Vijay B. Vad, MD

On September 1, 1997, Vijay B. Vad, MD joined the staff of Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dr. Vad is the physician for the PGA Tour and the professional men's tennis circuit and specializes in minimally invasive treatments of sports injuries, spine and arthritis.

He is also the author of the books Back Rx, Arthritis Rx and Golf Rx published by Penguin Books.

Appointments

Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery

Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Specialty
Physiatry

Subspecialty
Spine, Sports Medicine

Certification

Sports Medicine

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

State Licensure
California, New York, Texas

Education

MD, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Fellowship

Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Sports Medicine

Special Expertise

Developing minimally invasive non-surgical treatments for spine, arthritis, and sports injuries

Selected Publications

  

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.