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Riley J. Williams, III, MD

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY, US

Dr. Riley J. Williams III is Chief of the Sports Medicine Institute at HSS. He is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in knee, shoulder and elbow surgery. He is also a Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College.

After graduating Yale University, Dr. Williams completed his medical degree at Stanford University. His clinical and research interests are focused on returning athletes to sport and include: articular cartilage repair & transplantation, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, meniscus repair & transplantation, arthroscopic shoulder stabilization & labrum repair, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and elbow ligament reconstruction. Dr. Williams also utilizes stem cells and biologics in the treatment of many musculoskeletal disorders and is the Director of the Institute for Cartilage Repair at HSS.

Dr. Williams is the Medical Director and Head Team Orthopedic Surgeon for the Brooklyn Nets (NBA) and New York Liberty (WNBA) professional basketball teams, and the New York Red Bulls (MLS) professional soccer team. In addition, Dr. Williams is the Director of the FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence at HSS specializing in the care of soccer injuries. He has also worked with both the New York Mets and New York Giants sports clubs.

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