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Nasim A. Chowdhury, M.D.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Personal Statement

"Providing comprehensive, personalized, patient centric care is my number one priority."

Biographical Info

Dr. Nasim A. Chowdhury, FAAPMR, is the Medical Director of Cancer Rehabilitation at Weill Cornell Medical Center, serves as an attending physician of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine. His practice encompasses a wide array of patients with musculoskeletal issues including those with spinal cord and brain injury, sports injuries, arthritis, stroke, and spasticity, with a particular focus on cancer patients that are affected in this realm, either from cancer or from its treatment. He provides care using cutting edge technology including high-resolution ultrasound to provide highly targeted treatments including the infusion of platelet-rich plasma.

Dr. Chowdhury has multiple research interests, has presented at many conferences nationally and internationally, lectured throughout the country as well as in Europe, Asia, and Africa, is a grant reviewer for the Singaporean Ministry of Health, and serves as a peer reviewer for the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AJPMR). Dr. Chowdhury has also done pro bono medical work, serves as a research mentor for residents at Columbia and Cornell, and helped start a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment clinic in Sub Saharan Africa.

Dr. Chowdhury’s approach to patient care is multifactorial and includes traditional therapies such as medications and non-operative procedures, and with certification as a nutritional therapist, entails lifestyle modifications including dietary recommendations, specific exercise regimens, and supplement use.

Dr. Chowdhury practices medicine that is patient-centric, focusing on treatment that is safe, well researched and tailored to each individual. He approaches every patient encounter with empathy and a desire to address concerns that are specific to each patient.  

Dr. Chowdhury is a native New Yorker whose university focus at NYU was on Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Biology, and Chemistry, received his medical degree from the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, then completed a year of training in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital Elmhurst Services, followed by three additional years of residency training at the University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell. He was then recruited as a faculty member and is actively involved in teaching, clinical and research mentorship and is heavily vested in improving the educational milieu at the Columbia and Cornell schools of Medicine.

Dr. Chowdhury has been honored as Super Doctors New York Rising Star, which represents the top New York doctors in more than 30 specialties that have been fully licensed for 10 years or less. 

 

Clinical Expertise
Arthritis
Botulinum Toxin (Botox Injection)
Bursitis
Treatment of Lymphedema
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cervical Spinal Disorders
Radiation Induced Neuropathy
Cortisone Injection
Degenerative Spinal Disorder
Disorder of Shoulder Joint
Elbow Problem
Hand and Wrist Problems
Herniated Disc
Hip Problem
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Injuries of Muscles and Tendons Involving Multiple Body Regions
Joint Pain
Kinetic Chain Approach
Knee Injuries
Low Back Pain
Lumbar Spinal Disorders
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Neck Pain
Non-Surgical Approach to Back Pain
Occupational Injury
Osteoarthritis (Arthritis Due to Wear and Tear of Joints)
Osteoporosis
Overuse Injuries (Athletes)
Autonomic Peripheral Neuropathy
Sensory Peripheral Neuropathy
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Radiation Fibrosis
History of Radiculopathy
Rotator Cuff Injury
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Shoulder Pain
Tendinitis of Shoulder
Soft Tissue Injury
Spasticity Management
Degenerative Arthritis of Cervical Spine
Degenerative Arthritis of Lumbar Spine
Sprain/Strain
Tendonitis
Tennis Elbow
Trigger Point Injections
Trismus Pseudocamptodactyly Syndrome
Ultrasound Guidance For Injection
Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy
Lymphedema
Languages
English
Education 
  • M.D.
    State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
    2010
  • B.A.
    New York University
    2007
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Physician
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Adjunct Instructor in Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine
    Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Videos

Rehabilitation Medicine - Dr. Nasim Chowdhury

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