Breaking Barriers at the US Open Tennis Championships

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Alexis Colvin, MD, is the first woman and first Asian American to serve as Chief Medical Officer for the US Open Tennis Championships. For the past four years, she has led a multidisciplinary team of Mount Sinai Health System specialists who provide health care to athletes from around the world each August for the renowned tournament. They have a rich history as perfect doubles partners.

As a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Dr. Colvin has served as Chief Medical Officer at the last four US Open tournaments held by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. The first woman and first Asian American to bear that title, Dr. Colvin heads up a multidisciplinary team of Mount Sinai Health System specialists that has served as the official medical services provider to athletes from around the world who converge each August for the renowned tournament.

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