Evan Flatow, MD
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- Positions
- PRESIDENT, MOUNT SINAI WEST
- PROFESSOR | Orthopedics
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- Specialties
- Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery
- Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
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- Language
- English
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- Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
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- Phone
- Department of Orthopaedics 877-636-7846 877-636-7846
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Department of Orthopaedics
425 West 59th Street 5th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 877-636-7846877-636-7846
Dr. Flatow received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed a surgical residency at Roosevelt Hospital and an orthopaedic residency and fellowship at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Flatow spent 11 years on the faculty of Columbia before joining Mount Sinai in 1998.
At Mount Sinai, Dr. Flatow has established an internationally renowned shoulder service, with particular interest in minimally invasive fracture repair, arthroscopic repair, arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery, and shoulder replacement. He has pioneered in collaboration with the Department of Anesthesiology, the use of regional blocks so that that shoulder operations may be performed without general anesthesia. One of his most significant contributions has been the development of a comprehensive shoulder replacement system, which is widely used by shoulder surgeons around the world.
Dr. Flatow has received numerous honors and awards, including the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon's Neer Award, the organization's highest award for shoulder research, which he has won four times. He has helped to train many of the nation's leading shoulder surgeons, has chaired or served on the faculty of most of the major national shoulder courses, and has been a sought-after speaker in Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. He has written five books and over 170 articles and book chapters.
Listen to Dr. Flatow discuss repetitive stress disorder (carpel tunnel disorder) and reduction techniques.
Listen to Dr. Flatow discuss rotator cuff injury and tendon tear of the shoulder.
Interdisciplinary Team Advances Care in Orthopedic Oncology at Mount Sinai
Dr. Flatow and his work with rotator cuff injuries were recently profiled in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up. View the PDF.
Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical Focus
- Arthroscopy
- Rotator Cuff Repair
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Instability
Research Topic
Biomechanics/Bioengineering, Signal Transduction, Tendon Biology, Tendon Disease
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Pharmacology and Therapeutics Discovery [PTD]
Education
MD, Columbia Univ. Col. of Phy. & Surg.
Residency, Surgery
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Ctr.
Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Ctr.
Fellowship, Shoulder & Elbow
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Ctr.
Language
English
April 1994
Clinician Investigator Award
National Institute of Health/NIAMSD
2009
Best Doctors
New York Magazine
1992, 1994, 1996
The Neer Award for Excellence in Shoulder Research
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
Specific Clinical/Research Interests: Rotator cuff; tendon failure; shoulder mechanics; shoulder replacement
Postdoctoral Fellows: Nelly Andarawis, PhD
Summary of Research Studies:
Dr. Evan Flatow is a shoulder surgeon with clinical research interests in shoulder fractures, rotator cuff disorders, and shoulder replacement. He has basic research interests in shoulder mechanics, gene expression in shoulder tendons, and mechanisms of tendon failure. Dr. Flatow's primary current basic research effort is in developing and validating a rat model of fatigue damage accumulation in tendons, which can then be used to characterize tendon injury and the effect of biologic perturbations.
Wang VM, Banack TM, Tsai CW, Flatow EL, Jepsen KJ. Variability in tendon and knee joint biomechanics among inbred mouse strains. J Orthop Res 2006 Jun; 24(6): 1200-1207.
Huang CY, Wang VM, Pawluk RJ, Bucchieri JS, Levine WN, Bigliani LU, Mow VC, Flatow EL. Inhomogeneous mechanical behavior of the human supraspinatus tendon under uniaxial loading. J Orthop Res 2005 Jul; 23(4): 924-930.
Wang VM, Flatow EL. Pathomechanics of acquired shoulder instability: a basic science perspective. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2005 Jan-Feb; 14(1 Suppl S): 2S-11S.
Kelkar R, Wang VM, Flatow EL, Newton PM, Ateshian GA, Bigliani LU, Pawluk RJ, Mow VC. Glenohumeral Mechanics: A Study of Articular Geometry, Contact, and Kinematics. J. Shoulder Elbow Surg 2001; 10: 73-84.
Roh MS, Wang VM, April EW, Pollock RG, Bigliani LU, Flatow EL. Anterior and posterior musculotendinous anatomy of the supraspinatus. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2000 Sep-Oct; 9(5): 436-40.
Park J, Levine WN, Marra G, Pollock RG, Flatow EL, Bigliani LU. Portal-extension approach for repair of small and medium rotator cuff tears. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2000; 28: 312-316.
Huang C, Pawluk RJ, Wang VM, Levine WN, Flatow EL. Measurement of Strain Gradients in the Supraspinatus Tendon Using a Multiple Strain Field Measurement System. Trans 2000; 25: 400.
Levine WN, Arroyo JS, Flatow EL, Bigliani LU. Open Revision Stabilization Surgery for Recurrent Anterior Glenohumeral Instability. Am J Sports Med 2000; 28: 156-160.
Vitale MG, Krant JJ, Gelijns AC, Heitjan DF, Arons RR, Bigliani LU, Flatow E. Geographic variations in the rates of operative procedures involving the shoulder, including total. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1999 Jun; 81(6): 763-772.
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Flatow during 2021 and/or 2022. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- Innomed, Inc.
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Zimmer-Biomet, Inc.
Industry-Sponsored Lectures: MSSM faculty occasionally give lectures at events sponsored by industry, but only if the events are free of any marketing purpose
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Zimmer-Biomet, Inc.
Royalty Payments:
- Innomed, Inc.
- Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
- Zimmer, Inc.
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