Orthopedic Surgeon
"The newest member of the club's staff is Dr. Ray Cunneff of Red Bank, New Jersey who joined the Giants as team orthopedic surgeon prior to the 1974 season. A native of Philadelphia, Ray graduated from St. Joseph College in Philadelphia and from Jefferson Medical College in the same city. After an internship and residency at Jefferson Hospital, Ray served in the Air Force Medical Corps as a Captain in orthopedic surgery at Bolling Air Force Base. After his discharge, he was a resident at New York Orthopedic Hospital.
Dr. Cunneff is currently engaged in his own practice in Red Bank and is also the Director of Orthopedic Surgery at Riverview Hospital in New Jersey as well as being an Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. He is also President of the New Jersey Orthopedic Society and is a Consultant at both Northern Westchester Hospital and White Plains Hospital in Westchester County.
An avid golfer, Ray is often a guest lecturer at symposiums on sports injuries at various colleges."
-1975 New York Giants Media Guide
Dr. Cunneff was my pediatric/orthopedic surgeon for many years beginning in 1959...when I was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta....he was an exceptional, professional doctor who virtually saved my life....sadly, Ray passed away in 1982 from brain cancer....RIP Dr. Cunneff
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