Evan Flatow

Evan L. Flatow (born March 21, 1956) is an American orthopaedic surgeon-scientist and academic medical leader whose work in shoulder surgery, tendon biology, and shoulder arthroplasty has been widely cited in specialty medical literature and technology-transfer case studies. He has authored several hundred peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and is a named inventor on multiple U.S. patents related to shoulder implant systems and musculoskeletal interventions, including designs for the evolution of modern shoulder arthroplasty.

Flatow is Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs of the Mount Sinai Health System and Dean for Clinical Affairs at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He retired from active surgical practice in 2024 and previously served as President of Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside, as well as Chair of the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

He earned his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1981. Following medical school, he completed a surgical residency at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and an orthopaedic residency and fellowship at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.

Career After joining the faculty of Columbia University in the late 1980s, Flatow became a prominent figure in academic shoulder and elbow surgery. In 1998, he joined Mount Sinai Hospital, where he later served as Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery and, beginning in 2014, as President of Mount Sinai West.

Research Flatow's research has focused on shoulder biomechanics, rotator cuff tendinopathy, and shoulder arthroplasty, integrating cadaveric and biomechanical studies with long-term clinical outcomes research. Review literature has cited tendon fatigue-damage models developed or applied by his research group as influential in shaping contemporary understanding of tendinopathy and tendon degeneration.

In shoulder arthroplasty, technology-transfer case studies and clinical overviews have cited implant systems associated with Flatow and collaborators as examples of how academic research informed commercially adopted surgical solutions.

Honors and awards Flatow has received multiple Neer Awards for Excellence in Shoulder Research from the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, recognizing sustained contributions to shoulder biomechanics and clinical outcomes research.

Influence Flatow's work has been cited in professional literature and specialty medical media as part of the evolution of modern shoulder surgery, particularly in rotator cuff repair, tendon biology, and shoulder arthroplasty. Selected books include: Shoulder Arthroplasty. Louis U. Bigliani and Evan L. Flatow (editors). Springer, 2005. . The Rotator Cuff, Part I. Evan L. Flatow (author). The Orthopedic Clinics of North America. Saunders, 1997. ASIN B0019FV1QW. The Rotator Cuff, Part II. Evan L. Flatow (author). The Orthopedic Clinics of North America. Saunders, 1997. ASIN B0018OPBX8. Humerus (Musculoskeletal Trauma Series). Evan L. Flatow and Christoph Ulrich (authors); Evan L. Flatow (editor). Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. . The Unstable Shoulder. Louis U. Bigliani, Robert A. Arciero, Evan L. Flatow, Roger G. Pollock, James E. Tibone, and Jon J. P. Warner (editors). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1996. . Complex and Revision Problems in Shoulder Surgery. Jon J. P. Warner, Joseph P. Iannotti, and Evan L. Flatow (editors). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. . Atlas of Essential Orthopaedic Procedures (2nd ed.). Evan L. Flatow and Alexis C. Colvin (authors). Wolters Kluwer Health, 2019. .

Peer-reviewed publications As of 2025, Flatow was cited 22,700 times, has an h-index of 85 and an i10-index of 202.

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