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Michelle Kew, M.D.

Orthopedic Surgery

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Personal Statement

As a sports medicine and shoulder specialist, with extensive experience caring for athletes of all ages and skill levels, I can provide a range of non-operative and surgical treatment, including minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures and open procedures. 

Biographical Info

Dr. Michelle Kew is an Assistant Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, specializing in sports medicine, knee and shoulder at Hospital for Special Surgery.

As a fellowship-trained sports medicine, knee and shoulder specialist, Dr Kew has experience across a wide variety of sports medicine conditions. Dr. Kew has been a team physician for the New York Giants, the New York Red Bulls, and the Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils. She is also a Clinical Instructor of Orthopedic Surgery at ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical College.

Dr. Kew attended the University of Virginia for her undergraduate and medical training. She graduated with highest distinction with a degree in Biology and completed an orthopedic summer research fellowship, as well as several medical mission trips to Honduras. She completed medical school with honors and received a teaching award for her mentorship of new medical students. She continued her education at the University of Virginia and completed her internship and residency, where she was selected both as the junior resident of the year and as chief resident of the year. She joined the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society during residency and was selected to join the Membership Committee. Dr. Kew has used this platform to continue her passion of advancing female and underrepresented minority participation in the field of orthopedic surgery.

Dr. Kew continued her training with a sports medicine and shoulder fellowship at HSS and received the prestigious Warren Kadrmas Award, given to the fellow who has demonstrated the highest level of citizenship and dedication to sports medicine.

After graduating fellowship, Dr. Kew was selected as the Herodicus Traveling Fellow and trained with orthopedic sports medicine and shoulder experts at the University of California-San Francisco and Mayo Clinic-Arizona. She also currently serves on the Enduring Education Committee for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Dr. Kew is a reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine and the HSS Journal. She remains very involved in clinical research and has published numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and has presented her work at national and international meetings. 

Honors and Awards
• Hospital for Special Surgery Warren Kadrmas, MD Fellow Citizenship Award
• 7th Annual Young & Carol Shen Resident Research Day Winner, University of Virginia Department of Orthopaedics
• American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) C. McCollister Evarts Resident Leadership Forum
• Southern Orthopaedic Association "Michael J. O'Brien, MD Donor Award"
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Poster Awards, First Place
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Shoulder and Elbow Best Poster
• Fourth Year Medical Student Teaching Award, University of Virginia School of Medicine
• Dr. Lawson Memorial Scholarship, University of Virginia School of Medicine
• Rosa & Clayton B. Ethridge Scholarship, University of Virginia School of Medicine
• GA Litz III Scholarship, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Board Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical Expertise
Biceps Tendon Repair Surgery
Broken Collarbone
Shoulder Replacement
Rotator Cuff Surgery
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Shoulder Fracture
Arthroscopic Shoulder Instability Surgery
Shoulder Replacement Surgery
Elbow
Biceps Tendon Injuries
Distal Biceps Tendon Repair
Cartilage Restoration
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Surgery
Ligament Reconstruction
Arthroscopy of Knee
Meniscus Surgery
Patellar Subluxation
Tendon Repair
Labral Tear of Shoulder
Shoulder SLAP Tear
Disorder of Shoulder Joint
Disorders of Shoulder and Knee Joints
Shoulder Injury
Shoulder Instability
Shoulder Joint
Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Problem
Shoulder Reconstruction
Shoulder Surgery
Shoulder Tendinitis
Tendinitis of Shoulder
Elbow Joint
Lateral Epicondylitis
Medial Epicondylitis
Triceps Tendinitis
Joint Pain
Languages
English
Spanish
Research
Education 
  • M.D.
    University of Virginia School of Medicine
    2015
  • B.S.
    University of Virginia
    2011
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
    Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
    ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical College, Cornell University

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