Office

Mount Sinai Hospital
5 East 98th Street,  Box 1188
New York, NY 10029
Tel: (212) 241 2914

The Rutherford
303-305, Second Avenue
Suite 19
New York NY 10003
Tel: (212) 535-4848

Place and Date of Birth

New York, NY, December 19th 1953

Staff Position

Chief, Patellofemoral Reconstruction
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical School

Education

Lycée Français de New York, New York, NY
1959 – 1971, Baccalauréat

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
1971-1975, B.S. BioEngineering, B.A. French Literature

College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
1975 - 1979, M.D.

Graduate Training
Internship, Straight Surgical, St.Luke's Division of St.Luke’s - Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY
July 1979 - June 1980

Residency, General Surgery, St.Luke's Division of St.Luke's - Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY
July 1980 - June 1981

Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, The New York Orthopedic Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
July 1981 - June 1984

Fellowship, Senior Annie C.Kane Fellow in Hip and Knee Implant Surgery, The New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center New York, NY
July 1984 - June 1985

Licensure

New York State 1980

Certification

Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery 1987
Recertification through 12/31/17.

Society Membership

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Research Society

Société Française de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique

International Patellofemoral Study Group

New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Honors, Awards, and Grants

Baccalauréat with Honors, Lycée Français de New York, June, 1971

Vice-President, Engineering Honor Society (Tau Beta Pi), Brown University, September 1974 - June 1975

Ruth Collins Award for Achievement in French Literature, Brown University, June 1975

First Prize, Residents' Night, The New York Academy of Medicine, May 9, 1983

Berg - Sloat Traveling Fellowship from The Orthopaedic and Research Foundation, March 1985 for visit to the Knee Service of the Clinique des Maussins in Paris, France. Study of patellar re-alignment, patellar reconstruction and placement of unicondylar knee implants.

BEAM (Brown Engineering Alumni Medal) May 2003.

Career Development Award - Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, February 1993. Project title: Is there an optimal tracking path for the patella?

The 1995 Research Award. The American College of Sports Medicine - Greater New York Chapter. November 17th 1995

Publications

Books

Journals

Grelsamer RP; Current Orthopaedic Weight-Bearing Materials - a Review, Orthopaedic Review Vol 12 No.6 June 1983 pp.31-43.

Farcy JP, Grelsamer RP; A Stabilizing Insert for Ender Nailing, Orthopaedic Review. Vol 13 No.11 November 1984 pp.649-652.

Grelsamer RP: Biomechanics of the Hip -Old and New, Surgical Rounds for Orthopaedics 1:6, June 1987 pp.13-19.

Grelsamer RP, Medical Complications of Joint Replacements, Hospital Practice, Vol.23 No.7 1988 pp.164-172.

Grelsamer RP, Choy D, Spivak J, Temperature rise in bone with laser removal of cement, Mediguide to Orthopaedics, March 1989.

Grelsamer RP, Cartier P: Comprehensive approach to the patella. Hospimedica, July-Aug 1989.

Cartier P, Grelsamer RP: The MOD III Unicompartmental Surgical Technique, Richards Publication 1989.

Einhorn T, Grelsamer RP: The role of bone grafting in revision total hip replacement surgery. Bull.Hosp.Joint Dis. 49:10 July-August 1989.

Cartier P, Sanouiller JL, Grelsamer RP: Patellofemoral arthroplasty 2-12 year follow-up. J.Arthroplasty 5(1):49, 1990.

Cartier P, Grelsamer RP: Patello-femoral replacement surgery - surgical technique, Richards Publication 1990.

Grelsamer, RP: Patellar morphology in the sagittal plane. Am J Sports Med 17:725, 1989 (abstract)

Grelsamer RP, Cartier Ph: Comprehensive approach to patellar pathology. Contemporary Orthopaedics 20:493 1990.

Grelsamer RP: Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Cortlandt Forum, pp 68-73 October 1990.

Grelsamer, RP: HTO vs. HTO and Maquet. Letters to the Editor. Clin. Orthop.260:310 1990.

Grelsamer RP: "Unsatisfactory Results with a Ceramic Total Hip Prosthesis". Letter to the Editor, J. Bone Joint Surg. 73-A: 1112, August 1991.

Grelsamer RP, Tedder J: The dysplastic femoral trochlea as seen on a lateral x-ray. Clin. Orthop. 281: 43-46 August 1992.

Grelsamer RP, Meadows S: The Modified Insall Ratio for Patella Alta, Clin.Orthop. 282: 170-176, September 1992.

Grelsamer RP, Cartier P: A Unicompartmental Knee Replacement is Not "Half a Total Knee". Orthop. Rev. 21:1350-1356 1992

Grelsamer RP, Skaggs DL: Use of a sheathed knife in hip arthroscopy. Orthop. Review 22:1171, 1993

Grelsamer RP, Bazos AN, Proctor CS: Roentgenographic Analysis of Patellar Tilt. J. Bone Joint Surg. 75B:822, 1993

Grelsamer RP, Cartier P: Patellofemoral Replacement Surgery Chap. 20 in The Patellofemoral Joint, Fox JM and DelPizzo W Ed., McGraw-Hill 1993

Grelsamer RP, Proctor CS, Bazos AN: Evaluation of patellar shape in the sagittal plane. A clinical analysis. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 22:61-66, 1994.

