Struan H. Coleman, Md, Phd

Biography

Struan Coleman MD, PhD, is a world-renowned, board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip preservation and sports medicine at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia. Dr. Coleman earned a medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and holds a D.Phil in Microbiology from Oxford University, England. He completed both his residency in Orthopedic Surgery and a fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery. During his fellowship, Dr. Coleman worked as an assistant physician for the New York Giants football team and is currently the Head Team Physician for the New York Mets baseball team. Dr. Coleman focuses on the treatment and management of sports related injuries of the hip, knee, and shoulder, with a particular interest in hip arthroscopy and hip preservation. In his practice, he treats young, athletic patients with hip pathology; in addition, he has performed arthroscopic surgery on many high level athletes with hip problems, including NFL players from the Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders, and Washington Red Skins. Dr. Coleman also combines his clinical practice with research relating to the fields of hip arthroscopy and sports medicine, and he has published numerous articles and written chapters in those fields. Dr. Coleman holds numerous patents for technologies that are utilized by sports medicine physicians and surgeons. Most recently, he patented the technology behind the CyMedica QB1 Rehabilitation System, which is used to treat quadriceps atrophy. Dr. Coleman is the founder of CyMedica Orthopedics and he is on the board of the company.

Research Interest

Struan Coleman MD, PhD, is a world-renowned, board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip preservation and sports medicine at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia. Dr. Coleman earned a medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and holds a D.Phil in Microbiology from Oxford University, England. He completed both his residency in Orthopedic Surgery and a fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery. During his fellowship, Dr. Coleman worked as an assistant physician for the New York Giants football team and is currently the Head Team Physician for the New York Mets baseball team. Dr. Coleman focuses on the treatment and management of sports related injuries of the hip, knee, and shoulder, with a particular interest in hip arthroscopy and hip preservation. In his practice, he treats young, athletic patients with hip pathology; in addition, he has performed arthroscopic surgery on many high level athletes with hip problems, including NFL players from the Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders, and Washington Red Skins. Dr. Coleman also combines his clinical practice with research relating to the fields of hip arthroscopy and sports medicine, and he has published numerous articles and written chapters in those fields. Dr. Coleman holds numerous patents for technologies that are utilized by sports medicine physicians and surgeons. Most recently, he patented the technology behind the CyMedica QB1 Rehabilitation System, which is used to treat quadriceps atrophy. Dr. Coleman is the founder of CyMedica Orthopedics and he is on the board of the company.