Rui Yang

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Rui

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<p>Dr. Yang earned his medical degree at Beijing Medical University in China followed by an orthopaedic residency at Peking University People&rsquo;s Hospital in Beijing, China.&nbsp; Following his training in China, he came to the United States where he earned a Master&rsquo;s degree in Biological Sciences from Hunter College at the City University of New York. Dr. Yang completed a second orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Texas, in Houston and then he did a fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.</p>
<p>Dr. Yang specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant tumors in the musculoskeletal system. A multidisciplinary approach is emphasized in his practice. He performs surgery to remove the tumor fom the limb and pelvis, and rebuild them using techniques tailored for each individual patient. Dr. Yang is also interested in treating metastatic bony lesions originating from other parts of the body.</p>
<p>Dr. Yang has a strong interest in the research of musculoskeletal tumors. He has been studying the tumorigenesis of osteosarcoma and the genetic profile of the tumors as comparison to its normal counterpart tissues.&nbsp; He has also studied the mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in osteosarcoma and related signaling pathways, as well as novel strategies to overcome it in collaboration with the pediatric sarcoma teams.</p>
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Diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant tumors in the musculoskeletal system, including metastatic bony lesions as well as primary tumors.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Dr. Yang has a strong interest in the research of musculoskeletal tumors. He has been studying the tumor genesis of osteosarcoma and the genetic profile of the tumors as compared to normal counterpart tissues. He has also studied the mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in osteosarcoma and related signaling pathways, in addition to novel strategies to overcome it in collaboration with pediatric sarcoma teams.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>1. Peer-reviewed Papers</p>
<p>1) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Piperdi, S.,&nbsp; Zhang, Y., Neophytou, N., Zhu, W., Hoang, B.H., Mason, G., Geller, D., Dorfman, H,, Healey, J.H., Phinney, D.G., and Gorlick, R. Transcriptional Profiling Identifies the Signaling Axes of the Insulin Growth Factor and the Transforming Growth Factor-beta as involved in the Pathogenesis of Osteosarcoma. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015. PMID: 26463566</p>
<p>2) Nathan, S.S., Huvos, A.G., Casas-Ganem, J.E., <strong>Yang, R.,</strong> Linkov, I., Sowers, R., DiResta, G.R., Gorlick, R., Healey, J.H.&nbsp;Tumour interstitial fluid pressure may regulate angiogenic factors in osteosarcoma <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20052438">.</a&gt; Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2009; 38(12):1041-7. PMID: 20052438</p>
<p>3) Li, N., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Zhang, W., Dorfman, H., Rao, P., and Gorlick, R. Genetically Transforming Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Sarcomas: changes in cellular phenotype and multilineage differentiation potential. Cancer. 2009; 115(20): 4795-806. PMID: 19593798</p>
<p>4) <strong>Yang, R</strong>., Piperdi, S., and Gorlick, R. Activation of the RAF/MEK/ERK pathway mediates apoptosis induced by chelerythrine in osteosarcoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2008;14(20): 6396-404. PMID: 18927278</p>