Flatow EF, Ateshian GA, Soslowsky LJ, Pawluk RJ, Grelsamer RP, Mow VC, Bigliani LU: Computer Simulation of Glenohumeral and Patellofemoral Subluxation: Estimating Pathological Articular Contact. Clin.Orthop. 306:28-33, 1994.

Tohyama H, Mow VC, Grelsamer RP: Cartilage function and mechanics. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 2:189-202 1994.

Grelsamer RP, Colman WW, Mow VC: The anatomy and biomechanics of the patella. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 2:178-188, 1994.

Grelsamer RP, Newton PM: Imaging of the patello-femoral joint. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review 2:226-236, 1994.

Grelsamer RP: On Bended knee - Knee Braces - Current Concepts. Biomechanics Magazine. 1(3):39-44 1994.

Mow VC, Newton P, Grelsamer RP: Biomechanics of Articular Cartilage and Meniscus. in Textbook of Knee Surgery FH Fu, CD Harner, KG Vince Ed., Williams and Wilkins, pp101-140, 1994.

Gardner TR, Ateshian GA, Grelsamer RP, Mow VC: A six degree of freedom knee testing device to determine patellar tracking and patellofemoral joint contact area via stereophotogrammetry. In Advances in Bioengineering, ASME, Ed. MJ Askew, BED28: 279-280, 1994.

Grelsamer RP: Unicompartmental Knee Arthritis - Current Concepts. J Bone Joint Surg. 77A:278-292, 1995

Grelsamer RP: Use of a cement gun versus finger packing of cement in total hip replacement surgery. Letter to the Editor. J. Bone and Joint Surg. 77A:808, 1995

Iorio R,Eftekhar NE, Seneki S, Grelsamer R: Cemented Revision of Failed Total Hip Arthroplasty. Clin. Orthop. 316:121-130, 1995

Grelsamer, RP: The asymptomatic woman’s knee - counterpoint. Biomechanics July/August p.33 1995.

Grelsamer RP, Colman WW, Staron RB: Use and misuse of MR Imaging about the Knee. In Current Techniques in Arthroscopy, 2nd edition. S. Parisien ed. Current Medicine, Philadelphia, 1995. Chapter 1 pp. 1 -10.

Ratcliffe A, Grelsamer RP, Kiernan H, Saed-Nejad F, Visco D: High levels of aggrecan components are present in synovial fluids from human knee joints with chronic injury or osteoarthritis. Acta Orthop Scand (suppl 266) 66:111-115 1995.

Grelsamer RP, Fulkerson JP, Kolowich P, Micheli L: The Patello-Femoral Joint. Round Table Symposium. Contemporary Orthopaedics pp. 251-264. April 1996.

Grelsamer RP: Patella resurfacing versus retention in total knee replacement surgery. Letter to the Editor. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.78B:853-854, 1996.

Cartier P, Sanouiller J-L, Grelsamer RP: Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty - 10 year minimum follow-up period. J Arthroplasty. 11:782-788, 1996.

Obedian RS, Grelsamer RP: Osteochondritis dissecans of the distal femur and patella. Clinics in Sports Medicine (Arthroscopic surgery part II: the knee). W.B Saunders, Philadelphia. January 1997.

Grelsamer RP: Should lasers be used in orthopaedic surgery? - con. Orthopaedic Special Edition 1997.

Grelsamer RP: Patellofemoral semantics: the tower of Babel. Am J Knee Surg. 10 (2): 92, 1997.

Grelsamer RP: Classifications of patellofemoral disorders. Am J Knee Surg 10 (2):96, 1997.

Kwak SD, Colman WW, Ateshian GA, Grelsamer RP, Henry JH, Mow VC: Anatomy of the human patellofemoral joint articular cartilage: a surface curvature analysis. J. Orthop. Res. 15:468-472. 1997.

Grelsamer RP: Patellofemoral arthroplasty. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 12:200-204, 1997.

Ateshian, G.A., Warden, W.H., Kim, J.J., Grelsamer, R.P., and Mow, V.C. Biphasic finite deformation material properties of bovine articular cartilage from confined compression experiments. Journal of Biomechanics, 30:1157-1164, 1997.

Grelsamer RP, Newton P, Staron RB: The medial-lateral position of the patella in routine MR imaging. Arthroscopy, 14:1-6, 1998.

Grelsamer RP, Klein J: The Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Patella. J Orthop. Sports Phys. Therapy. 28:286-298, 1998.

Grelsamer RP: The Nonsurgical Treatment of patellofemoral disorders. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 7(2): 65-68, 1999.

Raimondo R, Ahmad C, Grelsamer R, April E, Henry J: The VMO - a new perspective. Orthopaedics 1999.

Grelsamer RP: When to order MRI for knee injuries. J Musculoskeletal Medicine, p.621, November 1999.

