Dr. Moira M. McCarthy is an Orthopedic Surgeon on the Sports Medicine Service at Hospital for Special Surgery. She is a specialist in the fields of arthroscopic and open knee and shoulder surgery.
Dr. McCarthy’s clinical and research background is focused on disorders of the knee and shoulder. She has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters as well as given presentations at national meetings on topics involving sports medicine conditions of the knee and shoulder. Her main clinical interests are anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and other knee ligament injuries, meniscus injuries, patella instability, shoulder instability, rotator cuff tears, and biceps tendon injuries.