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Daniel W. Green, MD, FACS
Director, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship
Daniel W. Green

Daniel W. Green, MD, MS, FACS, is Chief of the Pediatric Orthopedic Service at HSS. A pediatric orthopedic surgeon specializing in knee surgery for children and adolescents, Dr. Green is honored to represent such a talented group of pediatric orthopedic surgeon leaders dedicated to taking care of children.

Dr. Green sees patients from across the country and around the world for conditions including patella dislocation, osteochondritis dissecans, discoid meniscus, tibial spine fractures, and pediatric ACL tears. Through research and teaching, Dr. Green is dedicated to improving outcomes for patients with these issues. He and his office staff are committed to providing the best patient experience possible, including careful review of treatment options, rehabilitation guidelines, and a clear timeline for recovery.

Dr. Green has taken care of young athletes in the highest levels of sport, including national and Olympic athletes, and understands the emotional impact associated with sports injuries. He typically follows his athlete patients through their college careers and has even had the opportunity to follow some into their professional careers. He is a team physician with the FIVB (Federation Internationale De Volleyball) and provides medical coverage for the USA Men’s and Women’s National (Olympic) Volleyball Teams.

A holder of the Mary Kathryn and Alexander Navab Chair for Pediatric Orthopedic Research at HSS, Dr. Green has written more than 200 peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters focused on pediatric and adolescent knee surgery.

He also founded the Pediatric Sports Program at HSS and helped develop the Pediatric Orthopedic Clinical Research Program. He has had many leadership roles and honors while at the Hospital for Special Surgery, including receiving the Philip D Wilson Teaching award selected by graduating orthopedic surgery residents. He was elected twice by HSS Medical staff to serve on the Medical Board. In addition, he served 5 years as Associate Director of the HSS Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program.

Outside of HSS, Dr. Green has served as a Board Examiner for the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Past President of the New York County Medical Society, a Board of Counselor for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, charter member of the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society (PRISM), a board member of the PatelloFemoral Foundation, and serves on the executive committee of the International Patella Study Group.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
  • Master of Science, Columbia University, College of Physician and Surgeons, New York, NY
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
  • Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Certified, State Licensure: New York, Texas