Kwak SD, Ahmad CS, Gardner TR, Grelsamer RP, Henry JH, Blankevoort L, Ateshian GA, Mow VC: Hamstrings and iliotibial band forces affect knee kinematics and contact pattern. J Orthopaedic Research, 18:101-108, 2000

Grelsamer, RP: Patellar Malalignment - Current Concepts. J Bone Joint Surg. 82A:1639-1650, 2000

Grelsamer, RP: Letter to the Editor re “Immediate surgical repair of the medial patellar stabilizers for acute patellar dislocation”. Am J Sports Med., 29:389, 2001

Grelsamer RP: Letter to the Editor re “ The sulcus angle and malalignment of the extensor mechanism of the knee.” J Bone Joint Surg, 83:772-773, 2001

Grelsamer, RP, Weinstein C: Applied biomechanics of the patella. Clin Orthop. 389:9-14, 2001

Grelsamer, RP: Physical Therapy for Patellar Pain. Maitrise Orthopédique. 107: 4-6, 2001

Cohen ZA, Roglic H, Grelsamer RP, Henry JH, Levine WN, Mow VC, Ateshian GA: Patellofemoral stresses during open and closed kinetic chain exercises. An analysis using computer simulation. Am J Sports Med, 4:480-487, 2001.

Grelsamer, RP: Patellar taping. Letter to the Editor. Am J Sports Med. 29, 2001.

Grelsamer, RP: Pseudo patella baja after total knee replacement surgery. J Arthroplasty 17:66-69, 2002.

Grelsamer RP, Weinstein C: Patellar Instability. Chapter 59 in The Adult Knee. Callaghan JJ, Rosenberg AG, Rubash HE, Simonian PT, Wickewicz TA, Ed. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2003.

Grelsamer RP, Weinstein C: Patellar Pain. Chapter 60 in The Adult Knee. Callaghan JJ, Rosenberg AG, Rubash HE, Simonian PT, Wickewicz TA Ed. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2003

Bagchi K, Grelsamer RP: Partial fibular head resection for bilateral snapping biceps femoris tendon. Orthopedics. 26: 1147-1149, 2003.

Grelsamer RP, Stein D: Proximal re-alignment for patellar instability. Techniques in Knee Surgery.  Vol 4,  2005.

Grelsamer RP, Stein D:   Rotational Malalignment of the patella, in Common Patellofemoral Problems,   American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Monograph Series. Chapter 3,  pp. 19- 28,   2005.

Grelsamer RP:   Patellar Nomenclature – The Tower of Babel Revisited.        Symposium on patellofemoral arthroplasty. Clin. Orthop. 436:60-65, 2005.

Grelsamer RP, Dubey A, Weinstein C: Pelvic width has little effect on the Q angle. A trigonometric analysis. J Bone Joint Surg, 87B:1498-1510, 2005.

 Presentations (selected)

Prevention of ACL injuries in women. Nightingale-Bamford School, January 24th 2006.

The diagnosis and treatment of patellofemoral arthritis. Grand Rounds, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, October 12th, 2005

 Imaging of the patella. Musculoskeletal Radiology / Sports Medicine Symposium. M. Schweitzer, MD course Director, New York, NY May 20^th 2005

 Knee Pain in the future Hall of Famer. CYO Baseball Little League, May 17^th 2005.

Obesity and Patellofemoral Pain. International Patellofemoral Study Group meeting. Lausanne, Switzerland, April 14^th , 2005

 The Unusual Hip Replacement. Resident conference, February 9^th 2005.

 Repetitive Stress Conditions about the Knee. 92^nd Street Y, Lecture Series. New York, NY November 16^th 2004.

Isolated patellofemoral arthritis – The Case for Patello-femoral replacement surgery.  3^rd Annual NYS Society Orthopaedic Surgeons Symposium. Controversies in Orthopaedic Surgery: What’s Hot and What’s Not. November 6^th 2004.

 Medico-legal principles. . Resident conference, November 1^st  2004

 Principles of Knee Replacement Surgery. Resident conference, October 8^th 2004

Biomaterials and Biomechanics. Resident conference, October 8^th 2004

Confusing nomenclature in Knee Imaging. Radiology conference Maimonides Medical Center, New York NY  September 24^th 2004.

 Osteonecrosis of the hip and knee. Resident conference, August 27th, 2004.

Principles of Unicompartmental arthritis – workup and osteotomy. Resident conference, June 18th, 2004.

Anterior Knee Pain - Making the Right Diagnosis. Grand Rounds, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York NY, March 3rd 2004.

Principles of Hip replacement surgery. Resident conference, January 26th, 2004.

Anterior Knee Pain – Making the Right Diagnosis. EBI Sports Medicine Forum, Parsipanny New Jersey, January 23rd 2004.

Indications for the Lateral Retinacular Release. EBI Sports Medicine Forum, Parsipanny, New Jersey, January 23rd 2004.

High Tibial Osteotomy. Resident conference December 26, 2003

Lower limb alignment. Resident conference November 28th 2003

Patella alta and patellofemoral replacement surgery. International Patellofemoral Study Group, Naples, Fl, October 25th 2003.

Patellar pain and instability. Evaluation. Resident conference August 8th 2003

What Your Doctor May NOT Tell You About Knee Pain and Surgery. BookHampton bookstore, East Hampton, NY, August 7th 2003.

The biomechanics of the hip. . Resident conference July 19th 2003

Patellar pain and instability. Orthopedic Maine Review Course, June 27th 2003.

Unicompartmental Knee Arthritis. Orthopedic Maine Review Course, June 27th 2003.

The Adolescent Knee – Caring for the Child with Neuro-Muscular Disorders, Maimonides Medical Center, June 4th 2003.

