Portrait: Andre Panagos

Andre Panagos

MD, MSc, FAAPMR
Professional Focus Dr. Andre Panagos is double board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, specializing in spinal intervention and pain management. Dr. Panagos's medical interests include systems-based regenerative musculoskeletal medicine to treat the spine, joint, nerve pain, or injury.

Dr. Panagos earned his medical degree from the St. George's University School of Medicine. He then completed an internship and residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Washington. He also completed a fellowship in Sports and Interventional Spine through the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center.

He is the Founder and Medical Director of Spine and Sports Medicine of New York. His practice is dedicated to regenerative spine and sports medicine which makes Dr. Panagos a physician at the forefront of a new renaissance in medicine. He also serves as an Assistant Attending Physiatrist for the Department of Rehabilitation at Bellevue Hospital Center and is the Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. In 2009, he was awarded the Teacher of the Year Award from the Department of Rehabilitation.

Dr. Panagos's research focuses on regenerative medicine, spinal injuries, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. He has studied and written over 12 peer-reviewed research publications, acted as a journal reviewer for the 'Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation' and 'PM&R' Journals, co-authored multiple book chapters, and was the sole author of his own textbook. Dr. Panagos released his textbook, Spine-A Rehabilitation Medicine Quick Reference, in 2010 which broadly covered the complex field of spine care.

Member Feedback:
'Dr. Panagos looked at the entire picture, not just what may be the major cause of symptoms, but possible other factors as well. He was extremely knowledgeable and very personable too. I found him to be very professional in his preparation and delivery to describe other options outside of surgery. Thank you for helping find direction in my treatment plan.'
Honors & Awards Selected Awards:

Williblad Nagler Clinical Scholar Award, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Super Doctors | 2013, 2015-2016

Vitals Top Doctors | 2015

Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center | 2009
Research & Publications Selected Publications:

Annaswamy TM, Hatzakis M Jr, Panagos A. Management of Chronic Low Back Pain. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Jun 1;182(6):686-687. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.0742. PMID: 35404413.

Gerber M, Colledge F, de Quervain D, Filippou K, Havas E, Knappe F, Ludyga S, Meier M, Morres ID, Panagos A, Pühse U, Ramadan K, Seelig H, Theodorakis Y, von Känel R, Hatzigeorgiadis A. Effects of an exercise and sport intervention among refugees living in a Greek refugee camp on mental health, physical fitness and cardiovascular risk markers: study protocol for the SALEEM pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Nov 21;22(1):827. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05808-2. PMID: 34802451; PMCID: PMC8607641.

Panagos A. Dextrose Prolotherapy to Treat Pain, Improve Activities of Daily Living, and Improve Quality of Life in an Ewing's Sarcoma Patient Following Radiation and Chemotherapy Treatment. Cureus. 2021 Feb 25;13(2):e13549. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13549. PMID: 33791172; PMCID: PMC8000706.

Panagos A. Treatment of an Upper Extremity Chronic Repetitive Strain Injury of 28 Years Duration in a Professional Jazz Saxophonist Using 5% Dextrose. Cureus. 2019 Feb 22;11(2):e4116. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4116. PMID: 31058010; PMCID: PMC6476612.
 
Panagos A. Resolution of a Greater Than 50-year History of Severe, Chronic Low Back Pain Following an Ultrasound-guided Platelet-rich Plasma Infiltration of the Thoracolumbar Fascia. Cureus. 2018 Oct 16;10(10):e3457. doi: 10.7759/cureus.3457. PMID: 30564536; PMCID: PMC6298621.
Conditions
Achilles tendinitis
Adhesive capsulitis
Anserine bursitis
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cervical radiculopathy
Cervical stenosis
Chronic neck pain
Compressed nerve
De Quervain's tenosynovitis
Degenerative arthritis
Degenerative disc disease ( DDD )
Degenerative joint disease ( DJD )
Diabetic neuropathy
Failed back surgery syndrome
Frozen shoulder
Hip bursitis
Ischial bursitis
Joint inflammation
Jumper's knee
Knee bursitis
Knee injuries
Knee meniscal tear
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve syndrome
Low back pain
Lumbar radiculopathy
Lumbar stenosis
Meralgia paresthetica
Myofascial pain syndrome
Nerve entrapment
Neuropathy, Peripheral
Osteoarthritis ( OA )
Peripheral neuropathy
Pinched nerve
Piriformis syndrome
Plantar fasciitis
Radiculopathy
Rotator cuff injuries
Sacroiliac joint pain
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Shoulder bursitis
Shoulder dislocation
Shoulder tendinitis
SI joint pain
Spinal compression fractures
Spinal stenosis
Spine curvature
Spondylolysis
Thoracic radiculopathy
Thoracic spondylosis
Thoracic stenosis
Trochanteric bursitis
Wrist tendinitis
Procedures
Arthrocentesis
Axofascial therapy
Cortisone injections
Electromyogram ( EMG )
Epidural steroid injections ( ESI )
Facet injections
Growth factor therapy
Hyaluronic acid injections
Nerve blocks
Nerve conduction velocity test ( NCV )
Neurodissection
Platelet rich plasma ( PRP )
Proliferative therapy
Prolotherapy
Radiofrequency ablation ( RFA )
Regenerative therapy
Stem cell injections
Steroid injections
Synvisc injections
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation ( TENS )
Viscosupplementation
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Orthopaedic Spine & Sports Medicine
Fellowship
University of Washington Medical Center | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Internship, Residency
St Georges University School of Medicine
Medical School
Board Certifications
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Pain Medicine
Hospital Affiliation
Bellevue Hospital Center
New York University Langone Medical Center
Place of Work
Founder and Medical Director | Spine and Sports Medicine of New York | Solo | Current
Assistant Attending Physiatrist | Department of Rehabilitation Medicine | NYC Health and Hospitals-Bellevue | Academic | Current
Clinical Assistant Professor | Department of Rehabilitation Medicine | NYU Grossman School of Medicine | Hospital Based | Current
Languages
English
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