HSS is the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. At its core is Hospital for Special Surgery, ranked No. 1 in orthopedics for 13 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report (2022-2023). HSS has also been among the top-ranked hospitals for both orthopedics and rheumatology for 31 consecutive years.
The HSS Research Institute comprises 20 laboratories and 300 staff members focused on leading the advancement of musculoskeletal health through prevention of degeneration, tissue repair and tissue regeneration. With its state-of-the-art technology, large patient volume, and special “bench to bedside” teams of doctors and scientists, HSS can swiftly translate scientific breakthroughs into clinical treatments. The global standard total knee replacement was developed at HSS in 1969. The HSS Innovation Institute was formed in 2016 to realize the potential of new drugs, therapeutics and devices.
HSS has developed a lifestyle medicine program for patients with musculoskeletal conditions and lifestyle-related chronic disease. The aim of the program is to enable patients to make lifestyle changes to improve pain and function as well as physical and mental health.