A self-employed physician, Dr. David Zelefsky studied medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. After graduating with his MD, he received specialized training in physical medicine and rehabilitation through internships with his alma mater and Montefiore Hospital. Today, Dr. David Zelefsky maintains membership with the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is a founding member of the New York Pain Society as well as his own private New York practice, NY Rehab.
Under Dr. Zelefsky’s leadership, the practitioners at NY Rehab treat patients who suffer from acute and chronic pain. The team has experience administering care to individuals struggling with joint, back, and spinal pain. In addition, the practice encompasses sports medicine and regularly tends to tennis elbow, cuff injuries, and trigger fingers,fibromyalgia and arthritis related pain conditions. To ensure he continues to provide the best care possible, David Zelefsky, MD, integrates the latest technology into his practice. Such treatments include ultrasound-guided injections and K-Laser therapy.
EXPERIENCE:
President and Principal Practitioner
President and principal practitioner here at NY Rehab, Dr. David H. Zelefsky has been practicing medicine in the five boroughs since 1987. He is board certified by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, is a member of both the American Medical Association and the Richmond County Medical Society. Dr. Zelefsky has presented research on such varied topics as quadriparesis, burn injuries, hemiplegia, hypertonicity, and delivered lecture series’ on stroke rehabilitation and pediatric rehabilitation at Staten Island University Hospital.
EDUCATION:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
MD. Medicine
Activities and Societies: A native New Yorker, he attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Yeshiva University, where he attained Cum Laude standing as well as a position on the Dean’s List.
