About Dr. Barsoum
Dr. Barsoum is a board certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). She completed residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, where she served as academic chief resident and was awarded the Resident Teacher of the Year Award and the Areti Award (awarded to the resident who demonstrates a consistent willingness to go above and beyond for the good of their co-residents). She completed subspecialty fellowship training in Spine and Sports Medicine at Hospital for Special Surgery.
Dr. Barsoum's goal is to help her patients return to and optimally perform at their chosen activities while promoting a healthy and active lifestyle. She treats patients with spine (neck, mid back, low back, and buttock) pain as well as musculoskeletal issues (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle/foot). She utilizes conservative measures as well as ultrasound- and fluoroscopically guided interventions. Her overall goals for her patients are to maximize function while minimizing pain.
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Departments
Specialized Centers
HSS Center for Regenerative Medicine
Special Expertise
Musculoskeletal medicine
Nonsurgical sports medicine
Nonsurgical spine care
Rehabilitation
Ultrasound guided injections
Interventional spine procedures
Platelet Rich Plasma procedures
Procedures
Fluoroscopic Spinal Injections (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Lumbosacral)
Ultrasound guided joint, bursa, tendon, and soft tissue injections
Viscosupplementation
Platelet Rich Plasma Injections
Trigger Point Injections
Patient Stories
Videos
Insurance
If your insurance is not listed, please call our office if you have questions regarding your insurance coverage. If you have out-of-network benefits, then your insurance may reimburse you for a portion of your office visit. We will work with you and your insurance to minimize your out-of-pocket costs. Financial assistance may be available for patients in need.
Credentials
Appointments
Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College
Affiliations
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Association of Academic Physiatrists
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
New Jersey Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Certification
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)
Awards
Castle Connolly Rising Star, 2022
New York Magazine Top Doctors, 2022
Resident Teacher of the Year Award, 2017
Areti Award, 2017
Resident as Teacher Award, 2016
PM&R Outstanding Medical Student Award, 2013
Education
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School (formerly UMDNJ), 2013
Internship
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School (formerly UMDNJ), 2014
Residency
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School/Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, 2017
Fellowship
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2018
State Licensure
Languages
English
Publications by Dr. Barsoum
Selected Books/Chapters
Abdelshahed, D., Dutta, A., Im, C., Wyss, J. "Motor Neuron Disease," McLean Guide to Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 2nd Edition.
Selected Presentations
Abdelshahed, D., Wyss, J., Dutta, A., Cheng, J., Kirschner, J., Moley, P., Zoland, M.: Cadaveric Study Investigating Ultrasound-Guided Injections for Athletic Pubaglia (Sports Hernia). AMSSM Annual Meeting 2018. Orlando, FL. Poster presentation.
Abdelshahed, D., Oh-Park, M., Llull-Vera, M: Confidence and Competence in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound among PM&R Residents: a Longitudinal Analysis. AAP Annual Meeting 2018. Atlanta, GA. Poster presentation.
Abdelshahed, D., Oh-Park, M., Neuman, S: Dynamic Change in Thickness and Vascularity in Iliotibial Band Syndrome: A Case Report. AAP Annual Meeting 2017. Las Vegas, NV. Poster Presentation.
Abdelshahed, D., Jasey, N.: Brush your teeth! Herpes Encephalitis after a dental procedure: a case report. AAP Annual Meeting 2016. Sacramento, CA. Poster presentation.
Abdelshahed, D., Farag, A., Gibson-Gill, C., Claffey, K.: The old becomes new: leech therapy to save a flap reconstruction in a patient with incomplete tetraplegia and a sacral pressure ulcer: a case report. AAP Annual Meeting 2016. Sacramento, CA. Poster presentation.
Abdelshahed, D., Patibanda, V., Hwang, G., Stitik, T.: Effective use of musculoskeletal ultrasound and MRI to diagnose and treat a patient with a symptomatic proximal tibiofibular joint cyst: a case report. AAP Annual Meeting 2015. San Antonio, TX. Poster presentation.
Foye, P., Abdelshahed, D.: Sacral chordoma presenting as coccyx pain: the importance of MRI: a case report. AAPM&R Annual Assembly 2013. Washington DC. Poster presentation.
Research
Industry Relationships
Industry Relationships
One of the goals of HSS is to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and related disciplines for the benefit of patients. Physicians at HSS may collaborate with outside companies for education, research and medical advances. HSS supports this collaboration in order to foster medical breakthroughs; however HSS also believes that these collaborations must be disclosed.
As part of the disclosure process, this website lists physician collaborations with outside companies. The disclosures are provided by information provided by the physician and other sources and are updated regularly. Further information may be available on individual company websites.
As of April 10, 2023, Dr. Abdelshahed reported no relationships with the healthcare industry.
By disclosing the collaborations of HSS physicians with industry on this website, HSS and its physicians make this information available to their patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Further, the HSS Conflicts of Interest Policy does not permit physicians to collect royalties on products developed by him/her that are used on patients at HSS.