Rock Positano, DPM, MSc, MPH
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Director of the Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
Dr. Rock G. Positano has been on staff at HSS since 1991 and is nationally known for his non-surgical approach for the treatment of foot disorders. He serves in the capacity of Director of the Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Positano was featured on the front page of the New York Times (Dec. 7, 2003) in an article concerning the dangers of cosmetic foot surgery. He recently authored and edited an orthopedic/medical textbook with Dr. Chitranjan Ranawat entitled Disorders of the Heel, Rearfoot and Ankle which was cited in the prestigious Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery as a recommended book of interest for clinicians. His thesis on Foot Health was approved with "Honors" and "With Distinction" by the faculty of Yale University School of Medicine.
Appointments
Director, The Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
Director, The Foot Center / Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Trauma Service, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Clinical Assistant Professor, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Biomechanics, Albert Nerken School of Engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Clinical Professor, Foot Clinics of New York and the New York College of Podiatric Medicine
Specialty
Physiatry
Podiatry
Subspecialty
Foot, Ankle, Sports Medicine, Trauma
State Licensure
New York
Education
MPH, Yale School of Medicine-Master of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, US
DPM, New York College of Podiatric Medicine- Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, New York, US
MSc, NYU School of Medicine- Master of Science, New York, US
Fellowship
Foot Clinics of New York, New York, US
Yale School of Medicine, US
NYU Medical Center- Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York, US
Rock Positano, DPM, MSc, MPH is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
Affiliations
Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service
Orthopedic Trauma Service
The New York Mets, Foot and Ankle Consultant
The New York Giants, Foot and Ankle Consultant
Limb Lengthening and Deformity Service
The Associated Press, Sports Medicine Consultant (Foot and Ankle)
CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX, PAX, Television Foot Consultant
New York Post, Weekly Health Columnist
The Huffington Post, Weekly Health Columnist
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York (Forensic Identification), Consultant
Selected Publications
For more publications, please see the
PubMed listing.
Selected Books/Chapters
Disorders of the Heel, Rearfoot, and Ankle
Foot and Ankle Sports Medicine (in progress)
Textbook of Musculoskeletal Physiatry (in press)
Atlas of Foot and Ankle Sonography
Medical Clinics of North America- Environmental Medicine
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery- Applied Biomechanics
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery- Occupational Medicine
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery- Nail Disorders
Specialized Centers
The Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Service
