Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10065
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About Nasser Ayyad, D.O.
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 usin...
Board Certifications
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Expertise
- Acute Pain Management
- Adolescent Sports Injuries
- Arthritis
- Back Pain
- Bursitis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cervical Spinal Disorders
- Degenerative Spinal Disorder
- Disorder of Ligament
- Exercise Physiology
- Foot and Ankle Injuries
- Hamstring Tendonitis/Injury
- Hand and Wrist Problems
- Hand Disorder
- Herniated Disc
- Hip Problem
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Injection, Steroid, Spine
- Injury of Muscle
- Joint Pain
- Knee Injuries
- Knee Problem
- Kyphosis
- Kyphosis Deformity of Spine
- Low Back and Neck Pain
- Lumbar Herniated Disc
- Lumbar Spinal Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Disorder
- Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Neck Pain
- Neck Pain, Acute
- Non-Surgical Approach to Back Pain
- Non-Surgical Spine Treatments
- Osteoarthritis
- Overuse Injuries (Athletes)
- Patellar Tendinitis
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
- Prolapsed Cervical Intervertebral Disc
- Radiculopathy
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Scoliosis
- Scoliosis Deformity of Spine
- Shoulder Injury
- Shoulder Joint
- Shoulder Pain
- Shoulder Problem
- Shoulder Tendinitis
- Spinal Arthritis
- Spinal Block
- Spine Deformity
- Sports Injury
- Sprain
- Strain
- Tear of Meniscus of Knee
- Tendonitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Trigger Finger
- Trigger Point Injections
Education
- Degrees: Stephen F. Austin State University
- Degrees: University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Degrees: University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Titles & Positions
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine
- Assistant Attending Physiatrist
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Degrees: Stephen F. Austin State University
- Degrees: University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Degrees: University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Titles & Positions
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine
- Assistant Attending Physiatrist
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine
Board Certifications
- physical medicine and rehabilitation
Languages Spoken
- english
- spanish