Roy G. Kulick

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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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Andrew J. Kobets

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<p>Dr. Kobets is an Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Attending Pediatric and Adult Neurosurgeon in the Montefiore Health System. Dr. Kobets received his Medical Doctorate and Master of Health Science degrees from the Yale School of Medicine and completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Kobets is the first in his family born in the United States and is from Queens, NY. His family is Ukrainian with roots in Siberia as well. Dr. Kobets' practice is focused on a patient- and family-centered approach, utilizing the most advanced neurosurgical technologies via minimally-invasive procedures to treat the most complex neurosurgical conditions in both children and adults. Doctor Kobets has offices throughout the Bronx and Westchester.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33631603/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">MR Elastography demonstrates reduced white matter shear stiffness in early-onset hydrocephalus.</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wagshul ME, McAllister JP, Limbrick DD Jr, Yang S, Mowrey W, Goodrich JT, Meiri A, Morales DM, Kobets A, Abbott R.Neuroimage Clin. 2021;30:102579. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102579. Epub 2021 Feb 2.PMID: 33631603 Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33242106/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">Split cord malformation and tethered cord syndrome: case series with long-term follow-up and literature review.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets AJ, Oliver J, Cohen A, Jallo GI, Groves ML.Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Apr;37(4):1301-1306. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04978-9. Epub 2020 Nov 26.PMID:&nbsp;33242106&nbsp;Review.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29992487/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">The history of intracranial infections.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets AJ, Goodrich JT.Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 Oct;34(10):1849-1857. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3888-5. Epub 2018 Jul 10.PMID:&nbsp;29992487&nbsp;Review.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32789548/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">Surgical considerations in Labrune syndrome.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets A, Oriko D, Groves M, Robinson S, Cohen A.Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 May;37(5):1765-1770. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04861-7. Epub 2020 Aug 12.PMID:&nbsp;32789548&nbsp;Review.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34580005/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">Factors predicting complications following cranioplasty.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Bader ER,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, Ammar A, Goodrich JT.J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2022 Feb;50(2):134-139. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2021.08.001. Epub 2021 Aug 25.PMID:&nbsp;34580005</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35633158/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">Neurological Sequelae of COVID-19.</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ahmad SJ, Feigen CM, Vazquez JP,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, Altschul DJ.J Integr Neurosci. 2022 Apr 6;21(3):77. doi: 10.31083/j.jin2103077.&nbsp;PMID:&nbsp;35633158</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36381735/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">Cochlear Implants: What the Neurosurgeon Needs to Know.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Obeidallah AS, Hamad MK, Holland RM, Cohen AR,&nbsp;Kobets AJ.Cureus. 2022 Oct 6;14(10):e29998. doi: 10.7759/cureus.29998. eCollection 2022 Oct.PMID:&nbsp;36381735&nbsp;Free PMC article.&nbsp;Review.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36284853/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">Open craniofacial reconstruction for coronal craniosynostosis.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Bader ER, Ammar A, Fortunel AN, De la Garza Ramos R, Tepper O,&nbsp;Kobets AJ.Neurosurg Focus Video. 2021 Apr 1;4(2):V18. doi: 10.3171/2021.1.FOCVID20122. eCollection 2021 Apr.PMID:&nbsp;36284853&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32789035/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">Laparoscope-Assisted Guidance to the Pineal Region.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Fluss R,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, Altschul D, Nakhla J, Lasala P.Cureus. 2020 Jul 9;12(7):e9085. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9085.PMID:&nbsp;32789035&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31845030/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">The limits of endoscopic endonasal approaches in young children: a review.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets A, Ammar A, Dowling K, Cohen A, Goodrich J.Childs Nerv Syst. 2020 Feb;36(2):263-271. doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04455-y. Epub 2019 Dec 16.PMID:&nbsp;31845030&nbsp;Review.