Kevin D. Plancher, MD
Clinical Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Plancher Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
New York, NY 10128
Main: 212.876.5200
Fax: 212.876.4440
Plancher Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Main: 203.863.2003
Fax: 203.863.2025
About Me
Dr. Plancher is a clinical Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a Fellowship Director of an ACGME accredited Sports Medicine program. He has two offices conveniently located in Greenwich, CT and New York City and has been recognized locally and nationally for his excellence in orthopaedics.
Dr. Plancher has been named as Greenwich and NY Magazine Top Docs, New York Best Doctors, Castle Connolly Top Doctors, America’s Top Docs, and NY Metro Area Top Docs. Dr. Plancher also serves as a physician for the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team and New York Lizards Lacrosse Team.
In 2001, Dr. Plancher founded The Orthopaedic Foundation for Active Lifestyles (OFALS), a non-profit 501(c)3 organization with the mission of developing and promoting research and supportive technologies that enhance physical wellbeing to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. The Orthopaedic Foundation participates in clinical trials and offers educational programs to the community including health education seminars that teach people about topics like sports injury prevention and rehabilitation for “weekend warriors”. OFALS also hosts young scholars from the community to their BioSKills lab for their unique “Doctor for the Day” program that provides hands-on medical education using simulated surgical techniques.
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Specialties
Specialties
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Surgery of the HandSpecial Interests
Elbow
Hand
Knee
Shoulder
Sports medicineLanguages
English
Spanish -
Education & Training
Medical School
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Internship
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Residency
Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program
Fellowship
Indiana Hand Center
Steadman Hawkins Clinic -
Board Certifications & Affiliations
Board Certifications
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Orthopaedic Surgery
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand SurgeryAffiliations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Association for Hand Surgery
Arthroscopy Association of North America
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
American College of Sports Medicine
American College of Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Connecticut State Medical Society
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
International College of Surgeons
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
International Society of Arthroscopy
Published Work
The ACL Deficient Knee & Unicompartmental Arthritis.
Plancher KD, Dunn ASM, Petterson SC. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2014. 33(1):43-45.
Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty: Intramedullary Technique
Plancher KD, Petterson SC, Dunn ASM. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2014. 33(10):87-104.
The Surgeons’ Dilemma: Revision Instability in the Athlete
Petterson SC, Plancher KD. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 2014. 22(1):124-130.
Baseline Neurocognitive Performance in Professional Lacrosse
Plancher KD, Brooks-James A, Nissin CW, Petterson SC. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2014. 2(9): 2325967114550623.
Arthroscopic Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis in Athletes
Plancher KD, Dunn ASM, Alwine J, Petterson SC. In: Doral MN, Karlsson J, editors. In: Sports Injuries: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation. 2nd edition. 2015 p. 2361-2390. ISBN 978-3-642-36568-3.
Lateral Unicompartmental Knee Replacement and Return to Sports
Plancher KD, Petterson SC. In: Doral MN, Karlsson J, editors. In: Sports Injuries: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation. 2nd edition. 2015. p. 2433-2450. ISBN 978-3-642-36568-3.
Arthroscopic Treatment of Wrist Arthritis
Mangonon M, Petterson SC, Plancher KD. In: Savoie FH III, Field LD, Steinmann SP. In: AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques: The Elbow and Wrist. 2015. p. 361-372. ISBN-13: 9781630910013.
Management of Complex Osteochondral Defects: Osteochondral Allografts and Juvenile Particulated Cartilage
Plancher KD, Green AM, Petterson SC. Osteochondral Allograft. OrthoCases– DT MedSurg. 2016; February.
Management of a Complex, Comminuted Humeral Head and Neck Fracture
Plancher KD, Green AM, Petterson SC. OrthoCases – DT MedSurg. 2016; July.
Spinoglenoid Ligament Release
10. Plancher KD, Petterson SC. In: Kelly J. In: Elite Techniques in Shoulder Arthroscopy: New Frontiers in Shoulder Preservation. 1st ed. 2016. p. 283-302. ISBN- 13:9783319251011.
Tendinopathies of the Elbow
Green AM, Petterson SC, Plancher KD. In: Murray PM, Hammert WC., eds. Hand Surgery Update VI. 2016. P. 645-653. ISBN-10:1-935121-37-5.
Brachial Plexus Injuries and Rotator Cuff Tears with Dislocations
Ajdinovich J, Plancher KD, Petterson SC. In: Imhoff AB, Savoie FH. Shoulder Instability Across the Lifespan. 2017. ISBN 978-3-662-54077-0.
Management of Acute Shoulder Instability: The Combined Lax Shoulder with Added Acute Trauma
Petterson SC, Green AM, Plancher KD. In: Imhoff AB, Savoie FH. Shoulder Instability Across the Lifespan. 2017. ISBN 978-3-662-54077-0.
Prevention of Complications of Bone Block Procedures: Latarjet
Plancher KD, Green AM, Harvey M, Petterson SC. In: Imhoff AB, Savoie FH. Shoulder Instability Across the Lifespan. 2017. ISBN 978-3-662-54077-0.
Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Petterson SC, Harvey M, Plancher KD. In: Canata GL, D’Hooghe P, Hunt K, eds. Muscle and Tendon Injuries. 2017. ISBN 978-3-662-54184-5.
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