Dr. Michael Y. Mizhiritsky, MD

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Michael Y. Mizhiritsky, MD, is a board certified Physiatrist and specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is held in the highest regard by his peers, referring physicians, and his patients. Michael Y. Mizhiritsky, MD, was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 11. After living in the Bronx, he was accepted to the esteemed Sophie Davis School of BioMedical Education. The school is a combined B.S./M.D. program intended for incomparable young men and women that are dedicated to a career in medicine at a very young age. It is there that Michael Y. Mizhiritsky, MD, met Leon E. Popovitz, MD. Subsequently, a lifelong friendship developed along with a superlative professional bond that evolved into New York Bone & Joint Specialists as well as All Sports Physical Therapy. Michael Y. Mizhiritsky, MD, specializes in the conservative and non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal conditions. His particular aptitude is in the treatment of spine, neck and back pains, sciatica, pinched nerves, muscle spasms, and all joint pains. Michael Y. Mizhiritsky, MD, holds a proficiency in Electrodiagnostic Testing, which is a useful tool in diagnosing radiculopathies (pinched nerves in the back and neck), peripheral neuropathies,and compression neuropathies (such as carpal tunnel syndrome). Many top orthopedic surgeons have relied on his electrodiagnostic skills to accurately diagnose and indicate potential surgeries. Michael Y. Mizhiritsky, MD, is affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital and has been named a Top Physician by Consumers’ Research Council of America for many consecutive years.