Saikiran Murthy
<p>Saikiran Murthy, DO, is a neurosurgeon and Assistant Professor, Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurosurgery at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Murthy specializes in the surgical treatment of spinal disorders including chronic back pain, degenerative disk disease, spinal trauma, spinal tumors, cervical myelopathy, spondylotic arthropathy, spondylolisthesis and thoracolumbar deformity. His clinical interests also include robotic spinal surgery, computer navigation assisted spinal surgery and general neurosurgery.</p><p>Dr. Murthy brings a unique background as he is dually trained in neurology and neurosurgery. After completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001 at New York University, he attended Boston University School of Medicine, earning his Master of Arts in medical sciences in 2005. He then attended New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, earning his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 2009. Dr. Murthy’s postdoctoral training began at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, Cornell University with a yearlong internship. From 2010 to 2013 he completed a neurology residency at Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University. Following this, he pursued a neurological surgery residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers University completing it in 2018. During this time, he also completed a fellowship in endoscopic skull-base neurosurgery at Weill Cornell College of Medicine. In 2019, he completed a CAST accredited, AO-Spine fellowship in complex spinal neurosurgery at the University of Virginia Medical Center.</p><p>The focus of Dr. Murthy’s research is comparative effective research in spinal neurosurgery. His work has been shared in posters, presentations and peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Murthy is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery. He is an affiliate member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, a member of AO Spine North America, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.</p>
Eric J. Mariuma
Dr. Mariuma has a special interest and specializes in neuromuscular neurology, electromyography and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring.
Dr. Mariuma's research, similar to his clinical interests, focuses on the assessment of various neurological complications. He has been a part of numerous research projects with Montefiore.
<p>Eric J. Mariuma, MD is an attending physician in the neurology department at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Mariuma practices general neurology and is highly involved in the education of medical students, interns and residents. Dr. Mariuma is the Chief of Neurology Clinic at Wakefield Hospital and he serves as a preceptor for neurology residents in the neurology clinic at Jacobi Medical Center. Dr. Mariuma has a special interest and specializes in neuromuscular neurology, electromyography and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring.</p><p>Dr. Mariuma graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian of Stony Brook University. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society when he was a medical student at New York University School of Medicine, and he was the recipient of the Hippolyte M. Wertheim Award as a medical student. After graduating medical school, Dr. Mariuma had an internal medicine internship at Winthrop University Hospital, during which he received the intern of the year award. In 2009, he completed the Neurology Residency Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Mariuma completed his postgraduate training in 2010 at Montefiore with a fellowship in neurophysiology.</p><p>His research, similar to his clinical interests, focuses on the assessment of various neurological complications. He has been a part of numerous research projects with Montefiore.</p><p>Dr. Mariuma is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. </p>
Konstantinos Loupasakis
<p>Konstantinos Loupasakis, MD, is an attending rheumatologist at Montefiore Einstein and Rheumatology Fellowship Program Director and Associate Professor, Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Loupasakis sees patients with a wide range of rheumatologic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus and multisystem sarcoidosis.</p><p>In 2007, Dr. Loupasakis earned his medical doctorate at University of Crete in Greece. He later came to the United States to further his medical training, completing his medical residency at Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine in 2012, followed by his rheumatology fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in 2015 and a yearlong research fellowship at the same institution in 2016.</p><p>Dr. Loupasakis' research focus includes multisystem sarcoidosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and medical education. He is a certified facilitator, teaching relationship-centered communication in healthcare, and is particularly interested in optimization of the patient-physician relationship. Dr. Loupasakis has shared his work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, poster presentations and invited national and regional presentations. He is also a reviewer for scientific rheumatology journals.</p><p>Dr. Loupasakis is board certified in Rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Rheumatology. Dr. Loupasakis has been twice recognized at Montefiore Einstein for his outstanding service and teaching, receiving an award in 2022 for his inpatient consult service and in 2024 for his outpatient service.</p>