Bibliography

  1. Pascual-Leone N, Chipman DE, Meza BC, Mintz DN, Fabricant PD, Green DW. “Concomitant anterior medializing osteotomy and MPFL reconstruction improves patellar tilt when compared to MPFL reconstruction alone.” Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2023 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s00167-023-07396-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37062043.
  2. Accadbled F, Kerdoncuff A, Hidalgo Perea S, Green DW. “Failure of isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction in children: Risk factors and management.” Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. 2023 Feb;17(1):34-39. doi: 10.1177/18632521221149055. Epub 2023 Jan 13. PMID: 36755558; PMCID: PMC9900016.
  3. Aitchison AH, Hidalgo Perea S, Schlichte LM, Green DW. “Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction with simultaneous osteochondral fracture fixation is an effective treatment for adolescent patellar dislocation with osteochondral fractures.” Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. 2022 Oct;16(5):393-400. doi: 10.1177/18632521221119541. Epub 2022 Aug 26. PMID: 36238149; PMCID: PMC9551001.
  4. Fabricant PD, Heath MR, Mintz DN, Emery K, Veerkamp M, Gruber S, Green DW, Strickland SM, Wall EJ; JUPITER Study Group, Shubin Stein BE, Parikh SN. “Many Radiographic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessments for Surgical Decision Making in Pediatric Patellofemoral Instability Patients Demonstrate Poor Interrater Reliability.” Arthroscopy. 2022 Sep;38(9):2702-2713. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.03.033. Epub 2022 Apr 8. PMID: 35398485.
  5. Baskar D, Stavinoha TJ, Sanchez M, Gupta A, Randhawa SD, Rohde MS, Vuong B, Tompkins MA, Ganley TJ, Ellis HB Jr, Wilson PL, Fabricant PD, VandenBerg C, Green DW, Segovia NA, Shea KG. “Quantifying the Relationship Between the Medial Quadriceps Tendon-Femoral Ligament and Patellar Borders: A Pediatric Cadaveric Study.” American Journal of  Sports Medicine. 2022 Jul;50(9):2433-2438. doi: 10.1177/03635465221103250. Epub 2022 Jun 28. PMID: 35763589.
  6. Pascual-Leone N, Ellis HB, Green DW. “Patellar instability: will my patella dislocate again?” Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2022 Feb 1;34(1):76-81. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000001080. PMID: 34693936.
  7. VandenBerg CD, Sarkisova N, Lee Pace J, Rhodes J, Hidalgo Perea S; PRiSM Patellofemoral Instability RIG Study Group, Green DW. “Current practice trends in the surgical management of patellofemoral instability: a survey of the Paediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRiSM) Society.” Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. 2021 Dec 1;15(6):571-576. doi: 10.1302/1863-2548.15.210084. PMID: 34987667; PMCID: PMC8670540.
  8. Lin KM, James EW, Aitchison AH, Schlichte LM, Wang G, Green DW. “Increased tibiofemoral rotation on MRI with increasing clinical severity of patellar instability.” Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2021 Nov;29(11):3735-3742. doi: 10.1007/s00167-020-06382-x. Epub 2021 Jan 3. PMID: 33388943.
  9. Dawkins BJ, Shubin Stein BE, Mintz DN, Fabricant PD, Gomoll AH, Strickland SM, Aitchison AH, Hidalgo Perea S, Green DW. “Patellofemoral joint cartilage restoration with particulated juvenile allograft in patients under 21 years old.” Knee. 2021 Aug 7:S0968-0160(21)00172-1. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2021.07.006.. PMID: 34376348.
  10. Ellsworth B, Hidalgo Perea S, Green DW. “Stepwise Lengthening of the Quadriceps Extensor Mechanism for Severe Obligatory and Fixed Patella Dislocators.” Arthroscopy Techniques. 2021 Apr 18;10(5):e1327-e1331. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2021.01.034. PMID: 34141549; PMCID: PMC8185808.
  11. Gadinsky NE, Lin KM, Klinger CE, Dyke JP, Kleeblad LJ, Shea KG, Helfet DL, Rodeo SA, Green DW, Lazaro LE. “Quantitative assessment of the vascularity of the skeletally immature patella: a cadaveric study using MRI.” Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. 2021 Apr 19;15(2):157-165. doi: 10.1302/1863-2548.15.200261. PMID: 34040662; PMCID: PMC8138784.
  12. Fabricant PD, Heath MR, Veerkamp M, Gruber S, Green DW, Strickland SM, Wall EJ, Mintz DN, Emery KH; JUPITER Study Group, Brady JM, Ellis HB, Farr J, Heyworth BE, Koh JL, Kramer D, Magnussen RA, Redler LH, Sherman SL, Tompkins M, Wilson PL, Shubin Stein BE, Parikh SN. “Reliability of Radiologic Assessments of Clinically Relevant Growth Remaining in Knee MRI of Children and Adolescents With Patellofemoral Instability: Data From the JUPITER Cohort.” Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021 Apr 13;9(4):2325967121991110. doi: 10.1177/2325967121991110. PMID: 33912616; PMCID: PMC8047867.