BioEngineering and Orthpaedic Surgery – Brown University – BEAM award presentation. May 25th , 2003, Providence, RI.

Physical examination and imaging of the patella. Resident conference May 19th 2003

Normal Arthroscopic Anatomy of the Knee. Orthopedics and Sports Imaging, New York, NY April 4 2003.

Femoro-patellar joint: Imaging and Surgical Aspects. Orthopedics and Sports Imaging, New York, NY April 4 2003.

Principles of Hip Replacement Surgery. Resident Conference March 24th 2003

Tibial Osteotomies and Unicompartmental Knee Replacement surgery. Resident conference, March 3rd, 2003

Are all Unicompartmental Replacements the same? Hospital for Special Surgery Holiday Course, New York NY, December 5th 2002.

Is there a place for Patellofemoral Replacement Surgery? Hospital for Special Surgery Holiday Course, New York NY, December 4th 2002.

Principles of knee replacement surgery Part 2. Resident conference. Nov 18th 2002.

The Tower of Babel. Nomenclature in the field of patellofemoral pain and surgery. Symposium on Patellofemoral Replacement Surgery. Washington, D.C. November 2nd 2002.

Principles of knee replacement surgery Part I. Resident conference. Sept 23rd 2002.

Patellar Tilt – an MRI Study. Biennial meeting of the European Society for Sports Medicine, Rome April 27th 2002.

Imaging of the Patella. The Patella Course, sponsored by the International Patellofemoral Study Group, Rome April 23rd 2002.

Patellar Tilt – an MRI Study. The International Patellofemoral Study Group, Rome April 22nd 2002.

Revision Total Knee Replacement. Maimonides Medical Center. Resident conference. February 4th 2002.

Lower extremity injuries in the athlete. Panel discussion. Annual Meeting of the Greater New York Chapter American College of Sports Medicine, New York, NY. December 2nd 2001.

Revision Total Hip Replacement. Maimonides Medical Center. Resident conference. November 26th 2001.

Medico-Legal issues. Maimonides Medical Center. Resident conference. October 29th 2001.

Revision Total Knee Replacement. Maimonides Medical Center. Resident conference. October 3rd 2001.

Principles of Total Hip Replacement Surgery. Maimonides Medical Center. Resident conference. September 27th 2001.

Principles of Total Knee Replacement Surgery. Maimonides Medical Center. Resident conference. September 5th 2001.

Patellar Pain. Maimonides Medical Center. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. August 17th 2001.

Hip and Knee conditions for non-orthopedists. Maimonides Medical Center. Medicine Grand rounds. August 8th 2001.

Unicompartmental arthritis – osteotomy principles. Maimonides Medical Center. Resident conference. August 1st 2001.

The Physical Examination of the Hip and Knee. Maimonides Medical Center. Resident conference. July 16th 2001.

Principles of Unicompartmental Arthritis and Patellar Pain. Maine Review Course. Colby College, July 3rd 2001.

Total knee replacement surgery. Basic principles. Maimonides Medical Center. Resident conference. June 7th 2001.

The Patella – Current Concepts. Grand Rounds. Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, New York, NY. April 25th 2001.

The Patella. Basic sciences and examination. Maimonides Medical Center. Resident conference. April 5th 2001

The Adolescent Knee. Pediatric symposium. Maimonides Medical Center, January 9th 2001.

Current Concepts of Patellar Pain. Hopital Cantonal (Preparation for the Cours E). Geneva, Switzerland. November 24th 2000.

Patellar tilt and facet tenderness – an accurate sign of patellar malalignment. The Patellofemoral Study Group. Munich, Germany. September 24th 2000.

The Patella – Current Concepts. NYU – Hospital for Joint Diseases Resident Lecture series. August 30th 2000.

Hip and Knee Conditions for the non-orthopedist. Medical Grand Rounds. Maimonides Medical Center. August 16th 2000.

Unicompartmental Arthritis. Maine Review Course. June 28th, 2000.

Patellar Pain and Instability. Maine Review Course. June 28th, 2000.

Hip Replacement Surgery. Ten Commandments. Resident lecture series. Jan. 6th 2000.

ACL injuries – Current Concepts. Resident lecture series. December 2, 1999.

Basic Science aspects of patellar rehabilitation. Greater New York Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Annual Meeting. November 20th, 1999.

The Patella – Current Concepts. Meeting of the Norwegian Sports Medicine Society, Stavanger, Norway. November 4th 1999.

A Q Angle for the 21st Century. International Patellofemoral Study Group. Annual Meeting. San Francisco, September 21st, 1999.

Unicompartmental Arthritis: Work-up and Treatment Options. Maine Review Course. June 24th 1999.

Imaging of the Patella. Réunion sur la Fémoro-Patellaire. Marseilles, France. June 17-18 1999.

The Tibia Tuberosity angle - a Q Angle for the 21st Century. ISAKOS biennial meeting. Washington, DC May 31st 1999.

The Adolescent Knee. Pediatric Orthopedic Symposium. Maimonides Medical Center. May 11th 1999.

Current Concepts of Patellar Pain. Grand Rounds, Boston University, Boston, May 3rd 1999.

The Biomechanics of the Patella. Journées d’Orthopédie de Fort de France. Martinique, March 10th 1999.

