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Biography: Nasser Ayyad, D.O., is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College who is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and fellowship trained in Interventional Spine and Sports medicine. He specializes in treating a variety of pain conditions, including neck and back pain as well as musculoskeletal conditions such asmuscle, joint, and tendon pain. His philosophy centers on treating "the whole patient," not just the symptoms, by listening and evaluating patients to develop individualized treatment plans to facilitate recovery and prevent re-injury.Dr. Ayyad is fluent in Spanish and his clinical interests include using exercise, physical therapy, and integrative medicine practices to treat musculoskeletal pain, as well as mindbody therapies in the perception of pain and healing. In addition, Dr. Ayyad performs various minimally invasive treatments that include fluoroscopic guided spine injections, ultrasound-guided joint injections, regenerative medicine, and neuromodulation including spinal cord stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation.Dr. Ayyad earned his medical degree at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. He completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Texas Southwestern where he served as Chief Resident and earned the Arete Award for altruism. He then underwent advanced training in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine through a North American Spine Society fellowship at Desert Spine and Sports Physicians in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to joining Weill Cornell Medical College, Dr. Ayyad worked as an Attending physician in the University of Texas Southwestern Spine Center in Dallas, TX. Dr. Ayyad was included in D Magazine's Best Doctors list for 2020 and 2021.

Biography: Dr. Jonathan Gordon, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 56 years old and has been practicing for 30 years. Dr. Jonathan Gordon, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: ENGLISH: Dr. Tracey Isidro is a Sports Medicine and non-interventional spine physician in the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Isidro is double-board certified in Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and completed her sports medicine fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine. After graduating from Rice University, she attended medical school at The University of Texas Medical Branch where she was Vice President of her class and an Interprofessional Scholar. She did an internship in Internal Medicine at Baylor Scott & White and completed a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the then #7 program in the nation Baylor College of Medicine and trained at the then #2 U.S. News and World Report rehabilitation hospital TIRR Memorial Hermann. Dr. Isidro was awarded Top Doctor's Women in Medicine Award in 2022 for being a Top Sports Medicine doctor in New York. Dr. Isidro treats and manages multiple sports and musculoskeletal conditions, uses diagnostic ultrasound as an extension of her physical exam, and performs a variety of ultrasound-guided joint and tendon injections. She incorporates active listening with a multi-disciplinary, holistic, and non-operative approach where she teaches her patients about their condition and empowers them to take an active role in their health. She also includes aspects of Lifestyle Medicine such as physical activity, nutrition, sleep, stress management, social network, and substance avoidance in her treatment plans. Because of her diverse culture, ability to speak Spanish, and her opportunity to work with people of different socioeconomic backgrounds, she is mindful of social determinants of health in helping her patients get better. She also takes care of performing artists like herself. In 2023, Dr. Tracey Isidro and her twin sister Dr. Stacey Isidro made history as the youngest physicians for a Broadway show as the official doctors for Broadway's first all Filipino cast of HERE LIES LOVE. Above all, Dr. Isidro continues to provide excellent bedside manners and is committed to being the best physician and cheerleader for her patients. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Isidro is very passionate about leadership, mentorship, and advocacy for women physiatrists and physician wellness. The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) selected her for the 2022 McLean Outstanding Resident/Fellow Award, the top national award that is historically given to one trainee for their dedication to medical education, research, academic performance, and leadership. While at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Isidro was the only trainee to receive the 2021 Women of Excellence Award for her contributions related to developing a leadership curriculum for women physiatrists. Further, she held leadership roles with AAP and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) and was the only resident in the nation from 2018-2019 to serve on the trainee councils of both national organizations. She pioneered the AAP Words of Wellness Podcast Series that has been listened to close to 6,000 times. Also, Dr. Tracey Isidro and her twin sister Dr. Stacey Isidro have spoken nationally and written on topics including tips on how to be happy, healthy, and successful and gave a talk at AAPM&R on Lifestyle Medicine. Moreover, she is dedicated to supporting the upcoming generation of physicians through PM&R and sports medicine workshops, lectures, and mentorship for career development as an active member of AAPM&R, AAP, and the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM). Outside of medicine, you can find her making fun dance