Draft:Edwin Su

Edwin Su, is a Taiwanese-American orthopaedic joint replacement surgeon specializing in reconstructive orthopaedic surgery of the hip and knee joints. He is particularly known for minimally invasive surgical techniques that preserve bone and enhance the recovery process, such as hip resurfacing, direct anterior approach total hip, and partial knee replacements. He also performs total hip replacements (THR) and total knee replacements (TKR) and revisions of THR and TKR. He is the first surgeons at the Hospital for Special Surgery to perform direct anterior THR and outpatient joint replacement surgery.

Early life and education
Su was born to Wen-Huey Su, PhD and Philip Su, MD, Taiwanese natives who emigrated to the United States for their advanced training. He grew up in Huntington, New York, and attended public high school at Half Hollow Hills HS East, where he was salutatorian. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Harvard University and an MD from Cornell Medical College. He completed his internship in general surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital and his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York. Su concluded his fellowship in adult reconstruction at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York.

Career
Su started his professional career at the Hospital for Special Surgery in 2003 as a member of the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement division. He received special training in the hip resurfacing technique with Dr. Harlan Amstutz, who was one of the originators of the procedure. Su then brought hip resurfacing surgery to the Hospital for Special Surgery in 2004, performing the first procedure of its kind at the institution. In 2006, as a principal investigator, he contributed to the ten-year study of the first FDA-approved hip resurfacing implant, the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR). Since that time, Su has become one of the highest-volume hip resurfacing surgeons in the world. He has also been a prolific researcher, advancing the field of joint replacement surgery through scientific studies. Su was elected into the European Hip Society in 2019. Su was promoted to full professor of Clinical Orthopaedics at Weill Cornell Medical College in 2020. He also holds the position of Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in the adult reconstruction and joint replacement division. He became the director of the division’s fellowship program in 2020. He was inducted into the American Hip Society, a prestigious organization that recognizes members for their contributions to the advancement of the understanding of the hip joint, in 2021. The same year, he was invited to address the South African Arthroplasty Association and awarded the Louis Solomon lectureship for his work in hip resurfacing.

In 2022, Su was invested as the Richard S Laskin Chair for Musculoskeletal Research and Education at Hospital for Special Surgery. He remains active with his clinical practice and research in the field of joint replacement and is known to have operated on a number of celebrities, such as Christie Brinkley, Lara Spencer, Nathan Lane, and Patti Lupone.

Selected presentations
•    Invited speaker, “Hip resurfacing: is there still a role in 2019?”, OrthoAspen and Aspen Valley Hospital Grand Rounds, Aspen, CO, August 2019.

•    Invited speaker, “Hip Resurfacing: indications”; “Next generation resurfacing; optimal placement of cup and femoral position for resurfacing”, in course: 13th Symposium on Joint Preserving and Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Hip, Ottawa, CA June 2019

•    Invited speaker, “Live surgical demonstration of hip resurfacing”, in course Current Concepts in Joint Replacement – 18th annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV, May 2019.

•    Invited speaker, “Revision acetabulum: the hemisphere”; Revision THA panel, in course: Hospital for Special Surgery Holiday Hip and Knee Course, New York, NY December 2018.

•    Invited speaker, “Avoiding residual flexion contracture in TKA; Handheld navigation for anterior THA; A table mounted retractor for use in direct anterior THA”, in course: Current Concepts in Joint Replacement – 35th annual meeting, Orlando, FL, December 2018.

•    Invited speaker, “Hip resurfacing: is there still a role? Panel discussion of hip problem cases; Anterior approach for THA; Handheld navigation for THA; avoiding residual flexion contractures in TKA”, Argentine Hip and Knee Society Meeting (ACARO), Mar del Plata, AR, October 2018.

•    Invited speaker, “Minimizing infection risk: the factors influencing; Table mounted retractor: a tireless assistant; Navigation for anterior THA”, in course: Current Concepts in Joint Replacement – 18th annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV, NV May 2018.

•    Invited speaker, “Surface coatings in TJA: What the future portends; Handheld Navigation for anterior THA; How to perform a primary THA (panel)” in course: Current Concepts in Joint Replacement – 34th annual meeting, Orlando, FL, December 2017.

•    Invited speaker, “Revision acetabulum: the hemispherical socket”, in course: Hospital for Special Surgeryy Holiday Hip and Knee Course, New York, NY, December 2017.

•    Invited speaker, “Complex primary THA: proximal femoral deformity”, in course: Hospital for Special Surgery Niarchos Hip and Knee Course, New York, NY, November 2017.

•    Invited speaker, “Instability after TKR: avoidance and management; What’s new, what’s true in TJA; Navigation for anterior THA”, in course: Current Concepts in Joint Replacement – 17th annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV, May 2017.

•    Invited speaker, “Not all cementless stems are created equal: is there a selection bias?; What’s new, what’s true in TJA; Nano-texturing in TJA: what the future portends” in course: Current Concepts in Joint Replacement – 33rd annual meeting, Orlando, FL, December 2016.

•    Invited speaker, “Why I use PS TKR and resurface the patella; Hip Resurfacing in the USA”, in conference German Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (DKOU), Berlin, Germany, October 2016.

•    Invited speaker, “Management of acetabular osteolysis; Hip resurfacing in the USA.”, in course: International Concepts in Joint Replacement (ICJR, Sydney, Australia) February 2016.

•    Invited speaker,  “Handheld navigation in TKA; Hip resurfacing in 2016 – is there still a role?; Revision acetabulum – dealing with bone loss; Direct anterior approach for THA; One stage revision for infected TKA” in congress: Ranawat Orthopaedic Research Foundation 14th annual meeting Bengaluru, India, January 2016.

Selected publications
• Bovonratwet P, Islam W, Honig EL, Martino BM, Chen AZ, Albert TJ, Su EP. Contemporary Analysis of Inconsistencies Between Physician-reported Disclosures at the AAOS Annual Meeting and Industry-reported Financial Disclosures in the Open Payments Database. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2022 Jul 6;6(7):e22.00048. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-22-00048. eCollection 2022 Jul 1.

• Langton DJ, Bhalekar RM, Joyce TJ, Rushton SP, Wainwright BJ, Nargol ME, Shyam N, Lie BA, Pabbruwe MB, Stewart AJ, Waller S, Natu S, Ren R, Hornick R, Darlay R, Su EP, Nargol AVF. The influence of HLA genotype on the development of metal hypersensitivity following joint replacement. Commun Med (Lond). 2022 Jun 24;2:73. doi: 10.1038/s43856-022-00137-0. eCollection 2022.

• Sarpong NO, Kuyl EV, Ong C, Chiu YF, Boettner F, Su EP, Rodriguez JA, Della Valle AG. Reduction in hospital length of stay and increased utilization of telemedicine during the "return-to-normal" period of the COVID-19 pandemic does not adversely influence early clinical outcomes in patients undergoing total hip replacement: a case-control study. Acta Orthop. 2022 Jun 8;93:528-533. doi: 10.2340/17453674.2022.2268.

• Van Der Straeten C; and the International Hip Resurfacing Group. Hip resurfacing arthroplasty in young patients: international high-volume centres' report on the outcome of 11,382 metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasties in patients ⩽50 years at surgery. Hip Int. 2022 May;32(3):353-362. doi: 10.1177/1120700020957354. Epub 2020 Sep 9. PMID: 32905713.

• Koff MF, Gao MA, Neri JP, Chiu YF, Lin BQ, Burge AJ, Su E, Padgett DE, Potter HG. Adverse Local Tissue Reactions are Common in Asymptomatic Individuals After Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty: Interim Report from a Prospective Longitudinal Study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 Dec 1;479(12):2633-2650. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001882. PMID: 34232144; PMCID: PMC8726542.

• LeBrun DG, Shen TS, Bovonratwet P, Morgenstern R, Su EP. Hip Resurfacing vs Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Younger than 35 Years: A Comparison of Revision Rates and Patient-Reported Outcomes. Arthroplast Today. 2021 Oct 8;11:229-233. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.09.004. PMID: 34692960; PMCID: PMC8516816.

• Chen AZ, Bovonratwet P, Murphy AI, Ang BK, Shen TS, Su EP. Industry Payments and Their Association With Academic Influence in Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Aug;36(8):3004-3009. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.03.025. Epub 2021 Mar 17. PMID: 33812708.

