Louis U. Bigliani, MD

Dr. Louis U. Bigliani is the Frank E. Stinchfield Professor and Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University and the Director of the Orthopedic Surgery Service, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Bigliani is also the Chief of the Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine at Columbia University and is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in shoulder surgery.

Dr. Bigliani was inducted as the 121st President of the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) on June 4, 2008. The AOA is the oldest and most distinguished Orthopaedic Association in the world. Membership in the AOA is achieved by those who have made a significant contribution to education, research, and the practice of orthopaedic surgery. During his Presidency, Dr. Bigliani will represent the AOA at orthopaedic associations meetings in England, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.

Dr. Bigliani is recognized as a leader and innovator in his field and lectures around the world. Dr. Bigliani, the 9th Director of the New York Orthopaedic Hospital --one of the oldest orthopaedic hospitals in the United States, is the 3rd NYOH Director to become AOA President.

Education

1960-1964
Stevens Academy
Hoboken, New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts: Sociology, 1968
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts

Dean's List, 1967
Captain, Varsity Tennis Team, 1968

Doctor of Medicine, 1972
Loyola University
Stritch School of Medicine
Maywood, Illinois

Upjohn Achievement Award, 1972
Outstanding Student Award, 1972

Training

Fellowship

July 1977 - June 1978
Chief Resident and Senior Annie C. Kane Fellow
Shoulder and Implant Surgery
The New York Orthopaedic Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York

Residency

July 1973 - June 1974
General Surgery
The Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York

July 1974 - June 1976
Orthopaedic Surgery
The New York Orthopaedic Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York

July 1976 - June 1977
Senior Resident and Junior Annie C. Kane Fellow
Orthopaedic Surgery
The New York Orthopaedic Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York

Internship

July 1972 - June 1973
Surgical, The Roosevelt Hospital
New York, New York

Board Certification

State of New York June 30, 1973

Board Certified American
Board of Orthopaedic Surgery September 7, 1979

Board Re-certification American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 1995

State of New Jersey November 30, 1993

Professional Associations

Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified September 7, 1979
Member, The Medical Society of the State of New York, 1981
Member, The Medical Society of New York County, 1981
Member, American Medical Association, 1981
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1982
Founding Member, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, 1982
Member, Orthopaedic Research and Educational Foundation, 1985
Charter Member, The Greater Metropolitan Sports Medicine Society, 1986
Member, New York State Orthopaedic Society, 1986
Honorary Member, Argentine Orthopaedic Society, 1988
Member, Orthopaedic Research Society, 1989
Member, S.I.C.O.T., 1990
Member, American Orthopaedic Association, 1990
Member, Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, 1990
Member, New York Academy of Medicine, 1991
Member, Academic Orthopaedic Society, 1994
Member, Italian Shoulder and Elbow Society, 1994
Member, 20th Century Orthopaedic Society, 1995
Member, Society for Tennis Medicine and Science, 1995
Member, Arthroscopy Association of North America, 1998
Member, New England Orthopaedic Society, 1998
Honorary Member, Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society, 1999
Honorary Member, Sociedade Brasilleira de Cirurgia de Ombro e Cotovelo, 2000
Corresponding Member, S.E.C.E.C., 2000
Founder, Columbia Shoulder Society, 2001
Member, Sociedad de Ortopedia y Traumatologia de Cordoba, 2002