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About Dr. Skiba
Philip Skiba, DO, is a sports medicine physician at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) who has extensive experience treating amateur, elite, and professional athletes. He joins HSS as the Head Primary Sports Physician for the New York Giants.
Prior to joining HSS, Dr. Skiba was at Thomas Jefferson University from 2024 to 2026, where he architected their new sports performance program and served as Associate Professor, Fellowship Director, and Medical Director. During this time, he also served as a Team Physician for the Philadelphia Phillies and was a company physician for the Philadelphia Ballet.
Previously, Dr. Skiba was the Regional Director of Sports Medicine for Advocate Health Care in Chicago, where he spearheaded the development of three human performance laboratories and a $28 million Sports Health Center. Following the 2012 Olympics, he was recruited to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital as Director of the Sports Medicine fellowship program, and also served as Head Primary Care Team Physician for the University of Illinois at Chicago (NCAA Division 1) and Head Team Physician for Oakton College.
Internationally recognized for his work in human physiology, Dr. Skiba developed the W'-Balance model, a novel mathematical system that fundamentally changed the analysis of human endurance performance. As the Director of Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Exeter (UK), his algorithms guided the UK Men's Triathlon Squad to gold and bronze medals at the 2012 London Olympic Games. He subsequently completed his PhD training in Human Physiology at Exeter, publishing several journal articles detailing his algorithms, which have since led to dozens of publications from laboratories around the world.
Unusually for a physician, Dr. Skiba has personally coached dozens of elite endurance athletes, including Olympic medalists, World Champions, and World-Record holders. Most notably, he was recruited by Nike for the Breaking2 project, helping train Eliud Kipchoge, Zersenay Tadese, and Lelisa Desisa in pursuit of the first two-hour marathon. He later appeared in and narrated portions of NatGeo's Cannes Award-Winning documentary, Breaking2.
Dr. Skiba began his academic medical career in the Rutgers Jersey Shore University Medical Center Sports Medicine Fellowship. Today, he is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and serves on the medical boards of both USA Triathlon and USA Cycling. He remains a familiar presence in print and broadcast journalism, regularly contributing to lay and scholarly publications, including Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, The International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, and Triathlete.
Special Expertise
Endurance Sports Medicine
Performing Arts Medicine
Exercise Physiology
Endurance Training
Human Performance Engineering
Procedures
Landmark and Ultrasound-Guided Injections
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Exercise-Induced Asthma Testing
Compartment Pressure Testing
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Insurance
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Credentials
Appointments
Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College
Head Primary Sports Physician, New York Giants
Affiliations
Team Physician and Medical Board Member, USA Cycling
Team Physician and Medical Board Member, USA Triathlon
Medical Director, Dare2Tri
Board of Directors, ACSM Foundation
Certifications
Sports Medicine, 2008–Present
Family Medicine, 2007–Present
Awards
Top Doctor (Sports Medicine or Orthopedics), Castle-Connolly, 2018, 2020–2025
Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine, 2021–Present
Special Recognition Award, Bank of America Chicago Marathon, 2019
Merit Award, University of Exeter, UK. 2012
Education
Medical School: KCOM, 2003
Internship: Internal Medicine, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, 2004
Residency: Family Medicine, Union Hospital / New York Institute of Technology, 2007
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Union Hospital / New York Institute of Technology, 2008
State Licensure
Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey
Languages
EnglishFor My Patients
Publications by Dr. Skiba
Selected Books/Chapters
Skiba, Philip F and Kaleigh A. Suhs. 'Triathlon Injuries'. In: Specific Sports-Related Injuries. Sérgio Rocha Piedade, Philippe Neyret, João Espregueira-Mendes, Moises Cohen, Mark R. Hutchinson Eds. London, UK: Springer Nature. (Textbook chapter). ISBN-13: 978-3030663230
Skiba, Philip Friere. Scientific Training for Endurance Athletes. PhysFarm Press, Neptune, NJ. 236 pages. ISBN-13: 9- 780979-463624
Skiba, Philip Friere. The Triathlete's Guide to Training with Power. PhysFarm Press, Neptune NJ. 120 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-9794636-1-7
Skiba, Philip Friere. Scientific Training for Triathletes: Guidelines to Training Healthy and Racing Smart. PhysFarm Press, Neptune NJ. 127 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-9794636-0-0
Selected Presentations
"Application of the Critical Power Concept to High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise in Normoxia and Hypoxia: Updates on Work-Balance Modeling", invited speaker, European College of Sports Science, Lausanne, Switzerland. 2026.
"Critical Power", Symposium chair and speaker, ACSM Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. 2025.
"Performance Engineering", Keynote speaker, Going Beyond: Creating Excellence in Sport through Science Conference, University of Tel Aviv, Israel. 2022
"The W'-Balance Model: Novel Mathematical Approaches", University of Exeter, UK. 2022.
"Cultivating Curiosity and Finding the Future of Sport", Keynote Speaker, USA Triathlon Endurance Exchange Conference, Austin, TX. 2022.
Staying at the Forefront of Sports Science: From Bench Research to Breaking 2", USA Triathlon Endurance Exchange Conference, Austin, TX. 2022.
The Post-Covid Athlete, UPMC-SSC Sports Medicine Conference, Dublin, Ireland. 2021
"Breaking 2: Engineering the Perfect Marathon" Keynote Lecture, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Symposium, Rochester, MN. 2018.
"Performance Engineering: A Legal Approach for the Elite Athlete". MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Presented by CNN. Boston, MA. 2013.
"The Mathematics of Performance". University of Aberysthwyth, Wales, UK. 2012.
Research
Dr. Skiba's research program is focused on the mathematics of human performance. His models address both optimizing pacing during training / events and perfecting stress management over seasons and the Olympic quad. His algorithms have been incorporated into a variety of consumer and professional electronics and software systems, and have aided in innumerable World / Olympic championship and world record performances.
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. Skiba reported no relationships with the healthcare industry.
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