<p>5) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Qin, J., Hoang, B.H., Healey, J.H., and Gorlick, R. Polymorphisms and methylation of the reduced folate carrier in osteosarcoma. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2008;466:2046-51. PMID: 18528741</p>
<p>6) Nathan, S.S., Huvos, A.G., Casas-Ganem, J.E., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Linkov, I., Sowers, R., Diresta, G.R., Gorlick, R., and Healey, J.H. Tumor interstitial fluid pressure may regulate angiogenic factors in osteosarcoma. J Orthop Res 2008;26:1-6. PMID: 18473395</p>
<p>7) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Li, W.W., Hoang, B.H., Kim, H., Banerjee, D., Kheradpour, A., Healey, J.H., Meyers, P.A., Bertino, J.R., and Gorlick, R. Quantitative correlation between promoter methylation and messenger RNA levels of the reduced folate carrier. BMC Cancer 2008;8:124. PMID: 18452618</p>
<p>8) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Kolb, E.A., Qin, J., Chou, A., Sowers, R., Hoang, B., Healey, J.H., Huvos, A.G., Meyers, P.A. and Gorlick, R. The folate receptor alpha is frequently overexpressed in osteosarcoma samples and plays a role in the uptake of the physiologic substrate 5-methyltetrahydrofolate. Clin Cancer Res 2007;13:2557-67. PMID: 17473184</p>
<p>9) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Hoang, B.H., Kubo, T., Kawano, H., Chou, A., Sowers, R., Huvos, A.G., Meyers, P.A., Healey, J.H. and Gorlick, R. Over-expression of parathyroid hormone Type 1 receptor confers an aggressive phenotype in osteosarcoma. Int J Cancer 2007;121:943-54. PMID: 17410535</p>
<p>10) Laverdiere, C., Hoang, B.H., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Sowers, R., Qin, J., Meyers, P.A., Huvos, A.G., Healey, J.H. and Gorlick, R. Messenger RNA expression levels of CXCR4 correlate with metastatic behavior and outcome in patients with osteosarcoma. Clin Cancer Res 2005;11:2561-7. PMID: 15814634</p>
<p>11) Nathan, S.S., DiResta, G.R., Casas-Ganem, J.E., Hoang, B.H., Sowers, R., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Huvos, A.G., Gorlick, R. Elevated physiologic tumor pressure promotes proliferation and chemosensitivity in human osteosarcoma. Clin Cancer Res 2005;11:2389-97. PMID: 15788690</p>
<p>12) Flintoff, W.F., Sadlish, H., Gorlick, R., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Williams, F.M. Functional analysis of altered reduced folate carrier sequence changes identified in osteosarcomas. Biochim Biophys Acta 2004;1690:110-7. PMID: 15469899</p>
<p>13) Hoang, B.H., Kubo, T., Healey, J.H., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Nathan, S.S., Kolb, E.A., Mazza, B., Meyers, P.A. and Gorlick, R. Dickkopf 3 inhibits invasion and motility of Saos-2 osteosarcoma cells by modulating the Wnt-beta-catenin pathway. Cancer Res 2004;64:2734-9. PMID: 15087387</p>
<p>14) Hoang, B.H., Kubo, T., Healey, J.H., Sowers, R., Mazza, B., <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Huvos, A.G., Meyers, P.A. and Gorlick, R. Expression of LDL receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) as a novel marker for disease progression in high-grade osteosarcoma. Int J Cancer 2004;109:106-11. PMID: 14735475</p>
<p>15) <strong>Yang, R.</strong>, Sowers, R., Mazza, B., Healey, J.H., Huvos, A., Grier, H., Bernstein, M., Beardsley, G.P., Krailo, M.D., Devidas, M., Bertino, J.R., Meyers, P.A. and Gorlick, R. Sequence alterations in the reduced folate carrier are observed in osteosarcoma tumor samples. Clin Cancer Res 2003;9:837-44. PMID: 12576457</p>
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<p>2. Book Chapters</p>
<p align="left">1) Orthopedic Oncology. Editor: Xun, W.P., Feng, C.H. People&rsquo;s Military Medical Publisher.</p>
<p>(ISBN: 7-80157-159-2), 2001.</p>
<p>2) Review of Surgery: A Guiding Book for Medical Students. Section of Orthopedics. Editor: Jiang, B.G. Beijing Medical University Publisher.&nbsp; (ISBN: 7-81034-946-5), 1999.</p>

