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Charles Litchfield, MD
Sports Medicine (Rehabilitation)
About Me
Dr. Charles Litchfield prioritizes each patient’s individual health and wellbeing in his sports medicine practice. Through careful diagnosis and a personalized approach, he partners with each patient to achieve their optimal return to activity whether its competing at an elite level of sport or managing a daily walk. Dr. Litchfield works closely with his orthopedic surgery colleagues to provide the optimal care for every patient with the fastest, yet safest, return to activity after an injury.
Dr. Litchfield completed his medical school training at St. George’s University School of Medicine and his residency training in family medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. His fellowship in Non-Operative Sports Medicine was also done at SUNY Downstate Medical Center where he managed the care and recovery of athletes of all ages and abilities. Additionally, he was responsible for multiple high school and college sports teams during his training. He has special interests in interventional and diagnostic ultrasound of musculoskeletal conditions as well as the diagnosis and management of sports-related concussion. Dr. Litchfield is dual board-certified in family medicine and non-operative sports medicine.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Rehabilitation and Human Performance, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Family Medicine & Community Health
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Achilles Tendinopathy
- Achilles Tendon Rupture
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Sprain
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL)
- Arthritis
- Back Pain
- Bursitis
- Calcific Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Calf Muscle Strain
- Carpal Tunnel Injection
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Chondromalacia Patella
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Clavicle Fracture
- Coccydynia
- Concussion
- Costochondritis
- De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Disc Herniation
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow Bursitis
- Elbow Fracture
- Elbow Pain
- Elbow Sprain
- Female Pelvic Pain
- Finger Dislocation
- Finger Extensor Tendon Injury
- Finger Flexor Tendon Injury
- Finger Sprain
- Flat Foot
- Foot Fracture
- Foot Pain
- Forearm Muscle Strain
- Frozen Shoulder
- General Consultation
- Gluteal Strain
- Gout
- Groin Injury
- Groin Pain
- Groin Strain
- Hamstrings Strain
- Hand Injury
- Hand Pain
- Herniated Disk
- Heterotopic Ossification
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Labral Tears
- Hip Pain
- Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
- Joint Injection
- Joint Pain
- Knee Injury
- Knee Pain
- Knee Sprain
- Kyphosis
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Leg Pain
- Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
- Ligament Sprains
- Little League Elbow
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Male Pelvic Pain
- Mallet Finger
- Medial Epicondylitis
- Meniscal Tear
- Metatarsalgia
- Morton's Neuroma
- Muscle Cramps
- Muscle Pain
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Weakness / Palsy
- Myelopathy
- Neck Fracture
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Nerve Impingement
- Nerve Injury
- Neurologic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Patellar Tendinopathy
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Peroneal Nerve Injury
- Peroneal Tendinopathy
- Pes Cavus
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Platelet Rich Plasma
- Postconcussion Syndrome
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy
- Prolotherapy
- Quadriceps Strain
- Radiculopathy
- Rib Fracture
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shin Splint
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Dystocia
- Shoulder Injury
- Shoulder Instability
- Shoulder Labral Tear
- Shoulder Pain
- Shoulder Sprain
- Shoulder Tendinopathy
- Spinal Arthritis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Fracture
- Spine Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylosis
- Stress Fracture
- Tailbone Pain
- Tendinitis
- Tendinopathy
- Tendonitis
- Tendonopathy
- Tenosynovitis
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
- Toe Sprain
- Trigger Finger
- Turf Toe
- Ultrasound
- Ultrasound Guided Musculoskeletal Injections
- Ultrasound Therapy
- Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injections
- Vertebral Fracture
- Whiplash
- Wrist Fracture
- Wrist Pain
- Wrist Sprain
Education
MD, St. George's University School of Medicine
Internship, Surgery (General Surgery)
St. Mary's Hospital-Waterbury, CT
Internship, Family Medicine
Franklin Square Hospital Center
Residency, Family Medicine
State University of NY Health Science Center/Brooklyn
Fellowship, Sports Medicine
State University of NY Health Science Center/Brooklyn
Certifications
American Board of Family Medicine
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Multiplan PHCS
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
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Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Dr. Litchfield is great all around.
Physician was very courteous, patient and very knowledgeable.
Care provider was very thoughtful and thorough in their examination. 10/10 level of expertise.
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Litchfield has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.