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Dr. West received her MD and Master of Education degrees from Harvard University.  She then went on to complete her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Harvard-Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, followed by a Sports Medicine fellowship at Maine Medical Center. Dr. West is an Assistant Professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University and serves at a Team Physician for Hofstra University. Her clinical focus includes non-operative sports medicine including musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound guided injections, regenerative medicine/PRP, injury/fracture care, EMG/NCS, concussion management, arthritis care. She also works with special populations including the female athlete, adaptive athletes, and transgender musculoskeletal care. She is a former collegiate athlete, currently plays on multiple sports teams and is a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer.

Kate W. Nellans, MD MPH did her undergraduate work at the University of Michigan where she was also an All-American gymnast. She obtained her medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where she also got her Master’s of Public Health at the Mailman School of Public Health.   She went on to do her orthopedic surgery residency at Columbia’s New York Orthopedic Hospital.   She then completed her Hand Fellowship at the University of Michigan and joined Northwell in 2013.   She is the Associate Residency Director for the Long Island Jewish Orthopedic Residency Program and mentors medical students from the Zucker/Northwell School of Medicine hoping to enter orthopedic surgery.  She enjoys clinical research in hand surgery and is passionate about improving diversity within orthopedic surgery.