Joseph Herrera - Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine | Mount Sinai - New York
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Joseph Herrera, DO

Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine

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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

  • Amputation Prevention
  • Amputation Rehabilitation
  • Back Pain
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Cervical Myelopathy
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Chronic Pain
  • Concussion
  • Electrodiagnostic testing (EMG/NCS)

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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

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  • FPA/Rehabilitation and Human Performance5 East 98th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10029
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