

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
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 Connolly — Top Doctor
2002-2026 (25 years)
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades 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