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Joseph Herrera, DO
Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine
About Me
Dr. Joseph E. Herrera serves as the Lucy G. Moses Professor and Systems Chair for the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance for the Mount Sinai Health System. He joined Mount Sinai following the completion of an Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine Fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. He completed his residency and served as Chief Resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation through the combined program of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Herrera is fellowship trained in fluoroscopic guided and ultrasound guided procedures for painful spine and joint conditions. The American Pain Society named him an American Pain Scholar. He has also received various awards for his clinical work such as Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors, New York Times Super Doctors, and Best Doctors in America.
Dr. Herrera is an Official Medical Provider for Red Bull North America and serves as an Official Team Physician for the National and Olympic team for USA Fencing. He served on the New York State Athletic Commission and was appointed Chief Team Physician for USA Boxing Metro, affording him the opportunity to treat and evaluate amateur and professional athletes. He was awarded the Rocky Marciano Physician of the Year Award for excellence in Sports Medicine. He has authored and edited numerous textbooks including "Manual to Musculoskeletal Medicine" and "Essential Sports Medicine." He served as the Chief Editor of the medical journal "Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine." He also has publications in various textbooks and journals.
Dr. Herrera's research and clinical interests include human performance, disruptive technologies, concussion, sports related injuries, electrodiagnostic studies, and fluoroscopic guided spine and joint intervention. His interventional procedures include but are not limited to interlaminar and transforaminal epidural injections, discography, and radiofrequency neurotomy.
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Language
English, Tagalog (Philippines)
Position
PROFESSOR AND SYSTEM CHAIR | Rehabilitation and Human Performance
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Back Pain
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Foot Pain
- Hand Injury
- Hip Pain
- Hyaluronate Injections
- Knee Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Muscle Strain
- Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Neck Pain
- Prolotherapy
- Radiculopathy
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sciatica
- Shoulder Pain
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Ultrasound
- Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injections
Education
DO, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship, Transitional Year
Saint Michaels Medical Center
Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Fellowship, Sports Medicine
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Certifications
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehab
Research
Wii Shoulder Study - active
Lumbar Discography Study - completed
Plasma Rich Protein for the Elbow - anticipated
Lumbar Discography Study - completed
Plasma Rich Protein for the Elbow - anticipated
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
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- HealthFirst 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
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Mechanisms and Trends in Women’s Lacrosse Head and Musculoskeletal Injuries: A 15-Year Review of National Injury Data. Avanish Yendluri, Katrina S. Nietsch, Nikan K. Namiri, Grant Gonsalves, John J. Corvi, Joseph Herrera, Christopher J. Nowinski, Robert L. Parisien. Sports Health
- Multidisciplinary collaborative guidance on the assessment and treatment of patients with Long COVID: A compendium statement. Abby L. Cheng, Eric Herman, Benjamin Abramoff, Jordan R. Anderson, Alba Azola, John M. Baratta, Matthew N. Bartels, Ratna Bhavaraju-Sanka, Svetlana Blitshteyn, Jeffrey S. Fine, Talya K. Fleming, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Joseph E. Herrera, Rasika Karnik, Monica Kurylo, Michele T. Longo, Mark D. McCauley, Esther Melamed, Mitchell G. Miglis, Jacqueline D. Neal, Christina V. Oleson, David Putrino, Leslie Rydberg, Julie K. Silver, Carmen M. Terzic, Jonathan H. Whiteson, William N. Niehaus. PM and R
- A clinician's evidence-based guide to supplements. Grant Cooper, Joseph Herrera, Aaron Bolds, Scott Curtis.
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
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Care Provider’s Explanation
4.8 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
4.9 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.8 out of 5
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. Herrera 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.