Nicholas Sgrignoli, MD
Primary Sports Medicine
About Dr. Sgrignoli
Dr. Nicholas Sgrignoli is an Attending Physician at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is fellowship-trained and board certified in sports medicine.
Dr. Sgrignoli sees patient of all ages and especially enjoys helping young athletes return to sports. He believes that exercise is essential to good health and his goal is to help patients of all ages return to activities as quickly as possible using nonsurgical techniques. He is comfortable managing acute injuries, fractures, as well as chronic overuse injuries and arthritis.
He completed his undergraduate training at Messiah College in central Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine and proceeded to complete a Family Medicine Residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. There he fell in love with sports medicine and went on to finish his training in sports medicine at UC San Diego Health.
While at UCSD, Dr. Sgrignoli was the team physician for all UCSD sports including soccer, basketball, rugby and lacrosse. Some highlights included covering college and professional soccer as well as Kerri Walsh Jennings' P1440 volleyball tournament and the San Diego Seals professional indoor lacrosse.
Dr. Sgrignoli has many interests including volleyball, soccer, and Gaelic football. He is also an avid snowboarder and has good experience managing ski and snowboard injuries.
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Departments
Special Expertise
Action sports injuries
Pediatric sports injuries
Ultrasound-guided joint and soft tissue injections
Non-operative fracture care
Athletic-related medical conditions
Rotator cuff injury
Osteoarthritis
Procedures
Joint and soft tissue injections
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Corticosteroid injection
PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) Injections
Viscosupplementation (hyaluronic acid) injections
Trigger point injections
ECG Screening
Patient Stories
Patient ratings for Dr. Sgrignoli
Friendliness/courtesy of the care provider
4.9(823)Your confidence in this care provider
4.9(822)Insurance
Aetna
BCBS Federal
BCBS Anthem of NY (formerly Empire)
BCBS Horizon (excluding OMNIA)
BCBS Anthem of CT
Cigna
Connecticare (not through Access Health CT)
EmblemHealth GHI
EmblemHealth HIP
EmblemHealth Medicare
EmblemHealth Select Care
The Empire Plan / NYSHIP
Medicare Part B
Oxford
UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare Compass
UnitedHealthcare Medicare HMO
UnitedHealthcare Medicare PPO
BCBS Federal
BCBS Anthem of NY (formerly Empire)
BCBS Horizon (excluding OMNIA)
BCBS Anthem of CT
Cigna
Connecticare (not through Access Health CT)
EmblemHealth GHI
EmblemHealth HIP
EmblemHealth Medicare
EmblemHealth Select Care
The Empire Plan / NYSHIP
Medicare Part B
Oxford
UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare Compass
UnitedHealthcare Medicare HMO
UnitedHealthcare Medicare PPO
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
Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery
Affiliations
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
Certification
American Board of Family Medicine
Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine
Awards
Family Medicine Keystone Award, 2018
Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2014
Keinle Center Scholarship, 2013
Education
Medical: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 2015
Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, 2018
Fellowship: UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, 2019
State Licensure
New York, Connecticut
Languages
English
Publications by Dr. Sgrignoli
Patient Education
- When to See a Doctor for Knee Pain
- What to Know About Cycling with Osteoarthritis
- High Ankle Sprain (Syndesmotic Ankle Sprain): What's the Difference vs. a Regular Sprain?
Selected Books/Chapters
Shahtaji, A, Sgrignoli, N. "Epistaxis", The 5-minute Sports Medicine Consult, 3rd Edition by Suraj Achar and Ken Taylor, April 2019, p. 128-129.
Selected Presentations
Sgrignoli N and Achar S. Pain Free Pickleball Predicament: Complete Rupture of the Conjoint Hamstring Tendon. Poster Presented at Annual Meeting, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Houston, TX. 2019
Sgrignoli, N.; Shahtaji, A.; Riggle, C.; Caldera, K; Strong, D. (2019, April). Evaluating the Benefit of Repeat Blood Pressure Measurements at Pre-Participation Physicals for High School Athletes. Poster presented at the 5th Annual UCSD Public Health Research Day, La Jolla, CA.
Sgrignoli N and Lintner L. The Key to Knee Stability: A Rare Cause of Knee Pain in a Young Athlete. Annual Meeting, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, San Diego, CA. 2017
Industry Relationships
Industry Relationships
HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.
As of May 11, 2024, Dr. Sgrignoli reported no relationships with the healthcare industry.
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