Physician Profile Page for Laura Schenkel, DO
Primary Sports Medicine Physician
About Dr. Schenkel
Dr. Laura Schenkel is an Attending Physician at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). She is board certified in Emergency Medicine as well as fellowship-trained and board certified in Sports Medicine.
She completed her undergraduate training at the University of Michigan, majoring in Kinesiology and Movement Science. She received her medical degree from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine New York and proceeded to complete an Emergency Medicine Residency at Stony Brook University Hospital. She finished her training at Northwell/Nuvance Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.
While in fellowship, Dr. Schenkel served as an assistant Team Physician for the Hudson Valley Renegades Professional Minor League Baseball team, an affiliate of the New York Yankees, Professional Women's Hockey League New York, Kingston Stockade Semi-Professional Soccer, Pace University Football, as well as Mahopac and Arlington High School Football. She also served as an assistant physician in the sports medicine clinic at Vassar College. She was previously employed as a Primary Care Sports Medicine physician at an orthopedic walk in facility in Fairfield, CT. She also participated in game coverage for the Bridgeport Islanders, Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University.
Dr. Schenkel enjoys working with patients of all ages as well as athletes, active individuals, or people looking to improve their daily function. She believes in taking a comprehensive approach to health, focusing not only on treatment, but also on overall wellness, mobility, and prevention.
Dr. Schenkel has many interests including basketball, golf and skiing. She also enjoys fishing, reading, and traveling.
Special Expertise
Acute and chronic sports injuries
Overuse conditions
Osteoarthritis
Ultrasound-guided joint and soft tissue injections
Procedures
Joint and soft tissue injections
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Corticosteroid injection
PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) Injections
Viscosupplementation (hyaluronic acid) injections
Trigger point injections
Patient ratings for Dr. Schenkel
Insurance
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Credentials
Appointments
Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery
Affiliations
American College of Sports Medicine
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians
Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine
Awards
Sigma Sigma Phi National Honor & Service Fraternity, January 2017 – May 2020
Gold Humanism Honors Society, March 2019
Academic Excellence Award in Anatomy, July 2017
Education
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, NY, 2020
Residency: SUNY at Stony Brook Emergency Medicine Residency, Stony Brook, NY, 2023
Fellowship: Northwell/Nuvance Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2024
State Licensure
Connecticut, New York
Languages
EnglishFor My Patients
Publications by Dr. Schenkel
Selected Presentations
Large Osteochondral Fracture with Displaced Fragment Following Patellar Dislocation – 39th Annual Belsky Research Day, May 22, 2024.
A Pain in the Neck – American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, April 2024.
Friedman J, Schenkel L,…and Ziermann K. (2024). The Dizziness of the Long-Distance Runner: 2024 AMSSM Case Podium Presentations. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 34(2), e1-42.
Neck Pain in Young Mother – American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, June 2023.
Reducing Hospital Falls by Empowering Nurses to Provide Ambulatory Aids: A Pilot Study — Greater New York Hospital Association, August 2015.
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 , Dr. Schenkel reported no relationships with the healthcare industry.
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