About Dr. Moley
Peter Moley, MD earned his undergraduate degree at Georgetown University and medical degree from Georgetown University Medical School. He completed his residency at Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation where he was the Academic Chief Resident. Following residency, he trained for an additional year in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine at Hospital for Special Surgery.
He specializes in the non-operative treatment of hips, low backs, and general joint injuries. His patient care starts with a thorough evaluation followed by an advanced physical therapy program, which he designs for his patients. He is board certified in both Sports Medicine and Physiatry.
Some patients require injections in addition to physical therapy. To better direct his injections, he performs fluoroscopic-guided and ultrasound guided injections of the spine and joints. With the accuracy of guidance, he injects steroids, orthobiologics, and viscosupplementation in the treatment of joint, spine and tendon injuries.
Dr. Moley has lectured nationally on hip and spine disorders. His research focusses on outcomes of various procedures, non-operative treatment of hip and spine disorders and better understanding of radiographic parameters for hip and spine disease.
Physician Video
Departments
Specialized Centers
HSS Center for Regenerative Medicine
Special Expertise
Injuries and Treatment of the Athletic Hip
Low Back Pain and Treatment
Epidural Injections
Ultrasound Injections
Rowing
Sports Medicine
Patient Stories
Videos
Insurance
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
Associate Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Affiliations
Diplomat, AAPM&R
Diplomat, AAP
NASS
PASSOR
Certification
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Education
MD, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington DC, 1996
BA, Georgetown University, Washington DC, 1989
Internship
UC Davis Medical School, General Surgery, Sacramento, California, 1998
Residency
Kessler/UMDNJ, Physiatry, Newark, New Jersey
Fellowship
Hospital for Special Surgery, Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine, New York, 2002
State Licensure
Languages
English
For My Patients
Physical exam videos
Directions to The Pavilion
My office is located at The Pavilion, 541 East 71st St. The main entrance to The Pavilion is on the north side of 71st Street underneath the sky bridge that connects the main hospital to the Belaire Building.
Please see directions from other HSS locations:
- From the Main Hospital (535 East 70th St):
Enter the Hospital lobby and take the West elevators to the 2nd Floor. Upon exiting the elevator, turn right and continue down the hallway and over the sky bridge. Once across the sky bridge, you will see a set of elevators on your left. Take the elevator to my office.- From the Belaire Building Main Entrance (525 East 71st St):
Enter the Belaire lobby and take the front elevators to the 2nd Floor. Upon exiting the elevator, turn left and follow the hallway around until you see another set of elevators on your right. Take the elevator to my office.- From the Belaire Building 72nd Street Entrance (524 East 72nd St):
Enter the Belaire building and walk down the stairs. Follow the hallway around, past the first set of elevators on your left. Continue down the hall and past the windows until you see another set of elevators on your right. Take the elevator to my office.
Publications by Dr. Moley
Patient Education
- Early Hip Conditions
- Preventing Low Back Pain during Golf Season
- Disc Herniations in the Lumbar Spine: Frequently Asked Questions
Blog Posts
Selected Journal Articles
Functional Deficits in Athletes with a History of Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Dec;83(12):1753-8.
Functional Performance Deficits in Athletes with Previous Lower Extremity Injury. Clin J Sport Med. 2002 Mar;12(2):73-8.
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.
Research
Principal Investigator
- Fluoroscopically Guided Transforaminal versus Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections: A Prospective Randomized Study in Patients with Spinal Stenosis and Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma or Whole Blood Injection for Proximal Hamstring Tendinosis
Co-Investigator
- Adolescent Lumbar Disc Herniations: An Outcome Study
- Prognostic Value of MRI in Predicting Symptom Recurrence in Stress Reactions of Fracture of the Lumbar Pars Interarticularis or Pedicle
- Physiatry Electronic Registry (PERk)
Clinical Trials
- Ultrasound-Guided Platelet Rich Plasma versus Whole Blood Injection for the Treatment of Gluteus Medius Tendinopathy: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Study
- A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Effectiveness of 2 Doses of Intradiscal rhGDF-5
- The Center for Hip Preservation Outcomes Registry
- Percutaneous Rupture of Zygaphyseal joint Synovial Cysts: Prospective Review of Nonsurgical Management
Patient Registries
- Dr. Moley is a principal investigator for these patient registries.
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.
Below are the healthcare industry relationships reported by Dr. Moley as of November 22, 2019.
- Concentric Analgesics - Ownership Interest
- Orthobond Corporation - Ownership Interest
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.
Patients should feel free to ask their HSS physicians questions about these relationships.