Paul E. Levin
<p>General orthopedics, nonoperative management of musculoskeletal conditions, fracture surgery and complications of fractures</p>
<p>Patient/physician communication and patient autonomy</p>
<p> </p>Paul E. Levin, MD, joined Montefiore and our Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2004 and is the Vice Chair of the Department of Orthopedics as well as the Director of the Department of Orthopedics, Moses Campus. At Einstein, he serves as Professor of Orthopedic Surgery. He is a board-certified orthopedic specialist with expertise in general orthopedics, the nonoperative management of musculoskeletal conditions, fracture surgery and complications of fractures.<br /><br />He received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 1980 and completed his orthopedic residency at Montefiore in 1985. He subsequently completed a fellowship in orthopedic traumatology at the University of Texas and a second fellowship in fracture care at the Kantosspital in Basel, Switzerland.<br /><br />Dr. Levin teaches classes in bioethics and a course in Patients, Doctors and Communities, both of which focus on collaboration among patients and professionals regarding healthcare delivery. Known for exploring treatment options with his patients along with the desire to identify a strategy for successful care without surgical intervention, he has been called on to lecture on patient-clinician communication and surgical safety. Dr. Levin is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) and chairman of the organization's Committee on Ethics and Lectures.<p> </p>
Alan D. Legatt
<p>Dr. Legatt's clinical activities include intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring, EEG-CCTV monitoring for epilepsy, and clinical EEG and evoked potential studies. His research interests include the analysis of EEG monitoring data, the subcomponent structure and generators of evoked potentials, new methods for analysis of evoked potential studies, evoked potential changes in patients with epilepsy, and techniques for intraoperative monitoring of the nervous system.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Haut SR, Shinnar S, Legatt AD, O'Dell C, Moshe SL. The association between seizure clustering and status epilepticus in patients with intractable complex partial seizures. Epilepsia, 1999;40:1832-1834.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Kader A. Topography of the initial cortical component of the median nerve somatosensory evoked potential: relationship to central sulcus anatomy. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2000;17:321-325.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Lado FA, Legatt AD, LaSala PA, Shinnar S. Alteration of the cortical motor map in a patient with intractable focal seizures. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat 2002;72:811-814.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Emerson RG. Motor evoked potential monitoring - It's about time (editorial). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J Clin Neurophysiol, 2002;19:383-386.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Mechanisms of intraoperative brainstem auditory evoked potential changes. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2002;19:396-408.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Current practice of motor evoked potential monitoring: Results of a survey. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2002;19:454-460.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Ellen R. Grass Lecture: Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring. Amer J Electroneurodiagnostic Technol, 2004;44:222-243. Legatt AD.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Pathways of Hearing and Balance. In: Van De Water T, Staecker H (Eds.), Basic Science Review for Otolaryngology. Thieme, New York, 2006:350-360.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Lefebvre PP, Legatt AD. Assessment of Central Auditory Function. In: Van De Water T, Staecker H (Eds.), Basic Science Review for Otolaryngology. Thieme, New York, 2006:361-367.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. BAEPs in Surgery. In: Nuwer, M (Ed.) Intraoperative Monitoring of Neural Function. Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology, Volume 8; Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2008:334-349.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Cherian K, Weidenheim K, Legatt A, Shifteh K, Abbott IR, Moshe <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SL. Extensive apoptosis in a case of intractable infantile status epilepticus. Epilepsy Research, 2009;85:305-310.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Nuwer MR, Emerson RG, Galloway G, Legatt AD, Lopez J, Minahan R, Yamada T, Goodin DS, Armon C, Chaudhry V, Gronseth GS, Harden CL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evidence-based guideline update: Intraoperative spinal monitoring with somatosensory and transcranial electrical motor evoked potentials: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. Neurology, 2012; 78:585-589.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Fried SJ, Smith DM, Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Median nerve somatosensory evoked potential monitoring during carotid surgery: Does reference choice matter?