Vijay B Vad MD
Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)
Sports Medicine specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Cornell University-Weill Medical College
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519 E 72nd StSte 203New York, NY 10021
Phone+1 212-606-1306
Fax+1 212-774-2934
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Summary
- Dr. Vijay Vad is a sports medicine specialist in New York, NY and is affiliated with Hospital for Special Surgery. He received his medical degree from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and has been in practice 25 years. He specializes in sports medicine - physiatry with research emphasis on back pain, knee arthritis and frozen shoulder. He is founder of three biotech companies in arthritis and back pain area and the Vad Foundation dedicated to educating disadvantaged girls globally and medical research.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1994 - 1996
Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1993 - 1994- Rush University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
University of Oklahoma College of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1995 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2025 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1995 - 2026
TX State Medical License 1993 - 2009
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008, 2014
- New York Magazine: Top Minimally Invasive Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Magnetic Resonance Neurography Findings in Clinically Suspected Posterior Interosseous Neuropathy.Anisha Javvaji, Uthman Shukairy, Anjali Kashyap, Brian Caplan, Eli Sepkowitz
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025-08-01 - Carboplasty, a Simple Tibial Marrow Technique for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial.Antonio Madrazo-Ibarra, Raghav Barve, Kaitlin M Carroll, Robert Proner, Christoper Topar
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022-12-01 - 7 citations"Back Rx, a personalized mobile phone application for discogenic chronic low back pain: a prospective pilot study".Vijay B Vad, Antonio Madrazo-Ibarra, Deborah Estrin, John P Pollak, Kaitlin M Carroll
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2022-10-19
Press Mentions
6 Surprising Factors That Contribute to Physical PainMay 11th, 2023- In Praise of the Hospital for Special SurgeryJune 25th, 2021
- This 3-Minute Exercise Cured One Woman’s Excruciating Back PainMay 14th, 2021
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