Eric J. Strauss, MD, is an Attending Physician in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center, where he also serves as the Director of the Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program, Director of Sports Medicine Research and Director of NYU’s Joint Preservation Center. He is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the NYU School of Medicine, where he sits on the Graduate Medical Education Executive Committee.
Dr Strauss earned his medical degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University where he graduated AOA with Honors in Research. He went on to complete an internship and residency in orthopedic surgery from the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, and he was a Sports Medicine Fellow at Rush University Medical Center. Dr Strauss has acted as Principal Investigator for multicenter trials regarding the surgical and nonsurgical treatment of knee injuries. He has over 300 articles in various peer-reviewed publications and has given over 100 presentations at regional and national subspecialty meetings. Dr Strauss has participated in the American Orthopedic Association’s North American Traveling Fellowship and American British Canadian Traveling Fellowship. His research interests are focused on joint preservation, cartilage restoration and the utility of synovial fluid biomarker analysis in sports medicine. In his free time he rides the Peloton and is a championship winning little league coach.
Education
- Undergraduate, Emory University
- Medical School, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Residency Training, NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases
- Fellowship Training, Sports Medicine at Rush University Medical Center
Awards
- Dean’s List: Emory University, 1995-1999
- Phi Beta Kappa: Emory University, 1999
- Arthritis Foundation Summer Research Fellowship, 2000
- Feil Scholar: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2001
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2002
- Herodicus Award Recipient – Best Resident Paper AOSSM Conference, 2003
- Reicher Award For Basic Science Research – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2006
- Reicher Award For Basic Science Research – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2007
- Guest Editor: The Bulletin of the Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2008
- Frauenthal Award For Clinical Research – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2008
- Chief Resident Teacher of the Year – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2009
- Sir Robert Jones Senior Research Award – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2009
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinician-Scientist Development Program, 2010
- S. Bone and Joint Decade's Young Investigators Initiative (YII) program, 2012
- American Orthopaedic Association North American Traveling Fellowship (NATF), 2013
- Faculty Teacher of the Year – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2014
- New York Times Magazine: Top Doctors Rising Stars, 2014
- New York Times Magazine: Top Doctors Rising Stars, 2015
- American Orthopaedic Association American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship (ABC), 2017
- New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2018
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area , 2018
- New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2019
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area, 2019
- New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2020
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area, 2020
- New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2021
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area, 2021
- Arthroscopy Best Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis Research Award – “Pain Management Strategies After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analysis”, 2021
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area, 2022
- New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2022
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area, 2023
- New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2023
Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)