Overview of Dr. Blanco

Dr. John Blanco is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital for Special Surgery and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 35 years. Dr. Blanco accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 388 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 347 doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 30 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

• University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1988 - 1989

• New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital ManhattanResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1984 - 1988

• New York Medical College at Metropolitan Hospital CenterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1984

• University of Colorado School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1982 - 1983

• Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

• NY State Medical License 1983 - 2025

• GA State Medical License 2003 - 2009

• VA State Medical License 1989 - 2004

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

• The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric spinal care: A multi-centric study.

  Otremski, H., Dermott, J., Page, K., Studer, D., Sigal, A., Kim, D., Hasler, C., Lebel, D., Ovadia, D., Ipp, L., Blanco, J., Widmann, R.> ;Journal of Children's Orthopaedics. 2024 Feb 1

• Changes in height, weight, and body mass index after posterior spinal fusion in juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

  Mitchell A Johnson, Peter M Cirrincione, Colson P Zucker, John S Blanco, Roger F Widmann, Jessica H Heyer> ;Journal of Children's Orthopaedics. 2023 Aug 1
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  The Perils of Sleeper Plates in Multiple Hereditary Exostosis: Tibial Deformity Overcorrection Due to Tether at Empty Metaphyseal Hole.

  Julia Retzky, Nicolas Pascual-Leone, Peter Cirrincione, Erikson Nichols, John Blanco, Roger Widmann, Emily Dodwell> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2023 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna Choice POS II
  Aetna HMO
  BCBS Arizona BlueAlliance Network
  BCBS Blue Card PPO
  BCBS Illinois Blue Advantage HMO
  BCBS Illinois HMO
  BCBS Illinois PPO
  CIGNA HMO
  CIGNA Open Access
  CIGNA PPO
  Empire BCBS HMO
  Empire BCBS PPO
  First Health PPO
  

  GHI PPO
  Great West PPO
  Healthfirst New York
  HealthLink PPO
  Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  Multiplan PHCS PPO
  Multiplan PPO
  MVP Healthcare PPO
  Oxford Health Freedom
  Oxford Health Liberty
  United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
  United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
  

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