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Jordan Metzl
Primary sports medicine physician, author and endurance athlete whose work connects non-operative injury care with lifelong participation in sport.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Jordan D. Metzl is a primary sports medicine physician at Hospital for Special Surgery whose practice centres on non-operative care for sports-related injuries in adults, teenagers and children. HSS describes his clinical goal as returning athletes safely to their chosen activity and helping them remain active.
His work extends beyond clinical practice into public education. HSS records that he is an author, a medical columnist for Triathlete Magazine and a sports medicine consultant to the Radio City Rockettes, and that he lectures nationally and internationally on fitness and athlete health.
Metzl's own sporting background includes collegiate soccer, marathon running and Ironman triathlon. The HSS profile records 30 completed marathons and 10 Ironman finishes, details that are presented as documented personal sporting history rather than a clinical credential.
Sports physician and author focused on exercise, injury care and active lifestyles.
Encyclopaedic excerpts from Jordan Metzl; shortened for length and available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Achievements and distinctions
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Built an HSS sports medicine practice reported by the institution as having treated more than 20,000 patients.
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Authored books including The Young Athlete and The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies.
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Serves as sports medicine consultant to the Radio City Rockettes.
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Completed 30 marathons and 10 Ironman events, according to his HSS profile.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
Hospital for Special Surgery · Radio City Rockettes · Triathlete Magazine
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