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Charles Scott, MD, is a sports medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley and an assistant professor of rehabilitation and regenerative medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Scott specializes in the management of musculoskeletal injuries in pediatric and adult dancers and athletes. He has a collaborative, individualized care approach, guided by his patients’ personal goals for recovery. Dr. Scott employs a variety of ultrasound-guided interventions, including regenerative treatments such as shockwave therapy, prolotherapy, and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, and uses diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound as an extension of the physical examination. Dr. Scott developed an interest in musculoskeletal medicine while working professionally as a dancer with the companies of Jose Limon and Bill T. Jones. He graduated from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and served his internship in internal medicine at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital. He completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at NewYork-Presbyterian (Columbia/Weill Cornell), where he also served as chief resident. Dr. Scott trained in primary care sports medicine as a clinical fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. During his fellowship, he worked with dancers and musicians at the Boston Ballet, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston Arts Academy, and the Walnut Hill School for the Arts. He served as team physician for Northeastern University’s Division I women’s basketball team and the Newton South High School football team. Dr. Scott is a member of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Sciences, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Isaac Syrop, MD, FAAPMR, CAQSM is an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and an Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He specializes in treating patients of all ages, from head to toe, with a wide range of musculoskeletal, sports, and spine injuries. Utilizing state-of-the-art tools such as musculoskeletal ultrasound and regenerative treatments, he employs a non-operative and individualized approach that focuses on return to activity, maximizing function and optimizing quality of life. Dr. Syrop performs a range of cutting-edge and minimally invasive procedures, including platelet rich plasma (PRP), amniotic-derived membrane, prolotherapy, extracorporeal shockwave therapy, percutaneous TENEX tenotomy, sonographic trigger-finger release, genicular COOLIEF ablation, amongst many more ultrasound and fluoroscopy guided injections. Dr. Syrop is double board certified in both Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Sports Medicine. He completed his undergraduate education, Magna Cum Laude, at Colgate University and received his MD at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He underwent residency training in PM&R at NewYork-Presbyterian, the University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, and completed an accredited fellowship in Sports Medicine at Stanford University. During his training, Dr. Syrop was granted the Resident Scholarship Award and was appointed Fellowship Class President, both high distinctions at the national level by the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine. Dr. Syrop’s research interests include regenerative medicine, musculoskeletal ultrasound and extracorporeal shockwave therapy. He lectures to audiences at both the local and national level and is an author of multiple journal articles, book chapters, newsletters, and academic blogs. His philosophy on being a physician is simple: take care of patients the same way that he would want to be taken care of. With a focus on developing a patient-physician relationship of trust and listening carefully to what is important to the patient, he is able to tailor each treatment plan to the individual and offer them the time that they need and deserve at each visit. Dr. Syrop believes that knowledge empowers and makes it his goal to educate each patient about their condition, treatment options, and lifestyle changes for greater musculoskeletal health and well-being.