Vijay Vad, MD, is a sports medicine physician at the prestigious Hospital for Special Surgery and is on the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College, both in New York City. His research focus is developing simple and effective solutions for back pain and arthritis. He is the former physician for the professional men's tennis tour and Westchester Classic of the PGA tour. He is also the author of two PBS national television specials, "Stop Back Pain" and "Active with Arthritis."