel a very privileged to do what I do -- to reconstruct joints, relieve pain, restore mobility, and return patients to activity. All at the #1 rated orthopaedic hospital in the world, the Hospital for Special Surgery!

Appointments

  • Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty

Hip, Knee, Surgical Arthritis

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
  • Fellow, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
  • Member, American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)

Selected Presentations

Program committee member and lecturer, "Ceramic-ceramic bearings in THR"; and "Posterior approach for hip resurfacing", in course: 9th Symposium on Joint Preserving and Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Hip, New York, NY June 2011

Invited speaker, "Hip resurfacing: for the right indications", in course: Current Concepts in Joint Replacement, Las Vegas, NV May 2011

Invited speaker, "Hip resurfacing as a triumph of hope over reason (opposes)"; "Challenges in hip surgery: what would you do?"; and "Stiffness after TKR: How to avoid repeat surgery", in course: Current Concepts in Joint Replacement, Orlando, FL December 2010

Invited speaker, "Resurfacing: Who gets it?"; "Metal-on-metal: Is it worth the risk?", in course: Advances in Trauma and Arthroplasty, Miami, FL December 2010

Invited speaker, "The case for conventional total hip replacement without navigation", in course: Computer Assisted Surgery, New York, NY October 2010

Invited speaker, "Hip resurfacing: current state in 2010", HSS Adult Conference, New York, NY October 2010

Invited speaker, "Hip resurfacing: femoroacetabular impingement and hip resurfacing"; "Thrombogenic markers in hip resurfacing"; "Painful metal reactivity in hip resurfacing", European Hip Society, Athens, Greece September 2010

Invited speaker, "What I have learned in hip resurfacing"; "Effect of the media on hip resurfacing", in course: Advanced Resurfacing Congress, 4th annual meeting, Ghent, Belgium June 2010

Invited speaker, "Is there still a role for hip resurfacing in 2010?", Mount Sinai Hospital Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, New York, NY June 2010

Invited speaker, "Conversion of a failed hip resurfacing to total hip replacement – a live surgical demonstration", in course: Current Concepts in Joint Replacement, Las Vegas, NV May 2011

Course chairman and speaker, "Hip Resurfacing for osteonecrosis – a live surgical demonstration"; "Vascularity of the femoral head"; "Importance of acetabular positioning"; "Results of conversion surgery"; "Difficult cases in hip resurfacing", in course: Advanced Topics in Hip Resurfacing, New York, NY May 2010

Invited speaker, "Hip resurfacing: indications, surgical technique, and results", Lenox Hill Hospital Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds, New York, NY March 2010

Invited speaker, "The use of imaging in a hip and knee arthroplasty practice", HSS Radiology Grand Rounds, New York, NY February 2010

Invited speaker, "Conversion of a failed hip resurfacing: ensuring an optimal THR outcome"; "Stiffness after TKR: avoiding further surgery"; "Management of acetabular osteolysis", in course: Current Concepts in Joint Replacement, Orlando, FL December 2009

Invited speaker, "Hip resurfacing: indications and results"; "Treatment of the unstable THR"; "Alternative bearings in THR"; "Uncemented TKR revision", Argentine Hip and Knee Society Annual Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina September 2009

 

State Licensure

New York

Education

  • BA, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
  • MD, Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, US

Internship

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital, General Surgery, New York, US

Residency

  • Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, US

Fellowship

  • Hospital for Special Surgery, Adult Reconstruction, New York, US

Edwin P. Su, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

For Patients

For Professionals

Special Expertise

  • Treatment of hip and knee arthritis in young, active patients
  • Mini-incision total hip replacement
  • Minimally invasive total knee replacement
  • Surface replacement of the hip
  • Revision hip and knee replacement surgery
  • Partial knee replacement

Awards

  • Jean C. McDaniel Award for Graduating Orthopaedic Resident
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Cornell Medical College
  • T. Campbell Thompson Award in Orthopaedic Surgery, Cornell Medical College
  • Clarence Coryell Award in Surgery, Cornell Medical College
  • Magna Cum Laude with Highest Honors, in Biology, Harvard University

Affiliations

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Candidate Member

Selected Publications

Hayter CL, Potter HG, and Su EP. Imaging of Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing. Ortho Clin North Am. 2011, 42(2): 195-205.

Chalmers P, Sherman S, Figgie MP, and Su EP. Rheumatoid Synovectomy: Does the Surgical Approach Matter? Clin Orthop Relat Res 2011, published online first Jan 7, 2011

Su EP, Chatzoudis N, Sioros V, Go G, Sharrock NE.. Markers of Thrombin Generation during Resurfacing and Non-Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty – A Pilot Study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011; 469(2): 535-540

Amstutz HC, Su EP, Le Duff MJ, Fowble VA. Are There Benefits to One- versus Two-stage Procedures in Bilateral Hip Resurfacing? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011; 469(6):1627-34.

Su EP, Su SL, Della Valle AG. Stiffness after TKR: How to Avoid Repeat Surgery. Orthopedics. 2010 Sept 7; 33(9).

Su EP. Lysis in the well-fixed shell: "hold 'em or "fold 'em". Orthopedics. 2010 Sept 7; 33(9).

Su EP, Su SL, M Sheehan. Comparison of bone removed during hip resurfacing and total hip arthroplasty – a cadaveric study. Journal of Arthoplasty, 2010; 25(2):325-329.

Miller AN, Su EP, Bostrom MP, Nestor BJ, Padgett DE. Incidence of ceramic liner malseating in Trident acetabular shell. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Jun;467(6):1552-6.

Shah SN, Kaye RJ, Kelly NH, Su EP, Padgett DE, Wright TM. Retrieval Analysis of Failed Constrained Acetabular Liners. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2009; 24(6 suppl): 54-57.

Robertson WJ, Mattern CJ, Hur J, Su EP, Pellicci PM. Failure mechanisms and closed reduction of a constrained tripolar acetabular liner. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2009 Feb;24(2):322.e5-11.

DeHaan R, Su EP, Campbell P, and K DeSmet. Revision of hip resurfacing arthroplasty for component malposition. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008;90(9):1158-1163.

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

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