February Featured Editorial Board Members

Steve Cohen, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
The Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Sports Medicine Specialist
Rothman Orthopedic Institute
Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Steve Cohen is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and Sports Medicine Specialist at the Rothman Orthopedic Institute in Philadelphia. He in his 15th season with the Philadelphia Phillies and 6th as head team physician.  He is a graduate of both Columbia University in New York City and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Cohen completed his orthopaedic residency training at the University of Virginia Health Center followed by a fellowship in sports medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  He is the co-director of the sports medicine research program at Rothman Orthopaedics.  He has published over 90 peer review studies, 20 review articles, 30 chapters, and edited 8 books. Dr. Cohen currently serves as the team orthopaedist for the Philadelphia Flyers and team physician for St. Joseph’s University, Immaculata University, Neumann University, Penncrest High School, Community Academy of Philadelphia, and Sacred Heart Academy. He also served as the medical director of the Philadelphia Marathon for 10 years. He serves as the Treasurer and on the Executive Committee for the Major League Baseball Team Physicians Association. Dr. Cohen was born in Philadelphia and attended Cherry Hill West High School and played collegiate baseball at Columbia.  He and his wife Kathleen live in Media, Pa., with their three children, Alexa (16), William (14) and Tyler (12).

Selected Published Work

Jack R, Rao S, Donald Willier BS, D’Amore T, Gallivan R, Cohen SB, Dodson CC, Ciccotti MG. Long Term Sports Participation and Satisfaction After UCL Reconstruction in Non-Professional Baseball Players. Orthop J Sports Med. In press.

Hadley CJ, Dixit A, Kunkel J, White AE, Ciccotti MG, Cohen SB, Dodson CC. Return to Play Rates Following Ulnar Nerve Transposition and Decompression Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis. JSES International. 2021

Chatterji R, White AE, Hadley CJ, Cohen SB, Freedman KB, Dodson CC. Return to Play Guidelines after Patellar Instability Surgery Requiring Bony Realignment: A Systematic Review. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020;8(12):2325967120966134.

Blanchard ER, Hadley CJ, Wicks ED, Emper W, Cohen SB. Return to Play After Isolated Meniscal Repairs in Athletes: A Systematic Review. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020;8(11):2325967120962093.

Dixit A, Dandu N, Hadley CJ, Nazarian LN, Cohen SB, Ciccotti MG. Ultrasonographic Technique, Appearance, and Diagnostic Accuracy for Common Shoulder Sports Injuries: A Narrative Review. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. In press.

Lucasti C, Dworkin M, Warrender W, Winters B, Cohen SB, Ciccotti MG, Pedowitz D.Ankle and Lower Leg Injuries in Professional Baseball Players. Am J Sports Med. 2020;48(4):908-915. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546520902135

Ciccotti MC, Hammoud S, Dodson CC, Cohen SB, Nazarian LN, Ciccotti MG. Medial Elbow Instability Resulting from Partial Tears of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament: Stress Ultrasound in a Cadaveric Model. Am J Sports Med. 2020;48(11):2613-2620.

Hultman K, Szukics P, Grzenda A, Curriero F, Cohen SB. Gastrocnemius Injuries in Professional Baseball Players: An Epidemiological Study. Am J Sports Med. 2020;48(10):2489-2498.

Weekes, Campbell R, Shi WJ, Ciccotti MG, Salvo J, Cohen SB, Tucker BS, Pepe MD, Freedman KB, Tjoumakaris FP. Are Patient and Surgeon Expectations following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Realistic? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020;478(3):619-628. DOI: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001082

White AE, Chatterji R, Zaman, S, Hadley C, Cohen SB, Freedman KB, Dodson CC. Development of a Return to Play Checklist Following Patellar Instability Surgery: A Delphi-based Consensus. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2020;28(3):806-815.

Buckley BS, Ciccotti MC, Bishop ME, Kane PW, Selverian S, Exume D, D’Angelo J, Emper W, Freedman KB, Hammoud S, Cohen SB, Ciccotti MG. Youth Single-Sport Specialization in Professional Baseball Players. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020;8(3):2325967120907875.

Salem HS, Carter AH, Shi WJ, Tjoumakaris FP, Cohen SB, Zoga AC,Freedman KB. The Meniscal Comma Sign: Characterization and Treatment of a Displaced Fragment in the Meniscotibial Recess. Orthopedics. 2018;41(3):e442-e444.

Chang ES, Bishop ME, Dodson CC, Deluca PL, Ciccotti MG, Cohen SB, Ramsey ML. Management of Elbow Dislocations in the National Football League. Orthop J Sports Med. 2018;6(2):2325967118755451.

