Christopher S Ahmad, MD
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
ColumbiaDoctors - 500 Grand Avenue
ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
ColumbiaDoctors - 693 White Plains Road
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell
- Amerigroup of New Jersey
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- MVP Health Care
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- Workers Compensation
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Christopher S Ahmad, MD
Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, specializes in knee ACL, meniscus, and cartilage injuries, shoulder instability and labral tears, rotator cuff pathology, Tommy John surgery, and advanced arthroscopic surgical techniques for sports-related injuries of the knee, shoulder and elbow. He is the Head Team Physician for the New York Yankees and a member of the Major League Baseball Team Physicians Association. He is also Head Team Physician for the Rockland Boulders as well as for several high schools in Manhattan and New Jersey. In addition, Dr. Ahmad serves as a consultant to local metropolitan gymnastics and swim teams, and as the official medical provider to the FC Westchester Soccer Academy.
A recipient of several awards for outstanding research in the field of Sports Medicine, Dr. Ahmad conducts ongoing research in the areas of ACL injury prevention and screening, biomechanics of the elbow, and surgical techniques for rotator cuff and shoulder instability repair. He has authored more than 200 articles and 50 book chapters related to shoulder, elbow, and sports medicine and has presented over 250 lectures nationally, and internationally. Dr. Ahmad was also an editor of the textbook Minimally Invasive Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Injuries.
In addition, Dr. Ahmad serves as Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs for the Columbia University Department of Orthopedic Surgery.
Dr. Ahmad earned an undergraduate degree in engineering while playing 4 years of Division 1 varsity soccer at nationally ranked Columbia University. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and three children.
Board Certifications
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Expertise
ACL Injury Tear
Adolescent Sports Injuries
Arthroscopic Debridement of Elbow
Arthroscopic Debridement of Shoulder
Arthroscopic Surgery
Arthroscopy
Arthroscopy of Shoulder
Disorder of Ligament of Shoulder
Disorder of Shoulder Joint
Elbow Arthroscopy
Elbow Disorder
Elbow Fracture
Elbow Fracture Surgery
Elbow Pain
Elbow Problem
Elbow Surgery
Golfer's Elbow
Joint Pain
Knee Injuries
Labral Tear of Shoulder
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Orthopedic Trauma
Pediatric Sports Medicine
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Rotator Cuff Injury
Shoulder Arthritis
Shoulder Arthroplasty
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Shoulder Disorder
Shoulder Injury
Shoulder Instability
Shoulder Joint Instability
Shoulder Joint Replacement
Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Problem
Shoulder Reconstruction
Shoulder Replacement
Shoulder Surgery
Shoulder Tendinitis
Sports Injuries
Sports Injury
Tennis Elbow
Education
Fellowship: Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic
Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Residency: New York Orthopedic Hospital
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
Chief, Sports Medicine
Head Team Physician, New York City Football Club
Head Team Physician, New York Yankees
Lila Acheson Wallace Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at CUMC
Vice Chair, Clinical Research
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Fellowship: Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Residency: New York Orthopedic Hospital
- Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Chief, Sports Medicine
- Head Team Physician, New York City Football Club
- Head Team Physician, New York Yankees
- Lila Acheson Wallace Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at CUMC
- Vice Chair, Clinical Research
Board Certifications
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine