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Dr. Louis U. Bigliani is the Frank E. Stinchfield Professor and Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at Columbia University and the Director of the Orthopaedic 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:

Steven Academy, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1960-1964

College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1964-1968, A.B. Sociology Premed.
Dean’s List, 1967
Captain, Varsity Tennis Team, 1968

Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, 1968-1972, M.D.
Upjohn Achievement Award, 1972
Outstanding Student Award, 1972

Training:

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

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

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

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

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

Board Certified:

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:

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