In an interview with Orthopaedics Today, Dr. Flatow called the development of reverse TSR the most dramatic change since he started practice 20 years ago. Reverse TSR, which is performed if total shoulder replacement is unsuccessful, reverses the structure of the healthy shoulder joint and provides significant improvement in range of motion for patients with severe rotator cuff arthropathy.
As a leader in his field, Dr. Flatow speaks regularly on shoulder surgery, trains some of the nations’ leading shoulder surgeons, and serves on the faculty of many national shoulder courses. He is both editor and reviewer for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
In a 2009 interview with Becker’s Hospital Review, Dr. Flatow recommended leaders of orthopedic departments stay present and active to promote enthusiasm and success. “Never forget why you became a doctor in the first place,” he said. “In the end, all of the other things work out if you focus on that. If you get too caught up in the business and politics of running a department, you lose that core which tells you to always do the best for our patients.”
Dr. Flatow earned his MD from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed a surgical residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York and an orthopedic residency and fellowship at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. He was chosen by Castle Connolly as one of America’s top doctors and has won the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons’ Neer Award, its highest honor, four times.
Read more Becker’s coverage of Dr. Flatow and Mount Sinai Hospital.
