Dr. Ashraf is an Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a fellowship-trained, board-certified Physiatrist at Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School, where she specializes in Sports Medicine. Her clinical interests are in the diagnosis and management of concussion injuries for return to sport and daily functioning goals. Dr. Ashraf has experience with pediatric, adolescent, and adult concussions, including on-field evaluations and guiding recovery and return-to-play decisions. She has experience working with athletes and adaptive athletes from a variety of backgrounds.
She has previously worked with athletes from the NBA, NHL, and USA Women’s Soccer, as well as NCAA Division 1 athletes, and she currently provides physician coverage for several collegiate and high school athletic teams in Essex County, NJ. She has published peer-reviewed original research and given presentations at the local and national level in her areas of expertise.
Dr. Ashraf received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University, followed by her medical degree at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine of Temple University. She completed her Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab/Northwestern University, and then a Sports Medicine and Spine fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery.