NYC Sport Injury Doctor & Pain Management Specialist Dr. Febin Melepura, MD

Dr. Febin Melepura learned the importance of dealing with an injury correctly the hard way. He fractured his ankle when he was younger and found that it never healed correctly. As a result, his athletic performance in high school was never quite the same — until he found the right treatment much later in life.

While in medical school at Stony Brook University, Dr. Melepura suffered sciatica pain that made the long drives to his clinical rotations miserable. However, this time around, he found a great doctor who quickly got him back to 100 percent.

It was those two incidents, along with his upbringing, that nurtured his desire to address problems head on and fix them, as well as to focus on the prevention of injury, wellness, nutrition and self-empowerment. His father, a mechanic, and his mother, a pharmacist, were both in the business of fixing things as well, albeit in a much different way.

A Stellar Education

Dr. Melepura went on to earn his medical degree from Stony Brook University in 2009 and completed his residency and fellowship at Columbia University in 2014. He is double board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American Board of Pain Medicine.

Today, Dr. Melepura is one of the best sports-focused pain management physicians in the country. His mission is to help everyone live as active and pain-free a life as possible.

Stopping Pain in its Tracks

"Most of my patients don’t realize that those little aches and pains that occur now will be bigger problems down the line," Dr. Melepura says. So while it’s easy to ignore a little back or knee pain, that pain won’t get better on its own — and is likely to get much worse. And that’s when quality of life begins to suffer.

“Those aches affect how people live, subconsciously, or consciously,” Dr. Melepura says. “For example, they'll be more inclined to take the elevator than the stairs because of their 'bad knees,’ but after a while, it becomes their normal. Additionally, there are correct and incorrect ways of rehabbing from an injury. If done incorrectly it can lead to chronic issues. Like my ankle injury.”

Melepura’s mission is to prevent injuries or chronic pain from detracting from his patients’ lives.

He works with his patients to figure out what the problem is, identify what caused the injury in the first place and design a treatment plan to meet their goals. Then work with them to prevent the same injury from occurring again.

At Home in the City

A native New Yorker, Dr. Melepura resides in the city with his wife and two children.

A few of his favorite things are cooking plant-based meals to share with his family, maintaining a minimalist lifestyle, riding his Peloton (@DrMelepura) and powerlifting. He is happy to report that both his ankle and his sciatica are now completely healed.

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Finding Injury Doctors Near Me

When looking for effective treatment for a painful injury, choose fellowship-trained physicians providing a combination of non-surgical advanced therapies, proven sports rehabilitation techniques, and evidence-based surgical treatments able to help all levels of athletes ranging from professionals to weekend warriors.

Locate injury doctors near you diagnosing, evaluating, and treating sports injuries with personalized care. Dr. Febin Melepura is an Ivy League-trained sports injury doctor offering superior one-on-one treatment options and committed to the prevention and treatment of sports injuries to help you live a pain-free life.