Episode 9 - Cartilage Surgery with Dr. Eric Strauss, MD

The Sports Medicine Podcast

In Episode 9 of The Sports Medicine Podcast, Dr. Dold sits down with orthopedic sports medicine and cartilage specialist, Dr. Eric Strauss, MD. Dr. Strauss is a sports medicine specialist with a clinical focus on ligament reconstruction, joint preservation procedures including cartilage repair, restoration and osteotomies, meniscus surgery, and the arthroscopic treatment of orthopedic pathology affecting the knee and shoulder. He practices at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital in New York City and is involved with NYU’s orthopedic residency program, taking on the role of program director in January 2020. As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Strauss is an active contributor to the orthopedic surgery and sports medicine literature, publishing more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters to help advance the field of sports medicine. His basic science and clinical research has focused extensively on the management of focal cartilage disorders around the knee, including cartilage repair and restoration, meniscus repair and transplantation, and the use of synovial fluid biomarkers to establish prognosis following intra-articular injury and prevent post-traumatic arthritis. The episode focuses primarily on the diagnosis, management, and treatment of focal cartilage lesions around the knee, including but not limited to the MACI procedure, osteochondral allografts, OATS procedure, osteotomies, and orthobiologics. For more information on Dr. Strauss, please visit: https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1508061748/eric-j-strauss https://www.sportssurgerynewyork.com/dr-eric-strauss-sports-medicine-specialist-ny.html This episode is sponsored by Vericel Corporation (www.vcel.com), the manufacturer of MACI (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane) for repair of symptomatic knee cartilage damage in adults. For more information on Vericel or MACI, please visit: www.maci.com/patients/ www.maci.com/pdf/Final-MACI-PI-FINAL.pdf www.vcel.com The Sports Medicine Podcast: Instagram: www.instagram.com/thesportsmedicinepodcast/ Email: [email protected] Host: Dr. Andrew Dold, MD FACS FRCSC - Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist www.DoldMD.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr.dold.md/ www.instagram.com/thesportsmedicinepodcast/