About
Board-Certified Orthopedic Sports Surgeon · NY Magazine Top Doctor
“I look forward to taking care of you.”
— Sabrina Strickland, MD
Dr. Sabrina Strickland is a board-certified orthopedic sports surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. She specializes in knee and shoulder procedures including ACL reconstruction, patellar stabilization, MPFL repair, tibial tubercle osteotomy, meniscal repair, and cartilage restoration with MACI, BEAR, MISHA, and CartiHEAL implants. She treats patients throughout Manhattan and Connecticut and is recognized as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor and New York Magazine Best Doctor.
Patellofemoral surgery (kneecap)
ACL and meniscus surgery
Meniscus surgery
Rotator cuff and labral repair surgery
Non-operative treatment
Plan not listed? We may work with your out-of-network benefits. Call 212-606-1725.
I am a board-certified orthopedic sports surgeon specializing in knee and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Although many patients come to see me after a knee injury playing sports such as soccer, basketball, or skiing, others come due to pain in everyday activities, such as walking down stairs. Common injuries I see and help with are related to sports and include:
Many patients also come to see me who have never played sports. I find it very rewarding to help patients return to their favorite activities, especially those who have been told by other doctors that there is no further treatment available (and in many cases, patients have already had a number of unsuccessful surgeries with other doctors and continue to suffer). In these instances, I find misdiagnosis is common or that the previous surgical treatment was incorrect. In these cases, I have had great success helping patients who had given up hope of returning to an active lifestyle.
I live in New York City and am the mother of three girls; my twins are currently 21. My oldest daughter, Alexandra, is studying at Cornell Law. In Fall 2022, my daughter Natasha joined her sister at Cornell; in 2023, she joined the Business School. Victoria is a pre-med student at Boston College, majoring in neuroscience. She is a resident assistant in the lab and volunteers in the local community. I could not be prouder of my daughters in everything they pursue.
Because I live in New York City, it can be difficult to exercise outside year-round, so I go to rowing classes, spin classes, barre classes, and lift weights. My kids are all focused on different sports. Two of them trained for and ran a half-marathon in 2023, and Alexandra ran the Chicago Marathon this year.
I went to college at Cornell University, majoring in Psychology while completing my pre-med requirements. Over the holiday breaks, I worked at Stratton Mountain as a ski instructor. I subsequently spent a year working and skiing in Crested Butte, Colorado, and then went on to Rush Medical College at Rush University in Chicago. I completed my internship at Cornell/New York Hospital and then completed my Residency and Fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery. I find that I have an incredibly interesting job during the week and then spend my weekends at college sporting events, where it seems to be quite convenient that I am an orthopedic sports surgeon.
Please contact my office if you have any questions or concerns. We have a great team, including two athletic trainers and a nurse practitioner who played college soccer. I think my team is very empathetic to the plight of our patients, whether they have an athletic injury or pain that is limiting activities of daily living, such as walking up and down the subway steps.
I’d be honored to discuss your situation and see how my skills and experience as an orthopedic sports surgeon might be helpful to your needs.
To provide the highest quality patient care, improve mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all.
Hospital for Special Surgery is one of the world’s largest academic centers devoted to orthopedics.
HSS is nationally ranked #1 in orthopedics and #3 in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. HSS has been top-ranked in the Northeast for both orthopedics and rheumatology for many years. Consumer Reports ranked Hospital for Special Surgery one of the best hospitals in New York City.
Founded in 1863, HSS is the nation’s oldest orthopedic hospital. More than 25,000 surgical procedures are performed annually. HSS performs more hip surgeries and more knee replacements than any other hospital in the nation.
If your insurance plan is not listed in our accepted plans, we may work with your out-of-network benefits where possible. If you have out-of-network coverage, your insurance may reimburse you for a portion of your office visit.
Financial assistance may be available for patients in need. Please call our office with any questions about your coverage.
Call 212-606-1725New York Magazine, 2019
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Patellofemoral Research Excellence Award, 2015–2016
Arthroscopy Association of America / Patellofemoral Foundation
Awarded for an outstanding research project leading to improved understanding, prevention and treatment of patellofemoral pain or instability.
Fellow Research Award — Clinical Science, 2016
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Awarded to the best papers in clinical and basic science submitted by a sports medicine fellow.
Philip D. Wilson, MD Award, 2015
Hospital for Special Surgery
Awarded to a fellow for excellence in orthopaedic surgery research.
Leadership Fellow, 2012–2013
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chosen as one of ten orthopaedic surgeons under age 45 for a year-long leadership training program.
