Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Education | Research | Health

Intranet

Alumni

Loading Department...

Name

Contact Information

Research Information

Department Chair

Neil J. Cobelli, M.D.

Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Chair Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 2, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4451
ncobelli@montefiore.org

Raghav Badrinath, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 2N3
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.918.4921
Fax: 718.918.4914
badrinar@nychhc.org

Benjamin Berenfeld, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4419
beberenf@montefiore.org

Arup K. Bhadra, M.B.B.S.

Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
327 Route 59
Airmont, NY 10952

Tel: 845.356.2900
Fax: 845.356.7797
abhadra@montefiore.org

Yossef C. Blum, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4446
yblum@montefiore.org

Yelena Bogdan, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.918.4921
bogdany@nychhc.org

Areas of Research: Orthopaedic Trauma, Fracture Care, Resident Education

Dominic J. Catanese, D.P.M.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 347.577.4414
Fax: 347.577.4419
dcatanes@montefiore.org

Ferdinand J. Chan, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4446
fchan@montefiore.org

Lauren Crocco, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4451
lcrocco@montefiore.org

Frances Cuomo, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 347.577.4564
Fax: 347.577.4466
fcuomo@montefiore.org

Apostolos Dimitroulias, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 2N3
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.918.4921
Fax: 718.918.4914
dimitroa@nychhc.org

Areas of Research: Trauma, Arthroplasty

Mauricio Drummond, Jr., M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.5532
Fax: 718.920.7799
mdrummond@montefiore.org

Ananth S. Eleswarapu, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4451
aeleswarap@montefiore.org

Elisabeth C. Elsinger, D.P.M., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.405.8270
Fax: 718.405.8278
eelsinge@montefiore.org

Jason E. Fond, M.D.

Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Northeast Orthopedics
408 Airport Executive Park
Nanuet, NY 10954

Tel: 845.425.0555
Fax: 845.426.6126
jfond@montefiore.org

Eric D. Fornari, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.5532
Fax: 718.920.7799
efornari@montefiore.org

Mitchell S. Fourman, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4451
mfourman@montefiore.org

Areas of Research: The impact of socioeconomic disparities on surgical outcomes, the management of metastatic spine disease, value-based orthopaedic care, nerve inflammation following spinal decompression surgery, and near-infrared fluorescence imaging

Evan B. Gaines, M.D.

Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Orthopedics
128 Ashford Avenue
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

Tel: 914.963.2057
Fax: 845.634.7566
evgaines@montefiore.org

David S. Geller, M.D.

Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology)

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
MMC-MAP, Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 718.515.4386
dgeller@montefiore.org

Andrew I. Gitkind, M.D.

Associate Professor, The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Vice Chair, The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinical Operations

Montefiore Medical Center
150 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.4932
agitkind@montefiore.org

Jaime A. Gomez, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.5532
Fax: 718.920.7799
jgomezhe@montefiore.org

David Gonzalez, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 347.577.4412
Fax: 347.577.4428
dgonzale@montefiore.org

Alan H. Gotesman, M.D.

Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
99 Dutch Hill Road
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Tel: 845.359.1877
Fax: 845.359.2449
agotesman@montefiore.org

Michael A. Gott, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

White Plains Hospital
1133 Westchester Avenue
Room: W008
White Plains, NY 10604

Tel: 914.358.1700
Fax: 914.696.3609
mgott@wphospital.org

Konrad I. Gruson, M.D.

Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 347.577.4412
Fax: 347.577.4428
kgruson@montefiore.org

Yi Guo, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 347.577.4455
yguo12@montefiore.org

Alex S. Ha, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.6889
aha@montefiore.org

Nogah Haramati, M.D.

Professor, Department of Radiology (Musculoskeletal Radiology)

Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Chief Department of Radiology

Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Room: 3-005
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.904.3411
Fax: 718.904.2836

John A. Hardin, M.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine (Rheumatology)

Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Professor Emeritus, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 138
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.430.4223
john.hardin@einsteinmed.edu

Areas of Research: Systemic lupus erythematosus; autoantibodies

David M. Hirsh, M.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4473
dhirsh@montefiore.org

Laurie E. Hirsh, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 218
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.918.4921
Fax: 718.918.4914
laurie.hirsh@nychhc.org

Bang H. Hoang, M.D.

Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 718.515.4386
bahoang@montefiore.org

Wanda Horn, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Geriatrics)

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.8888
Fax: 718.655.9672
whorn@montefiore.org

Michael D. Hossack, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 929.246.6312
mihossac@montefiore.org

Doron I. Ilan, M.D.

Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Northeast Orthopedics
507 Airport Executive Park
Nanuet, NY 10954

Tel: 845.634.7500
Fax: 914.693.1630
dilan@montefiore.org

Mani D. Kahn, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
4141 Carpenter Avenue
Bronx, NY 10466

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 718.920.6889
mkahn@montefiore.org

Eli Kamara, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 347.577.4479
ekamara@montefiore.org

Harris E. Kaplan, D.P.M.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
hkaplan@montefiore.org

Alexa J. Karkenny, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4451
akarkenn@montefiore.org

Arin E. Kim, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4461
arkim@montefiore.org

Sun Jin Kim, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 347.577.4484
Fax: 347.577.4442
sukim@montefiore.org

Steven M. Koehler, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.9566
Fax: 718.920.6889
stkoehler@montefiore.org

Areas of Research: Dr. Koehler’s research focuses on upper extremity surgery. In particular, peripheral nerve, brachial plexus and wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) hand surgery. He has published over 75 articles.

Jonathan D. Krystal, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 718.653.1857
jokrysta@montefiore.org

Roy G. Kulick, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Hand Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4419
rkulick@montefiore.org

Chaiyaporn Kulsakdinun, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4473
ckulsakd@montefiore.org

Paul E. Levin, M.D.

Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 718.653.1587
plevin@montefiore.org

Benjamin J. Levy, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4451
belevy@montefiore.org

I. Martin Levy, M.D.

Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Residency Program

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4428
mlevy@montefiore.org

Craig Lomita, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 718.653.1587
clomita@montefiore.org

Leila Mehraban Alvandi, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.4962
lalvandi@montefiore.org

Areas of Research: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Research, Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine, The impact of Mental Health on Patient Reported Outcome(PRO), Artificial Intelligence(AI) in Orthopaedic Surgery, Biomechanics, Bone biology, Medical Device

Priya Nori, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Medical Director, Antibiotic Stewardship Program

Montefiore Medical Center
3411 Wayne Avenue
Room: 4H
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.4622
Fax: 718.920.2746
pnori@montefiore.org

Areas of Research: 1. Clinical decision support tools and antibiotic prescribing 2. Medical education in ID, stewardship, and infection prevention 3. Rapid diagnostic technology and stewardship 4. COVID-19 Pandemic response, SARS-CoV-2 antiviral therapies

John M. Olsewski, M.D.

Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

2157 Tomlinson Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.794.2501
Fax: 718.794.2512
jmomdpc@gmail.com

Albert A. Panozzo, M.B.B.S.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
MMC-MAP, Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 718.654.2396
apanozzo@montefiore.org

Priya B. Patel, D.O.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Assistant Professor, The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 218
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.918.4921
Fax: 718.918.4914
patelp31@nychhc.org

Huai M. Phen, M.B.B.S.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
4141 Carpenter Avenue
Bronx, NY 10466

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 718.920.6889
hphen@montefiore.org

Kevin D. Plancher, M.D.

Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Plancher Orthopaedics and
Sports Medicine
1160 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10128

Tel: 212.876.5200
Fax: 212.876.4440
kplancher@plancherortho.com

John B. Pope, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 347.577.4597
Fax: 347.577.4442
jopope@montefiore.org

Jacob F. Schulz, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.5532
Fax: 718.920.7799
jschulz@montefiore.org

Areas of Research: Scoliosis and growing spine disorders Childhood hip disorders such as SCFE and hip dsplasia Pediatric fractures and trauma Multicenter trial on the optimal treatment of bone cysts Clubfoot and lower extremity deformity

Evan M. Schwechter, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.920.2060
Fax: 347.577.4446
eschwech@montefiore.org

Milan K. Sen, M.D.,C.M.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Associate Professor, Department of Genetics

Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 218
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.918.4921
Fax: 718.918.4914
milan.sen@nychhc.org

Areas of Research: Orthopedic Trauma, Fragility Fractures, Health Policy

Zeynep Seref-Ferlengez, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
1250 Waters Place
Tower 1, Room: 10
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 347.577.4603
sereffer@montefiore.org

Melinda S. Sharkey, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.5532
Fax: 718.920.7799
msharkey@montefiore.org

Naveen Singanamala, B.M.,B.S.

Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

St. Barnabas Hospital
4487 Third Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457

Tel: 718.960.2617
nsingana@montefiore.org

Amit Singla, M.B.B.S., M.S.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

St. Barnabas Hospital
4422 Third Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457

Tel: 203.506.8752
asingla@sbhny.org

Shima C. Sokol, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 218
Bronx, NY 10461

Tel: 718.918.4921
Fax: 718.918.4914
shima.sokol@nychhc.org

Andrew M. Somberg, M.D.

Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Northeast Othopedics
2 Crosfield Avenue
Room: 422
West Nyack, NY 10994

Tel: 845.358.1000
Fax: 845.358.2155
ansomberg@montefiore.org

Vafa Tabatabaie, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Montefiore Medical Center
3411 Wayne Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

Tel: 718.920.7923
Fax: 718.920.5202
vtabatab@montefiore.org

Areas of Research: Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease, thyroid disease including thyroid cancer, pituitary disorders