Steven B. Haas

Steven B. Haas is an American orthopedic surgeon specialising on knees. He is chief of the Knee Service at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and has developed surgical techniques and instrumentations to improve and facilitate knee replacements. Haas has been awarded numerous patents for his initiatives, including a patent for Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement, intended to allow patients to have much smaller scars and speedier recoveries. Haas has been listed on New York magazine's annual "Best Doctors in New York" list since 2007 and has more than 100 orthopedics-related publications.
Early life and education
Haas was born to Dorothy and Curt Haas in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Playing defensive linebacker on the Scranton Central high school football team, he helped launch the team to victory as the Pennsylvania Eastern Conference champions. Haas went on to play football at the University of Rochester. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1981 and Alpha Omega Alpha (National Honor Medical Society) from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1985. After receiving his M.D. and MPH from Rochester, Haas interned at Harvard University affiliated hospitals.
Career
Haas completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery and fellowship in Knee Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). Haas is also a Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery at the Weill Cornell Medical College. Haas is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and the Knee Society.

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