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33264792/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;">Dual Myelomeningoceles in Twins: Case Report, Review, and Insights for Etiology.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets A, Lee RP, Oriko D, Jackson E, Robinson S, Cohen A, Groves ML.Pediatr Neurosurg. 2020;55(6):363-373. doi: 10.1159/000511365. Epub 2020 Dec 2.PMID:&nbsp;33264792&nbsp;Review.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: top;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36284853/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Open craniofacial reconstruction for coronal craniosynostosis.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Bader ER, Ammar A, Fortunel AN, De la Garza Ramos R, Tepper O,&nbsp;Kobets AJ.Neurosurg Focus Video. 2021 Apr 1;4(2):V18. doi: 10.3171/2021.1.FOCVID20122. eCollection 2021 Apr.PMID:&nbsp;36284853&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33037453/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy following supine craniotomy for epidural abscess in a child.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Oliver JD,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, Judy BF, Cohen AR.Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Aug;37(8):2657-2660. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04921-y. Epub 2020 Oct 10.PMID:&nbsp;33037453</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28607820/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Incidental choroid plexus papilloma in a child: A difficult decision.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Laarakker AS, Nakhla J,&nbsp;Kobets A, Abbott R.Surg Neurol Int. 2017 May 26;8:86. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_386_16. eCollection 2017.PMID:&nbsp;28607820&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28823663/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Anterior Lumbar Dural Tear: A Transthecal Route for Primary Closure After Iatrogenic Durotomy.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Nakhla J, Nasser R, de la Garza Ramos R,&nbsp;Kobets A, Ammar A, Echt M, Gelfand Y, Kinon M, Yassari R.World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov;107:522-525. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.156. Epub 2017 Aug 18.PMID:&nbsp;28823663</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26334236/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">A rare case of panspinal Pott disease simulating metastatic disease.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Houten JK,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, Yassari R.Spine J. 2016 Jan 1;16(1):e39-41. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.08.052. Epub 2015 Aug 31.PMID:&nbsp;26334236&nbsp;No abstract available.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33826729/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Unexpected Binding of Tozuleristide "Tumor Paint" to Cerebral Vascular Malformations: A Potentially Novel Application of Fluorescence-Guided Surgery.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets AJ, Nauen D, Lee A, Cohen AR.Neurosurgery. 2021 Jul 15;89(2):204-211. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab106.PMID:&nbsp;33826729</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33444944/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">The incidence of venous thromboembolism following surgical resection of intracranial and intraspinal meningioma. A systematic review and retrospective study.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Fluss R,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, Inocencio JF, Hamad M, Feigen C, Altschul DJ, Lasala P.Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Feb;201:106460. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106460. Epub 2021 Jan 5.PMID:&nbsp;33444944</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32257714/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">A Retrospective Quality Analysis of External Ventricular Drain Infection Rates Following Stroke Diagnoses and Other Brain Injuries: Comparison of Emergency Room and ICU/OR Setting.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Altschul D, Hamad MK,&nbsp;Kobets A, Fluss R, Lin C, Boyke AE, Liu J, Thomas R, Unda SR.Cureus. 2020 Mar 3;12(3):e7173. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7173.PMID:&nbsp;32257714&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36107222/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">A nine-month-old boy with regression of milestones and severe constipation: an unusual case of a large spinal NTRK1 fusion pilocytic astrocytoma.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Offenbacher R,&nbsp;Kobets A, Dalvi N, Hsu K, Chin S, Snuderl M, Levy A, Martin A.Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Mar;39(3):801-805. doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05662-w. Epub 2022 Sep 15.PMID:&nbsp;36107222</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29462438/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Targeting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors in Recurrent Glioblastoma Via a Novel Epithelial Growth Factor Receptor-Conjugated Nanocell Doxorubicin Delivery System.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kwan K, Schneider JR,&nbsp;Kobets A, Boockvar JA.Neurosurgery. 