About Dr. Quirolgico
Dr. Kristina Quirolgico is a physiatrist who is fellowship-trained in primary care sports medicine. She has a special interest in taking care of patients with foot and ankle injuries and specializes in musculoskeletal ultrasound, peripheral joint injections both with and without ultrasound guidance, PRP injections, and extracorporeal shockwave therapy. A former dancer herself, Dr. Quirolgico has experience providing medical care for dancers of all genres. She is passionate about helping artists and athletes of all levels continue to perform, and uses a multi-disciplinary, team-based approach to restoring function and quality of life.
Dr. Quirolgico completed her sports medicine fellowship at Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where she also received her medical degree. She did her internship in Internal Medicine at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, and completed her residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at NewYork-Presbyterian – Columbia and Cornell University Medical Centers.
During her fellowship, Dr. Quirolgico was a team physician for Rutgers University and Princeton University Athletics covering football, field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, ice hockey, and wrestling. In 2021, she was awarded the 2021 AMSSM Young Investigator’s Research Grant in support of her IRB-approved prospective controlled research study comparing focused vs radial shockwave therapy in treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis.
Dr. Quirolgico has lectured nationally at the Performing Arts Medicine Association Annual Symposium, and regionally at various physical therapy centers and physical medicine and rehabilitation residency programs such as Kessler and NewYork-Presbyterian – Columbia and Cornell.
Physician Video
Departments
Special Expertise
Performing arts medicine
Dance medicine
Sports injuries of the foot and ankle
Ankle instability
Foot arthritis
Ankle arthritis
Knee arthritis
Hip arthritis
Ultrasound guided procedures
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
PRP injections
Procedures
Ultrasound guided peripheral joint injections
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
Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College
Assistant Attending Physiatrist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Affiliations
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R)
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS)
International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS)
Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA)
Awards
AMSSM Young Investigator’s Research Grant, 2021
Education
BS, Natural Science/Dance, Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA, May 2008
Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 2013
Internship
Internal Medicine, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ, 2014
Residency
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia and Cornell Medical Centers, New York, NY 2017
Fellowship
Primary Care Sports Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ 2018
State Licensure
Languages
English
For My Patients
Patient Education Articles
- Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome - article on American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
- Plantar fasciitis: How to get back on your feet - article from Bergen County: Autumn Years
Educational Videos
Interdisciplinary Care of Dance Injury - Modern Dance
I Have Arthritis: How Can I Treat It?
Publications by Dr. Quirolgico
Patient Education
Selected Books/Chapters
Quirolgico K., Townsend C. Ankle and Foot Injuries. In: Miranda-Comas G., Cooper G., Herrera J., Curtis S. (eds) Essential Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64316-4_18
Quirolgico K. Fracture, posterior malleolus. In: Achar SA, Taylor KS, eds. The 5-Minutes Sports Medicine Consult. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2020.
Selected Presentations
Popoli D, Davenport K, Mayerhofer J, Quirolgico K, Swensen Buza S, Ho M. Live panel from the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS): Interdisciplinary Care of Dance Injury - Modern Dance on October 2, 2020.
Quirolgico K, Krystofiak J, Conway J, Como B, Altobelli A, Putukian M. Echocardiographic findings after abnormal pre-participation screening including ECG: A Division I University's 5 year experience. Oral poster presentation at the annual AMSSM conference on April 27, 2018.
Quirolgico K, Scott C, Townsend C. Pain, PM&R, and performing artists. Podium presentation at the annual PAMA international symposium on July 2, 2017.
Quirolgico K, Giambrone A, Ayyoub Z, Edgley S, Dunning K, McBride K, O'Dell M. Early versus late response to foot drop stimulation in persons with stroke. Podium presentation at the first annual Research Day at Weill Cornell on September 16, 2016.
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 November 18, 2019, Dr. Quirolgico reported no relationships with healthcare industry.
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