JohnSBlancoMD

Pediatric Orthopedics

Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Overview of Dr. Blanco

Dr. John Blanco is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital for Special Surgery and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 35 years. Dr. Blanco accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 397 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 358 doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 40 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
535 East 70th Street.
5th Floor.
New York, NY 10021
Book by Phone+1(646) 492-8712

Education & Training

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1988 - 1989
New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital ManhattanResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1984 - 1988
New York Medical College at Metropolitan Hospital CenterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1984
University of Colorado School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1982 - 1983
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1983 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2003 - 2009
VA State Medical License 1989 - 2004
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

49 citations
The Fragility of Statistically Significant Results in Pediatric Orthopaedic Randomized Controlled Trials as Quantified by the Fragility Index: A Systematic Review.
Sariah Khormaee, Judy Choe, Joseph J. Ruzbarsky, Kunal N Agarwal, John S. Blanco
Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2018-09-01
5 citations
The Perils of Sleeper Plates in Multiple Hereditary Exostosis: Tibial Deformity Overcorrection Due to Tether at Empty Metaphyseal Hole.
Julia Retzky, Nicolas Pascual-Leone, Peter Cirrincione, Erikson Nichols, John Blanco
Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2023-09-01
67 citations
Reliability of the Modified Clavien-Dindo-Sink Complication Classification System in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery.
Emily R. Dodwell, Rubini Pathy, Roger F. Widmann, Daniel W. Green, David M. Scher
JB & JS Open Access. 2018-10-23

Lectures

Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) Annual Meeting
The Association of Childrens Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics, Atlanta, Georgia - 4/10/2013

Press Mentions

Take a Weight off Kids’ Shoulders: Backpack Safety TipsSeptember 9th, 2021

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Arizona BlueAlliance Network
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois Blue Advantage HMO
BCBS Illinois HMO
BCBS Illinois PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPO
Healthfirst New York
HealthLink PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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