David S Weiss, MD

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Medicine in service to the arts.™ Providing expert orthopedic medical care since 1987.

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I believe that orthopedic care should be personal, with time available to discuss your problem and the various treatment options. A comprehensive consultation includes an examination and ordering or review of diagnostic tests, including x-rays and, if warranted, MRI scans. I will often recommend initiating treatment with specific stretching and strengthening exercises, with a referral for physical therapy, and sometimes with a prescription for medication and/or shoe modifications. Many patients will find that their problems resolve with this type of treatment. Injections, including PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy, may be recommended for some conditions. I will recommend surgery for patients with certain specific injuries and for those whose condition does not improve.

My approach to orthopedic care is based upon my training in sports medicine. My special interest is the care of orthopedic injuries to performing artists. I am Orthopedist to Mark Morris Dance Group, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Parsons Dance Company, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Ballet Hispanico and, for their New York engagements, Cirque du Soleil. I am Orthopedic Consultant to The Juilliard School, where I work with musicians, dancers, actors and singers. I served as Orthopedist for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company from 1999 to 2011 when the company disbanded.

I have served as Orthopedist for over 75 Broadway and off-Broadway theatrical productions, including Hamilton, Anastasia, Aladdin, Book of Mormon, SpongeBob SquarePants, Wicked, The Will Rogers Follies, Guys & Dolls, Miss Saigon, Cats, The Who's Tommy, Grease, Monty Python's Spamalot, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, Riverdance on Broadway, Shrek the Musical, 9 to 5 the Musical, and War Horse. For a list of all my current productions, see my website (link to "www.WeissMD.info" is below).

Professional Training:
Fellowship, Sports Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center,
Residency, Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center
Internship, Surgery, Yale-New Haven Medical Center

Education:
Yale University School of Medicine, MD
Brandeis University, BA (Biochemistry and Chemistry) summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Stuyvesant High School