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<p>Dr. Yang is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon recognized for his multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant tumors in the musculoskeletal system, including metastatic bony lesions as well as primary tumors. He also serves as an Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Yang earned his medical degree at Beijing Medical University in China followed by an orthopedic residency at Peking University People?s Hospital in Beijing, China. Following his training in China, he came to the United States where he earned a master?s degree in biological sciences from Hunter College at the City University of New York. Dr. Yang completed a second orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Texas, in Houston, followed by a fellowship in orthopedic oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.</p><p>Dr. Yang has a strong interest in the research of musculoskeletal tumors. He has been studying the tumor genesis of osteosarcoma and the genetic profile of the tumors as compared to normal counterpart tissues. He has also studied the mechanism of chemotherapy resistance in osteosarcoma and related signaling pathways, in addition to novel strategies to overcome it in collaboration with pediatric sarcoma teams.</p>

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Sayed E. Wahezi

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Sayed

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Wahezi

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<p>Dr. Wahezi earned his medical degree from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Buffalo and completed his Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident. He then completed an Interventional Spine fellowship at Spine Technology and Rehabilitation under the mentorship of Joseph D. Fortin. Following his training he completed a Pain Medicine Fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center, where he cultivated the clinical and academic development of the Pain Program.</p>
<p>Dr. Wahezi currently serves as Associate Professor of PMR and Anesthesiology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City where he serves as the Program Director of the ACGME accredited Pain Fellowship. He has created a fellowship with an interventional focus and multidisciplinary foundation. His mission is to create an academic environment which fosters the growth of Pain Medicine by education and investigation/development of new devices and techniques.</p>
<p>Dr. Wahezi is a long-standing member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), New York Pain Society (NYPS), Association of Academic Physiatrists, New York Pain Society (NYPS), and Eastern Pain Association. He is a nominated AAPMR delegate representative for the American Medical Association&rsquo;s (AMA) Expert Panel on Pain Management, nominated representative on ASIPP&rsquo;s expert lumbar stenosis panel and the Board of Directors for the NYPS. He is a graduate of the Academy of Academic Physiatrists&rsquo; (AAP) Program for Academic Leadership (PAL), nominated Board of Director member for the Academy of Pain Program Directors (APPD), Reviewer and Editor for the <em>Pain Physician Journal</em>, co-director of for American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) membership council. He is also a nominated member of the Promotions Committee at Montefiore/Einstein. In addition, he is a nominated <em>Super Doctor</em>, as identified by the New York Times Magazine.</p>
<p>Dr. Wahezi has authored more than fifty publications in peer reviewed pain journals, book chapters, abstracts, and posters. He has presented several lectures at national meetings, and has given more than 150 academic lectures in Pain Management. He is actively involved in basic science and clinical studies in Pain management. His basic science interests include the physiology of neuropathic and orthopedic pain. His clinical research interests include innovative percutaneous pain treatments.</p>

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Dr. Wahezi&rsquo;s research interests include innovative percutaneous pain treatments and his basic science interests include the physiology of neuropathic and orthopedic pain. He is actively involved in basic science and clinical studies in pain management.&nbsp;<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Sayed Emal Wahezi, MD, is Professor and Program Director of the Pain Medicine Fellowship at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Wahezi&rsquo;s clinical focus is in interventional pain medicine.</p><p>A graduate of State University of New York at Buffalo, Dr. Wahezi earned his Doctor of Medicine in 2005. He completed his internal medicine internship at Cornell University, New York Hospital, Queens in 2006, then came to Montefiore to complete his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation in 2009, serving as chief resident in his final year. In 2010, Dr. Wahezi completed his interventional spine and musculoskeletal fellowship at Spine Technology and Rehabilitation, then returned to Montefiore to complete a pain medicine fellowship in 2013, and created the clinical and academic foundation for Pain Medicine at Montefiore.</p><p>Dr. Wahezi&rsquo;s research interests include innovative percutaneous pain treatments and his basic science interests include the physiology of neuropathic and orthopedic pain. He is actively involved in basic science and clinical studies in pain management. Dr. Wahezi has authored more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed pain journals, book chapters, abstracts and posters. Many of Dr. Wahezi&rsquo;s publications have led to the innovation of novel interventional pain procedures. He has given more than 200 academic lectures in pain management across the country. He is a reviewer and editor for several pain journals.</p><p>Dr. Wahezi is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is a long-standing member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), American Academy of Pain Medicine, New York Pain Society (NYPS), Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP), Eastern Pain Association (EPA) and Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD). He is a nominated American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR) delegate representative for the American Medical Association&rsquo;s Expert Panel on Pain Management, nominated representative on ASIPP&rsquo;s expert lumbar stenosis panel and the Board of Directors for the NYPS. He is also a graduate of the AAP Program for Academic Leadership (PAL) and a past president of the APPD. He serves on the Board of Directors for American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), is a member of the Educational Council for the Association of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN), and is a co-director for the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) membership council.</p>

