Brian C. Halpern, MD

Brian Halpern, MD, is the first non-surgical Fellowship Trained and Board Certified Sports Medicine Physician at Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dr. Halpern pioneered the non-operative approach to acute and chronic musculoskeletal problems. He is a founder of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, president of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Foundation, and past Associate Team Physician for the New York Mets. He has been on the Board of Directors of Face of America, working with disabled athletes worldwide. 

In 1998, Dr. Halpern won an Emmy Award for the documentary Vietnam: Long Time Coming. He authored The Knee Crisis Handbook, which was published by Rodale Books in October, 2003, as well as the Men's Health Sports Injury Handbook, in 2005. His articles on sports-related injuries have been published in Men’s Health Magazine and other sports magazines.

Appointments

Assistant Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery

Clinical Assistant Professor in Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Specialty

Primary Care Sports Medicine

Certification

Sports Medicine

Family Medicine

State Licensure
New Jersey, New York

Education

MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, US

Residency

University of Maryland, US

Fellowship

Hughston Sports Medicine Clinic, US

Special Expertise

Acute injuries

Overuse injuries

PRP injections for tendinopathy

Hyaluronate injections for arthritis

Exertional compartment syndrome

Sports-related injuries

Problems affecting the shoulder, upper arm, wrist, hand, spine, hip, knee, lower leg, ankle, and foot

Awards

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Humanitarian Award, 2000

Emmy Award, Vietnam: Long Time Coming, 1998

Selected Publications

The Knee Crisis Handbook, Rodale Books, 2003

Men's Health Sports Injury Handbook, Rodale Books, 2005

Men's Health Magazine articles on knee injuries

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.