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J Clin Neurophysiol, 2014;31:55-57.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs). In: Aminoff M, Daroff R (Eds.),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, 2nd Edition. Elsevier Science, San Diego, 2014, volume 1, pp. 505-508.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Intraoperative Neurophysiology: Interactive Case Studies, (digital learning program on DVD-ROM), Demos Medical, New York, 2015.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brainstem auditory evoked potentials. In:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Husain AM (Ed.), A Practical Approach to Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring, 2nd Edition. Demos Medical, New York, 2015:46-54.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Electrophysiologic auditory tests. In: Celesia GG, Hickock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>G (Eds.), The Human Auditory System: Fundamental Organization And Clinical Disorders. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 3rd Series, Volume 129. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2015:289-311.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Nuwer MR, Emerson RG.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Intraoperative monitoring of central neurophysiology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schomer DL, Lopes da Silva, FH (Eds.) Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography: Basic Principles, Clinical Applications, and Related Fields, 7th Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2018:833-866.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Rotenberg A, Pascual-Leone A, Legatt AD. Transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schomer DL, Lopes da Silva, FH (Eds.) Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography: Basic Principles, Clinical Applications, and Related Fields, 7th Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2018:723-738.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Emerson RG, Epstein CM, MacDonald DB, Deletis V, Bravo RJ, López JR. ACNS Guideline: Transcranial electrical stimulation motor evoked potential monitoring. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2016;33:42-50.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Electrophysiology of cranial nerve testing: Auditory nerve. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2018;35:25-38.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><!--[endif]--></p>
Anand A. Kumthekar
<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">Dr. Kumthekar is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. He received his medical degree from Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, India and trained in Internal Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He further completed his sub-specialty training in Rheumatology at Oregon Health and Science University.</span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;">Dr. Kumthekar is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an attending physician at Montefiore Medical Center. He is skilled in the treatment of general rheumatic illness and h</span>is clinical areas of focus include Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Vasculitis, Lupus and Myositis. He runs the Spondyloarthritis clinic at Montefiore and is profecient in musculoskeletal ultrasound. He has published multiple research articles and is a reviewer/editorial board member prominent medical journals.He has completed advanced MSK ultrasound training and is certified by the American College of Rheumatology (RhMSUS). He is a member of American College of Rheumatology, Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN), Group for Research and Assessment of. Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) and Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists (USSONAR).</p>
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<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>* </strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Stienstra N, Horton J, Lane M, <strong>Kumthekar A,</strong> Sathe N, Sunny C, Yadav V, Deodhar A. Demyelinating Disease After Exposure to Tumor Necrosis Factor α Inhibitors: A Case Series in a Tertiary Care Center. JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2022 Mar 1;28(2):e638-41.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>* </strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Patel S, <strong>Kumthekar A</strong>. Psoriatic Arthritis: The Influence of Co-morbidities on Drug Choice. Rheumatology and Therapy. 2021 Nov 19:1-23.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>* </strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Bittar M, Dubreuil M. Educational needs and challenges in axial spondyloarthritis. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 2021 Jul 1;33(4):313-8.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>*</strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kaur N, <strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Ayesha B. When sarcoidosis mimics immunodeficiency. BMJ Case Reports CP. 2021 Jul 1;14(7):e243557.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>*</strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Patel S, Bibi A, Eisenberg R, Gendlina I, Murakhovskaya I, Ramesh M, Balagula Y, <strong>Kumthekar A</strong>. The Role of Early Subspeciality Consultation in the Timing of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Diagnosis and Management. Journal of clinical rheumatology: practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases. 2021 Jun 18.