Philip D. Wilson, Jr., MD Teaching Award, 2011
Hospital for Special Surgery
Awarded to the outstanding faculty teacher by the graduating residency class.
Resident Research Award, 2001
Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
Best research project.
Distinguished Housestaff Award, 2000
New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council
For “exemplary all-around service at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.”
Nathan M. Freer Prize, 1996
Rush Medical College
Voted the outstanding senior medical student by the Rush Medical College faculty.
American Medical Women’s Association Award, 1996
Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Elected 1995
Twenty-four years caring for active patients aged 12–80. The numbers below represent procedures performed by Dr. Strickland over her career.
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ACL reconstructions
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MPFL reconstructions
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Tibial tubercle osteotomies
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Osteochondral allograft transplantations
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Peer-reviewed publications
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Caring for active patients aged 12–80
Active member of the leading societies in orthopedic sports medicine, knee surgery, and cartilage repair — with regular speaker and instructor roles at international meetings.
Selected recent peer-reviewed work. Dr. Strickland continues active research to improve patient outcomes.
Vicioso C, Terry HL, Neijna AG, Strickland SM. “Dataset on patient education and digital information quality in knee cartilage restoration with matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI).” Science Direct. 2026 February.
Retzky JS, Palhares GM, Khilnani TK, et al. “6-Month Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Appearance of Osteochondral Allografts With Bone Marrow Aspirate Augmentation From Either the Proximal Tibia or Iliac Crest.” Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2026 January 26.
Segal D, Veerkamp MW, Wall EJ, et al. “Comparison Between Performance of Disease-Specific and Region-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Adolescents After Patellofemoral Stabilization Surgery: Data From the JUPITER Cohort.” American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. 2026 January 16.
Sinopoli ML, Gatti AA, Wright CE, et al. “3D Patellar instability Anatomical Severity Score (3D-PASS): A Novel Machine Learning Score Using 3D Bone Position From MRI to Predict Outcomes of Patellar Instability Treatment.” American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. 2025 December 30.
Vicioso C, Neijna AG, Terry HL, et al. “Online information on MACI knee surgery: analysis and opportunities to improve patient education and decision-making.” The Knee Journal. 2025 Nov 19.
Huddleston H, James EW, Davie R, et al. “Revision Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction: Prevalence of Anatomic Risk Factors and Early Outcomes.” The Journal of Knee Surgery. 2025 Nov 18.
Terry HL, Retzky JS, Neijna AG, Gomoll AH, Strickland SM. “Combined Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and Trochlear Porous Calcium Carbonate Scaffold Implantation: Surgical Technique.” Arthroscopy Techniques. 2025 October.
Varady NH, Pascual-Leone N, Neijna AG, Gomoll AH, Strickland SM. “Evaluation of Posteriorization Following Pure Distalization Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy.” The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025 Sep 18.
Patel S, Veerkamp MW, Wall EJ, et al. “How much Improvement in Patient Reported Outcomes after Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction is associated with Surgeon-defined Satisfactory Outcomes? A JUPITER study.” The Journal of ISAKOS. 2025 Sep 04.
Shah AK, Shah IK, Burkhart RJ, et al. “Analysis of the Distribution of Private Research Funding to Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeons.” Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025 Aug 22.
Wittstein J, Strickland S, Gomoll A, et al. “Postcommercialisation outcomes of bridge-enhanced anterior cruciate ligament restoration: The first 100 Bridge registry patients.” Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 2025 Aug 13.
Retzky JS, ElNemer W, Varady NH, Suhardi VJ, Strickland SM. “Incidence, indications, and risk factors for revision tibial tubercle osteotomy: A national database study.” 2025 Jul 24.
Varady NH, Oeding JF, Inclan PM, et al. “Adding a Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis is Cost-Effective in Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Markov Analysis.” Arthroscopy. 2025 Jun 19.
Palhares GM, Retzky JS, Coxe F, et al. “Patellofemoral Joint Chondral Defects Treated With Third-Generation Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation on Porcine Collagen Membrane: Minimum 2-Year Follow-up.” Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025 May 29.
Uppstrom TJ, Palhares G, Cecere R, et al. “Reliability of a Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring System to Evaluate Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis.” Journal of Knee Surgery. 2025 May 30.
Retzky JS, Jahandar AS, Gould HP, et al. “Efficacy of Transection-Free Patellar Tendon Imbrication Technique for the Correction of Patella Alta.” Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025 Apr 10.
Varady NH, Pascual-Leone N, Neijna AG, Gomoll AH, Strickland SM. “Radiographic Measurement of Anteriorization After Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy.” The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025 Mar 23.
Dr. Strickland sees patients at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut.
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