Specialty	Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine
Clinical Interests	Orthotics
	Prosthetics
Languages	English
	Spanish
Gender	Male
E-mail	richard.frieden@mountsinai.org
Education and Training	MD, New York Medical College
	Residency, Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Medical Center

Dr. Frieden is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, where he began his career fifteen years ago. His practice includes caring for people with arm, leg, neck and back injury and/or pain, arthritis, balance problems, stroke, and occupational strain ailments.

Areas of specialization include the treatment of people with recent amputations as well as those who already wear prostheses, the elderly, musicians, and other performing artists.

Dr. Frieden graduated from New York Medical College and completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Rusk Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University Medical Center. He holds a faculty position as Assistant Professor in both the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and the Department of Community and Environmental Medicine and has published and lectured widely in his field.

Education and Training	MD, New York Medical College
	Residency, Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Medical Center
Board Certification	Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine

Specialty	Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine
Clinical Interests	Orthotics
	Prosthetics
Languages	English
	Spanish
Board Certification	Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine

Strauss E, Bartlett C, Casden A, Digiovanni G, Frieden R, Hahn M, Karas E, Plate A, Sweet S. Orthopaedic Geriatrics . In: Tallis R, Fillit H, Brocklehurst J, editors. Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (5th Ed.) . Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone/Harcourt Brace; pp1189-1223.

Frieden R, editor. Theme issue on rehabilitation medicine, Mount Sinai J Med . pp137-205.

Ragnarsson K, Schechtman J, Frieden R. Lower-Limb Orthoses. In: O'Young B, Young M, Stiens S, editors. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Secrets (2nd Ed.) . Philadelphia, Hanley & Belfus, Inc.; pp572-576.

Frieden R, Gordon W. Early Rehabilitation After Stroke. In: Advances in Stroke Rehabilitation. BOSTON, ANDOVER;.

Frieden R. The Geriatric Amputee. Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2005; 16: 179-195.

Frieden R. Conservative Management of Neck Pain. Mount Sinai J Med 1994 may; 61: 197-203.

Frieden R, Ryniker D, Kenan S, Lewis M. Assessment of Patient Function After Limb-Sparing Surgery. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1993; 74: 38-43.

Frieden R. Conservative Management of Low Back Pain. Mount Sinai J Med 1991 March; 58: 97-100.

Frieden R, Ahn J, Pineda H, Minutoli F, Whelan E. Venous Plethysmography Values in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1987; 68: 427-429.

Frieden R. and Rehabilitation Medicine: Common Interests, Common Goals. Mount Sinai J Med 145 151; 66.