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Nick Adzick

Sports Medicine

Nick Adzick, MD

Surgeon-in-Chief; C. Everett Koop Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Dr. N. Scott Adzick is the Surgeon-in-Chief at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and founder of the Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment. He is the C. Everett Koop Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Professor of Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. As principal investigator for the landmark NIH Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS), he demonstrated that prenatal surgery for spina bifida pro

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Credentials

Education & Training

  • AB: Harvard College
  • MD: Harvard Medical School
  • Residency: General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Fellowship: Pediatric Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital
  • Postdoctoral Training: University of California San Francisco

Peer Recognition

  • Castle ConnollyTop Doctor

    2002-2026 (25 years)

  • HealthgradesHealthgrades Honor Roll

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Surgical Sports Medicine

Conditions & Treatments

Arthroscopic SurgeryACL & Ligament ReconstructionSports InjuriesPediatric OrthopaedicsConcussionMusculoskeletal Conditions

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia