Where does Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) rank in AI search for cosmetic surgery in New York City?

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) ranks #90 of 1,051 cosmetic surgery firms measured in New York City by AI recommendation share (1.1% across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity), based on the August 2026 snapshot.

Which AI assistants cite Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)?

In the current snapshot, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) was named by 4 of the 4 AI assistants tested (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The per-assistant breakdown is published at https://viclaro.app/leaderboards/nyc/medical/cosmetic-surgery/hospital-for-special-surgery-hss.

New York City · Cosmetic Surgery

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)

Q: Is Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) recommended by ChatGPT?

AI recommendations vary by assistant and prompt. The Viclaro Atlas profile at https://viclaro.app/leaderboards/nyc/medical/cosmetic-surgery/hospital-for-special-surgery-hss shows the per-assistant breakdown, every recorded citation, and the specific buyer scenarios where each AI named this firm.

How to read this firm's data

Header tiles

Rank: Position among firms named in the category's latest scan.
Response mention rate: The percentage of latest-snapshot AI responses that named this business. ±X is the 95% confidence margin.
Cited by: How many of the four AI assistants named this firm at least once.
Tier: 🟢 consensus · 🟡 mid-tier · ⚪ sample-limited.

Breakdowns + log

90-day trend: Each dot is one category snapshot.
Per-AI breakdown: Responses from each assistant that named this firm.
By question type: Citations grouped by what the buyer was asking.
Citation log: Every recorded instance where an AI named this firm.

Full methodology →

Rank

#90

of 1051 firms

Response mention rate

1.1%

±0.6% (95% confidence)

Cited by

4/4

✓ Claude ✓ ChatGPT ✗ Gemini ✓ Perplexity

Tier

⚪ Sample-limited

12 citations · consensus 2.56

Per-AI breakdown

Empty cards = that AI assistant doesn't surface this firm. A firm cited by only one AI is likely invisible to most buyers.

Claude

mentions

ChatGPT

mentions

Gemini

mentions

Perplexity

mention

By question type

Citations split by buyer-intent category. Empty rows = AI doesn't think of this firm when buyers ask that kind of question.

Decision

1 mention

Follow Up

8 mentions

Constraints

3 mentions

Citation log

12 mentions recorded for this business in the latest snapshot.

Where Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is winning + missing, prompt-by-prompt

136 of 141 ranking-layer buyer prompts don't cite this firm. The three firms cited most on each missing prompt are the competitors closing that gap. Prompt text is redacted (see methodology §8) — buckets show the shape of the gap.

136 missing prompts Sorted by competitor citation weight

P-001

Advice

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Andrew Jacono ×8 Sherrell Aston ×4 David Hidalgo ×4

P-002

Decision

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Andrew Jacono ×8 Sherrell Aston ×4 Dr. Sam Rizk, MD ×3

P-003

Decision

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Andrew Jacono ×8 FaceTite ×4 Dr. Dara Liotta ×4

P-004

Decision

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Andrew Jacono ×8 Sherrell Aston ×3 Dr. David Rapaport ×2

P-005

Learning

Firms cited on this prompt:

SMAS Facelift ×8 Dr. Richard Swift, MD: Plastic Surgeon NYC, Buccal Fat Removal, Deep Plane Facelift and Chin Liposuction ×7 Mini Facelift ×7

P-006

Learning

Firms cited on this prompt:

RealSelf ×8 Dr. David Shafer ×6 Sherrell Aston ×5

P-007

Learning

Firms cited on this prompt:

New York City ×8 Miami ×7 Beverly Hills ×7

P-008

Learning

Firms cited on this prompt:

American Board of Plastic Surgery ×8 American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (ABCS) ×8 American Board of Medical Specialties ×7

P-009

Situation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Douglas Steinbrech ×8 Dr. David Shafer ×6 LARA DEVGAN, MD, PLLC ×2

P-010

Situation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Andrew Jacono ×8 Sherrell Aston ×6 Dr. Sam Rizk, MD ×4

P-011

Follow Up

Firms cited on this prompt:

Aetna ×7 Dr. Nolan Karp ×4 NYU Langone Plastic Surgery ×4

P-012

Situation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Andrew Jacono ×7 Dr. Sam Rizk, MD ×3 Dr. Stafford Broumand ×3

P-013

Situation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Andrew Jacono ×7 Dr. Lara Devgan ×3 Dr. David B. Rosenberg, MD ×3

P-014

Situation

Firms cited on this prompt:

Dr. Adam Kolker ×7 Dr. Nolan Karp ×5 Dr. Stafford Broumand ×4

P-015

Validation

Firms cited on this prompt:

American Board of Plastic Surgery ×7 RealSelf ×4 Healthgrades ×4

+ 121 more missing prompts. The full list — with the verbatim prompt text and every cited firm — is part of a Viclaro audit.

5 winning prompts Prompts where AI cited this firm

W-001

Constraints

Also cited on this prompt:

Columbia ×7 NYU Langone Health ×6 Mount Sinai Health System ×5

W-002

Follow Up

Also cited on this prompt:

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) ×6 NYU Langone Health ×4 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York - Main Hospital ×3

W-003

Follow Up

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Ari Kaplan ×6 New York City ×2 Dr. Artem Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D. ×2

W-004

Follow Up

Also cited on this prompt:

Zocdoc ×4 NYU Langone Plastic Surgery ×2 Columbia ×2

W-005

Decision

Also cited on this prompt:

Dr. Sam Rizk, MD ×2 Dr. Stafford Broumand ×2 Dr. Andrew Jacono ×2

Peer firms in New York City cosmetic surgery

Other firms ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity name in this category.

Dr. Andrew Jacono

21.2% share · 4/4 AI

David Hidalgo

15.8% share · 4/4 AI

Sherrell Aston

13.7% share · 4/4 AI

Dr. David Shafer

12.8% share · 4/4 AI

Dr. Sam Rizk, MD

12.4% share · 4/4 AI

Dr. Adam Kolker

12.0% share · 4/4 AI

NYU Langone Plastic Surgery

9.8% share · 4/4 AI

Dr. Stafford Broumand

9.6% share · 4/4 AI

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