2018 Mar 1;82(3):N23-N24. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx594.PMID:&nbsp;29462438&nbsp;No abstract available.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29889276/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Commentary: Advances in Glioblastoma Therapies: A Collaborative Effort Between Physicians and the Biotechnology Industry.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Schneider JR, Kulason KO, Khan MB, White TG, Kwan K, Faltings L,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, Chakraborty S, Ellis JA, Ortiz RA, Filippi CG, Langer DJ, Boockvar JA.Neurosurgery. 2018 Oct 1;83(4):E162-E168. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyy253.PMID:&nbsp;29889276&nbsp;No abstract available.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33861350/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Repair of Giant Anterior Skull Base Encephalocele Containing Intralesional Eloquent Brain: Technical Note.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets AJ, Redett RJ, Walsh JM, Lopez J, Guryildirim M, Cohen AR.Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 Jul 15;21(2):73-80. doi: 10.1093/ons/opab088.PMID:&nbsp;33861350</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29460063/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Virtual modeling, stereolithography, and intraoperative CT guidance for the optimization of sagittal synostosis reconstruction: a technical note.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets AJ, Ammar A, Nakhla J, Scoco A, Nasser R, Goodrich JT, Abbott R.Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 May;34(5):965-970. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3746-5. Epub 2018 Feb 19.PMID:&nbsp;29460063</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27767680/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Postoperative urinary retention in patients undergoing elective spinal surgery.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Altschul D,&nbsp;Kobets A, Nakhla J, Jada A, Nasser R, Kinon MD, Yassari R, Houten J.J Neurosurg Spine. 2017 Feb;26(2):229-234. doi: 10.3171/2016.8.SPINE151371. Epub 2016 Oct 21.PMID:&nbsp;27767680</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35673318/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Successful Treatment of Pediatric Holo-Spinal Epidural Abscess With Percutaneous Drainage.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Ammar AA, Hamad MK, Obeidallah MS,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, Lee SK, Abbott IR.Cureus. 2022 May 4;14(5):e24735. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24735. eCollection 2022 May.PMID:&nbsp;35673318&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28680725/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Glioblastoma multiforme presenting with an open ring pattern of enhancement on MR imaging.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kinon MD, Scoco A, Farinhas JM,&nbsp;Kobets A, Weidenheim KM, Yassari R, Lasala PA, Graber J.Surg Neurol Int. 2017 Jun 13;8:106. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_35_17. eCollection 2017.PMID:&nbsp;28680725&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17171650/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Dopaminergic polymorphisms in Tourette syndrome: association with the DAT gene (SLC6A3).</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Yoon DY, Rippel CA,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, Morris CM, Lee JE, Williams PN, Bridges DD, Vandenbergh DJ, Shugart YY, Singer HS.Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2007 Jul 5;144B(5):605-10. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30466.PMID:&nbsp;17171650</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28961750/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Flow-Diverting Stents for the Obliteration of Symptomatic, Infectious Cavernous Carotid Artery Aneurysms.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets AJ, Scoco A, Nakhla J, Brook AL, Kinon MD, Baxi N, Altschul D.Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 Jun 1;14(6):681-685. doi: 10.1093/ons/opx166.PMID:&nbsp;28961750</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white; vertical-align: top;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27923752/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Use of Google Glass to Enhance Surgical Education of Neurosurgery Residents: "Proof-of-Concept" Study.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Nakhla J,&nbsp;Kobets A, De la Garza Ramos R, Haranhalli N, Gelfand Y, Ammar A, Echt M, Scoco A, Kinon M, Yassari R.World Neurosurg. 2017 Feb;98:711-714. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.11.122. Epub 2016 Dec 3.PMID:&nbsp;27923752</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33024592/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Evaluating the natural growth rate of metastatic cancer to the brain.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets AJ, Backus R, Fluss R, Lee A, Lasala PA.Surg Neurol Int. 2020 Aug 21;11:254. doi: 10.25259/SNI_291_2020. eCollection 2020.PMID:&nbsp;33024592&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25561540/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Targeted ablation of cholinergic interneurons in the dorsolateral striatum produces behavioral manifestations of Tourette syndrome.