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Amaresh Vydyanathan

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<p>Clinical: Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine (Interventional expertise) /Regional Anesthesia.</p>
<p>Research: Neuropathic pain, development of chronic pain, patient safety.</p>

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Interventional pain management, including Tenex procedures, spinal stimulation, and vertebral augmentation.

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Pain outcomes, disparity, pain personas, regional anesthesia, and aspects of interventional pain.

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<p>Amaresh Vydyanathan , MD, MS, is an attending physician and Professor, Anesthesiology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Vydyanathan&rsquo;s clinical focus lies in interventional pain management, including tenex procedures, spinal stimulation and vertebral augmentation. He has a particular interest in pain outcomes.</p><p>After earning his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at Kilpauk Medical College in Chennai, India in 1997, Dr. Vydyanathan completed an internship at the same institution in 1998. He then completed his anesthesiology residency at The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education &amp; Research in Pondicherry, India in 2002. Following this, Dr. Vydyanathan moved to the United States to continue his medical training, earning his Master of Science in integrative biosciences-neurosciences at Pennsylvania State University in 2004. He then attended the Cleveland Clinic, where he completed an internship in 2006, an additional anesthesiology residency in 2009 and a fellowship in pain medicine in 2010.</p><p>Dr. Vydyanathan&rsquo;s research interests are in pain outcomes, disparity, pain personas, regional anesthesia and aspects of interventional pain. He has been principal investigator on a number of funded research projects and his work has been shared through numerous peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles and invited presentations. Dr. Vydyanathan is also a reviewer for several scientific journals, including <em>Pain Medicine, US Neurology</em> and the <em>Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing</em>, among others.</p><p>Dr. Vydyanathan is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists. In 2014, he was the winner of the third place Young Investigator Symposium at Montefiore Einstein.</p>

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Adeepa D. Singh

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Robert M. Simon

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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;">Disorders of the spine and musculoskeletal system, and sports medicine</span>

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<p>Robert M. Simon, MD, is an attending physician and Clinical Instructor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Simon&rsquo;s clinical interests are in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the spine and musculoskeletal system as well as sports medicine.</p><p>After completing his undergraduate education at State University of New York at Stony Brook and Pace University, Dr. Simon attended New York Medical College, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1984. He completed his internship at Beth Israel Medical Center in 1985 and his residency at NYU Medical Center, Rusk Institute in 1988.</p><p>Dr. Simon&rsquo;s research follows his clinical interests, with his work shared through textbook chapters and journal articles.</p><p>Dr. Simon is a Diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He has subspecialty certification in Pain Medicine. Dr. Simon is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.</p>

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Naum Shaparin

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<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<p>Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School<br />Transitional Year: Atlantic Health System<br />Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital (Anesthesiology)<br />Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic (Pain Medicine)</p>
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<p>Research&nbsp;interests&nbsp;include non-opioid therapies for chronic non-malignant pain, cancer pain, palliative medicine, neck/back pain, sacroiliac joint pain, peripheral nerve pain, vulvodynia/perineal pain, coccygodynia, and radiofrequency ablation, and neuromodulation.</p>

