Dr. Ian W. Wendel
Overview
As a nonoperative sports medicine and interventional spine specialist, Dr. Wendel treats a broad range of musculoskeletal conditions ranging from head to toe, including neck and back pain, ankle and shoulder injuries, as well as various disorders affecting athletes. After attending Binghamton University for his undergraduate degree, he earned his medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). He completed his residency at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, where he served as academic chief resident. He then went on to complete an ACGME-accredited sports medicine and interventional spine fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and sports medicine and has received his RMSK certification in musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound. Dr. Wendel is an expert diagnostician and utilizes in-office electrodiagnostics (EMG/NCS) and diagnostic ultrasound when necessary in addition to standard diagnostic tests. To help with pain relief and to aid patients in the recovery process, he uses a wide variety of treatment options, such as therapeutic exercise, natural supplements, medications, bracing, and injections, including regenerative medicine injections such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP). He performs most peripheral injections with the use of ultrasound guidance and uses fluoroscopy (X-ray) for spine injections to assist in the precise placement of medication for improved safety and efficacy. When appropriate and necessary, Dr. Wendel will refer for surgical consultation.Dr. Wendel has presented, lectured, and published on topics including musculoskeletal and spine-related conditions, sports medicine, ultrasound, and exercise. He has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Pain Physician, PM&R, and American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and he also wrote a book chapter titled “Hip Osteoarthritis.” He has lectured at national meetings, including the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly.Dr. Wendel has experience covering a broad range of sporting events, including high school and college football games, the New York City Ironman and other triathlons, and running events. He has served as a medical tent captain for the New York City Marathon on multiple occasions, and he also sits on the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board and serves as a ringside physician for amateur and professional mixed martial arts and boxing events in the state. He enjoys teaching and is a clinical assistant professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Furthermore, he understands the athlete, as he is an athlete himself. He played Division I college soccer at Binghamton University and still remains involved in the sport, while he also competes regularly in triathlons and running events.
Dr. Wendel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Decorticate Posture, Decerebrate Posture, Spinal Stenosis, and Tenotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Arthritis.
Insurance
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Locations
532 Lafayette Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Wendel has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- BursitisDr. Wendel isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Wendel isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Decerebrate PostureDr. Wendel isExperienced. Learn about Decerebrate Posture.
- Decorticate PostureDr. Wendel isExperienced. Learn about Decorticate Posture.
- Foot DropDr. Wendel isExperienced. Learn about Foot Drop.
- Fractured SpineDr. Wendel isExperienced. Learn about Fractured Spine.