Melody Hrubes, MD, FACSM

Dr. Melody Hrubes is a physiatrist and Medical Director of the Performing Arts Collaborative at HSS. She is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as Sports Medicine. She currently serves as lead medical for Team USA Breaking, Team Physician Coordinator for the United States Soccer Federation U17 Women's National Team, Medical Director for the Radio City Rockettes, and works with multiple Broadway shows and companies.

She has experience with broad-based musculoskeletal injuries with particular interest in injury prevention and biomechanical rehabilitation in athletes, performing artists, endurance sports, and female athletes. Dr. Hrubes is skilled in trigger point and ultrasound-guided injections (joint, tendon, bursa, muscle), including PRP (platelet-rich plasma) and hyaluronic acid (gel lubricant for joints), which may be appropriate for certain patients.

Dr. Hrubes serves on the Board of Directors for the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) and as President of the Performing Arts Medicine Association. She is co-chair for the Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health Executive Committee and a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. She is also an active member of the International Association for Dance Medicine.

Departments

Specialized Centers

Performing Arts Medicine Collaborative

Special Expertise

Sports medicine injury care
Performing arts care - dance, music, theatre
Sports injury prevention and rehabilitation
Interventional orthopaedic procedures
Ultrasound guided procedures

Procedures

Ultrasound-guided joint and soft tissue injections
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)
Viscosupplementation (hyaluronic acid) injections
Trigger point injections
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