John P. Fulkerson, MD
Yale University Orthopedics
New Haven, CT UNITED STATES
John P. Fulkerson
Birthdate: December 9, 1946, New York, New York
Married: 1968 to Lynn Mary Brennan
Children: Phoebe and Brad
Address: 176 Clark Road, Litchfield, CT 06759 (home)
Williams College, B.A., Cum Laude 1968
Yale University M.D. with Honors, 1972
Internship: Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1972-1973
Government Service: U.S. Public Health Services Fort Defiance, 1973-1975
Residency – Orthopedic Surgery, Yale University, 1975-1978
Full Time Faculty: University of Connecticut
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, 1978-1995
Current: Yale Orthopedics
Academic Appointment: Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Yale University
Sport Teams: Team Physician, Trinity College, 1978-1989
Head Team Physician NHL Hartford Whalers, 1989-1997
Team Physician U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey, 1994
Head Team Physician AHL Hartford Wolfpack, 1997-2006
Leadership Positions (Past): Board of Directors and Executive Committee,
Arthroscopy Association of North America 6 years
Secretary, Arthroscopy Association of North America, 3 years
President, Herodicus Society 2001
Editor, Sports Medicine Update (AOSSM)
Associate Editor, Arthroscopy (Journal)
Board of Trustees, Arthroscopy (Journal)
Master Instructor, Arthroscopy Association Committees: AANA: Research (Chairman),
AOSSM-Program Committee, Publications Committee (Chairman)
AAOS-Program Committee, Sports Medicine Committee
ISAKOS: Knee Committee
International Knee Documentation Committee
Site Director, Tobago Mission, Orthopedics Overseas
Warden of St Albans and Trinity (Torrington) Episcopal Churches
Greater Hartford Orthopedic Research Foundation President 2008-
(Current): President and Founder: The Patellofemoral Foundation (est 2002)
Litchfield Land Trust Board of Directors, President 2008-2010
Founder: Sports Medicine Program at University of Connecticut (1981)
Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Connecticut, 1989
Founding Board of the Orthopedic Learning Center, Chicago
Orthopedics Overseas Arthroscopy Mission Tobago,West Indies
International Patellofemoral Study Group(with Jean Yves Dupont)
The Patellofemoral Foundation(2002)
ISAKOS Patellofemoral Traveling Fellowship
AWARDS: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Bantam Award, Trinity College
Honorary President, Turkish Arthroscopy Association
Lifetime Achievement Award, San Francisco Bay Knee Society
Best Doctors- US News and World Report, Connecticut Magazine
Tennis Doubles Champion-New Haven Lawn Club
Tennis Men’s and Mixed Doubles Champion Litchfield CC
Orthopedist of the Year, Connecticut Orthopedic Society 2016
Educator of the Year, University of Connecticut Sports Medicine Fellowship 2020
AOSSM Sports Medicine Hall of Fame 2023
VISITING LECTURESHIPS Over 200 Worldwide
PUBLICATIONS: Over 100 scientific articles and chapters
ORTHOPEDIC AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST:
Arthroscopic Knee & Shoulder surgery
Patellofemoral Surgery
Clinical & Research Aspects of Sports Medicine
The Patellofemoral Foundation
PERSONAL and COMMUNITY INTERESTS:
Litchfield Land Trust – Land Preservation (Past President)
Litchfield Community Center Board of Directora
Viticulture & Wine making, Merlin Meadows Vineyard
Athletics – skiing, hiking, biking and tennis
Western Lands Trio-vocals and rhythm guitar
PATENTS: Tru Pull Patellofemoral Brace (Patent # 5,873,848)
BOOKS: Disorders of the Patellofemoral Joint-Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins,
Fourth Edition, 2004
Patellofemoral Pain Monograph of AAOS, 2005
OTHER MAJOR PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
Created and popularized Anteromedial tibial tubercle transfer for relief of patellofemoral pain related to lateral patella tracking and articular breakdown
Identified nerve injury in the patella retinacular support as a cause of pain (1985)
Introduced the quadriceps free tendon graft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Introduced Medial Quadriceps Tendon-Femoral Ligament Reconstruction for patella stabilization
Introduced 3D imaging for surgical decision making in patellofemoral surgery
http://www.patellofemoral.org
2/7/2025
11:25 - 11:35
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General Session |
Session III: Patellofemoral Lectures
Lecture
Complications and How to Avoid Them
Faculty
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2/7/2025
13:50 - 14:10
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General Session |
Session V: Live Surgical Demonstrations
Surgical Demonstration
Patella Stabilization (MPFL/MQTFL)
Moderator
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2/7/2025
14:10 - 14:30
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General Session |
Session V: Live Surgical Demonstrations
Surgical Demonstration
Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
Moderator
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2/8/2025
09:30 - 13:30
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General Session |
Hands-On Lab: Cartilage Restoration and Patellofemoral
Hands-On Cadaver Workshop
Tentative Workshop Faculty
Lab Instructor
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Disclosures
No Financial Conflicts to Disclose