Vijay Vad, M.D.

Vijay Vad, M.D., is a sports-medicine specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery and a professor at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is the author of Back Rx and Arthritis Rx. In 2007, he created the Vad Foundation, dedicated to two causes: supporting medical research into back pain and arthritis, and funding education for disadvantaged girls worldwide. He co-founded The Inflasoothe Group in 2008. Dr. Vad lives in New York City with his family.

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Put a Lid on Pain
by Vijay Vad, M.D.

Customized remedies for back ailments.

There’s comfort for chronic pain.

Get Healthy | August 9, 2011
Want to Stop the Pain?
by Vijay Vad, M.D.

Start changing your diet!

4 health tips that can save your life.

Get Healthy | June 4, 2011
Sucker Punched by a Potato Chip?
by Vijay Vad, M.D.

Everyday foods that can cause you pain.

How your diet can ease your aches.

Get Healthy | June 2, 2011
Pain, Pain, Go Away!
by Vijay Vad, M.D.

What the doctors aren’t telling you.

Simple tips to help reduce arthritis pain.

Get Healthy | June 14, 2010