Peter J. Moley, MD

Dr. Peter Moley completed his undergraduate degree at Georgetown University and later attended Georgetown University Medical School. He completed his residency at Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation and followed it with a fellowship in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine at Hospital for Special Surgery.

He specializes in the non-operative treatment of low back pain and general joint injuries through the use of selective injections and advanced physical therapy programs, which he designs for his patients. His sub-specialty is the treatment of low back injuries and the use of minimally invasive fluoroscopic-guided lumbar spine injection procedures. Additionally, he performs fluoroscopic-guided injections of the hip and shoulder.

Appointments

Assistant Attending Physiatrist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

Specialty

Physiatry

Subspecialty

EMG/NCS (Electromyography/Nerve Conduction Studies)
Knee
Shoulder
Spinal Injection Procedures
Spine
Sports Medicine

Special Expertise

Low Back Pain and Treatment
Epidural Injections
Rowing
Sports Medicine

Awards

Academic Chief Resident, 2001

Affiliations

Board Member, American Red Cross Darien Chapter
Diplomat, AAPM&R
Diplomat, AAP
AMA
PASSOR

Education

MD, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington DC, 1996
BA, Georgetown University, Washington DC, 1989

Internship

UC Davis Medical School, General Surgery, Sacramento, California, 1998

Residency

Kessler/UMDNJ, Physiatry, Newark, New Jersey

Fellowship

Hospital for Special Surgery, Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine, New York, 2002

Certification

American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

State Licensure

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut  

Peter J. Moley, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

Selected Publications

Functional Deficits in Athletes with a History of Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Dec;83(12):1753-8.

Functional Performance Deficits in Athletes with Previous Lower Extremity Injury. Clin J Sport Med. 2002 Mar;12(2):73-8.

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.