Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Our Physicians

Our Physicians

A physiatrist is a doctor who treats medical conditions that can cause pain or limit function. Also called physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, physiatrists provide a full spectrum of care from diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation to restore maximum health and quality of life. Today physiatry is one of the most comprehensive multifaceted, and fastest growing areas of medicine.

Michael R. Nicoletti, M.D.

Michael R. Nicoletti, M.D.

Specialties

Back Pain
Musculoskeletal/Joint Pain

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Dr. Michael Nicoletti is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is a musculoskeletal specialist board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Nicoletti's specialty training is…

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Ben Shin, M.D.

Ben Shin, M.D.

Specialties

Back Pain
Musculoskeletal/Joint Pain

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Dr. Ben Shin is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. He specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. His clinical interest focuses on providing patien…

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Asad R. Siddiqi, D.O.

Asad R. Siddiqi, D.O.

Specialties

Sports Medicine
Musculoskeletal/Joint Pain

Asad Siddiqi, DO, CAQSM, RMSK, 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 serves as Chief of Rehabili…

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Jaspal R. Singh, M.D.

Jaspal R. Singh, M.D.

Specialties

Back Pain
Musculoskeletal/Joint Pain

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Dr. Jaspal Ricky Singh is the Vice-Chair of Strategy and Clinical Operations & Associate Professor within the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. He also serves as the Medical Director of Outpatient Faculty Practice an…

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Jennifer Soo Hoo, M.D.

Jennifer Soo Hoo, M.D.

Specialties

Sports Medicine
Musculoskeletal/Joint Pain
Regenerative Medicine

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Dr. Jennifer Soo Hoo is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. She serves as Medical Director of the Adult Sports Medicine Service. She also serves as Fellowship Director of the New York P…

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Vandana Sood, M.D.

Vandana Sood, M.D.

Specialties

Musculoskeletal/Joint Pain
Back/Spine Pain
Sports Medicine
Regenerative Medicine

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Dr. Vandana Sood is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is dual board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine.

Dr. Sood received her undergraduate d…

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Joel Stein, M.D.

Joel Stein, M.D.

Specialties

Rehabilitation Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Dr. Joel Stein obtained his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, followed by a residency in Physic…

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Joan Stilling, M.D.

Joan Stilling, M.D.

Specialties

Neurological Disability
Spasticity Management
Musculoskeletal / Joint Pain

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Joan Stilling, MD, MSc is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell and Columbia University Medical Center with board certification in rehabilitation medicine and electromyography. She specializes i…

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Katherine Yao, M.D.

Katherine Yao, M.D.

Specialties

Pediatric Sports Medicine
Adult Sports Medicine
Musculuskeletal/Joint Pain
Regenerative Medicine

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Dr. Katherine Yao is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center where she treats a wide range of sports injuries and musculoskeletal disorders in adults, children, adolescents. She is trained i…

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