Eliana Cardozo, DO

Eliana Cardozo, DO, FAAPMR, CAQSM is a sports and spine physiatrist, a physician who specializes in the non-operative treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.

Dr. Cardozo treats a wide variety of conditions (including tendinopathies, such as tennis elbow/achilles tendinopathy, sprains, arthritis in different joints, back pain, etc.) in athletes and active individuals. She has special interests in musculoskeletal ultrasound and ultrasound guided injections, regenerative medicine (including platelet rich plasma, prolotherapy) and pregnancy/postpartum related musculoskeletal issues. Dr. Cardozo takes an individualized approach to each patient, working together with a person’s goals and lifestyle to make a tailored treatment plan that incorporates their body’s biomechanics with the goal to restore function and mobility.

Dr. Cardozo received her undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Miami, where she graduated with honors. After graduating medical school at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL, she then completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at New York Presbyterian, University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell. Subsequently, Dr. Cardozo went on to complete her fellowship training in Sports Medicine and Interventional Spine at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Cardozo is board certified in both Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Dr. Cardozo has authored several articles in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation journals as well as book chapters related to Sports Medicine.