Dr. Nicholas A. Sgaglione, chair of orthopedics at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and LIJ Medical Center in New Hyde Park, was recently elected president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. Dr. Sgaglione, who specializes in sports medicine and joint replacement, also holds the position of chairman and professor of orthopedic surgery at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine.
Dr. Sgaglione earned his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery, and a fellowship in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery from the Southern California Orthopaedic Institute and Southern California Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Group.
