First Tracks · Ski
Leg Day Before Lift Day
Six weeks to ski-ready knees: two exercises and two daily habits, no gym required.
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Interventional sports medicine · New York
World-class sports medicine. Personal by design.
Clinical sports-medicine care through Columbia, alongside independent concierge services for event coverage, medical-record review, and a growing education library.
Affiliations & coverage
U.S. Ski Team
New York Yankees
Fordham Athletics
Ringside Medicine
Millrose Games
Start here
Four doors into the practice.
Pick the path that matches your problem. Every route leads to the same standard: define the real issue, then choose the most purposeful intervention.
By body region
Knee, shoulder, hip, foot & ankle, elbow: find your injury.
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Orthobiologics
PRP, microfragmented adipose tissue, A2M, and bone marrow concentrate, explained plainly.
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Recovery protocols
What recovery actually requires after each procedure, in plain English.
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Imaging review
A written clinical opinion on your MRI, X-ray, or ultrasound, no first visit required.
Request a review ↗By the numbers
2017U.S. Ski Team doctor
2018NYS Athletic Commission ringside physician
2017–2026Fordham sports medicineFormer Head Team Physician, 2021–2026
2022Yankees consultant team physician
MillroseGames Event Medical Director
ARISETrial Principal Investigator
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From the Sidelines · seasonal essays
Notes from the sideline.
Short, evidence-grounded essays on the injuries, treatments, and decisions this practice sees most, timed to the seasons you play in.
From the clinic
Teaching cases, anonymized.
Real patterns from the athletes I treat, professional and elite competitors included, rebuilt as fictionalized educational composites. Never an identifiable patient.
Case 01
Labral tear - professional pitcher
Ultrasound-guided Lipogems mesenchymal signaling cells for a hip labral tear in a throwing athlete.
Read the case ↗ Case 02Plantar fascia partial tear - competitive runner
Ultrasound-guided Lipogems for a partial plantar fascia tear, with a criteria-led return to running.
Read the case ↗ Case 03Runner's knee - patellar tendinopathy
Neovascular patellar tendinopathy treated with ultrasound-guided Lipogems and progressive tendon loading.
Read the case ↗Educational composites only. Imaging appears after de-identification QA. For education only, not medical advice.
Recovery Shop · launching
Dr. Goldwaser’s Picks
The tools I actually recommend to my own patients, curated for comfort, mobility, and the work between visits. Products appear as the Recovery Shop opens.
Cold & compressionRecovery-support category
Mobility & tissue careMovement-support category
Return-to-sport essentialsPerformance-support category
Biologics FAQ
Four biologic options, explained in plain English.
These treatments are not interchangeable. The tissue involved, diagnosis, prior care, health history, goals, and strength of the evidence all shape whether any procedure belongs in the conversation.
PRP - Platelet-rich plasma
What it is: A preparation made from a patient’s own blood. Processing concentrates platelets and their signaling proteins before the material is placed at a specific target.
How to think about it: Formulations vary. The diagnosis, platelet dose, injection target, and rehabilitation plan matter more than the acronym alone.
Lipogems · MFAT - Microfragmented adipose tissue
What it is: A patient’s own adipose tissue, gently processed in a closed system into smaller tissue fragments. The tissue retains structural and signaling components, including mesenchymal signaling cells.
How to think about it: It is a tissue-based procedure, not a promise of tissue regrowth. Suitability depends on the condition, procedure goals, and a careful discussion of evidence and alternatives.
A2M - Alpha-2-macroglobulin
What it is: A naturally occurring blood protein that can be concentrated from a patient’s own blood as part of an autologous protein solution.
How to think about it: It is discussed for its protein-binding role, but evidence varies by condition. Marketing language should never substitute for diagnosis-specific data.
BMAC - Bone marrow aspirate concentrate
What it is: Material collected from a patient’s bone marrow and concentrated to retain platelets, growth factors, and marrow-derived cells.
How to think about it: Cell counts and preparations vary. It should be evaluated as one procedural option within a complete treatment and rehabilitation plan.
Which option is “best”?
There is no universal winner. A useful recommendation starts with the diagnosis and the tissue being treated, then weighs the available evidence, medical history, alternatives, recovery demands, cost, and the patient’s goals.
Are these procedures guaranteed to work?
No. Response varies, and no biologic procedure can promise pain relief, tissue restoration, or a return to sport. A responsible consultation includes expected benefit, uncertainty, risks, alternatives, and the possibility that a procedure is not the right choice.
The practice
Five disciplines working from one strategy.
Every plan begins with the same standard: define the real problem, select the most purposeful intervention, and build the path back to the work, sport, and life that matter.
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Orthobiologics & regenerative medicine
Evidence-led biologic treatment planning matched to tissue, imaging, goals, and the complete clinical picture.
02
Ultrasound-guided interventional procedures
Real-time diagnostic and procedural precision designed to improve accuracy while protecting surrounding structures.
03
Elite consultation & sideline management
Decisive, context-aware medical leadership for complex cases, teams, and events.
04
Concussion evaluation
Focused assessment and stepwise return-to-learn and return-to-play planning.
05
Second Opinion Consultations
A focused, independent review when the diagnosis, treatment path, or return timeline deserves another expert look.
06
Imaging Review
A written clinical opinion on your MRI, X-ray, or ultrasound, with no first visit required.
Patient experience
What patients report about their visits.
For current patients
Your patient hub is one click away.
Rehabilitation protocols, procedure guides, forms, consents, and the staged patient-portal roadmap now have a dedicated home.
Contact
The right next step starts with context.
Patient care, event coverage, medicolegal review, or a partnership, choose the route that fits and the right team will respond.