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>* </strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Cui Z, Merritt Z, Assa A, Mustehsan H, Chung E, Liu S, <strong>Kumthekar A,</strong> Ayesha B, McCort M, Palaiodimos L, Baron S. Early and Significant Reduction in C-Reactive Protein Levels After Corticosteroid Therapy Is Associated With Reduced Mortality in Patients With COVID-19. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2021 Feb 17.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Ayesha B,<strong> Kumthekar A</strong>, Jain R, Patel S, Ramesh M, Ferastraoaru DE, Hudes G, Karagic M, Zafar S, Bartash R, Vasquez‐Canizares N. Rapid Implementation of a Multidisciplinary COVID‐19 Cytokine Storm Syndrome Task Force. ACR Open Rheumatology. 2021 Feb 6.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>* </strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Deodhar A. Axial Spondyloarthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis. Physician Assistant Clinics.;6(1):135-47.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>* Kumthekar A,</strong> Ogdie A. Obesity and Psoriatic Arthritis: A Narrative Review. Rheumatology and Therapy. 2020 Jun 3.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* Abbi B, Patel S, <strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Schwartz D, Blanco I. A Case of Cardiomyopathy With Long-term Hydroxychloroquine Use. JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2020 May 9.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Park SS, Akella S, <strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Barmettler A. Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis in the Orbit, Brain, and Heart. The American journal of medicine. 2019 Dec 17.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Shull S, Lovejoy TI, Morasco BJ, Chang M, Barton J. Impact of hepatitis C treatment on pain intensity, prescription opioid use and arthritis. International journal of rheumatic diseases. 2019 Apr;22(4):592-8.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Raess PW, Ghetie D. A Missing Link: Sarcoid-Lymphoma Syndrome. The American Journal of Medicine. 2019 Jan 1;132(1):48-51.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Horton J, <strong>Kumthekar A.</strong> A Vanishing Entity: Rheumatoid Vasculitis. The American Journal of Medicine. 2018 Nov 1;131(11):1310-3.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Wolf B, Woltjer R, Schwab P. More than meets the eye: a case of HCV-induced PAN. Modern Rheumatology Case Reports. 2018 Jul 3;2(2):199-203.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Danve A, Deodhar A. Use of belimumab throughout 2 consecutive pregnancies in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. The Journal of Rheumatology. 2017 Sep 1;44(9):1416-7.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Deodhar A, <strong>Kumthekar A,</strong> Dubreuil M. Minimal disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis: the need of the hour and a proposal for development. Current opinion in rheumatology. 2017 Jul;29(4):293.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Akenroye AT, <strong>Kumthekar AA</strong>, Alevizos MK, Mowrey WB, Broder A. Implementing an electronic medical record–based reminder for cardiovascular risk screening in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. 2017 May;69(5):625-32.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Palkar P, <strong>Kumthekar A</strong>. Comment on: Dance-like movements in obsessive compulsive disorder. Indian journal of psychological medicine. 2017 May 1;39(3).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Johnson B. Polyarticular severe tophaceous gout secondary to limited medication access. The Journal of rheumatology. 2015 Aug 1;42(8):1528-9.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Palkar PY, <strong>Kumthekar AA.</strong> Roar of meow-meow (mephedrone) in India. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour. 2015 Jul 1;20(2):55.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar A</strong>, Cossarini F, Shih JC, Taub CC, Massera D. Ranolazine-induced repolarization changes: a case report. The American Journal of Medicine. 2015 Jul 1;128(7):e3-5.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Kumthekar AA</strong>, Gidwani HV, Kumthekar AB. Metformin associated B12 deficiency. J Assoc Physicians India. 2012 Mar 1;60(3):58-9.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">* </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hitesh Vinod C, Misra BN, <strong>Kumthekar AA</strong>, Kawatra A. CALIBRATION AND CUFFING ISSUES CONCERNING SPHYGMOMANOMETER’S IN A TERTIARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE. Indian J. Prev. Soc. Med. 2013 Jul;44(3-4):166.</span></p>
Roy G. Kulick
<p>Dr Kulick is Director of the Orthopaedic Hand Service at Montefiore Medical Center. He has a special interest in reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis,Dupuytren's disease nerve compression, including carpal tunnel syndrome. He attended Cornell University Medical College, and trained at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and The Hospital For Special Surgery. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and holds the sub-specialy Certificate of Added Qualifications for Surgery of the Hand.</p>
Reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis, Dupuytren's disease, nerve compression including carpal tunnel syndrome
<p>Roy G. Kulick, MD, Director of Hand and Upper Extremity surgery, specializes in reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis, Dupuytren’s disease and nerve compression, including carpal tunnel syndrome. He is board certified and holds a Sub-Specialty Certificate of Added Qualification for Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Kulick also serves as an Associate Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Kulick received his bachelor’s degree from New York University and his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed his residency at Columbia University Medical Center, an internship at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center during his first year of residency, and a fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery.</p><p><em>New York</em> magazine has recognized Dr. Kulick as a “Best Doctor” in New York and America.</p>
Alexa J. Karkenny
<p>Operative and non-operative treatment of pediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal problems with a focus on neuromuscular diseases affecting the extremities and the spine, complex pediatric and adolescent hip disorders, bone deformities, limb length discrepancies, scoliosis and traumatic injuries</p>
<p>Neuromuscular scoliosis, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, intra-operative navigation in orthopaedic surgery, hip dysplasia, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, vitamin D deficiency and pediatric fractures, pediatric injury prevention, occupational radiation exposure</p>
<p>Alexa J. Karkenny, MD, is an attending physician in the pediatric division of orthopedic surgery and Clinical Instructor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Karkenny’s clinical interest is in the treatment of pediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal problems. She has particular focus on neuromuscular diseases affecting the extremities and the spine, complex pediatric and adolescent hip disorders, bone deformities, limb length discrepancies, scoliosis and traumatic injuries.</p><p>Her medical education began at Drexel University, earning her Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering in 2010 followed by her Doctor of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Karkenny started her postgraduate training at Montefiore-Einstein with an internship and residency in orthopedic surgery from 2014 to 2019. She then went to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to pursue a yearlong fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery, which she completed in 2020.</p><p>Dr. Karkenny’s research interests include neuromuscular scoliosis, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, intraoperative navigation in orthopedic surgery, hip dysplasia, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, vitamin D deficiency and pediatric fractures, pediatric injury prevention and occupational radiation exposure. She has shared her research through publication in peer-reviewed journals, poster presentations and podium presentations.</p><p>Dr. Karkenny is a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and the Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society.</p>
Mani D. Kahn
<p>Fracture repair of the pelvis and hip bone sockets; complex limb reconstruction; limb lengthening procedures; infected or failed fracture correction</p>
<p>Enhancing the future of fracture care</p>
<p></p>Mani Kahn, MD, is a board certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in the treatment of injuries to the upper and lower extremities as well as to the pelvis. He has a particular interest in treating periarticular fractures, fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum, performing complex limb reconstruction, and the correction of failed or infected fractures.<br /><br />Dr. Kahn attended the University of Maryland for his undergraduate degree, where he pursued research in biochemistry and was awarded several research fellowships, including the Rollinson Fellowship and the famed Howard Hughes Medical Institute's fellowship. He went on to obtain a Masters of Science in physiology and biophysics from Georgetown University. Dr. Kahn continued his studies at New York Medical College, where he obtained his Doctor of Medicine and Masters in Public Health. Dr. Kahn completed his residency training at Montefiore Medical Center. While a resident, he received two of the highest awards given to residents: the Anatomy Award and the Richard Selznick Memorial Research Award.<br /><br />Following his residency, Dr. Kahn continued his training at Duke University with a fellowship in trauma surgery, where he received an AOTrauma research fellowship. He was also privileged to continue his training with two sought-after traveling fellowships. Dr. Kahn received a travelling fellowship award in limb lengthening and reconstructive surgery, and he travelled across the country to work with the best limb reconstruction surgeons in the world. He was also selected as the recipient of the prestigious Jack McDaniel AO Travelling Fellowship, and studied under the guidance of Dr. Marcel Jakob at University of Basel Hospital in Switzerland.<br /><br />Dr. Kahn has authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, and has been invited as faculty in a national course for the training of residents in the principles of fracture care.<p></p>