About Dr. Goolsby
Dr. Goolsby is a sports medicine physician and member of the HSS Sports Medicine Institute. She serves as the Medical Director of the Women’s Sports Medicine Center (WSMC) and Director of Patient Care and Quality of the Primary Sports Medicine Service. In addition to clinical and administrative responsibilities at HSS, Dr. Goolsby is the Director of Sports Medicine for the WNBA. She has been to the Olympics with the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and with US Biathlon. She was team physician for the WNBA’s New York Liberty for 10 years and served as President of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (2023-24).
“I strive to keep my patients active and healthy to achieve their movement goals through a comprehensive approach. I try my best to understand and address both the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ of my patients’ issues to form the ideal treatment approach that includes recovery as well as future prevention. Collaborating with other members of the WSMC, HSS clinicians, and external providers is a critical part of my approach to a patient’s care to get them back to what they love to do in life and sport.”
A graduate of Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Dr. Goolsby completed her residency in family medicine at UCLA and remained at UCLA to complete her fellowship in sports medicine. She is board certified in family medicine and sports medicine. She regularly teaches students, residents and fellows and serves as mentor for the WSMC summer internship program.
Dr. Goolsby treats patients for a variety of musculoskeletal conditions seeking non-surgical care. Her main clinical and research interests are bone health in athletes, stress fractures and the female and male athlete triad/RED-S. As a prior collegiate basketball player, she understands what it means to be an athlete and focuses on safe return to activity for her patients.
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Departments
Specialized Centers
Performing Arts Medicine Collaborative
Women's Sports Medicine Center
Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Health
Patellofemoral Center
Special Expertise
Sports Medicine for adolescent and adult patients
Care of active and athletic women
Caring for runners and triathletes
Female athlete triad
Stress fractures
Basketball injuries
Athletic pre-participation examinations
Procedures
Joint and soft tissue injections
Viscosupplementation (hyaluronic acid) injections
Trigger point injections
Dry needling
Patient Stories
Videos
Insurance
If your insurance is not listed, please call our office if you have questions regarding your insurance coverage. If you have out-of-network benefits, then your insurance may reimburse you for a portion of your office visit. We will work with you and your insurance to minimize your out-of-pocket costs. Financial assistance may be available for patients in need.
Credentials
Appointments
Medical Director, Women's Sports Medicine Center, Hospital for Special Surgery
Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Affiliations
Medical Director, WNBA
Past President, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
Certification
Certification of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine, 2010
Board Certified in Family Medicine, 2008
Awards
Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, 2016-2023
Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor, 2015-2020
New York Magazine: Top Doctors: 2021-2023
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society
Chief Resident, UCLA Family Medicine
Education
Medical: Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine
Residency: University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles
State Licensure
Languages
English, Spanish
For My Patients
Publications by Dr. Goolsby
Patient Education
- Why Vitamin D Is Important and How to Know If You Need More
- Why optimal nutrition is key to preserving bone health in dancers: The Athlete Triad & RED-S
- Exercise After Pregnancy: How to Regain Your Fitness
- Overtraining: What It Is, Symptoms, and Recovery
- What Female Athletes Should Know about Iron Deficiency
- How Exercise Can Help You Build Better Bones
Selected Journal Articles
De Souza MJ, Nattiv A, Joy E, Misra M, Williams NI, Mallinson RJ, Gibbs JC, Olmsted M, Goolsby M, Matheson G. 2014 female athlete triad coalition consensus statement on treatment and return to play of the female athlete triad: 1st international conference held in San Francisco, CA, May 2012, and 2nd international conference held in Indianapolis, IN, May 2013. Clin J Sport Med. 2014;24(2):96-119.
De Souza MJ, Nattiv A, Joy E, Misra M, Williams NI, Mallinson RJ, Gibbs JC, Olmsted M, Goolsby M, Matheson G. 2014 female athlete triad coalition consensus statement on treatment and return to play of the female athlete triad: 1st international conference held in San Francisco, CA, May 2012, and 2nd international conference held in Indianapolis, IN, May 2013. Br.J.Sports Med., 2014, 48, 4, 289-2013.
Nattiv A, Kennedy G, Barrack MT, Abdelkerim A, Goolsby MA, Arends JC, Seeger LL. Correlation of MRI grading of bone stress injuries with clinical risk factors and return to play: A 5-year prospective study in collegiate track and field athletes. Am J Sports Med. 2013;41(8):1930-1941.
Goolsby M, Nattiv A, and Twombley B. “Prospective Analysis of Physiological Measures in Amenorrheic and Oligomenorrheic Collegiate Athletes Compared to Eumenorrheic Controls in Response to a Nutritional Intervention”. Abstract (Manuscript in progress). Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 20(2):139, March 2010.
Selected Books/Chapters
“Prospective Analysis of Physiological Measures in Amenorrheic and Oligomenorrheic Collegiate Athletes Compared to Eumenorrheic Controls in Response to a Nutritional Intervention”. Abstract (Manuscript in progress). Marci Goolsby, MD, Aurelia Nattiv, MD, and Becci Twombley, RD. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 20(2):139, March 2010.
“Predictors for Incidence and Rate of Bone Stress Injury in Male and Female Collegiate Track Athletes: A Prospective Analysis”. Abstract (Manuscript in progress). Marci Goolsby, MD, Aurelia Nattiv, MD, and Julie Casper, MD. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 18(2):188, March 2008.
Research
Research Interests
Female Athlete TriadStress fractures
Industry Relationships
Industry Relationships
HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.
As of April 10, 2023, Dr. Goolsby reported no relationships with the healthcare industry.
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