Katherine Yao, M.D.
Katherine Yao, M.D.

Katherine Yao, M.D.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Specialties
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Pediatric Sports Medicine, more

Locations and Appointments


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Rehabilitation Medicine at NYP/Lower Manhattan Hospital

156 William Street
12th Floor
New York, NY 10038
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Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center

525 East 68th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10065
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Rehabilitation Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center

520 East 70th Street
Starr Pavilion, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10021
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About Katherine Yao, M.D.

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 in modern non-operative diagnostics and therapies including ultrasound guided injections, ultrasound guided tenotomies, platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injections, Tenex, prolotherapy, and other state of the art regenerative medicine interventions.


Dr. Yao graduated college from Yale University, earned her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Columbia and Cornell Medical Centers (New York Presbyterian Hospital), and completed Sports Medicine subspecialty fellowship at Harvard University's Boston Children's Hospital.


At Boston Children's Hospital, Dr. Yao worked closely with dancers and musicians at the Boston Ballet, Boston Conservatory, Boston Arts Academy, and Berklee College of Music. She served as the team physician for Northeastern University's Division I Women's Hockey team and Middlesex High School's football team.


Dr. Yao competed as a gymnast at the junior Olympic level and earned several Academic All-American titles on Yale University's NCAA Division I team. Her experience as an elite student athlete complements her medical training to help her compassionately guide young athletes in managing unique lifestyle demands and challenges. She is currently a National Team Physician for USA Gymnastics and is the head physician for Alvin Ailey Dance School.


Dr. Yao's research focuses on the effects of sports on young athletes. She has written several book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles about sports injuries, regenerative medicine and sports competition rules. With her personal background in competitive sports and injury recovery, Dr. Yao truly understands the obstacles that athletes of all ages face and the challenges of recovery. She believes that patients should be treated holistically and works as a team with her patients to help them return to doing what they love.


Dr. Yao has been honored as a 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.


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Expertise

  • Adolescent Sports Injuries

  • Ankle Injury

  • Bursitis

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • Education About Injury Prevention

  • Elbow Problem

  • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

  • Foot and Ankle Injuries

  • Fracture

  • Golfer's Elbow

  • Hamstring Tendonitis/Injury

  • Hand and Wrist Problems

  • Hip Pain

  • Iliotibial Band Syndrome

  • Joint Injections

  • Joint Pain

  • Knee Injuries

  • Muscle Injury

  • Muscle Strain

  • Musculoskeletal Disorder

  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Overuse Injuries (Athletes)

  • Patellar Tendinitis

  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

  • Plantar Fasciitis

  • Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

  • Repetitive Stress Injury

  • Rotator Cuff Injury

  • Rotator Cuff Tear

  • Runner's Knee

  • Scapular Dyskinesis

  • Shin Splints

  • Shoulder Injury

  • Shoulder Instability

  • Shoulder Pain

  • Shoulder Tendinitis

  • Soft Tissue Injury

  • Stress Fracture

  • Tear of Meniscus of Knee

  • Tendinopathy

  • Tendonitis

  • Tennis Elbow

  • Trigger Finger

  • Trigger Point Injections

  • Ultrasound Guided Injection

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Titles & Positions

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine

  • Assistant Attending Physiatrist

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine

Titles & Positions

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
  • Assistant Attending Physiatrist
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine

Languages Spoken

  • English