Craig M. Capeci, M.D.

Education

• Sports Medicine Fellowship, Lenox Hill Hospital
  Fellow Team Physician: New York Jets, New York Islanders, Hunter College
  New York, NY
  August 2011 – July 2012

• Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
  New York, NY
  July 2006 – June 2011

• M.D., NYU School of Medicine
  New York, NY
  August 2002 – May 2006

• B.S., Cornell University
  Ithaca, NY
  August 1997 – May 2001

Awards & Honors

Residency

• Executive Chief Resident (2010-2011)
• Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation Journal Club Grant Recipient
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Resident Liaison

Medical School

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
• Excellence in Musculoskeletal Research Award

Undergraduate

• Dean’s List Spring 1998-May 2001
• Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society
• Golden Key National Honor Society
• National Collegiate Scholar
• Kappa Omicron Nu National Honor Society

Faculty Appointment

• Assistant Clinical Professor
  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
  New York, NY

Publications

• Capeci CM, Turchiano M, Strauss EJ, Youm T. Osteochondral allografts: applications in treating cartilage defects in the knee. Bull NYU Hosp Jt Diseases 2013;71(1):60-7.
• Epstein D, Capeci CM, Rokito AS. Patellar tendon rupture after arthroscopic resection of the prepatellar bursa: a case report. Bull NYU HospJt Dis 2010; 68(4): 307-10.
• Chan SS, Rosenberg ZS, Chan K, Capeci CM, et al. Subtrochanteric Femoral Fractures in Patients on Long-term Alendronate Therapy: Imaging features. Am J Roentgenol 2010; 194: 1581-6.
• Capeci CM, Tejwani NC. Bilateral simultaneous or sequential femur fractures in patients on long-term alendronate therapy. JBJS Am 2009; 91: 2556-2561.
• Baskies MA, Ruchelsman DE, Capeci CM, Zuckerman JD, Egol KE. Operative experience in an orthopaedic surgery residency program: the effect of work-hour restrictions. JBJS Am 2008; 90(4): 924-27.
• Sathappan SS, Capeci CM, Teicher M, DiCesare PE. Massive femoral osteolytic lesion secondary to disengagement of a total knee tibial locking pin: case report. J Knee Surg 2007; 20(3): 241-44.
• Sathappan SS, Teicher M, Capeci CM, Yoon M, Wasserman BR, Jaffe WL. Clinical outcome of total hip arthroplasty using the normalized and proportionalized femoral stem with a minimum of 20-year follow-up.J Arthroplasty 2007; 22(3): 356-62.
• Capeci CM, Brown EC, Scuderi GR, Scott WN. Component asymmetry in simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty.J Arthroplasty 2006; 21(5): 749-53.
• Scuderi GR, Tenholder M, Capeci CM. Surgical approaches in mini-incision total knee arthroplasty.ClinOrthopRelat Res 2004; (428): 61-7.

Current Research Projects

• Capeci CM, Al-Humadi, MA, McHugh MP, Chiang-Colvin A, Neri BR. Correlation of hip physical examination findings with intra-articular pathology seen at the time of hip arthroscopy.
• Capeci CM, McHugh MP, Orishimo K, Nicholas SJ. The effect of posterior cruciate ligament deficiency on knee adduction moment during gait.
• Capeci CM, Montgomery K. Clinical outcomes after arthroscopic anterior interval release.
• Capeci CM, Patel, K. Osteochondral Defects of the Glenohumeral Joint: A Review. (manuscript in preparation)

Presentations

• NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Residency Core Lecture Series
  New York, NY
  "Shoulder Injuries in Overhead Athletes"
• International Society for Hip Arthroscopy Annual Meeting e-Poster September 27-29, 2012 Boston, MA
  "The Relationship Between Hip Physical Examination Findings And Intra-Articular Pathology Seen At The Time Of Hip Arthroscopy"

• 20th Annual Fellows’ Sports Medicine Conference at West Point
  West Point United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, June 14, 2012
  “The Effect of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency on Knee Adduction Moment During Gait”

• Lenox Hill Hospital Eighteenth Annual Orthopaedic Research Day
  Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, June 9, 2012
  “The Effect of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency on Knee Adduction Moment During Gait”

• Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Lecture Series
  Pro-Health Care Associates, Lake Success, NY, February 14, 2012
  “Glenohumeral Instability”

• Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Lecture Series
  Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, January 23, 2012
  “Management of Osteochondral Injuries in the Knee: Surgical Techniques & Outcomes”

• Research Presentation
  NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, June 16, 2011
  “Bilateral simultaneous or sequential femur fractures in patients on long - term alendronate therapy”

• Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds
  NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, March 2, 2011
  “Osteochondral Allografts: Applications in Treating Articular Cartilage Defects in the Knee”

• Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  Las Vegas, NV, 2009
  “Does Body Mass Index Impact the Outcome After the Operative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures” Strauss EJ (presenter), Capeci, CM, Spitzer A, Walsh M, Egol KA.

Professional Associations

• Arthroscopy Association of North America
• New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Personal Interests

Cooking, travel, computers & technology, medical informatics, Sports and activities: golf, football, basketball, baseball