Elan L Goldwaser, DO
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - 1 Pondfield Road
ColumbiaDoctors - 693 White Plains Road
ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown
ColumbiaDoctors - 590 5th Avenue
ColumbiaDoctors - 500 Grand Avenue
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- Amerigroup of New Jersey
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- MVP Health Care
- QualCare
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- Workers Compensation
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Elan L Goldwaser, DO
Elan L. Goldwaser, DO, is a sports medicine physician specializing in the non-operative management of complex musculoskeletal conditions affecting athletic participation, including chronic and acute injuries affecting the bones, joints, and muscles of pediatric and adult patients. Dr. Goldwaser's training as an osteopathic physician provides additional treatment approaches to promote healing through a variety of options and tailored patient care. As an experienced team physician to high school, collegiate, and professional athletes, Dr. Goldwaser is accustomed to treating injuries sustained in the acute setting of sporting events including: management of concussions, tendon injuries, and leg somatic dysfunctions (including Achilles/Patellar tendonitis).
As a former cross-country, track and field, and swimming collegiate athlete, Dr. Goldwaser understands the athlete's need to return to sport and is dedicated to helping people of all levels achieve this. He attended The College of New Jersey where he completed his Bachelor's in Biology, and later went on to Rowan-SOM for medical school and residency. Before coming to Columbia Orthopedics, Dr. Goldwaser completed a sports medicine fellowship at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA, honing skills in ultrasound diagnostics and minimally invasive sports medicine interventional procedures.
Dr. Goldwaser's research spans multiple specialties which include: concussion management, prevention and recovery, biologic injections in injury recovery, and exploring healing rates after ultrasound-guided procedural interventions.
When time allows, he enjoys running marathons, traveling, and playing Scrabble with his family.
Board Certifications
- Sports Medicine
Expertise
Diagnostic Ultrasound
Elbow Disorder
Hip Preservation
Joint Pain
Knee Disorders
Knee Injury
Non-operative Sports Medicine
Pediatric Sports Medicine
Shoulder Injury
Shoulder Pain
Sports Injury
Education
Fellowship: LeHigh Valley Hospital
Internship: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine (in the Center for Family and Community Medicine, in Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery) at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Internship: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Residency: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Fellowship: LeHigh Valley Hospital
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine (in the Center for Family and Community Medicine, in Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery) at CUMC
Board Certifications
- Sports Medicine