videos and highlighting medical content on Instagram with her twin Dr. Stacey Isidro (@drstaceydrtracey). Because of their efforts to advocate for their specialty PM&R Sports Medicine, they were recognized nationally as two of the inaugural 2024 Innovators and Influencers Honorees by AAPM&R. Dr. Tracey Isidro also dances salsa and bachata, runs in Central Park, volunteers with a non-profit organization Achilles International that encourages patients with disabilities to stay active and connected to their community, and explores new restaurants with family and friends. Dr. Isidro sees patients at CUMC's main campus at 180 Fort Washington Ave., Suite 199, HP 182 and at CUMC's Midtown campus at 51 W 51st Street between 5th and 6th Ave., 3rd Floor. Call (212) 305-3535 for an appointment. SPANISH: Dra. Tracey Isidro es mdico en medicina deportiva y columna vertebral no intervencionista en el Departamento de Rehabilitacin y Medicina Regenerativa del Centro Mdico de la Universidad de Columbia en la ciudad de Nueva York. Dra. Isidro tiene doble especializacin en medicina Deportiva y Medicina Fsica y Rehabilitacin, y complet su beca de especializacin en medicina deportiva en NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine. Despus de graduarse de la Universidad de Rice, asisti a la escuela de medicina en la The University of Texas Medical Branch, dnde fue vicepresidenta de su clase y becaria interprofesional. Hizo una pasanta en Medicina Interna en Baylor Scott & White y ahora est certificada en Medicina Fsica y Rehabilitacin (PM&R) o fisiatra al completar la residencia en el programa # 7 Baylor College of Medicine y trabajo en el hospital de rehabilitacin # 2 de U.S. News and World Report TIRR Memorial Hermann. Dra. Isidro fue galardonada con el premio "Top Doctor's Women in Medicine Award" en 2022 por ser una de las mejores doctoras de Medicina Deportiva en Nueva York. Dra. Isidro trata y maneja mltiples afecciones deportivas y musculoesquelticas, utiliza el ultrasonido de diagnstico como una extensin de su examen fsico y realiza una variedad de inyecciones articulares guiadas por ultrasonido. Incorpora la escucha activa con un enfoque multidisciplinario, holstico y no quirrgico en el que ensea a sus pacientes sobre su condicin y los empodera para que asuman un papel activo en su salud. Tambin incluye en la medicina del estilo de vida como la actividad fsica, la nutricin, el sueo, el manejo del estrs, las redes sociales y la evitacin de sustancias en sus planes de tratamiento. Debido a su cultura diversa, su capacidad para hablar espaol y su oportunidad de trabajar con personas de diferentes orgenes socioeconmicos y consciente de los factores sociales de la salud para ayudar a sus pacientes a mejorar. Ella tambin cuida a artistas como ella. En 2023, Dra. Tracey Isidro y su gemela Dra. Stacey Isidro hicieron historia como los mdicos ms jvenes para Broadway como mdicos oficiales del primer musical Filipino HERE LIES LOVE. Por encima de todo, Dra. Isidro brinda a sus pacientes excelente profesionalismo al escucharlos sin interrupcin, y est comprometida a ser la mejor mdico y animadora para ellos. Adems de su trabajo clnico, Dra. Isidro es una apasionada del liderazgo, y la tutora, y la defensa de las mujeres fisiatras y el bienestar de los mdicos. La Asociacin de Fisiatras Acadmicos (AAP, por sus siglas en ingls) la seleccion para el Premio McLean Outstanding Resident/Fellow 2022, el principal premio nacional que histricamente se otorga a un aprendiz por su dedicacin a la educacin mdica, la investigacin, el rendimiento acadmico y el liderazgo. Mientras estaba en Baylor College of Medicine, la Dra. Isidro fue la nica aprendiz en recibir el Premio a la Mujer de Excelencia 2021 por sus contribuciones relacionadas con el desarrollo de un plan de estudios de liderazgo para mujeres fisiatras. Adems, ocup puestos de liderazgo en la AAP y en la Academia Estadounidense de Medicina Fsica y Rehabilitacin (AAPM&R) y fue la nica residente del pas entre 2018 y 2019 que form parte de los consejos de aprendices de ambas organizaciones nacionales. Fue pionera en la serie de podcasts AAP Words of Wellness, que ha sido escuchada cerca de 6,000 veces. Adems, Dra. Tracey Isidro y su hermana gemela, Dra. Stacey Isidro, han hablado a nivel nacional y han escrito sobre temas que incluyen consejos sobre cmo ser feliz, saludable y exitoso, y recientemente dieron una charla en AAPM&R sobre Medicina el Estilo de Vida. Adems, se dedica a apoyar a las prximas generaciones de mdicos a travs de talleres de PM&R y medicina deportiva, conferencias y tutora para el desarrollo profesional como miembro activo de AAPM&R, AAP y la Sociedad Mdica Estadounidense de Medicina Deportiva (AMSSM). Fuera de la medicina, puedes encontrarla haciendo divertidos videos de baile y destacando contenido mdico en Instagram con su gemela, la Dra. Stacey Isidro (Instagram: @drstaceydrtracey). Debido a sus esfuerzos por defender su especialidad de fisiatra y medicina deportiva, fueron reconocidos a nivel nacional como dos de los homenajeados inaugurales de Innovadores e Influencers de 2024 por AAPM&R. Dra. Tracey Isidro tambin baila salsa y bachata, corre en Central Park, es voluntaria en una organizacin sin fines de lucro Achilles International que alienta a los pacientes con discapacidades a mantenerse activos y conectados con su comunidad, y explora nuevos restaurantes con familiares y amigos. Dra. Isidro atiende a sus pacientes en el campus principal del Centro mdico de la Universidad de Columbia ubicado en la calle 180 Fort Washington Ave., Suite 199, HP 182 y en el campus de Centro medico de la Universidad de Columbia en Midtown en 51 West 51st Street entre 5th y 6th Ave. piso nmero 3. Llama al (212) 305-3535 para programar una cita.

Biography: Dr. Farah Hameed was raised in Houston, TX for most of her life. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where she majored in the Plan II Honors Program and graduated with University Honors. She attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch, where she was awarded her Medical Degree. She completed her internship in Internal Medicine at Boston University Medical Center, and she completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. She completed her fellowship in Spine and Sports Medicine at Northwestern University through the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago where she won the Baskin Award for excellence in research. She serves as the Medical Director of women's health rehabilitation. She is board certified in both Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. In addition to seeing patients, Dr. Hameed is also an Associate Professor at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine. She serves as the Department Chair of Quality and Patient Safety and is the Associate Chair of Faculty Development. She has been nominated and inducted into the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Academy of Clinical Excellence (ACE). She has also been named as one of NY's Super Doctors. Dr. Hameed sees patients of all ages, from adolescents to adults. Additionally, she specializes in pregnancy related back and pelvic girdle pain as well as caring for female athletes. Her goal is to plan comprehensive and structured rehabilitation programs for patients by treating their injuries quickly and creating a personalized regimen of care for each patient. She also focuses on education and awareness of injury prevention through proper training and technique. Her areas of clinical interest are low back disorders, overuse injuries, sports prevention, women's/adolescent female health, and pregnancy and post-partum related pain. Her current clinical research is on understanding and developing ways to prevent and treat pregnancy related lumbopelvic pain.

Biography: Dr. Dean Chou is the Bennett M. Stein Professor of Neurosurgery. He is the Chief of the Spine Division and Vice Chair of Department of Neurosurgery at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Chou has many years of experience andexpertise in scoliosis, spinal deformity, spinal tumors, and degenerative conditions of the spine. He haspioneered many minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat these complexconditions, and is also an expert in traditional open surgery. Whenpossible, he uses the least-invasive treatment techniques,providing an individualized, thoughtful approach to every patient. Dr. Chou attended medicalschool at the University of California, San Francisco, completed his residencyin Neurosurgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and undertook a fellowship incomplex spinal surgery at The Barrow Neurological Institute under one of thelegendary pioneers of spine surgery, Dr. Volker Sonntag. He is board certified by the American Boardof Neurological Surgery. Prior toColumbia, he was on faculty at the University of California of San Francisco,rising to the rank of full Professor of Neurosurgery and Orthopedics, and eventually the Associate Director of the UCSF Neurospine Center. He is a Castle Connolly Top Doctor and hasbeen elected by his peers for 10 consecutive years to the "BestDoctors in America" list, according to Best Doctors, Inc. Dr. Chou has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications in a wide variety of neurosurgery and spinejournals. He sits on the editorial boards of the following journals; Journal of Neurosurgery:Spine, Neurosurgery, and PLOS ONE. He is on theadvisory board of the journal, Spine. He serves as Treasurer and on the Board ofDirectors for the Lumbar Spine Research Society (LSRS) and serves on theMembership Committee for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons(AANS). He also sits on the Executive andScientific Program Committees of the AANS/Congress of Neurosurgeons Section onDisorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, and he has served as an abstractreviewer for many organized meetings. He is a two-time recipient of the HaroldRosegay Resident Teaching Award and has been awarded the Alumni AchievementAward from The Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery. He has served as abstract reviewer andfaculty member for such organizations as the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS),the North American Spine Society (NASS), the Congress of Neurological Surgeons(CNS), the AANS, the LSRS, the Global Spine Congress, and the InternationalMeeting for Advanced Spinal Techniques (IMAST).