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>
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>
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>
Christine Hung
Jaime A. Gomez
<p>Dr. Gomez moved to New York City from Bogota-Colombia after earning his medical degree from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He completed his internship and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Columbia University where he obtained the prestigious <em>“Rosamond Kane Award for Excellence in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery”</em>. Following residency, Dr. Gomez graduated from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital. Then he went on to pursue a Spinal Surgery Fellowship at NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases.</p>
<p>Dr. Gomez’ premier training enables him to provide superior care to children, adolescents and adults undergoing spinal surgery with the proficiency of a spine surgeon and the perspective of a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon. He has trained and applied cutting edge growth friendly techniques for young children with scoliosis such as “MAGEC” which is a magnetic growing rod that allows for growth of young children with early onset scoliosis avoiding repeat surgical procedures. He has significant interest in less invasive techniques such a scoliosis casting as well as the most complex deformity correction osteotomies for scoliosis both in children and adults. He treats a wide array of musculoskeletal pathology with special interest in the treatment of:</p>
<ul>
<li>Early Onset, Congenital and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis</li>
<li>Spondylolisthesis</li>
<li>Pediatric Cervical Spine Pathology</li>
<li>Cerebral Palsy</li>
<li>Hip Dysplasia</li>
<li>Pediatric Fractures and Trauma</li>
</ul>
<p>Dr. Gomez has also volunteered to perform complex surgeries in developing countries. He worked with “Butterfly Foundation” in Dominican Republic and with “Healing the Children” in Colombia providing orthopedic surgical care and training to local orthopaedists. Being a native Spanish speaker, he is particularly attuned to the different cultural backgrounds of the city of New York. Dr. Gomez is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), North American Spine Society (NASS) and the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA).</p>
<p>Operative and nonoperative treatment of pediatric orthopedics, adult and pediatric complex spinal problems; scoliosis treatment in children and adults using techniques ranging from less invasive scoliosis casting to complex osteotomies for deformity correction</p>
<p>Clinical outcomes in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis</p>
<p><strong>PEER REVIEW ARTICLES</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Lowenstein JE, Matsumoto H, Vitale MG, Weidenbaum M, <strong>Gomez JA, </strong>Lee FY, Hyman JE, Roye DP Jr. <em>Coronal and sagittal plane correction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a comparison between all pedicle screw versus hybrid thoracic hook lumbar screw constructs. </em><strong>Spine. 2007 Feb 15; 32(4):448-52. </strong>
</li>
<li>Vitale MG, Privitera DM, Matsumoto H, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Waters LM, Hyman JE, Roye DP Jr. <em>Efficacy of preoperative erythropoietin administration in pediatric neuromuscular scoliosis patients. </em><strong>Spine. 2007 Nov 15;32(24):2662-7. </strong>
</li>
<li>Vitale MG, Matsumoto H, Roye DP Jr, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Betz RR, Emans JB, Skaggs DL, Smith JT, Song KM, Campbell RM Jr. <em>Health-related quality of life in children with thoracic insufficiency syndrome. </em><strong>J Pediatr Orthop. 2008 Mar;28(2):239-43. </strong>
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<li>Vitale MG, Matsumoto H, Bye MR, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Booker WA, Hyman JE, Roye DP Jr. <em>A retrospective cohort study of pulmonary function, radiographic measures, and quality of life in children with congenital scoliosis: an evaluation of patient outcomes after early spinal fusion. </em><strong>Spine. 2008 May 15;33(11):1242-9. </strong>
</li>
<li>Matsumoto H, Vitale MG, Clayton-Krasinski D, Hyman JE, Klinge SA, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Avendano J, Roye DP. <em>Quantifying the ‘burden of care’ for parents with children with neuromuscular disease. </em><strong>Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 2008:50:S21. </strong>
</li>
<li>Vitale MG, Moore D, Roye DP, Matsumoto H, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Hyman JE<em>. MEP/SSEP monitoring in spinal deformity surgery: incidence and factors leading to significant electrophysiological events. </em><strong>J Child Orthop. 2008;2 (Suppl 1): S55. </strong>
</li>
<li>Vitale MG, Klinge SA, Matsumoto H, Clayton-Krasinski D, Hyman JE, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Avendano J Roye DP. <em>A rapid comprehensive quality of life assessment in children with neuromuscular disease</em>. <strong>Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 2008:50: S73. </strong>
</li>
<li>Ahmad CS, Moira, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Shubinstein B. <em>The Moving Patella Apprehension Test for Lateral Patella Instability. </em><strong>Am J Sports Med, 2009 Feb 3 </strong>
</li>
<li>Roye DP, Privetera DM, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Matsumoto H, Klinge SA, Hyman JE, Vitale MG. <em>Pedicle screw placement in pediatric scoliosis surgery: do non-idiopathic patients have higher misplacment rates? </em><strong>Journal of Child Orthopaedics. </strong>2009;3:S52. 