  13. Sidharthan S, Schlichte LM, Green DW, Scher DM, Fabricant PD. “Bifocal Patellar Tendon Avulsion Fractures in Children and Adolescents: Diagnosis and Treatment Considerations for a Unique Injury Pattern.” Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. 2020 Dec 27;3(1):e97-e103. doi: 10.1016/j.asmr.2020.08.013. PMID: 33615253; PMCID: PMC7879166.
  14. Black SR, Meyers KN, Nguyen JT, Green DW, Brady JM, Maher SA, Shubin Stein BE. “Comparison of Ligament Isometry and Patellofemoral Contact Pressures for Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Techniques in Skeletally Immature Patients.” American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020 Dec;48(14):3557-3565. doi: 10.1177/0363546520966609. Epub 2020 Nov 2. PMID: 33135907.
  15. Sidharthan S, Wang G, Schlichte LM, Fulkerson JP, Green DW. “Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients.” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Essential Surgical Techniques. 2020 Feb;10(1):e0110.1-3. doi:10.2106/JBJS.ST.18.00110
  16. Schlichte LM, Sidharthan S, Green DW, Parikh SN. “Pediatric Management of Recurrent Patellar Instability.” Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 2019 Dec;27(4):171-180. doi: 10.1097/JSA.0000000000000256. PMID: 31688538.
  17. Uppstrom TJ, Price M, Black S, Gausden E, Haskel J, Green DW. “Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction technique using an epiphyseal femoral socket with fluoroscopic guidance helps avoid physeal injury in skeletally immature patients.” Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2019 Nov;27(11):3536-3542. doi: 10.1007/s00167-019-05412-7.
  18. Nwachukwu BU, So C, Zhang Y, Shubin-Stein BE, Strickland SM, Green DW, Dodwell ER. “Adolescent and Caregiver-derived Utilities for Traumatic Patella Dislocation Health States.” Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2019 Nov/Dec;39(10):e755-e760. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001341. PMID: 30688843.
  19. Gruskay JA, Strickland SM, Casey E, Chiaia TA, Green DW, Gomoll AH. “Team Approach: Patellofemoral Instability in the Skeletally Immature.” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Reviews. 2019 Jul;7(7):e10. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.18.00159. PMID: 31365447.
  20. Liu JN, Steinhaus ME, Kalbian IL, Post WR, Green DW, Strickland SM, Shubin Stein BE. “Patellar Instability Management: A Survey of the International Patellofemoral Study Group.” American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Nov;46(13):3299-3306. doi: 10.1177/0363546517732045.
  21. Keyes S, Price M, Green DW, Parikh SN. “Special Considerations for Pediatric Patellar Instability.” American Journal of Orthopedics. 2018 Mar;47(3). doi: 10.12788/ajo.2018.0017. PMID: 29611848.
  22. Brady JM, Sullivan JP, Nguyen J, Mintz D, Green DW, Strickland S, Shubin Stein BE. “The Tibial Tubercle-to-Trochlear Groove Distance Is Reliable in the Setting of Trochlear Dysplasia, and Superior to the Tibial Tubercle-to-Posterior Cruciate Ligament Distance When Evaluating Coronal Malalignment in Patellofemoral Instability.” Arthroscopy. 2017 Nov;33(11):2026-2034. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.06.020
  23. Nwachukwu BU, So C, Schairer WW, Shubin Stein BE, Strickland SM, Green DW, Dodwell ER. “Economic Decision Model for First-Time Traumatic Patellar Dislocations in Adolescents.” American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017 Aug;45(10):2267-2275. doi: 10.1177/0363546517703347. Epub 2017 May 2. Erratum in: American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018 Jun;46(7):NP31. PMID: 28463547.
  24. Munch JL, Sullivan JP, Nguyen JT, Mintz D, Green DW, Shubin Stein BE, Strickland S. “Patellar Articular Overlap on MRI Is a Simple Alternative to Conventional Measurements of Patellar Height.” Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2016 Jul 8;4(7):2325967116656328. doi: 10.1177/2325967116656328. PMID: 27482530
  25. Nwachukwu BU, So C, Schairer WW, Green DW, Dodwell ER. “Surgical versus conservative management of acute patellar dislocation in children and adolescents: a systematic review.” Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2016 Mar;24(3):760-7. doi: 10.1007/s00167-015-3948-2. PMID: 26704809
  26. Gausden EB, Fabricant PD, Taylor SA, McCarthy MM, Weeks KD, Potter H, Shubin Stein B, Green DW. “Medial Patellofemoral Reconstruction in Children and Adolescents.” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Reviews. 2015 Oct 13;3(10):01874474-201510000-00001. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.N.00091. PMID: 27490787