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<p>Dr. Shaparin and his team create individualized treatment plans for patients with all types of chronic pain. Dr. Shaparin’s research interests include non-opioid therapies for chronic non-malignant pain, the role of regional anesthesia in arteriovenous fistula creation, coccydynia (tail bone pain), neuropathic pain in scar tissue after surgical incisions, neuropathic pain related to cancer (in particular chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuralgia/neuropathy), neuropathic pain related to HIV/AIDS or HIV/AIDS medications, vulvodynia/perineal pain, post-thoracotomy pain, neck/back pain, sacroiliac joint pain, radiofrequency ablation, and neuromodulation. Dr. Shaparin has presented over 20 abstracts at local, national and international conferences.</p>

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Dr. Shaparin provides inpatient and outpatient care, with a clinical focus in acute and chronic pain management, and the use of fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided interventional techniques for the treatment of acute and chronic pain.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Dr. Shaparin's research builds on his clinical interests, and focuses on social determinants of health and its impact on chronic pain outcomes, as well as the use of non-opioid analgesics for acute and chronic pain management.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Naum Shaparin, MD, MBA, is Professor and Vice Chair of Business Affairs, Anesthesiology as well as the Director, Multidisciplinary Pain Program at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Shaparin's clinical focus is in outpatient interventional pain medicine. He also has interest in general anesthesia, regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine.</p><p>In 1999, Dr. Shaparin received his Bachelor of Arts in biology from Boston University. He went on to attend Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2003. After completing his internship at Morristown Memorial Hospital and Overlook Hospital in 2004, he completed a three-year anesthesiology residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in 2007. He continued his postgraduate training at Cleveland Clinic, completing a yearlong pain medicine fellowship in 2008. In 2016, he completed his Master of Business Administration at New York University, Stern School of Business.</p><p>Dr. Shaparin's research interests include non-opioid therapies for chronic non-malignant pain, interventional pain procedures, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare delivery and social determinants of health with a focus on patient failure to attend pain clinic appointments. He has shared his work through peer-reviewed journals and national and international presentations.</p><p>Dr. Shaparin is board certified and is a member of several professional societies including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.</p>

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Jacob F. Schulz

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<p>Pediatric orthopedic care, spinal deformity, neuromuscular disease and trauma</p>

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<p>Early-onset and idiopathic scoliosis, fracture care, neuromuscular disease</p>

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<p>Jacob F. Schulz, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who provides comprehensive pediatric orthopedic care with an emphasis on spinal deformity, neuromuscular disease and trauma. He has a particular interest in the growing spine, with experience using the vertical expandable titanium rib (VEPTR) device and vertebral tethering through a thoracoscopic approach. At our Albert Einstein College of Medicine, he is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery.</p><p>He served both his internship and residency at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia where he was honored with the Frank Hammond Sivitz and Chief Resident Teaching Awards in 2011. During his residency, he traveled to Neustadt, Germany to study spine deformity at the Schoen Clinic, and to San Pedro Sula in Honduras to help CURE International provide world class orthopedic care to children. Dr. Schulz completed his fellowship in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis at Rady Children&rsquo;s Hospital-San Diego, ranked second by <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report</em> in 2012.</p><p>Dr. Schulz&rsquo;s research has been published in The Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics (JPO) and presented at several national meetings. He is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA).</p>

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Paul E. Levin

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<p>General orthopedics, nonoperative management of musculoskeletal conditions, fracture surgery and complications of fractures</p>

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<p>Patient/physician communication and patient autonomy</p>

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<p>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</p>

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Roy G. Kulick

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<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>

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Reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis, Dupuytren's disease, nerve compression including carpal tunnel syndrome

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<p>Roy G. Kulick, MD, Director of Hand and Upper Extremity surgery, specializes in reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis, Dupuytren&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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 &ldquo;Best Doctor&rdquo; in New York and America.</p>

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Mani D. Kahn

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<p>Fracture repair of the pelvis and hip bone sockets; complex limb reconstruction; limb lengthening procedures; infected or failed fracture correction</p>

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<p>Enhancing the future of fracture care</p>

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54499

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<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>

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