Joel Stein, DO, FAAO, FAOASM, FACOFP

Joel Stein, DO, FAAO, FAOASM, FACOFP, graduated from KCOM, now known as A. T. Still University, in 1983.  He was an undergraduate fellow in the departments of Anatomy and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at KCOM.  After finishing Family Practice training at Humana Hospital South Broward, he became full time faculty at what is now Nova-Southeastern Kiran Patel University College of Osteopathic Medicine.  In private practice since 1987, he is the Medical Director of an eight doctor multispecialty group called the “Institute for Non-Surgical Orthopedics” in Ft. Lauderdale, Hollywood, Delray Beach, Hialeah and South Miami, Florida.  He has Hospital Affiliations with Holy Cross, Broward Health, Larkin Community, Larkin Palm Springs and serves on the Board and as Chair of the NMM Department at Larkin Community Hospital and Larkin Palm Springs.  

Dr. Stein is Board Certified in Family Practice, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Pain Medicine. Dr. Stein is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy (FAAO), a Fellow of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (FAOASM), and a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (FACOFP). He serves academically as a Clinical Associate Professor at NSU-KPCOM, LECOM Bradenton, PCOM Georgia, Western University COM, NYIT-COM and is Professor Emeritus at University of Miami, School of Medicine, Dept. of Ortho/Rehab. He is the Past Residency Director for FP/NMM, NMM+1, Sports Medicine Fellowship, and Primary Care Pain Medicine Fellowship Programs at Larkin Hospital, South Miami.  He served as Program Director of the ACGME Accredited Sports Medicine Fellowship Program and was Program Director and Assistant Director of the Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal (ONMM 2 & ONMM 3) Residency Programs at Larkin Palm Springs Hospital, Hialeah, Florida.  He previously has served as Visiting Clinician for the American Academy of Osteopathy and on the AAO Bureau of Experts.  Dr. Stein is Past Secretary of the Board, and past board examiner for the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (AOBNMM).  He has served as an examiner for the Committee on Fellowship of the American Academy of Osteopathy (CFAAO).  He also served on, and is now Past Chair for the American Osteopathic Conjoint Sports Medicine Examination Committee (AOCSMEC).  He is active at the Local, State and National levels serving on the BCOMA and FOMA Board of Trustees, and as a Florida representative to the AOA House of Delegates. Dr. Stein also served on the Board of the Florida Society, ACOFP.

Dr. Stein lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with his wife Rosa and their son, Jakob who attends NSU Graduate School and is continuing a Pre-Medicine curriculum. He is proud to be the Team Physician for St. Thomas Aquinas’ Mens Lacrosse, ‘Back to Back’ State Champions 2016-2017 and in 2022!