The Rehabilitation of the Patella. Journées d’Orthopédie de Fort de France. Martinique, March 10th 1999.

The Natural History of Patella Subluxation. Journées d’Orthopédie de Fort de France. Martinique, March 10th 1999.

The Patella: the orthopedist’s perspective. Advanced Physical Therapy Course. Ortho-Ed (San Diego, CA), New York, NY, November 22nd 1998.

Exertional compartment syndromes and other overuse conditions in athletes. Greater New York Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Annual Meeting. November 21st 1998.1998.

Office Imaging of the Patella. Instructional Course Lecture. Annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. New Orleans. March 19th 1998.

ACL Surgery: When can the athlete return to competition? Olympic Sports Writers Conference. New York, January 27th 1998.

What’s new with the patella? Greater New York Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine. Annual Meeting. November 21st 1997.

What’s new with the patella? Grand Rounds. Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. New York, NY. September 11th 1997.

The Knee: when to treat, when to refer. Primary care conference. Maimonides Medical Center. September 5th 1997.

What’s new with the patella? Grand Rounds. Mount Sinai Medical Center. New York, NY.
September 3rd 1997.Maimonides Medical Center. June 15th 1997, May 22nd 1997.

ACL Reconstruction - Current Controversies. Resident conference. Maimonides Medical Center. June 15th 1997, May 15th 1997.

Office Radiology of the Patella. Instructional Course Lecture. Annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. San Francisco, February15th 1997.

The Writing Team - The doctor’s perspective. Writers’ Symposium for Physicians and Other Medical Professionals sponsored by the American Society of Journalists and Authors. New York, NY. October 19th, 1996.

Patellar Tracking: how the choice of coordinates affects results. Annual meeting of the International Patellofemoral Study Group, Interlaken, Switzerland, October 1st 1996.

Is there still a place for in-vitro testing of the patella? W. Muller Knee Course, Interlaken, Switzerland, September 29th 1996.

The Iliotibial band has a small but significant effect on patellofemoral contact area. Annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Atlanta, February 26th 1996.

Periprosthetic fractures. Resident conference. November 2nd 1995

Summary of recent findings from the Knee section of the Columbia Orthopaedic Research Laboratory. First Meeting of the Patellofemoral Study Group, Benodet France September 20th 1995.

Ankle Fractures. Resident conference June 16th 1995.

Exercise and Arthritis. YMHA / Arthritis Foundation. New York, NY May 18th 1995

The Patella - Exam and Non-operative treatment. Resident conference May 18th 1995

Biomaterials. Resident conference. May 4th 1995

Orthopedics for Primary Care. CME rounds. Beth Israel North, New York NY March 9th 1995.

Patellar Imaging. Grand Rounds - Division of Orthopaedic Surgery , Beth Israel North, New York NY, February 23rd 1995.

The medial-lateral position of the patella - when is "normal" not normal? The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida. February 21st 1995.

Advances in Biomechanics and Imaging. In "New Concepts in the Treatment of the Patellofemoral Syndrome". American College of Sports Medicine. November 19th 1994.

The Patella: Surgical controversies. In "The Athlete's Knee", American College of Sports Medicine. November 19th 1994.

The Patella: Current Concepts. Physician's Assistants Regional Meeting, Albany NY October 11th 1994.

The Patella: Current Concepts. Physician's Assistants Regional Meeting, Brooklyn NY November 10th 1994.

Anterior Knee Pain: A Preventable Condition? The Female Athlete - Symposium. Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. May 2nd 1994

Diagnostic Imaging of the Patella. Instructional Course Lecture. Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. Orlando, Florida. April 28th 1994.

The Biomechanics of the Patella - Relevance to Rehabilitation. The Patella : Controversies in Patellar Rehabilitation. New York, NY April 16th 1994.

The Radiology of the Patella. The Patella : Controversies in Patellar Rehabilitation. New York, NY April 16th 1994.

The Patella - Current Concepts. The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, March 31 st 1994

The Patella: The physical exam and rehabilitation. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. St. Vincent's Medical Center. NY, NY. February 2nd 1994.

Laser Physics and Safety. St.Peters Hospital, New Brunswick NJ. January 25th 1994.

Laser Physics and Safety. Grand Rounds. Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ. December 14th 1993.

Non-Operative Treatment of the Patella. Current Concepts. American College of Sports Medicine. New York NY November 21st 1993.

What's new in osteoporosis? American College of Sports Medicine. New York NY November 21st 1993.

The Biomechanics of Patellar Rehabilitation. Department of Physical Therapy. Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, NY. November 18th 1993

Biomechanics of the Patella - Current Studies. Presentation to the Orthopaedic Research Laboratory - Johns Hopkins, E. Chao PhD Director. October 28th 1993.

The Bo Jackson Syndrome. What you can really do after joint replacement surgery. East Side lecture series. New York NY October 25th 1993.

Decision-making in Patellar Surgery. Morris County Orthopaedic Meeting. Morristown New Jersey, October 6th 1993.

New Biomechanics of the Patella. Troisième Journée Franco -Suisse. Geneva, Switzerland September 23rd 1993.

Orthopaedic biomaterials. Resident Teaching conference. August 25th 1993.

