About Me
As a double board-certified doctor in sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation, I manage a wide variety of sports injuries using a patient-centered approach. My goal is maximizing athletes’ physical function and optimizing their quality of life.
I specialize in sports medicine and microinvasive interventional orthopedics, which are nonsurgical approaches to encouraging tissue healing and pain relief from acute and chronic injuries. My clinical interests comprise all types of musculoskeletal injuries, including those sustained while playing college- and professional-level sports. I also have an interest in dance medicine, diagnostic and interventional ultrasound-guided procedures, resident education, global health disparities, and nutrition.
I have worked with athletes of all levels and abilities, including Big Ten Conference (Division 1) college football and basketball, and professional dancers, from ballet to hip-hop. In addition, I have worked with multiple dance schools in New York City and was the medical consultant for the musical Jagged Little Pill while it was on Broadway. I am also a member of the rotating team of physicians for the U.S. Ski Team, and I serve as the medical director for Fordham Preparatory School.
I have a passion for educating my patients and also love providing medical education to the public. For that reason, I have appeared on various media outlets to discuss healthcare topics, and am the newest host of the Orthopedics show on Doctor Radio, on Sirius XM Channel 110, Monday evenings. I am also a peer reviewer for multiple performing arts journals and frequently lecture on dance medicine and musculoskeletal ultrasound at national and international medical meetings.
I have been named a Super Doctors’ Rising Star in Sports Medicine for the New York metro area for the last several years. I am pleased to provide care to patients in three locations in Manhattan, including a dance medicine clinic at the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital on Monday afternoons. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling the world, dancing, boxing, and alpine skiing. My last name is pronounced “Eye-a-Frey-Tea.”
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- achilles injury
- achilles tendon rupture
- achilles tendonitis
- acromioclavicular sprain
- ankle injuries
- ankle pain
- ankle strain
- biceps tendinitis
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- concussion
- elbow sprains & strains
- elbow tendinitis
- epicondylitis
- foot & ankle sprains
- foot fracture
- foot injury
- foot pain
- foot tendinitis
- frozen shoulder
- golfer's elbow
- groin tendinitis
- hamstring tendon rupture
- hand injury
- hip arthritis
- hip impingement syndrome
- hip labral tears
- hip pain
- hip tendinitis
- knee arthritis
- knee cartilage injuries
- knee dislocation
- knee injury
- knee ligament tear
- knee pain
- knee swelling
- knee tendinitis
- leg pain
- legg-calvé-perthes disease
- little league elbow
- little league shoulder
- meniscus tear
- muscle strain
- osteitis pubis
- osteoarthritis
- osteoarthritis of the hip
- osteoarthritis of the knee
- osteoarthritis of the shoulder
- osteochondritis dissecans
- patellofemoral pain syndrome
- piriformis syndrome
- plantar fasciitis
- plantar pain
- rotator cuff syndrome
- shoulder dislocation
- shoulder impingement syndrome
- shoulder pain
- shoulder tendinitis
- sports concussion
- tendon rupture
- tennis elbow
- torn rotator cuff
- triceps tendon rupture
- wrist tendinitis
Treatments
- arthrocentesis
- casting/splinting
- extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (eswl)
- platelet rich plasma
- prolotherapy
- tenex procedure
Conditions
- achilles injury
- achilles tendon rupture
- achilles tendonitis
- acromioclavicular sprain
- ankle injuries
- ankle pain
- ankle strain
- biceps tendinitis
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- concussion
- elbow sprains & strains
- elbow tendinitis
- epicondylitis
- foot & ankle sprains
- foot fracture
- foot injury
- foot pain
- foot tendinitis
- frozen shoulder
- golfer's elbow
- groin tendinitis
- hamstring tendon rupture
- hand injury
- hip arthritis
- hip impingement syndrome
- hip labral tears
- hip pain
- hip tendinitis
- knee arthritis
- knee cartilage injuries
- knee dislocation
- knee injury
- knee ligament tear
- knee pain
- knee swelling
- knee tendinitis
- leg pain
- legg-calvé-perthes disease
- little league elbow
- little league shoulder
- meniscus tear
- muscle strain
- osteitis pubis
- osteoarthritis
- osteoarthritis of the hip
- osteoarthritis of the knee
- osteoarthritis of the shoulder
- osteochondritis dissecans
- patellofemoral pain syndrome
- piriformis syndrome
- plantar fasciitis
- plantar pain
- rotator cuff syndrome
- shoulder dislocation
- shoulder impingement syndrome
- shoulder pain
- shoulder tendinitis
- sports concussion
- tendon rupture
- tennis elbow
- torn rotator cuff
- triceps tendon rupture
- wrist tendinitis
Treatments
- arthrocentesis
- casting/splinting
- extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (eswl)
- platelet rich plasma
- prolotherapy
- tenex procedure
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Achilles Injury , Carpal Tunnel Syndrome , Concussion , Elbow Sprains & Strains , Foot & Ankle Sprains , Frozen Shoulder , Hip Impingement Syndrome , Hip Labral Tears , Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease in Children , Knee Cartilage Injuries , Osgood-Schlatter Disease in Children , Meniscus Tears , Osteoarthritis of the Hip , Osteoarthritis of the Knee , Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder , Plantar Fasciitis , Shoulder Dislocation , Torn Rotator CuffCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Director, Social Media, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Board Certifications
- American Board of PM&R (Sports Medicine), 2017
- American Board of PM&R - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2017
Education and Training
- Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Sports Medicine, 2017
- Residency, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2016
- DO from Midwestern University, 2012
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Locations and Appointments
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Interests
sports medicine, interventional orthopedics, sports injury, muscle injury, tendinitis, sprain, fracture, orthopedic, ankle injury, nonsurgical orthopedics, nonsurgical sports medicine, tenotomy, platelet rich plasma, injections, ultrasound guided injection, steroid injection, prolotherapy, trigger point injections, regenerative medicine, knee injury, hip injury, shoulder injury, Tenex, arthritis, injury, sports
Academic Contact
Academic office
171 Delancey St
2nd floor
New York, NY 10002
Phone
Fax
Publications
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Moore, Brittany J; Iafrate, Julia L; Kakar, Sanjeev; Wisniewski, Stephen J; Murthy, Naveen S; Smith, Jay
Journal of ultrasound in medicine. 2021 Jun ; 40(6):1251-1257
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Diagnosis and Management of Foot and Ankle Injuries in Dancers
Iafrate, Julia L.; Townsend, Christine E.; Scott, Charles; Yun, Hye-Jin; Ventola, Allison; Semanson, SuzanneCurrent physical medicine & rehabilitation reports. 2021; 9:47-56
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Vaughn, Chloe N; Iafrate, Julia L; Henley, Jessica B; Stevenson, Edward K; Shlifer, Igor G; Jones, T Bucky
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007). 2013 Aug ; 296(8):1229-46