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Kenneth G. Swan Jr., MD

Kenneth G. Swan Jr.

Sports Medicine & Arthroscopic Surgery

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Locations

Woodbridge
- 1050 Rt. 1 North
  Avenel, NJ 07001
- (732) 283-2663
Somerset
- 2 Worlds Fair Drive
  Somerset, NJ 08873
- (732) 537-0909

Patient Stories

Dr. Swan's Patient Gets Her Run Back!

Dynamic Duo: Doctor and Patient Work Together Toward One Goal

Articles

The Evolution of Casting

General

About Kenneth G. Swan Jr.

Dr. Kenneth G. Swan, Jr obtained his medical degree from Cornell University, where he also earned his undergraduate degree with a B.S. in Nutritional Sciences. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). He subsequently did a Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship at the University of Colorado.

Accomplishments

Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Subspecialty Trained and Certified in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Fellow of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Director of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Medical Director of the Human Motion Institute at Raritan Bay Medical Center
Team Physician, Woodbridge Township School District, Woodbridge, NJ
Team Physician, Perth Amboy High School, Perth Amboy, NJ
“Gold Doc” Humanism Award, Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2014
Voted NJ Monthly Jersey Choice Top Doctor
Clinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Volunteer Faculty Award, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2011, 2016
Resident Teaching Award, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, 2005
Extensive Medical & Academic Publications and Presentations
Member, Cornell University Varsity Football, Ivy League Championship Team, 1990
Inductee, Columbia High School Athletic Hall of Fame (Wrestling), Maplewood, NJ
Named to Castle Connolly Top Doctor’s list
Named to Jersey’s Best Top Orthopaedic Doctors by Castle Connolly list

Additional Information:

Assistant: Alison Michie

Phone: 732-283-2663, ext. 5103

Email: AlisonM@uognj.com

Hospital Affiliations:

CentraState Medical Center Central Jersey Surgical Center (CJSC) Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Saint Peter’s University Hospital University Center for Ambulatory Surgery (UCAS)

Accepting New Patients:

Procedures Conditions

Procedures:

Tendon and Ligament Repair Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction ACL Reconstruction Revision Reconstructive Surgery Arthroscopy of the Knees, Hip, and Ankles

Conditions:

Torn Meniscus Prepatellar Bursitis (Kneecap Bursitis) Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner's Knee) Sprains and Strains Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) Osgood-Schlatters Disease Osteoarthritis of the Knee Shoulder Impingement Syndrome and Bursitis Tenosynovitis (De Quervain's Tendonitis) Torn Labrum Labral Tears of the Hip Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Fractures Subacromial Bursitis SLAP Lesion ACL/PCL/LCL/MCL Injuries Patellar Tendonitis (Knee Tendonitis, Jumper's Knee) Shoulder Dislocation Bursitis of the Elbow (Olecranon Bursitis) Illiotobial Band Syndrome (IT Band) Medial Epicondylitis (Pitcher's or Golfer's Elbow) Torn Rotator Cuff

Publications

Publications:

Swan, KG. Achilles Tendon Injury-Conservative vs. Surgical Treatment: An Evidence-based Approach for Decision-making. Presented at ATSNJ Virtual Conference & Business Meeting, New Jersey, March 1, 2021.

Swan, KG: Runners Knee. Woodbridge News, April 28, 2014

Swan KG, McCarty EC, Rabalais RD. Osteochondral autograft for cartilage lesions of the knee. In: Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow and Knee in Sports Medicine. Second Ed. Cole BJ and Sekiya JK. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA 2013.

Starr AM, Swan KG, Swan KG. Isolated anterior compartment syndrome after a bimalleolar equivalent ankle fracture in a collegiate football player. Sports Health 2011; 3:560-563.

Swan KG, Leu A, McCarty EC. Septic arthritis of the acromioclavicular joint in an elite ice hockey player. Adv Orthop 2010; 2(3):106-109.

McCarty EC, Rabalais RD, Swan KG. Allograft cartilage transplantation. In: Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Ed. Weisel SW. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2010.

Swan KG, Baldini T, McCarty EC. An Updated Biomechanical Comparison of Arthroscopic Sutures and Knots. Am J Sports Med 2009; 37(8):1578-1584.

Swan KG, Wright DS, Barbagiovanni SS, et al. Tourniquets Revisited. J Trauma 2009; 66(3):672-675.

Capo JT, Swan KG, Tan V. Augmented external fixation for distal radius

fractures. In: Atlas of Minimally Invasive Hand and Wrist Surgery. Eds. Capo JT and Tan V. Informa Healthcare USA, New York, NY 2008.

Rabalais RD, Swan KG, McCarty EC. Osteochondral autograft for cartilage lesions of the knee. In: Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow and Knee in Sports Medicine. Ed. Cole BJ and Sekiya JK. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA 2008.

Swan KG, Rizio L. Combined avulsion fracture of the tibial tubercle and avulsion of patellar ligament. Orthopaedics 2007; 30(7):571-572.

Swan KG, Wolcott M. The athletic hernia: A systematic review. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2007; 455:78-87.

Swan KG, Rabalais RD, McCarty E. Osteochondral autograft plug transfer for cartilage lesions Techniques in Knee Surgery 2006;5(3):149-157

Capo JT, Swan KG, Tan V. External fixation techniques for distal radius fractures. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2006;445:30-41.

Gurie L, Swan KG, Swan KG. James Hogarth Pringl. J Trauma: Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2004;58(1):201-205.

Swan KG, Vives M. Bracing and Orthoses. In: Essentials in Orthopaedics: Spine. Eds. Einhorn T and Tornetta P. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.

Swan KG, Capo JT, Tan V. Distal radius plating options. Current Opinion in Orthopaedics. 2003; 14:238-244.

Swan KG, Lobo M, Lane JM, et al. Osteoporosis in men: A serious but under-recognized problem. J Musculoskel Med. 2001; 18:310-316

Swan KG, Swan BC, Swan KG. Decelerational thoracic injury: an enigma. Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2001; 51:970-974.

Swan KG, Swan KG. Ballistics of gunshot injuries. In: Trauma Management. Eds. Demetriades D and Asensio JA. Landes Bioscience, Georgetown, Texas, 2000.

Swan KG, Swan KG. Triage: the past revisited. Military Medicine. 1996; 161: 448-452.

Education