Diane Moya is a non-operative sports medicine physician at University Orthopaedic Associates. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. She then completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Nassau University Medical Center, where she served as Academic Chief Resident. Dr. Moya then completed a Sports and Exercise Medicine Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Her background includes caring for musculoskeletal injuries and providing medical coverage across collegiate and professional sports. During fellowship training, she supported Kent State University football and Cleveland State University athletics. She also assisted with coverage for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Lake County Captains and Cleveland Guardians Spring Training, along with NCAA wrestling and basketball events.

Her residency training also included post-surgical rehabilitation and outpatient musculoskeletal care. Dr. Moya is fluent in Spanish and has led educational programming that incorporated medical Spanish to better serve Long Island’s Latino community.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Moya’s clinical interests in non-operative sports medicine include:

• Ultrasound-guided joint and soft tissue procedures
• Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections
• TenJet percutaneous tenotomy
• Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
• Electrodiagnostic testing (EMG/NCS)
• Concussion management
• Fracture management
• Joint injections

Accomplishments

Dr. Moya’s academic and professional accomplishments include:

• Serving as Academic Chief Resident at Nassau University Medical Center
• Presenting research and clinical topics at national professional meetings, including the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
• Board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Membership in the Gold Humanism Honor Society
• Professional affiliations with the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Association of Academic Physiatrists and New Jersey Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

Her work in research, education and sports coverage complements her clinical training in rehabilitation and non-operative sports medicine, giving patients the benefit of experience across several areas of musculoskeletal care.