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Peter D. Fabricant, MD, MPH

Peter D. Fabricant, MD, MPH

Peter Fabricant, MD, MPH, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery, with offices in New York, NY and Stamford, CT.

Dr. Fabricant completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Rochester, graduating with honors. He then attended Yale University School of Medicine. During his orthopaedic surgery residency training at Hospital for Special Surgery, Dr. Fabricant earned a Master of Public Health degree from Columbia University, and he won several awards for excellence in patient care and innovation in patient safety. Following residency, Dr. Fabricant completed two fellowships: first in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the second in sports medicine at Boston Children's Hospital.

Dr. Fabricant has cared for athletes and performers at all levels, including the Boston Ballet, Babson College, the International Skating Union World Figure Skating Championships, and the Boston Marathon. Dr. Fabricant is an accomplished researcher, with over 125 peer-reviewed publications and 15 book chapters in circulation. He has received multiple institutional, national, and international awards for clinical research, including the Herodicus Award (AOSSM), the Excellence in Research Award (AOSSM), and the Promising Career Award (PRISM Society), among others. He is a member of several pediatric orthopaedic and sports medicine research consortiums, through which he participates in cutting-edge multicenter clinical research studies with many of the most prolific researchers in pediatric and adolescent sports medicine. Dr. Fabricant understands the physical and emotional complexities of injuries in youth and adolescent athletes. Sports and recreational activities provide social, emotional, and physical development, leadership skills, and encouragement for children to work as a part of a team with their peers. Dr. Fabricant has dedicated himself to addressing sports injuries in the context of all of these important issues and strives to return his patients back to their sports and activities as quickly and safely possible, while minimizing the risk of future injury and prioritizing their long-term health and well-being.

Medical Services

Pediatric Sports Injuries
Pediatric Fractures (Broken Bones)

Knee: Knee Arthroscopy, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions (ACL), Meniscal Repair, Discoid Meniscus, Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD), Cartilage Repair/Restoration, Patellofemoral Dislocation/Instability, MPFL Reconstruction Tendon Repairs

Hip: Hip Arthroscopy, Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI), Labral Tears

Shoulder: Shoulder Arthroscopy, Instability Repairs, Labral Repairs, Shoulder Fractures, Clavicle Fractures

Elbow: Elbow Arthroscopy, Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD), Cartilage Repair/Restoration Elbow Fractures

Ankle: Ankle Arthroscopy, Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD), Cartilage Repair/Restoration, Ankle Instability, Ankle Fractures

Fractures (Broken Bones): Clavicle (Collarbone) Humerus (Upper Arm) Forearm Elbow Femur (Thighbone) Tibia/Fibula (Shinbones) Ankle

Education

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Biography

Dr. Peter Fabricant is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in pediatric and adolescent orthopedic surgery. His clinical expertise is in sports medicine and trauma surgery of the knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, and ankle.

Dr. Fabricant completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Rochester, graduating with honors. He then attended Yale University School of Medicine. During his orthopedic surgery residency training at Hospital for Special Surgery, Dr. Fabricant earned a Master of Public Health Degree from Columbia University, and won several awards for excellence in patient care and innovation in patient safety.

Following residency, Dr. Fabricant completed two fellowships: first in pediatric orthopedic surgery at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the second in sports medicine at Boston Children's Hospital. This afforded him the unique opportunity to study with renowned mentors at both institutions, including Dr. Lyle Micheli, Dr. Mininder Kocher, and Dr. Theodore Ganley, in order to compile additional subspecialty training uniquely focused on the care of children and adolescents with sports-related injuries. He has cared for athletes and performers at all levels, including the Boston Ballet, Babson College, the International Skating Union World Figure Skating Championships, and the Boston Marathon.

Dr. Fabricant is an accomplished researcher, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications and 15 book chapters in circulation. He has received multiple institutional, national, and international awards for clinical research, including the Herodicus Award (AOSSM), the Excellence in Research Award (AOSSM), and the Promising Career Award (PRiSM Society), among others. Dr. Fabricant currently serves on several research and education committees in two international professional societies (POSNA and PRiSM). He is a member of several pediatric orthopedic and sports medicine research consortiums, through which he participates in cutting-edge multicenter clinical research studies with many of the most prolific researchers in pediatric and adolescent sports medicine.

He also serves on the editorial boards of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR) and the Journal of ISAKOS, on the Peer Review Committee for the Orthopaedic Research and education Foundation (OREF), and as a reviewer for several academic orthopaedic journals including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), the American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM), and the Bone & Joint Journal (BJJ).

Dr. Fabricant understands the physical and emotional complexities of injuries in youth and adolescent athletes. Sports and recreational activities provide social, emotional, and physical development, leadership skills, and encouragement for children to work as a part of a team with their peers. Dr. Fabricant has dedicated himself to addressing sports injuries in the context of all of these important issues and strives to return his patients back to their sports and activities as quickly and as safely possible, while minimizing the risk of future injury and prioritizing their long-term health and well-being.

Certifications

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Publications

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Awards

2016 Young Investigator Award, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). For: “Fixation of Chondral-Only Fragments of the Knee in Pediatric and Adolescent Athletes”

2016 Fellow Research Award, Boston Children's Hospital Sports Medicine Research Day. For: "Range of Motion Improvement Following Surgical Management of Arthrofibrosis in Children and Adolescents"

2016 Promising Career Award, Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRISM) Society. For: "Cost Savings from Utilization of an Ambulatory Surgery Center for Orthopaedic Day Surgery"

2015 Von L. Meyer Traveling Fellowship Award, Boston Children's Hospital

2015 Stanley Chung Award for Excellence in Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. For: "Cost Savings from Utilization of an Ambulatory Surgery Center for Orthopaedic Day Surgery"

2014 AAOS/POSNA International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS) Scholarship Recipient

2014 Russell F. Warren, M.D. Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Research, Hospital for Special Surgery. For: "Development and Validation of a Pediatric Sports Activity Rating Scale"

2013 Distinguished Housestaff Award, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

2013 AOSSM Excellence in Research Award. For: "Development and Validation of a Pediatric Sports Activity Rating Scale"

2013 Jacqueline Perry, M.D. Resident Research Award, Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society. For: "CT and X-Ray Examination of the Immature Acetabulum is Appropriate Only After Closure of the Triradiate Cartilage"

2012 Honorable Mention – Top Scientific Exhibits at AAOS Meeting. For: "Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in the Skeletally Immature Athlete: A Review of Current Concepts"

2012 Patient Safety Champion Award, Hospital for Special Surgery

2011 Herodicus Award – Best Resident/Fellow Paper at AOSSM Meeting. For: "Clinical Outcomes After Arthroscopic Psoas Lengthening: The Effect of Femoral Anteversion"

2004 Phi Beta Kappa Society, University of Rochester

2004 Keidaean Senior Honor Society, University of Rochester

Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Orthopaedics

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)

Research in OsteoChondritis of the Knee (ROCK) Study Group

Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRISM) Society

Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)

Locations

  • HSS - Main Hospital

    535 East 70th Street, 5th Floor
    New York, NY 10021
    Fax: (212) 606 1328
  • HSS Stamford

    1 Blachley Road
    Stamford, CT 06902