Dr. Alavi is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and earned a Sports Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification in primary care sports medicine. After completing his medical degree in Iran, he practiced for ten years as a board certified orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Alavi moved to New Jersey to continue a residency in internal medicine before getting his sports medicine fellowship in St. Petersburg, Florida. His primary interests include non-operative and ultrasound guided procedures. Dr. Alavi has presented at many orthopedic conferences regarding sports medicine research and findings to other physicians. He has also given lectures to patients and primary care physicians about sports medicine pain and their proper exa...