The Patella: Hidden Treasures of Plain Radiographs. Pete Fowler Club, First Annual Meeting. May 1st 1993

Patellar Tilt - A roentgenographic analysis. First Annual Congress of the European Orthopaedic Society. Paris, France, April 24th 1993.

The Double Crush Syndrome of the Patella. Annual Meeting of the New York - New Jersey Orthopaedic Societies, April 21 1993.

"Chondromalacia" - a Preventable Condition. Symposium on Baseball Injuries. Yankee Stadium NY, April 18th 1993.

Anabolic and catabolic markers of OA in human synovial fluids (A. Ratcliffe PhD.), Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Fransisco February 17th 1993.

Indications for Unicondylar Knee Replacement Surgery. New York Academy of Medicine, New York NY, December 7th 1992.

Unicondylar Knee Replacement Surgery - Indications and Techniques. Grand Rounds, St.Lukes-Roosevelt Medical Center, November 12th 1992.

Hidden Treasures of the Plain Radiograph. Syposium: The Patella - controversies and solutions, New York NY, November 6th 1992.

Patello-femoral arthroplasty. Syposium: The Patella - controversies and solutions. New York NY, November 6th 1992.

Laser Physics and Safety. Mercy Hospital, Rockville Center NY. October 31st 1992

CT Evaluation of an Intra-Opertatively Customized Hip Stem. The 5th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Custom Implants. London October 2nd 1992

Biomechanics of the Patella. Taiwan Arthroscopy Association. Taipei August 15th 1992.

Exercise and Arthritis. The New York Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. June 30th 1992.

The Use of an Intra-Operatively Customized Hip Stem. Presentation to British ABC Traveling Fellows. June 7th 1992.

Our Experience with an Intra - Operatively Customized Hip System. New York - New Jersey Orthopaedic Societies Annual Meeting. April 11th 1992.

Meniscal Degeneration in a Canine Model of an ACL Resection. Symposium on meniscal transplantation. Washington DC February 22nd 1992.

Aseptic Revision of Failed Total Hip Arthroplasty, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington DC, February 20th 1992.

Laser Physics. Monmouth Medical Center, January 29th 1992.

The Radiological Evaluation of Patellar Tilt - Clinical Correlation, Annual Alumni Meeting, The Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, October 25th 1991

Athletic Knee Injuries, East 61st Lecture Series, October 15th 1991

Current Status of Meniscal Welding, Lasers in Arthroscopy, San Francisco CA September 27th 1991.

The Rationale for an Intra-Operatively Customized Hip Stem, The HIP Society, Annual Meeting, New York NY September 20th 1991.

The Exam, Radiology and Surgery of the Patella. Presentation to the Orthopaedic Research Laboratory of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York NY September 10th 1991.

Exercise and Arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation. New York, June 3rd 1991.

Patellar Tilt - A Radiographic Sign of Patellar Malalignment. International Society of the Knee. Toronto, Canada, May 16th 1991

Exercise - Is there a correlation with arthritis and/or osteoporosis? Paulen and Austen Fitness Center, May 15th 1991.

Patello-femoral Arthroplasty. Annual Meeting of the New York - New Jersey State Orthopaedic Societies, Orlando Florida April 15th 1991.

Long Term Results of the Charnley Total Hip Arthroplasty, Hip Replacement Symposium, Marco Island, Florida April 12th 1991.

Keys to Clinical Success in Total Hip Arthroplasty, Hip Replacement Symposium, Marco Island, Florida April 12th 1991.

Patellar Tilt - A Radiographic Sign of Patellar Malalignment. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, March 15, 1991

Can Exercise Cause or Prevent Arthritis? - East 61st Street Lecture Series, New York, NY January 29th 1991

Laser Ablation of PMMA: Comparison of three wavelengths - International Society of Optical Engineers, San Diego, California, January 8, 1991 (with J. Garino, M.D.)

The Lateral Trochlear Sign - Femoral Trochlear Dysplasia as seen on a plain lateral x-ray - Alumni Program, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, October 26, 1990.

Exercise and Arthritis: Is There a Connection? Arthritis Foundation, New York, New York, December 3, 1990

Patellar Morphology in the Sagittal Plane - Clinical Correlation - Societe Francaise de Chirurgie Orthopedique et Traumatologie, Annual Meeting, Paris, France, November 15, 1990

The Lateral Trochlear Sign: Femoral Trochlear Dysphasia as Seen on a Plain Lateral Radiograph - Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, October 29, 1990

Radiology and Surgery of the Patella, Grand Rounds, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, September 6, 1990

The Lateral Trochlear Sign: Femoral Trochlear Dysplasia as Seen on a Plain Lateral Radiograph. Alabama State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons, (with Jeffrey Tedder MD) May 6th 1990

Patellar Morphology in the Sagittal Plane: Clinical Correlation. New York - New Jersey Orthopaedic Society. Annual Meeting, Antigua, April 18th 1990

The Lateral Trochlear Sign: Femoral Trochlea Dysplasia as Seen on a Lateral X-ray, New York - New Jersey Orthopaedic Society, Annual Meeting, Antigua, April 18, 1990.

Patellar Morphology in the Sagittal Plane: Clinical Correlation. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, February 13, 1990.

Medical Complications of Joint Replacement Surgery, Society of Family Practitioners, New York, New York, December 22, 1989.