</li>
<li><strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Roye, DP Jr., Vitale MG, Hyman JE, Matsumoto H, van Bosse H JP, Marangoz S, Sala DA, Stein MI, Feldman DS. <em>Articulated Hip Distraction Arthroplasty: A Treatment Option for Avascular Necrosis of the Child and Adolescent Femoral Head</em><strong>. J Pediatr Orthop 2009 </strong>March 29: 163-169</li>
<li>Matsumoto H, Roye DP, Vitale MG, Clayton-Krasinski D, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Hyman JE. Impact on personal time in parents of children with neuromuscular disease. <strong>Journal of Child Orthopaedics. 2009</strong>:3;S14</li>
<li>Matsumoto H, Vitale MG, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Hyman JE, Kaufman B, Roye DP. <em>Femoral valgus osteotomy for advanced femoral head osteonecrosis and perthes disease in children and adolescents. </em><strong>J Bone Joint Surg Br 2010 </strong>vol. 92-B no. SUPP I 11</li>
<li>Vitale MG, Moore DW, Matsumoto H, Emerson RG, Booker WA, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Gallo EJ, Hyman JE, Roye DP Jr. <em>Risk factors for spinal cord injury during surgery for spinal deformity. </em><strong>J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 </strong>Jan;92(1):64-71.</li>
<li>Privitera DM, Matsumoto H, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Roye DP, Hyman JE, Vitale MG. <em>Are Breech Rates for Pedicle Screws Higher in the Upper Thoracic Spine? </em><strong>Spine Deformity 05/2013</strong>; 1(3):189– 195.</li>
<li>Matsumoto H, Krasinski DA, Klinge SA, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Booker WA, Hyman JE, Roye DP, Vitale MG. <em>Development and Initial Validation of the Assessment of Caregiver Experience with Neuromuscular Disease (ACEND). </em><strong>J Pediatr Orthop. 2011</strong>;31:284-92.</li>
<li>Vitale MG, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Matsumoto H, Roye DP Jr; Chest Wall and Spine Deformity Study Group. <em>Variability of expert opinion in treatment of early-onset scoliosis. </em><strong>Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 May;</strong>469(5):1317-22.</li>
<li>Miller DJ, Franzone JM, Matsumoto HM, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Avendano J, Hyman JE, Roye DP, Vitale MG. <em>Electronic Monitoring Improves Brace Wearing Compliance in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis- A Randomized Clinical Trial. </em><strong>Spine 2012 </strong>Apr 20;37(9):717- 21.</li>
<li>Lee JK, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Gardner T, Michelsen C, Yongjung KJ. <em>In vitro Biomechanical Study to Quantify Range of Motion, Intradiscal Pressure, and Facet Force of Three-level Dynamic Stabilization Constructs with Decreased Stiffness. </em><strong>Spine 2013 </strong>Aug 5. PMID: 23921330</li>
<li>Prince DE, Matsumoto H, Chan CM, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Hyman JE, Roye DP Jr, Vitale MG. <em>The Effect of Rod Diameter on Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis at Two Years Follow Up. </em><strong>J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 </strong>Jul 16. PMID: 23863413</li>
<li><strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Matsumoto H, Colacchio ND, Roye DP, Sucato DJ, Richards BS, Emans JB, Erickson MA, Sanders JO, Lenke LG, Vitale MG. <em>Risk Factors for Coronal Decompensation After Posterior Spinal Instrumentation and Fusion in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. </em><strong>Spine Deformity 09/2014; </strong>2(5):380–385. </li>
</ol>
<p><strong>BOOK CHAPTERS & REVIEW ARTICLES </strong></p>
<p>1.David Roye, <strong>Jaime Gómez</strong>. <em>Cavus Foot</em>. In Skaggs D.L., Tolo V.T. <strong>Master Techniques in </strong>
<strong>Orthopaedic Surgery: Pediatrics. </strong>Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. 
