Jonathan S. Kirschner, MD, RMSK
Dr. Kirschner is a board certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR), Sports Medicine and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is also a registered musculoskeletal sonographer and uses ultrasound to both diagnose and treat neuromusculoskeletal conditions. He completed a subspecialty fellowship training in Sports Medicine and Interventional Pain Management and received the Earl C. Elkins award for achieving the highest score in the nation on the PMR board examination.
Dr. Kirschner’s goal is to restore function, reduce pain, and promote an active, healthy lifestyle using conservative measures whenever possible. He has won awards for his teaching skills while as a resident and attending physician. He lectures extensively locally and nationally, has edited the Atlas of Ultrasound Guided Musculoskeletal Injections and has written numerous peer reviewed journal articles and textbook chapters on the non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal disease.
His current research is in the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections to treat tendinopathy. Other research interests include glenohumeral osteoarthritis and the role of PRP and hyaluronans, the efficacy of ultrasound guided procedures, novel uses for ultrasound in musculoskeletal medicine, evidenced based spine care, among others.
Back in the Game Patient Stories
Appointments
Associate Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Physiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College
Specialty
Special Expertise
Spinal Conditions, Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), Tendinopathy, Osteoarthritis
Procedures
Fluoroscopic Spinal Injections (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbosacral), Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Platelet Rich Plasma Injections, Electrodiagnostics, Joint, Bursa and Soft Tissue Injections, Trigger point injections
Awards
Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, 2017-2018
Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor, 2017-2018
ERF Materson Grant, Foundation for PMR, 2012, 2014
Jerry Weissman Teacher of the Year Award, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2013
Earl C Elkins Award, ABPMR, 2010
Affiliations
AAPMR, AAP
Languages
English
Insurance Information
Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO HMO POS
Cigna
Connecticare
Emblem Selectcare
HIP
Medicare
Oxford
Oxford Medicare
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Compass
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Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO HMO POS
Cigna
Connecticare
Emblem Selectcare
HIP
Medicare
Oxford
Oxford Medicare
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Compass
Please note, if your insurance is not on this list, you may still have coverage subject to the availability of out-of-network benefits.
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Education
MD, SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY 2005
Internship
SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY 2006
Residency
Fellowship
Orthopaedic and Spine Specialists, York, PA 2010
Certification
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2010, Sports Medicine 2010, Electrodiagnostic Medicine 2011, Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSK) 2013
State Licensure
New York
Editorial Appointments
Editor, Musculoskeletal Medicine, AAPMR Knowledge NOW, 2011-Present
Selected Books/Chapters
Spinner DA, Kirschner JS, Herrera JH, eds. Atlas of Ultrasound Guided Musculoskeletal Injections. New York: Springer, 2013
Kirschner JS, Ben-Meir RS, Diamond J. Piriformis Syndrome. In Wyss J, Patel A ed. Comprehensive Therapeutic Programs for Musculoskeletal Disorders. New York, NY: Demos, 2013
Kirschner JS, Furman MB. Berkwits, L. Introduction. In Furman MB, ed. Atlas of Image Guided Spinal Procedures. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2012.
Kirschner JS, Furman MB. Needle Techniques. In Furman MB, ed. Atlas of Image Guided Spinal Procedures. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2012.
Kim R, Kirschner JS, Furman MB. Essential fluoroscopic techniques and “tricks“. In Furman MB, ed. Atlas of Image Guided Spinal Procedures. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2012.
Foye PM, Kirschner JS. Ganglion Impar Block. In Furman MB, ed. Atlas of Image Guided Spinal Procedures. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2012.
Kirschner, JS. Radial neuropathy. In Visco CJ, Chimes GP, eds. McLean Course in Electrodiagnostic Medicine. New York, NY: Demos, 2010.
Selected Publications
Sahler CS, Spinner DA, Kirschner JS. Ultrasound-Guided First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Injections: Description of an In-plane, Gel Standoff Technique in a Cadaveric Study. Foot Ankle Spec. 2013 Jun 27. [Epub ahead of print]
Spinner D, Kirschner JS. Accuracy of Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Trigeminal Nerve Blocks Using Methylene Blue in Cadavers. Pain medicine. 2012;13(11): 1469-1473.
Kirschner JS, Cole JL, Foye PM. Piriformis syndrome, diagnosis and treatment. Muscle and Nerve 2009;40(1):10-18.
Elwood DM, Kirschner JS, Moroz A, Berliner J. Exploring systems-based practice in a sample of physical medicine and rehabilitation residency programs. PMR 2009;1(3):223-228.
Elwood DM, Kirschner JS. Rehabilitation Policy: Bracing for the future. The PM&R Resident 2008:17(2).
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.
Research Interests
Spinal conditions, Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Platelet rich plasma, Tendinopathy, Osteoarthritis
Clinical Trials
- The Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy (PNT) versus Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) with PNT in the Treatment of Chronic Tendinosis
- Lumbar Intradiscal Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections-A Multicenter, Prospective Study in Patients with Internal Disc Disruption
- The Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Glenohumeral Joint Injections of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) versus Hyaluronic Acid (HA) in the Treatment of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Double-blind Control Trial (Old IRB #14134)