Rock Positano

Dr. Rock Positano is the Director of the Non-Surgical Foot and Ankle Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Internationally renowned and lauded as a medical pioneer in the non-surgical approach for the treatment of foot and ankle disorders, Dr. Positano graduated from Yale School of Medicine, where his thesis on foot health was approved “with Honors” and “with Distinction.”

He is also on staff at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Dr. Positano is a clinical associate professor at the Yale School of Public Health/School of Medicine and an advisory member of both the Yale School of Management Council of Global Advisors and the Yale School of Public Health Leadership Council.

Dr. Positano has also authored and edited numerous peer reviewed articles. He has served as the editor of a wide array of medical textbooks ranging from foot and ankle orthopedics to sports medicine. Frequently quoted as a trusted and leading medical authority by national and New York City media, Dr. Positano was featured on the front page of the New York Times in an article concerning the dangers of cosmetic foot surgery.