About Me
During medical school, I watched surgeons help patients who were experiencing painful and life-altering conditions, and I realized how immediate and positive the impact of orthopedic surgery could be. Most patients were feeling better within days of their procedure and reached full recovery within weeks or months. Twenty-six years ago I decided to specialize in orthopedic surgery and have never second-guessed that decision.
As an orthopedic surgeon at NYU Langone, I specialize in primary and revision total hip and knee replacement, as well as partial knee replacement, hip resurfacing surgery, hip fracture repair, and knee arthroscopy.
We first evaluate people’s conditions and consider nonsurgical options. If there’s a less invasive way to effectively treat my patients, I choose that route. But if surgery is the best treatment available at a given point in time, I do not hesitate to recommend it. For people who may have more complex conditions, I use some of the most advanced technology available to find a minimally invasive and innovative solution to their problem.
I am excited to bring my expertise to one of the top ranked orthopedic teams in the country, providing compassionate, minimally invasive care and advancing the field with the use of innovative technology. I am a member of The Hip Society, The Knee Society, and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, at whose 2007 meeting I was awarded the Lawrence D. Dorr Surgical Techniques and Technologies Award.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- hip arthritis
- hip dysplasia
- hip pain
- knee arthritis
- meniscus tear
- orthopedic implant failure
- osteoarthritis
- osteoarthritis of spine
- osteoarthritis of the knee
Treatments
- bloodless surgery
- hip replacement
- knee injection
- knee surgery
- resurfacing arthroplasty
- revision of total knee arthroplasty
- total knee replacement
- viscosupplementation
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Meniscus Tears , Osteoarthritis of the Spine , Osteoarthritis of the KneeCredentials
Positions
- Dr. William and Susan Jaffe Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Program Director, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship
- Chief, Division of Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- Medical Director, International Patient Services, NYU Langone
Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery, 2001
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery, Reconstructive Surg, 1999
- Residency, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, 1997
- MD from Columbia University, 1992
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Locations and Appointments
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Schedule a Video VisitPreston Robert Tisch Center for Men's Health
555 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022
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333 East 38th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
“My award-winning research looks at enhancing patients’ recovery from hip and knee surgeries.”
William Macaulay, MD Hip & Knee Reconstruction Specialist
Research My Research
Interests
Virtual Reality in Orthopedic Surgery Training
Research Summary
For the last 20 years my research has focused on important advances in hip and knee reconstructive surgery: surgical recovery enhancement and outcomes of hip and knee replacement surgery, including partial knee replacement and hip resurfacing.
I am proud to have served as site investigator, principal investigator, and steering committee member of several prominent randomized clinical trials. The most notable of these was the FOCUS trial—the Transfusion Trigger Trial for Functional Outcomes in Cardiovascular Patients Undergoing Surgical Hip Fracture Repair—the results of which were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. More recently, my research team was the first to demonstrate that virtual reality facilitates training in the performance of total hip replacement surgery.
Academic Contact
Academic office
301 East 17th Street
14th Floor, Suite 1402
New York, NY 10003
Phone
Research Interests Timeline
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Prospective Pilot Study on Geniculate Artery Embolization for Treatment of Persistent Knee Pain Post Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Geniculate Artery Embolization for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Publications
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Haider, Muhammad A; Ward, Spencer A; Rajahraman, Vinaya; Rozell, Joshua C; Macaulay, William; Schwarzkopf, Ran; Hepinstall, Matthew
Journal of arthroplasty. 2025 Jan ; 40(1):119-126
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Haider, Muhammad A; Lawrence, Kyle W; Christensen, Thomas; Schwarzkopf, Ran; Macaulay, William; Rozell, Joshua C
Journal of arthroplasty. 2024 Aug ; 39(8S1):S154-S160
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Christensen, Thomas H; Bieganowski, Thomas; Malarchuk, Alex W; Davidovitch, Roy I; Bosco, Joseph A; Schwarzkopf, Ran; Macaulay, William B; Slover, James D; Lajam, Claudette M
Journal of arthroplasty. 2024 Jul ; 39(7):1894