Carol A. Mancuso

Carol A. Mancuso MD is a Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences and holds clinical appointments at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Hospital for Special Surgery. Her research integrates clinical epidemiology with rheumatology and orthopedic outcomes, focusing on patient expectations, chronic disease management, and psychosocial impacts of musculoskeletal conditions.

• Education: MD from CUNY-Mt. Sinai Medical School; Internship and Residency at The New York Hospital; Fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College/Hospital for Special Surgery
• Leadership Roles: Director of the Master's Degree Program in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Director of Mentoring Cores for NIH T32 grants

Her research spans three major areas:

• Elective Orthopedic Surgery: Developed gold-standard surveys to measure patient expectations for hip, knee, shoulder, and spine surgeries, with current work on lifestyle activity post-lumbar surgery
• Connective Tissue Diseases: Longitudinal studies on psychosocial impacts of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, including fatigue, workplace challenges, and physical inactivity
• Medical Education: Director of NIH-sponsored clinical research training programs and faculty mentoring curriculum development

Recent publications focus on spine surgery outcomes, musculoskeletal biomarkers, and patient expectation management, with 7/10 articles in 2025 addressing postoperative care and outcome prediction. She has received major awards from the NHLBI, NIA, and Arthritis Foundation, and her work emphasizes the intersection of depressive symptoms and chronic disease outcomes.

Key affiliations:

• Weill Cornell Medical College
• Hospital for Special Surgery
• Cornell University