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Clifford Stark, D.O.Clifford Stark, D.O.

Dr. Clifford Stark is a board certified physician with dual certification in both sports medicine and primary care.  He is currently a member of the teaching faculty at NYU Langone Medical Center, having been on faculty at Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital as the Director of Sports Medicine and Orthopedics for the family medicine residency for 6 years.

Dr. Stark currently serves as a team physician for various national organizations including USA Gymnastics, and has treated many world-class athletes at facilities across the nation, including the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Dr. Stark himself was a competitive tennis player and teaching professional around the nation for more than 10 years, so he also has a first- hand experience of athletic participation at all levels.

Dr. Stark is one of only a select few physicians in the nation (and merely a handful in NY) specifically trained in primary care sports medicine, along with further specialization in state-of-the-art nonsurgical treatments for musculoskeletal injuries, such as prolotherapy, PRP (platelet rich plasma) injections, and osteopathic manipulation.

Clifford Stark, D.O.
Board Certified in Primary Care and Sports Medicine
Specialty in prolotherapy, PRP injections, and osteopathic manipulation

Medical Education: The University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, DO
Undergraduate: The University of Maryland, Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Medical Training: Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at Crozer-Keystone Health System
Family Practice Residency at Capital Health, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine
Certificate of Added Qualifications, Primary Care Sports Medicine
Academic and Hospital Affiliations/Teaching Experience: Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine/Plainview Hospital
NYU Langone Medical Center/Hospital for Joint Diseases
Beth Israel Medical Center
Columbia University
Organizations: American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine
American Academy of Family Practice
American Osteopathic Association
American Academy of Osteopathy
American College of Sports Medicine
Special Skills: Joint and Soft tissue Injection, PRP, Prolotherapy, Neural Therapy, Osteopathic Manipulation, Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Ultrasound-guided injections

 

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