• Bovonratwet P, Chen AZ, Shen TS, Ondeck NT, Islam W, Ast MP, Su EP. What Are the Reasons and Risk Factors for 30-Day Readmission After Outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty? J Arthroplasty. 2021 Jul;36(7S):S258-S263.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.10.011. Epub 2020 Oct 15. PMID: 33162278.

• Morse KW, Premkumar A, Zhu A, Morgenstern R, Su EP. Return to Sport After Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 May 6;9(5):23259671211003521. doi: 10.1177/23259671211003521. PMID: 33997077; PMCID: PMC8113959.[18]

• Morgenstern R, Denova TA, Ren R, Su EP. A Comparative Cohort Study With a 20-Year Age Gap: Hip Resurfacing in Patients Aged ≤35 Years and Patients Aged ≥55 Years. Arthroplast Today. 2020 Dec 24;7:22-28. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2020.11.006. PMID: 33521193; PMCID: PMC7818604.

• Bovonratwet P, Shen TS, Islam W, Ast MP, Haas SB, Su EP. Natural Language Processing of Patient-Experience Comments After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Mar;36(3):927-934. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.09.055. Epub 2020 Oct 8. PMID: 33127238.

• Shen TS, Driscoll DA, Islam W, Bovonratwet P, Haas SB, Su EP. Modern Internet Search Analytics and Total Joint Arthroplasty: What Are Patients Asking and Reading Online? J Arthroplasty. 2021 Apr;36(4):1224-1231. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.10.024. Epub 2020 Oct 20. PMID: 33162279; PMCID: PMC7573653.

• Shen TS, Chen AZ, Bovonratwet P, Shen CL, Su EP. COVID-19-Related Internet Search Patterns Among People in the United States: Exploratory Analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Nov 23;22(11):e22407. doi: 10.2196/22407. PMID: 33147163; PMCID: PMC7685696.

• Morgenstern R, Denova TA, Khan I, Carroll KM, Su EP. Total hip arthroplasty utilizing an uncemented, flat, tapered stem with a reduced distal profile. Arthroplast Today. 2019 Sep 19;5(4):503-508

• Su EP, Morgenstern R, Khan I, Gaillard MD, Gross TP. Hip resurfacing arthroplasty for end-stage arthritis caused by childhood hip disease. Hip Int. 2020 Sep;30(5):572-580. doi: 10.1177/1120700019858728. Epub 2019 Jun 23. PMID: 31232105.

• Boddapati V, Fu MC, Su EP, Sculco PK, Bini SA, Mayman DJ. Preoperative Corticosteroid Use for Medical Conditions is Associated with Increased Postoperative Infectious Complications and Readmissions After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Propensity-Matched Study. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2018 Dec;47(12).

• Konopka JF, Lee YY, Su EP, McLawhorn AS. Quality-Adjusted Life Years After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Health-Related Quality of Life After 12,782 Joint Replacements. JB JS Open Access. 2018 Aug 15;3(3):e0007.

• Shetty T, Nguyen JT, Wu A, Sasaki M, Bogner E, Burge A, Cogsil T, Kim EU, Cummings K, Su EP, Lyman S. Risk Factors for Nerve Injury After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case-Control Study. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Jan;34(1):151-156. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.09.008. Epub 2018 Sep 18.

• Konopka JF, Buly RL, Kelly BT, Su EP, McLawhorn AS. The Effect of Prior Hip Arthroscopy on Patient-Reported Outcomes After Total Hip Arthroplasty: An Institutional Registry-Based, Matched Cohort Study. J Arthroplasty. 2018 Feb 2. pii: S0883-5403(18)30030-5. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.01.012. [Epub ahead of print]

• Boddapati V, Fu MC, Tetreault MW, Blevins JL, Richardson SS, Su EP. Short-term Complications After Revision Hip Arthroplasty for Prosthetic Joint Infection Are Increased Relative to Noninfectious Revisions

Awards
•    Salutatorian of his graduating class, Half Hollow Hills HS East

•    Jean C. McDaniel Award for Graduating Orthopaedic Resident

•    Alpha Omega Alpha, Cornell Medical College

•    T. Campbell Thompson Award in Orthopaedic Surgery, Cornell Medical College

•    Clarence Coryell Award in Surgery, Cornell Medical College

•    Magna Cum Laude with Highest Honors in Biology, Harvard University