</p>
<p>2.<strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Lee JK, Kim PD, Roye DP, Vitale MG. "Growth Friendly" Spine Surgery: management options for the young child with scoliosis. <strong>J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2011 Dec;19(12):722-7. </strong>
</p>
<p>3.<strong>Gómez J</strong>, Ludwig SC. Minimally invasive techniques for thoracolumbar spinal trauma. <strong>Contemp Spine Surg 2012;13(5):1-7. </strong>
</p>
<p>4.<strong>Gomez JA, </strong>Vitale MG. Measuring Outcomes in Children with Early-Onset Scoliosis. <strong>Semin Spine Surg 2012 Sept; 24(3):140-143 </strong>
</p>
<p>5.<strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Makhni MC, Vitale MG. Recurrent Spinal Deformity After Scoliosis Surgery in Children. <strong>AAOS Instr Course Lect. 2014;63:345-51. </strong>
</p>
<p>6.<strong>Gomez JA, </strong>Park, H, Vitale MG. <em>Early Onset Scoliosis: The North American Experience</em>. In Nnadi C. <strong>Early Onset Scoliosis: A Comprehensive Guide from the Oxford Meetings</strong>. Chapter 26, Stuttgart: Thieme Publishers; 2015. <em>In Print </em>
</p>
<p>7.<strong>Gomez JA, </strong>Ramirez F, Hedequist D. <em>Hemivertebrae Excision; Technique for Congenital Spine Deformity. </em>In Wang, Boachie, Lenke. <strong>Spinal Osteotomy. Springer 2015 . </strong><em>In Print </em>
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<p>8.<strong>Gomez JA, </strong>Hedequist D. <em>Posterior Cervical Arthrodesis Occiput to C2 and C1-C2; </em>In Wiesel S. <strong>Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery 2nd Edition</strong>, 2015. In Print 
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<p>Jaime A. Gomez, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with expertise in the nonoperative and operative treatment of scoliosis, pediatric orthopedics and spinal surgery. He has trained and applied cutting-edge, growth-friendly techniques for young children with scoliosis. He has significant interest in less invasive techniques, such as scoliosis casting, as well as the most complex deformity correction osteotomies for scoliosis in both children and adults. Dr. Gomez joined Montefiore in 2015 and serves as an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Co-Director of Pediatric Orthopedic Research at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>After earning his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, Dr. Gomez served his internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at Columbia University in New York City, where he was honored with the prestigious Rosamond Kane Award for Excellence in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery. He also completed a pediatric orthopedic fellowship at Harvard Medical School?s Boston Children?s Hospital and a spinal surgery fellowship at New York University?s Hospital for Joint Diseases.</p><p>Dr. Gomez's research is focused on clinical outcomes in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis. As a member of the largest international multicenter study group on early-onset scoliosis, the Children Spine Study Group, he has presented his research in multiple national and international conferences and has contributed to more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He is a member of several orthopedic societies, including the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and he is a diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons. He has also worked with the Butterfly Foundation in the Dominican Republic and with Healing the Children in Colombia, providing orthopedic surgical care and training to local orthopedists.</p><p>Dr. Gomez is a native Spanish speaker.</p>