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Performing Arts Medicine Collaborative

The purpose of the Performing Arts Medicine Collaborative at HSS is to help performing artists get back onstage so that they can continue uplifting the world with their talents. Our collaborative brings together experts from a range of specialties to provide world-class, comprehensive care to dancers, musicians and performers.

Our multidisciplinary approach is one of the most important aspects of our group. Patients receive personalized care from a team of experts that includes sports and performing arts medicine doctors, physical and occupational therapists, podiatrists, and nutritionists. We also offer injury prevention services including video capture motion analysis for dancers, musicians,and other performing artists.

Our team has extensive experience in caring for the performing artist community. Many of our clinicians are affiliated with or consult for organizations such as New York City Ballet, The Juilliard School, the International Association of Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS), Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA), Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health, Jacob’s Pillow and Miami City Ballet. Our physicians have provided coverage for Broadway shows, Cirque du Soleil, and Radio City Rockettes. We also conduct clinical research focused on injury prevention in musicians and dancers.

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Conditions We Treat

  • Ankle and foot pain
  • Back pain 
  • Bunions
  • Bursitis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Chronic pain
  • Dislocations
  • Hip pain
  • Knee pain
  • Ligament tears
  • Muscle strains
  • Musician’s dystonia
  • Neuropathy
  • Overuse injuries
  • Quad strain
  • Shoulder pain
  • Sprains
  • Stress fractures
  • Tendinitis
  • Trigger toe

Therapies Offered

  • Acupuncture
  • Blood flow restriction
  • Diagnostic Imaging services
  • Dry needling
  • Electrotherapy
  • E-stim
  • Hand therapy
  • Imaging-guided injections
  • Laser therapy
  • Massage
  • Nutrition counseling
  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Physical therapy
  • Pilates
  • PRP and other regenerative medicine techniques
  • Shockwave therapy

Physician Collaborators

Daniel H. Blatz, MD
Spine and Sports Medicine Physiatrist
Matthew A. Butler, MD
Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon
Stephanie Swensen Buza, MD
Sports Medicine and Hip Preservation Surgeon
Upper East Side, Westchester, Midtown
Frank P. Cammisa Jr., MD
Spine Surgeon
Ellen Casey, MD, CAQSM, FACSM
Spine and Sports Medicine Physiatrist
Philip G. Colucci, MD
Radiologist
Upper East Side
Matthew S. Conti, MD
Foot and Ankle Surgeon
Upper East Side, West Side, Hudson Yards
Frank A. Cordasco, MD, MS
Sports Medicine Surgeon
Midtown, Uniondale, Westchester
Kathleen L. Davenport, MD
Spine and Sports Medicine Physiatrist
Stephen Fealy, MD
Sports Medicine Surgeon
Upper East Side, Uniondale, Midtown
Marci A. Goolsby, MD
Primary Sports Medicine Physician
Upper East Side, Westchester
Melody Hrubes, MD, FACSM
Sports Medicine Physiatrist
Upper East Side, Midtown
Anne Holland Johnson, MD
Foot and Ankle and Sports Medicine Surgeon
Darren R. Lebl, MD, MBA
Spine Surgeon
Upper East Side, Uniondale, Westchester
Elizabeth M. Manejías, MD
Sports Medicine Physiatrist
Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Sports Medicine Surgeon
Upper East Side, Westchester
Carlo Milani, MD, MBA
Spine and Sports Medicine Physiatrist
Thomas M. Novella, DPM
Podiatrist
Heidi Prather, DO
Sports Medicine and Hip Preservation Physiatrist
Upper East Side, Midtown
James N. Robinson, MD
Primary Sports Medicine Physician

Physician Assistant

Amy Skinner, PA-C, MS
Orthopedic Evaluation Specialist

Therapist Collaborators

Nicola Banger, PT, OCS, MScPT, SFMA, CYA
Physical Therapy
Kimberly Baptiste-Mbadiwe, PT, DPT, OCS, SFMA
Physical Therapy
Jorge Giral, PT, DPT, SCS, COMT, CSCS
Physical Therapy
Jamie C. Lamb, PT, DPT, OCS, CMPT, PMA-CPT
Physical Therapy
Hector L. Lozada, PT, DPT, ATC, SCS, OCS, Cert MDT
Physical Therapy
Alyson N. Mackay, PT, DPT, OCS, PMA®-CPT, BSPTS-1, GT
Physical Therapy
Jason K. Mayerhofer, PT, DPT, MTC, STC, CSCS, SFMA, USATF-1
Physical Therapy
Allie J. Paul, PT, DPT, OCS
Physical Therapy
Mariah Tarabocchia, PT, DPT, COMPT
Physical Therapy
Robert R. Turner, PT, OCS, MS, OM, LAc, PMA®CPT
Physical Therapy
Aviva L. Wolff, EdD, OT, CHT
Occupational Therapy, Hand Therapy
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