This month we have taken an in-depth look at how sports injuries can affect your life and highlighted preventative steps to avoid sports injuries. This week we would like to introduce you to a sports-specialist at Mount Sinai’s Department of Rehabilitative Medicine – Dr Joseph E Herrera. During sports seasons it is important that players look after themselves off the field as well as on. If you are looking at rehab to get back into shape or fighting off a hamstring tear - wherever you are on your journey to recovery (or the MBA), Dr Joseph Herrera can give you some coaching tips.
Dr Joseph E. Herrera is a Board-Certified Physician who joined Mount Sinai after the completion of an Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine Fellowship at the renown Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. He then completed his residency and served as Chief Resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation through a combined program of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and Weill Cornel Medical Center. He finished his academic career before joining us by completing a fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center and has been named an American Pain Scholar by the American Pain Society.
His literary works extend to authoring and editing textbooks such as the “Manual to Musculoskeletal Medicine” and “Essential Sports Medicine and he is the chief editor of the medical journal “Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine.”
He is currently researching Wii Shoulder Injuries – which are injuries obtained during using the Nintendo Wii Sports devices. His past accomplishment was in adding to the cutting edge of Lumbar Discography Study – and he anticipates beginning work in adding to the literature on Plasma Rich Protein for the Elbow.
Dr Herrera is also the New York State Athletic Commission and Chief Team Physician for USA Boxing Metro which has allowed him to regularly treat and evaluate professional athletes. His in-depth understanding of his field has awarded him the Rocky Marciano Physician of the Year Award for excellence in Sports Medicine.
Dr Herrera comes highly recommended. He was selected as one of the Best Doctors in America and has won an abundant of awards and comes highly recommended by his patients. He maintains an excellent rating on our website – averaging at 4.7/5 rating. His top-rated categories are in the following:
· He explains in a way you understand
· He listens carefully
· They will recommend him to a friend
If you are looking for a sports physician that can help you through rehab or someone to create a bespoke plan of action.
If you have suffered a sports-related injury, please contact us at Mount Sinai Department of Rehabilitative Medicine for a bespoke rehab plan and request Dr Herrera. Contact our switchboard on: (212) 241-6321
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