Unicompartmental Knee Replacement surgery: goals and technique. University of Vermont Course on Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. Stowe, Vermont, October 2, 1989

Heterotopic Ossification following hip replacement surgery. University of Vermont Course on Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. Stowe, Vermont, October 3, 1989.

Special indications for unicompartmental knee replacement surgery. University of Minnesota Course Knee Arthroplasty ,Steamboat Springs, Colorado, July 30th 1989.

"A uni is not half a total knee": techniques in unicompartmental knee replacement surgery. University of Minnesota Course Knee Arthroplasty Steamboat Springs, Colorado, July 30th 1989.

A comprehensive approach to the patella. Rheumatology Grand Rounds, Cabrini Medical Center, New York, New York, June 24th 1989.

Hip fractures and their rehabilitation. Grand Rounds, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York, May 26, 1989.

Patellar Morphology in the Sagittal Plane - Clinical Correlation. Meeting of the International Knee Society, Rome, Italy, May 12, 1989.

Radiology and Surgery of the Patella, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Catholic Medical Center, New York, New York, May 3, 1989.

Radiology and Surgery of the Patella, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Cabrini Medical Center, February 24, 1989.

Comprehensive Approach to Patellar Pathology, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Bronx-Lebanon Medical Center, New York, New York, January 31, 1989.

Current Status of Knee Surgery, Cabrini Medical Center, New York, New York, Rheumatology Grand Rounds, January 19, 1989.

Unicompartmental Knee Replacement versus High Tibial Osteotomy, Hospital for Joint Diseases, January 11, 1989.

The Radiology and Surgery of the Patella, St.Luke’s Hospital, New York, New York, Department of Orthopedic Surgery Grand Rounds, January 5, 1989.

Principles and Techniques of Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery, Hunter College Department of Physical Therapy, November 29, 1988. New York, October 12, 1988.

Medical Complications after Joint Replacement Surgery, Medical Grand Rounds, Beekman Downtown Hospital, February 2, 1988.

Medical Complications after Joint Replacement Surgery, Rheumatology Grand Rounds, Cabrini Medical Center, November 5, 1987.

Rehabilitation after Joint Replacement Surgery, Grand Rounds, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Beth Israel Medical Center, September 8, 1987.

Complications of Total Hip Replacement Surgery, CME Series, Doctors Hospital, New York, New York, June 11, 1987.

Five to Nine Year Radiologic Review of 57 Total Hip Replacements Performed in 1976 - 1977. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, La., January 24, 1986.

Prognostic Significance of an Initial Radiolucency in Total Hip Replacement Surgery, Alumni Meeting of the New York Orthopaedic Hospital, April 1985.

Trends in Orthopaedic Materials - Carbon and Stress Protection. Richards Orthopaedic Residents' Conference, Memphis, Tenn., August 1983.

Trends in Orthopaedic Materials - Carbon and Stress Protection. Residents' Night at the New York Academy of Medicine, May 1983.

Exhibits / Posters

The Role of Preservation of Subchondral Bone in Total Hip Replacement Surgery, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas Nevada February 1985.

Temperature Rise in Bone with Laser Vaporization of Methylmethacrylate. American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Annual meeting San Fransisco April 10-13, 1987.

Biomechanics of the Canine Hip - a Three-Dimensional Mathematical Model, Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1989.

Temperature Rise in Bone with Laser Vaporization of Methylmethacrylate. Orthopaedic Research Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1989.

The Lateral Trochlear Sign - The Dysplastic Trochlea as Seen on a Plain Lateral X-ray. Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Arlington, Va., November 1989.

The Lateral Trochlear Sign - The Dysplastic Trochlea as Seen on a Plain Lateral X-ray. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, February 1990.

The Radiographic Analysis of Patellar Tilt. Combined meeting of the American and Japanese Sports Medicine Societies, Kauai, Hawaii, January 21-25 1991.

The Radiographic Analysis of Patellar Tilt. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. February 20th 1992.

The Effects of ACL Transection on the Biomechanical Properties and Biochemical Composition of the Canine Meniscus (PM Newton, BJ McKinley, V Hilbczuk, LA Setton, VC Mow). Orthopaedic Research Society - Annual Meeting, San Fransisco, February 1993

Cartilage Thickness and Contact Area Determination in the Canine Knee Joint. (DS Kwak, PM Newton, LA Setton, VC Mow), Orthopaedic Research Society - Annual Meeting, San Francisco, February 1993

Contact Area Measurements in Diarthrodial Joints: A Comparison with a New Stereophotogrammetry method (GA Ateshian, DS Kwak, LJ Soslowsky, VC Mow),

Orthopaedic Research Society - Annual Meeting, San Fransisco, February 1993

Biphasic Finite Deformation - Material Properties of Bovine Articular Cartilage. (W. Warden, G.A. Ateshian, R.P. Grelsamer V.C. Mow) Orthopaedic Research Society - Annual Meeting, New Orleans, February 1994.

The medial-lateral position of the patella - when is "normal" not normal? American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida, February 1995.

The "double crush" syndrome of the patella. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida, February 1995.

In vivo and in vitro knee joint cartilage topography, thickness, and contact areas from MRI (Z. Cohen, D. McCarthy, G Ateshian, D Kwak, C Peterfy, P Alderson, R Grelsamer, J Henry, V Mow).Orthopaedic Research Society - Annual Meeting. Transactions of the ORS p.625. San Francisco, February 1997.

