Physician: Orthopedic Surgery, Physician: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Physiatry

My approach to orthopedic care is based upon my training in sports medicine. I had the privilege of studying with two pioneers in dance medicine, Justin Howse, FRCS, and William Hamilton, MD. I am a Charter Member of IADMS, and Past President. My special interest is the care of performing artists. <><><> I am Orthopedist to Mark Morris Dance Group, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Parsons Dance Company, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Ballet Hispanico, and The Roundabout Theatre Company. I served as the Orthopedic Consultant to The Juilliard School, working with musicians, dancers, actors, and singers, from 1988 to 2020. I served as Orthopedist for Merce Cunningham Dance Company from 1999 to 2011, when the company disbanded. <><><> I have served as Orthopedist for over 100 Broadway and off-Broadway theatrical productions, including The Will Rogers Follies, Guys & Dolls, Miss Saigon, Cats, The Who’s Tommy (1993 and 2024 versions), Grease, Monty Python's Spamalot, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Riverdance on Broadway, Wicked (from 2003 to 2025), Grease, Evita, War Horse, Motown, Les Misérable, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Aladdin, Matilda, Groundhog Day, Anastasia, Beetlejuice, Dancin', Water for Elephants, Back To The Future, Cabaret, Wicked, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Chicago, and Gypsy. <><><> I am Clinical Associate Professor at New York University School of Medicine and Associate Director of the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, NYU Langone Health. <><><> I am on the faculty of New York University School of Medicine (Clinical Associate Professor) and a member of NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital's Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, where I served as Associate Director from 2002 to 2023. <><><>