Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Areas of Specialty
Dr. Marx is an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery. He has treated thousands of knee and shoulder injuries. He does arthroscopic and open procedures for knee and shoulder problems as well as knee and shoulder joint replacement surgery. Dr. Marx also performs complex and revision surgical cases.
Read more about him on his website: www.DrRMarx.com
Shoulder Surgery for Dislocation or Trauma:
This includes surgery to stabilize shoulders following dislocation or fractures after trauma.
Rotator Cuff Repair:
Rotator cuff injury or tears are very common. If surgery is required, Dr. Marx repairs the torn rotator cuff, which can be done arthroscopically in most cases.
Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy:
Dr. Marx performs knee arthroscopy with meniscus surgery and meniscus transplantation. Dr. Marx repairs or removes torn sections of the meniscus arthroscopically. He also performs osteotomy (leg realignment), transplants and complex knee-revision surgery.
ACL Reconstruction:
Using arthroscopic technique, Dr. Marx reconstructs the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee (ACL). These injuries are often caused by sports injuries. He uses all techniques and graft sources, including patellar tendon, hamstrings and transplant. He also performs revision surgery for failed ACL reconstruction.
Shoulder and Knee Replacement:
These procedures are performed for arthritic joints when pain and limitation of movement prevent normal function. Joint replacement surgery can allow patients who are limited by their arthritis to return to a more active and normal lifestyle.
Appointments
Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Director, Foster Center for Clinical Outcome Research, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Professor of Public Health, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty
Knee, Shoulder, Sports Medicine
Certification
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Royal College Surgeons of Canada
State Licensure
New York
Education
BSc, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canda
MD, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canda
MSc, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canda
Residency
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fellowship
Sports Medicine/Shoulder and Knee Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, US
Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
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Awards
O’Donoghue Sports Injury Research Award: The Effect of ACL Reconstruction on the Risk of Knee Reinjury
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Detweiler Traveling Fellowship
ACL Study Group Research Grant (Principal Investigator)
D.R. Wilson Teaching Award, University of Toronto
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Health Services Research Fellowship
Selected Publications
Co-authored a textbook on bone tumors as well as book chapters on shoulder and knee surgery
Authored over 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles
Over sixty national and international presentations
For more publications, please see the
PubMed listing.
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