Andrew D. Posner

Andrew D. Posner, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at NewYork - Presbyterian / Lower Manhattan Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Posner is the Assistant Director of the New York Downtown Center for Sports Medicine. He provides individualized, compassionate care to active patients of all activity levels, from young athletes, to middle-aged weekend warriors, to older patients with degenerative conditions. Dr. Posner specializes in treatment of complex problems of the knee, shoulder, and elbow. He has extensive experience in sports medicine, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, shoulder instability surgery, shoulder replacement, knee arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair, cartilage restoration, elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (Tommy John surgery), and other open and arthroscopic musculoskeletal procedures. He is also experienced in treatment of upper and lower extremity fractures.

Dr. Posner graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University and earned his M.D from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic residency at Albany Medical Center, where he served as chief resident. During residency, he assisted in the care of athletes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Siena College. After residency, Dr. Posner completed a sports medicine fellowship at the prestigious Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, CA. He served as an assistant team physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Galaxy, Anaheim Ducks, Pepperdine University, and multiple local colleges and high schools. He was also selected to be a team physician for Rugby Football Club Los Angeles.

Dr. Posner is active in research and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and abstracts, and continues to present at national orthopaedic meetings and conferences. Dr. Posner is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the Arthroscopy Association of North America