Description
Asad Siddiqi, DO, CAQSM, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College with board certification in rehabilitation medicine and primary care sports medicine. He specializes in the comprehensive management of acute and chronic sports injuries, concussion care, and injury prevention. Dr. Siddiqi serves as Team Physician for the City College of New York, the United Nations International School, and several youth sport and performing arts organizations. He is an advocate for healthy lifestyles and physical activity promotion and firmly believes that everybody is an athlete. Dr. Siddiqi completed his undergraduate education at New York University. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University, Mesa. While attending medical school, he cultivated an interest in sports medicine and functional optimization. He completed an internship at Maimonides Medical Center and a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at New York University Elaine A. and Kenneth G. Langone Medical Center, Rusk Rehabilitation Center. He then pursued fellowship training in Primary Care Sports Medicine at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas at Greenville Health System, where he served as team physician for local high schools, the Greenville Drive (Single-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox), North Greenville University athletics (NCAA Division II), and USA Karate. Dr. Siddiqi’s expertise in physical rehabilitation techniques is augmented by his use of ultrasound for diagnostic and interventional guidance. He maintains active membership in several professional societies, including the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and the Association of Academic Physiatrists, which allows him to stay on the cutting edge of evidence-based treatment principles.
