Alexis C. Colvin, M.D.

Professor, Orthopaedics
Senior Associate Dean, Alumni Affairs

• Mount Sinai Morningside
• Mount Sinai Queens
• The Mount Sinai Hospital
• Mount Sinai West

• Achilles Tendon Rupture
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL)
• Arthroscopy
• Calf Muscle Strain
• Chondromalacia Patella
• Clavicle Fracture
• Hip Labral Tears
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Sprain
• Meniscal Tear
• Muscle Strain
• Osgood-Schlatter Disease
• Patella Fracture
• Patellar Tendinopathy
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
• Quadriceps Strain
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Shoulder Instability
• Shoulder Labral Tear
• Shoulder Sprain
• Shoulder Tendinopathy

• BA, Princeton University
• MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery
  Hospital for Special Surgery
• Fellowship, Sports Medicine
  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

• Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine
  2017-present
• Crain’s New York Notable Women in the Business of Sports
  2019, 2022
• Super Doctors Rising Stars
  2013, 2014
• Super Doctors
  2015-present
• Castle Connolly Top Doctors
  2016-present
• New York Magazine Best Doctors
  2016-present

Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.

• Mount Sinai Faculty Practice Associates
  5 E 98th St., 9th Floor
  New York, NY 10029
• Mount Sinai Doctors Specialty Practice
  168 Centre St.
  New York, NY 10013

• Ambulatory Surgery Centers Significantly Decrease Total Health Care Expenditures in Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
  Tiao, J., Wang, K., Carbone, A. D., Herrera, M., Zubizarreta, N., Gladstone, J. N., Colvin, A. C. & Anthony, S. G., Jan 2023, In: American Journal of Sports Medicine. 51, 1, p. 97-106 10 p.
• Comprehensive Clinical Examination of ACL Injuries
  Kantrowitz, D. E. & Colvin, A., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Clinics in Sports Medicine.

2022

• Analysis of common shoulder injuries in collegiate baseball players
  Vargas, L., Charen, D., Huang, H. H., Poeran, J. & Colvin, A., 2022, In: Physician and Sportsmedicine. 50, 5, p. 394-399 6 p.
• Analysis of surgery rates among 25 national collegiate athletic association sports
  Taree, A., Charen, D., Huang, H. H., Poeran, J. & Colvin, A., 2022, In: Physician and Sportsmedicine. 50, 1, p. 30-37 8 p.
• Epidemiology of Acute Extensor Mechanism Injuries in Collegiate-Level Athletes in the United States
  Chen, K. K., Chan, J. J., Ranson, W., Debellis, N., Huang, H. H., Vulcano, E. & Colvin, A., Mar 2022, In: Sports Health. 14, 2, p. 262-272 11 p.
• Evaluation and treatment of shoulder injuries in tennis players: A review
  Cirino, C. M. & Colvin, A. C., 12 Jan 2022, In: Current Orthopaedic Practice. 33, 1, p. 7-13 7 p.
• Outpatient and On-Field Evaluation of Sports Trauma in the Knee
  Buller, D. C. & Colvin, A., 1 Jan 2022, A Case-Based Approach to Knee Pain: a Pocket Guide to Pathology, Diagnosis and Management. Springer International Publishing, p. 139-183 45 p.
• Point-of-care radiology service at the US Open Tennis Championships
  Benitez, C. L., Daniels, B. & Colvin, A. C., Dec 2022, In: Skeletal Radiology. 51, 12, p. 2257-2261 5 p.
• Trends in Health Care Expenditures and Patient Out-of-Pocket Expenses in Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
  Carbone, A. D., Wang, K., Tiao, J., Chu, B., Poeran, J., Colvin, A. C., Gladstone, J. N. & Anthony, S. G., Aug 2022, In: American Journal of Sports Medicine. 50, 10, p. 2680-2687 8 p.

2021

• Examining the Association of Knee Pain With Modifiable Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
  Charen, D. A., Solomon, D., Zubizarreta, N., Poeran, J. & Colvin, A. C., Dec 2021, In: Arthritis Care and Research. 73, 12, p. 1777-1783 7 p.
• The Top 50 Most-Cited Papers in the Diagnosis and Management of SLAP Tears
  Xiao, R., Matijakovich, D., Mikhail, C. & Colvin, A., Feb 2021, In: Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. 3, 1, p. e127-e134

2020

• Preoperative Patient Education May Decrease Postoperative Opioid Use After Meniscectomy
  Andelman, S. M., Bu, D., Debellis, N., Nwachukwu, C., Osman, N., Gladstone, J. N. & Colvin, A. C., Feb 2020, In: Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation. 2, 1, p. e33-e38
• The Top 50 Most Influential Articles in Hip Arthroscopy
  Barbera, J., Selverian, S., Courington, R., Mikhail, C. & Colvin, A., Mar 2020, In: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 36, 3, p. 716-722 7 p.

2019

• Editorial Commentary: Big Data, Big Questions: Insulin Dependence Complicates Arthroscopy Outcomes
  Colvin, A. C., May 2019, In: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 35, 5, p. 1322-1323 2 p.

