John H. Healey, MD, FACS

My research involves understanding the molecular biology of sarcoma, developing new ways to deliver chemotherapy to tumors, and improving the durability and function of joint replacements. I have invented and developed four different joint replacement systems and have patented several methods to deliver drugs to tumors and to study cancers in the laboratory.

In addition to my role as Chief of the Orthopaedic Service at Memorial Soan-Kettering, I am a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Nationally, I have served as Chair of the Children's Oncology Group Orthopaedics Section, as President of the International Society of Limb Salvage, President of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, and on the boards of several musculoskeletal and orthopaedic organizations. I am an advisor to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Education is an important part of my role as well. I am Vice Chair of Conferences and Education for the Department of Surgery. I directed the Orthopaedics Fellowship Program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering for 20 years, and am proud to have trained the leading specialists in this field in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Most importantly, I educate my patients about their disease and how we will respond creatively and effectively to meet their needs.