Salem HS, Shi WJ, Ciccotti, MG, Tucker BS, Dodson CC, Freedman KB, Cohen SB. Contact versus non-contact ACL injuries: Is mechanism of injury predictive of concomitant knee pathology? Arthroscopy. 2018;34(1):200-204.

Cohen SB, Flato R, Wascher J, Watson RA, Salminen M, O’Brien D, Tjoumakaris FP, Ciccotti MG. Incidence and Characterization of Injury to the Infrapatellar Branch of the Saphenous Nerve after ACL Reconstruction: A Prospective Study. J Knee Surg. 2018;31(6):585-90.

Erickson B, Chalmers PN, Bach Jr, BR, Dines J, Verma N, Bush-Joseph C, Cohen SB, Romeo AR. Length of Time Between Surgery and Return to Sport Following Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Major League Baseball Pitchers Does Not Predict Need for Revision Surgery. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2017;26(4):699-703.

Buckley PS, Bishop M, Kane PW, Ciccotti MC, Selverian S, Exume D, Emper W, Freedman KB, Hammoud S, Cohen SB, Ciccotti MG. Single Sport Specialization in Youth Sports: A Survey of 3,090 High School, Collegiate, and Professional Athletes. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020;8(3):2325967120907875.

Camp CL, Conte S, Cohen SB, Thompson M, D’Angelo J, Nguyen JT, Dines JS. Epidemiology and Impact of Abdominal Oblique Injuries in Major and Minor League Baseball. Orthop J Sports Med. 2017;5(3):2325967117694025.

Dr. Christoph Kittl, MD
Head of Knee Surgery and Sports Traumatology
Department of Trauma-, Hand-, and Reconstructive Surgery (Head of Department: Prof. Raschke)
University Hospital Muenster
Muenster, Germany

Christoph Kittl is a specialist knee surgeon at the department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at the university hospital in Muenster, where he also completed his residency training under Prof. Michael Raschke.

In 2019 he finished his postgraduate Master of surgery degree on the anatomy, biomechanics, and reconstructions of the anterolateral structures of the knee at the department of mechanical engineering with Prof. Andrew Amis at Imperial College London. This led to his special research interest using the six-degree of freedom robotic setup.

After residency training in Austria, he completed his fellowship training in Berlin with Prof. Andreas Weiler, at the sporthopaedicum Berlin, which shaped his special interests in anatomy and biomechanics of the peripheral structures of the knee and their reconstructions.

He has published several research and book chapters on the anterolateral and anteromedial structures of the knee and his work has recently been awarded the ESSKA Ligament and Biomechanics Award, the ISAKOS Young Investigator Award, and the AGA Medi Award. Christoph Kittl is an active member of the editorial board of the AJSM, VJSM, and KSSTA and serves as a member of the scientific committee of the 2021 ESSKA congress.

Selected Published Work

Kittl C, Robinson J, Raschke MJ, Olbrich A, Frank A, Glasbrenner J, Herbst E, Domnick C, Herbort M. Medial collateral ligament reconstruction graft isometry is effected by femoral position more than tibial position [published online ahead of print, 2021 Jan 17]. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021;10.1007/s00167-020-06420-8.

Glasbrenner J, Kösters C, Spickermann L, Kittl C, Domnick C, Herbort M, Raschke MJ,  Schliemann B. Repair vs. Reconstruction for Acute Isolated ACL Tears- 2-Year Results of a Prospective Randomized Study. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020;8(5_supl4):2325967120S00326.

Wierer G, Milinkovic D, Robinson JR, Raschke MJ, Weiler A, Fink C, Herbort M, Kittl C. The superficial medial collateral ligament is the major restraint to anteromedial instability of the knee [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 10]. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2020;10.1007/s00167-020-05947-0.

Michel PA, Domnick C, Raschke MJ, Kittl C, Glasbrenner J, Deitermann L, Fink C, Herbort M. Soft Tissue Fixation Strategies of Human Quadriceps Tendon Grafts: A Biomechanical Study. Arthroscopy. 2019;35(11):3069-3076.

Kittl C, Becker DK, Raschke MJ, Müller M, Wierer G, Domnick C, Glasbrenner J, Michel P, Herbort M. Dynamic Restraints of the Medial Side of the Knee: The Semimembranosus Corner Revisited. Am J Sports Med. 2019;47(4):863-869.

Kittl C, El-Daou H, Athwal KK, Gupte CM, Weiler A, Williams A, Amis AA. The Role of the Anterolateral Structures and the ACL in Controlling Laxity of the Intact and ACL-Deficient Knee. Am J Sports Med. 2016;44(2):345-354.

Kittl C, Halewood C, Stephen JM, Gupte CM, Weiler A, Williams A, Amis AA. Length change patterns in the lateral extra-articular structures of the knee and related reconstructions. Am J Sports Med. 2015;43(2):354-362.