2017

• Rotator cuff repair: Indications, techniques, and outcomes
  Andelman, S. M. & Colvin, A. C., Sep 2017, In: Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica. 68, 3, p. 179-190 12 p.
• Shoulder Arthroscopy in Adults 60 or Older: Risk Factors That Correlate With Postoperative Complications in the First 30 Days
  Rubenstein, W. J., Pean, C. A. & Colvin, A. C., 1 Jan 2017, In: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 33, 1, p. 49-54 6 p.
• Withdrawals and Retirements in Professional Tennis Players: An Analysis of 2013 United States Tennis Association Pro Circuit Tournaments
  Hartwell, M. J., Fong, S. M. & Colvin, A. C., 1 Mar 2017, In: Sports Health. 9, 2, p. 154-161 8 p.

2014

• Preface
  West, R. V. & Colvin, A. C., 1 Jan 2014, The Patellofemoral Joint in the Athlete. Springer New York, p. v-vi
• The patellofemoral joint in the athlete
  West, R. V. & Colvin, A. C., 1 Jan 2014, Springer New York. 172 p.

2013

• Willingness to pay for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
  Hall, M. P., Colvin, A. S. C. & Bosco, J. A., 2013, In: Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013). 71, 3, p. 218-221 4 p.

2012

• National trends in rotator cuff repair
  Colvin, A. C., Harrison, A. K., Flatow, E. L., Egorova, N. & Moskowitz, A., 1 Feb 2012, In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 94, 3, p. 227-233 7 p.
• Trends in hip arthroscopy
  Colvin, A. C., Harrast, J. & Harner, C., 15 Feb 2012, In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 94, 4, p. e23(1)

2011

• Can the change in center-edge angle during pincer trimming be reliably predicted?
  Colvin, A. C., Koehler, S. M. & Bird, J., Apr 2011, In: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 469, 4, p. 1071-1074 4 p.
• Controversies in orthopaedics: Editorial comment
  Colvin, A. & Flatow, E., Apr 2011, In: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 469, 4, p. 1033-1034 2 p.
• Meniscal root suturing techniques: Implications for root fixation
  Kopf, S., Colvin, A. C., Muriuki, M., Zhang, X. & Harner, C. D., Oct 2011, In: American Journal of Sports Medicine. 39, 10, p. 2141-2146 6 p.
• What is the best femoral fixation of hamstring autografts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A meta-analysis
  Colvin, A., Sharma, C., Parides, M. & Glashow, J., Apr 2011, In: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 469, 4, p. 1075-1081 7 p.

2010

• Practice patterns for combined anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal surgery in the United States
  Musahl, V., Jordan, S. S., Colvin, A. C., Tranovich, M. J., Irrgang, J. J. & Harner, C. D., May 2010, In: American Journal of Sports Medicine. 38, 5, p. 918-923 6 p.
• Sports-related injuries in the young female athlete
  Colvin, A. C. & Lynn, A., May 2010, In: Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. 77, 3, p. 307-314 8 p.
• Tendon-derived stem/progenitor cell aging: Defective self-renewal and altered fate
  Zhou, Z., Akinbiyi, T., Xu, L., Ramcharan, M., Leong, D. J., Ros, S. J., Colvin, A. C., Schaffler, M. B., Majeska, R. J., Flatow, E. L. & Sun, H. B., Oct 2010, In: Aging Cell. 9, 5, p. 911-915 5 p.

2009

• Avoiding pitfalls in anatomic ACL reconstruction
  Colvin, A. C., Shen, W., Musahl, V. & Fu, F. H., 2009, In: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 17, 8, p. 956-963 8 p.
• Posterior cruciate ligament injuries in the athlete diagnosis and treatment
  Colvin, A. C. & Meislin, R. J., 2009, In: Bulletin of the NYU hospital for joint diseases. 67, 1, p. 45-51 7 p.
• Return to sports following operatively treated ankle fractures
  Colvin, A. C., Walsh, M., Koval, K. J., McLaurin, T., Tejwani, N. & Egol, K., Apr 2009, In: Foot and Ankle International. 30, 4, p. 292-296 5 p.
• Surpassing All Expectations
  Colvin, A., Lapner, P. & Macy, J., Oct 2009, In: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 25, 10, p. 1126-1127 2 p.
• The role of concussion history and gender in recovery from soccer-related concussion
  Colvin, A. C., Mullen, J., Lovell, M. R., West, R. V., Collins, M. W. & Groh, M., 2009, In: American Journal of Sports Medicine. 37, 9, p. 1699-1704 6 p.

2008

• Patellar instability
  Colvin, A. C. & West, R. V., 1 Dec 2008, In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 90, 12, p. 2751-2762 12 p.

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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Colvin during 2023 and/or 2024. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Corporate Executive Leadership Roles (CEO, COO, CFO, CSO, CMO, CTO): Examples include board or executive leadership roles in outside entities

• United States Tennis Association

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