Amy M. West

Overview

A specialist in sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation, Amy West, MD, EdM, FAAPMR is a graduate of Harvard Medical School, completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard-Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and her fellowship in Sports Medicine at Maine Medical Center.

Dr. West focuses include non-operative sports medicine, musculoskeletal ultrasound, peripheral joint injections, electromyography (EMG), and concussion management. Her clinical and research interests include the female athlete, adaptive sports, lifestyle medicine, transgender athletes and nutrition. She is active in the CrossFit community, serving on the CrossFit Games Medical Team and participating in various Crossfit functions and outreach events. Dr. West has been featured on multiple podcasts and has authored peer-reviewed video and written publications.

Her top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Tennis Elbow, Bursitis, and Myositis.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Harvard University|Harvard Medical School
Residency
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Specialties
Sports Medicine
Physiatry
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation/Sports Medicine
Fellowships
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
North Shore University Hospital
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Hofstra/Northwell School Of Medicine/Nursing
Northwell Health Orthopaedic Institute
Katz Institute For Women's Health
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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CenterLight Healthcare
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Cigna
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EmblemHealth
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Health First
  • HMO
  • POS
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
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Johns Hopkins Healthcare
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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MetLife
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MetroPlus Health
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Northwell Health
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Spectrum Priority Health
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UnitedHealthcare
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VNS Health
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Wellcare
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Locations

Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopaedic Institute at New Hyde Park
410 Lakeville Road, Suite 303, Lake Success, NY 11042
Other Locations
Northwell Health Physician Partners at Greenwich Village, 2nd Floor
7 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011
Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopaedic Institute at Great Neck, 825 Northern Boulevard
825 Northern Boulevard, Suite 201, Great Neck, NY 11021

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.


11 Total Publications

Explaining human motor coordination via the synergy expansion hypothesis.
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