  27. Fabricant PD, Ladenhauf HN, Salvati EA, Green DW. “Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction improves radiographic measures of patella alta in children.” Knee. 2014 Dec;21(6):1180-4. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2014.07.023.
  28. Ladenhauf HN, Berkes MB, Green DW. “Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using hamstring autograft in children and adolescents.” Arthroscopy Techniques. 2013 Apr 26;2(2):e151-4. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2013.01.006. PMID: 23875142; PMCID: PMC3716230.
  29. Weeks KD 3rd, Fabricant PD, Ladenhauf HN, Green DW. “Surgical options for patellar stabilization in the skeletally immature patient.” Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 2012 Sep;20(3):194-202. PMID: 23882722.
  30. Rebolledo BJ, Nam D, Cross MB, Green DW, Sculco TP. “Familial association of femoral trochlear dysplasia with recurrent bilateral patellar dislocation.” Orthopedics. 2012 Apr;35(4):e574-9. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20120327-30. PMID: 22495863.
  31. Kepler CK, Bogner EA, Hammoud S, Malcolmson G, Potter HG, Green DW. “Zone of injury of the medial patellofemoral ligament after acute patellar dislocation in children and adolescents.” American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2011 Jul;39(7):1444-9. doi: 10.1177/0363546510397174. Epub 2011 Mar 3. PMID: 21372313.
Non-Peer Reviewed
  1. Chipman DE, Pascual-Leone N, Green DW. “Management of Complex Cases: Obligatory Patellar Instability in an 8-Year-Old Boy.” Grand Rounds from HSS: Management of Complex Cases. February 2022.
  2. Green DW. “Perspective: Activity Modification, Load Management Yields Successful Outcomes in Patellofemoral Pain.” In the Journal’s Perspective: Healio Orthopedics Today. July 2019.
  3. Green DW, Ladenhauf HN. “Perspective: MPFL Reconstruction with Hamstring Autograft.” Orthopaedics Today – Europe. Jun. 2014. Pages 72-73
  4. Green DW, Parikh SN. “Patellofemoral Instability Part III - Special Considerations for Pediatric Patients.” Patellofemoral Foundation Masters Course.
Books and Book Chapters
  1. Parikh SN, Veerkamp M, Redler LH, Schlechter J, Williams BA, Yaniv M, Friel N, Perea SH, Shannon SR, Green DW. “Patellar Instability in Young Athletes.” In: Clinics in Sports Medicine: Pediatric and Adolescent Knee Injuries: Evaluation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation. 2022 Oct;41(4):627-651. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2022.05.005. PMID: 36210163.
  2. Hidalgo Perea S, Shannon SR, Green DW. “Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction with Open Physes.” In: Clinics in Sports Medicine: Patellofemoral Instability: Decision Making and Techniques. 2022 Jan;41(1):97-108. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2021.07.004. PMID: 34782079.
  3. Aitchison AH, Green DW, Andrish J, Askenberger M, Kuroda R, de Frietas GS. “Patellofemoral Instability in the Pediatric Patient with Open Physes: A 11-Year-Old Girl with Trochlear Dysplasia.” In: The Patellofemoral Joint. Springer, Cham. 2022 [IBSN: 978-3-030-81544-8]
  4. Sidharthan S., Green DW, Askenberger M. “Specific Procedures for Pediatric Dislocation.” In: Patellofemoral Pain, Instability, and Arthritis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg; 2020. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-61097-8_47
  5. Schlichte L., Green DW. “Review of Patella Disorders in Skeletally Immature Patients.” In: Patellofemoral Pain, Instability, and Arthritis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg; 2020. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-61097-8_46
  6. Green DW, Arendt EA, Wixted C, Price M. “Quadriceplasty Techniques for Patellar Stabilization.” In: Patellar Instability: Management Principles and Operative Techniques, 1st ed. USA: Wolters Kluwer; 2019: 123-133. [ISBN: 978-1496380821].
  7. Wixted C, Price M, Green DW. Parikh SN. “Pediatric Distal Stabilization Procedures.” In: Patellar Instability: Management Principles and Operative Techniques, 1st ed. USA: Wolters Kluwer; 2019: 323-336. [ISBN: 978-1496380821].
  8. Green DW, Price MJ, Moloney J. “Patellofemoral Pain in the Skeletally Immature Patient: Diagnosis and Treatment.” In: Patellofemoral Pain and Instability: Etiology, Diagnosis and Management. Switzerland: Springer; 2019: 3-25. [978-3319976396].
  9. Green DW. “Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Patella Instability.” In: Die Therapie Der Instabilen Patella. Zurich: AGA-Komitee-Knie-Patellofemoral; 2016: 80-90.
  10. Green DW, Gausden EB. “Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: Hamstring Technique.” In: Pediatric and Adolescent Knee Surgery. USA: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015: 140-147. [ISBN: 978-1451193350].