Adhesive contracture of the patellar ligament: effect of patellar and tibial kinematics and contact. Orthopaedic Research Society - Annual Meeting. Transactions of the ORS p. 716. San Francisco, February 1997.

Course Faculty (see Presentations)

AAOS Summer Institute, Instructor - MOD III Richards --Unicompartmental Replacement. San Diego, September 1988

University of Pennsylvania course on surgery of the hip and knee, Miami Florida, November 11, 1988. Instructor in Unicompartmental knee replacement.

AAOS course on surgery of the arthritic knee, instructor for Richards Mod III replacement, December 1, 1988.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, . Instructor for ModIII Richards unicompartmental knee replacement. Las Vegas, February 1989

University of Minnesota Symposium on Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery. Steamboat Springs, Colorado. July 28-30, 1989.

University of Vermont Symposium on Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery. Stowe, Vermont October 2-4, 1989.

Cemented and Hybrid Total Hip System Symposium. Marco Island Florida April 12-14 1991.

Holmium Laser Symposium. San Fransisco CA, September 26-28 1991.

Course Director: Issues in Primary Total Hip Replacement Surgery, Columbia University, May 15-16 1992

Course Director. The Patella - Controversies and Solutions. New York NY November 6th 1992.

American College of Sports Medicine. Annual Regional Meeting. New York NY, November 21st 1993.

Course Director. The Challenge of the Patella. New York, NY. April 16th 1994.

Instructional Course Lecture (The Patella - Current Concepts) Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, April 28th 1994.

American College of Sports Medicine. Annual Regional Meeting. New York NY 19th 1994.

The Masters Experience. Knee Arthroscopy Course of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, Chicago IL July 8 and 9 1995.

Course Director. Stingers, Burners, Fractures. When can the spine-injured athlete return to competition? Sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine. New York NY October 11th 1995.

W. Muller Knee Course. Interlaken, Switzerland, September 1996.

Instructional Course Lecture. Annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. San Francisco, February15th 1997.

Course Director. The Patella: Controversies and Solutions. New York, October 5th 1997.

Co-Host (with J Fulkerson, MD) of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the International Patellofemoral Study Group. New Preston, Connecticut. October 6-8 1997.

Course Director. Instructional Course Lecture. The Patella - A New Era. Annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Anaheim, CA February 5th 1999

Course Director. Women’s Health and Fitness (Greater New York chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine). April 6th 2002

Moderator. Patellar Instability. The International Patellofemoral Study Group, Rome April 22nd 2002.

Journal Reviewer for:

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons))

The Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases

Women’s Health – Orthopedic Edition

Book Review Pre-Publication

Orthopaedic Basic Science, 2nd ed. [Pharmacology of anticoagulation] Buckwalter J, Einhorn T, Simon S. 1999

Book Review Post-Publication

Total Knee Arthroplasty. Laskin R.

Surgery of the Knee. Insall and Scott (2001)

Miscellaneous

Member of the Subcommittee on the Hip, Knee, and Adult Reconstruction Evaluation (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) with preparation of the 1992, 1995 and 1998 Adult Reconstruction Self-Assessment Examination.

Member of the International Patello-Femoral Study Group.

Member of the Education Committee of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Moderator for the Hip Section. Yearly meeting of the SOFCOT (French Orthopedic Society). Paris, France. November 10th 2000.

Media Appearances

NBC The Today Show with Katie Couric. ‘Osteoarthritis’. March 4th 1996.

ABC Eyewitness News. ‘Knee injuries in teenagers’. June 24th, 30th 1996.

USAToday. Sports Medicine ‘Phonathon’. Washington D.C. July 17th 1996.

Fox TV. Good Day New York. ‘Breaking bones’. July 10th 1997.

L TV. Diagnosing knee pain.  August 23rd 2004

Plum TV. Diagnosing knee pain.  August 30^th 2004

CBS TV with David Marks, MD: Preventing ACL injuries in women. April 26^th 2005.

CBS TV Evening News with David Marks, MD. Unnecessary arthroscopic surgery. June 8^th 2005

Translations

Cervical Spine Instability. C. Argenson

Phusuline absorbable screws. Phusuline

LARS synthetic ACL ligament. LARS

Radiographic evaluation of total knee replacement. JL Rouvillain

Arthroscopic lysis for the stiff total knee replacement. P Christel

Evaluation of ACL instability with the Telos system. V Chassaing

Abstracts

Grelsamer RP, Eftekhar NS; Natural History of Radiolucencies in Total Hip Replacement Surgery. A five to nine year follow-up of Charnley total hip replacements. Orthopaedic Transactions Fall 1987.

Grelsamer RP, Choy DSJ, Spivak J: Temperature Rise in Bone with Laser Removal of Bone Cement, Orthopaedic Research Society, Transactions of the 35th Annual Meeting p224 1989.

Grelsamer RP: Patellar Morphology in the Sagittal Plane - Clinical Correlation. Orthop. Trans. 14:617 Fall 1990.

Grelsamer RP, Proctor C, Bazos AN: Etude de la Morphologie Rotulienne sur Radiographie de Profil avec Correlation Clinique.Rev. Chirur. Orthop. Vol.77 (suppl.1) p.159 1991.