Vijay B. Vad, MD

Dr. Vijay Vad is the physician for the professional men's tennis circuit and specializes in minimally invasive treatments of sports injuries, spine, and arthritis. He joined the Hospital for Special Surgery staff on September 1, 1997 and 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 Cornell Medical College

Specialty

Physiatry

Subspecialty

Spine
Sports Medicine

Special Expertise

Developing minimally invasive, non-surgical treatments for the spine
Arthritis
Sports Injuries

Education

MD, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma

Fellowship

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

Certification

Sports Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

State Licensure

New York, California, Texas  

Selected Publications

  

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.