Adhesive Capsulitis Shoulder near Yorktown Heights, NY

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Care Philosophy: Dr. Scott specializes in the management of musculoskeletal injuries in pediatric and adult dancers and athletes. His approach to care is collaborative and personalized, guided by patients' personal goals for recovery. He believes in the rehabilitative process as a catalyst for personal growth, enhanced body knowledge, and movement awareness in movers of all levels. He uses diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound as an extension of the physical examination and employs a variety of ultrasound-guided interventions, including regenerative treatments such as shockwave therapy, prolotherapy, and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections.

Biography: Dr. James Trapasso is a board-certified internist handling all facets of adult primary care. His professional interests involve comprehensive diabetes care, hypertension and cardiovascular risk reduction. Outside of work he enjoys running, music, photography."I believe everyone has the basic right to living the healthiest, most productive and rewarding life possible"

Biography: Nicole S. Belkin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, sports medicine specialist with expertise in non-operative and operative treatment of injuries and conditions affecting the knee, shoulder elbow, and hip. Dr. Belkin earned her medical degree from the University of Florida School of Medicine and completed her residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. She conducted laboratory research for an additional year at the university and won the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation's Resident Clinician Scientist Award. Her research received both national and international recognition. Dr. Belkin completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Through this advanced training, she gained experience treating articular cartilage injuries, meniscus injury and meniscus deficiency, ligament reconstruction, patellofemoral conditions, early arthritis of the knee, shoulder dislocations and separations, rotator cuff tears, shoulder arthritis, elbow injuries and hip impingement. She is an expert in minimally invasive and arthroscopic techniques and shoulder replacements. Her clinical focus is in the treatment of ligament, cartilage, meniscus and patellofemoral injuries of the knee; rotator cuff and labrum injuries and arthritis of the shoulder; injuries and overuse conditions of the elbow and labrum injuries and impingement of the hip. Dr. Belkin provides individualized state-of-the-art care to athletes of all descriptions. She has served as an assistant team physician for the New York Giants, an associate team physician for Iona College Athletics, and an orthopedic consultant to the New York Public School Athletic League. She also served as the head team physician at Pace University.

Biography: Margaret Vaughan, MD, FACP is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine practicing at New York Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley. She graduated from Cornell University and then earned her doctorate in medicine at SUNY Health Science Center Medical School in Syracuse, New York. She served her internship and residency in internal medicine at St. Vincents Catholic Medical Center as well as anesthesia residency at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She completed her fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center in Manhattan. She has served as clinical preceptor for medical students for New York Medical College in Valhalla. She's a member of the American Medical Association and American College of Physicians. She serves on several committees for the Medical Society of the State of New York. For over two decades Dr. Vaughan has been practicing adult medicine as an Internist in the outpatient setting in suburban New York. She's passionate about having a positive impact on the lives of all of her patients by collaborating with them to reach their health goals and facilitate wellness. She's accepting new patients at her new location: 35 S. Riverside Ave. Croton-on-Hudson New York, 10520. For an appointment call 914271-0001.