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Eric J. Strauss, MD
Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Eric J. Strauss

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

  1. Undergraduate, Emory University
  2. Medical School, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
  3. Residency Training, NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases
  4. Fellowship Training, Sports Medicine at Rush University Medical Center

Awards

  1. Dean’s List: Emory University, 1995-1999
  2. Phi Beta Kappa: Emory University, 1999
  3. Arthritis Foundation Summer Research Fellowship, 2000
  4. Feil Scholar: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2001
  5. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2002
  6. Herodicus Award Recipient – Best Resident Paper AOSSM Conference, 2003
  7. Reicher Award For Basic Science Research – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2006        
  8. Reicher Award For Basic Science Research – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2007
  9. Guest Editor: The Bulletin of the Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2008
  10. Frauenthal Award For Clinical Research – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2008
  11. Chief Resident Teacher of the Year – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2009
  12. Sir Robert Jones Senior Research Award – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2009
  13. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinician-Scientist Development Program, 2010
  14. S. Bone and Joint Decade's Young Investigators Initiative (YII) program, 2012
  15. American Orthopaedic Association North American Traveling Fellowship (NATF), 2013
  16. Faculty Teacher of the Year – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery – NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases, 2014
  17. New York Times Magazine: Top Doctors Rising Stars, 2014
  18. New York Times Magazine: Top Doctors Rising Stars, 2015
  19. American Orthopaedic Association American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellowship (ABC), 2017
  20. New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2018
  21. Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area , 2018
  22. New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2019
  23. Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area, 2019
  24. New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2020
  25. Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area, 2020
  26. New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2021
  27. Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area, 2021
  28. Arthroscopy Best Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis Research Award – “Pain Management Strategies After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analysis”, 2021                
  29. Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area, 2022
  30. New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2022
  31. Castle Connolly Top Doctors – New York Metro Area, 2023
  32. New York Magazine; Top Doctors, 2023

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)

Bibliography

  1. Alaia MJ, Cohn RM, Strauss EJ. Patellar Instability. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 2014. Mar; 72
  2. Ding D, Strauss EJ. Anteromedialisation Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy for Recurrent Patellar Instability in Young Active Patients: A Retrospective Case Series. Injury. 2015
  3. Hurley ET, Markus DH, Mannino BJ, Gonzalez-Lomas G, Alaia MJ, Campbell KA, Jazrawi LM, Strauss EJ. Patients Unable To Return To Play Following Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstructions Demonstrate Poor Psychological Readiness. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 
  4. Hurley ET, Colasanti C, Anil U, Alaia MJ, Campbell K, Strauss EJ. Management of Lateral Patellar Instability – A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials.  2021
  5. Manjunath AK, Hurley ET, Jazrawi LM, Strauss EJ. Return to Play Following Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. AJSM. 2021. 49(4): 1094-1100.
  6. Bi AS, Shankar DS, Vasavada KD, Fisher ND, Strauss EJ, Alaia MJ, Campbell KA. Increasing Patient-Reported Allergies Are Not Associated with Pain, Functional Outcomes or Satisfaction Following Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study.  Knee Surg Relat Res. 2022. 34(1).
  7. Markus DH, Hurley ET, Gipsman A, Campbell KA, Jazrawi LM, Alaia MJ, Strauss EJ. Adding a Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy with Anteromedialisation to Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Does Not Impact Patient Reported Outcomes in the Treatment of Patellar Instability.  J ISAKOS.    7(1): 3-6
  8. Kaplan DJ, Mojica ES, Ortega F, Triana J, Strauss EJ, Jazrawi LM, Gonzalez-Lomas G. Posterior Tibial Tubercle Measured by the Sagittal TT-TG Distance Correlates with Increased Risk for Patellofemoral Chondral Lesions.    2022.