Fred Cushner

Dr. Fred Cushner is responsible for all medical activities.

Fred brings over 30 years of experience in healthcare and is a practicing knee surgeon on staff at the prestigious Hospital For Special Surgery in New York City. He is active in many academic organizations, including the Eastern Orthopedic Society, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons as well as the Knee Society. He is a founder of the Knee Society Video Fellowship as well as the annual Joint Arthroplasty Mountain Meeting. After completing his fellowship in New York City with the Insall Scott Kelly Institute, he became a director for over 20 years and joined Northwell Health as the chairman of Southside Hospital Department of Orthopedics.

His perspectives as a an expert in knee surgery have been shared through frequent national and international lectures, peer reviewed academic articles and numerous book chapters. He has authored four academic texts. Utilizing his background, he has been a designer surgeon in numerous devices such as the Journey 2 Knee, the Journey Partial Knee, CORI Robotic System, the Smith and Nephew Porous Knee System.

Fred completed his medical school and residency at the Medical University of South Carolina and completed his fellowship in New York City with the Insall Scott Kelly Institute.