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Xu M,&nbsp;Kobets A, Du JC, Lennington J, Li L, Banasr M, Duman RS, Vaccarino FM, DiLeone RJ, Pittenger C.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Jan 20;112(3):893-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1419533112. Epub 2015 Jan 5.PMID:&nbsp;25561540&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21698051/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Harmonic medicine: the influence of music over mind and medical practice.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets AJ.Yale J Biol Med. 2011 Jun;84(2):161-7.PMID:&nbsp;21698051&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35047279/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">An Unusual Presentation of Iron-Deficiency Anemia: An Autobiographical Case Report.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets A, Kobets K.Cureus. 2021 Dec 15;13(12):e20442. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20442. eCollection 2021 Dec.PMID:&nbsp;35047279&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29450629/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Congenital cervical kyphosis in an infant with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets AJ, Komlos D, Houten JK.Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 Jul;34(7):1411-1415. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3750-9. Epub 2018 Feb 15.PMID:&nbsp;29450629</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28144492/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Isolated synchondrosis fracture of the atlas presenting as rotatory fixation of the neck: Case report and review of literature.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets AJ, Nakhla J, Biswas A, Kinon MD, Yassari R, Abbott IR.Surg Neurol Int. 2016 Dec 26;7(Suppl 42):S1092-S1095. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.196768. eCollection 2016.PMID:&nbsp;28144492&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28552699/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">The Impact of Kidney Disease on Acute Tubular Necrosis and Surgical Site Infection After Lumbar Fusion.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Nakhla J, de la Garza Ramos R, Bhashyam N,&nbsp;Kobets A, Nasser R, Echt M, Lang G, Navarro-Ramirez R, Jada A, Kinon M, Yassari R.World Neurosurg. 2017 Sep;105:498-502. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.088. Epub 2017 May 25.PMID:&nbsp;28552699</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28962954/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">The Effect of July Admission on Inpatient Morbidity, Mortality, and Discharge Disposition After Endovascular Coiling in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">De la Garza Ramos R, Haranhalli N,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, Nakhla J, Brook AL, Yassari R, Flamm ES, Altschul DJ.World Neurosurg. 2018 Jan;109:e170-e174. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.126. Epub 2017 Sep 27.PMID:&nbsp;28962954</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24255802/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Lessons Learned from Open-label Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome: Eight Cases over 7 Years.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Motlagh MG, Smith ME, Landeros-Weisenberger A,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, King RA, Miravite J, de Lotbini&egrave;re AC, Alterman RL, Mogilner AY, Pourfar MH, Okun MS, Leckman JF.Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2013 Nov 1;3:tre-03-170-4428-1. doi: 10.7916/D8M32TGM. eCollection 2013.PMID:&nbsp;24255802&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22836837/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">An intervention with third-year medical students to encourage the reporting and management of occupational exposures.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kobets AJ, Perlotto J, Angoff NR.Acad Med. 2012 Sep;87(9):1199-204. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182614580.PMID:&nbsp;22836837</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26251814/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Rare Presentation of Giant Cell Tumor in the Internal Auditory Canal: Case Report and Review of the Literature.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Jada AS, Shrivastava RK, Mannan A,&nbsp;Kobets A, Manolidis S.J Neurol Surg Rep. 2015 Jul;76(1):e65-71. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1396656. Epub 2015 Feb 18.PMID:&nbsp;26251814&nbsp;Free PMC article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16969268/"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Norepinephrine transporter polymorphisms in Tourette syndrome with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: no evidence for significant association.</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rippel CA,&nbsp;Kobets AJ, Yoon DY, Williams PN, Shugart YY, Bridges DD, Vandenbergh DJ, Singer HS.Psychiatr Genet. 2006 Oct;16(5):179-80. doi: 10.1097/01.ypg.0000218622.96127.71.PMID:&nbsp;16969268</span></p>
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<p>Andrew Joshua Kobets, MD, is Attending Physician at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Kobets specializes in pediatric neurological surgery with a focus on minimally invasive tumor resection, neuro-endoscopy for hydrocephalus, craniofacial reconstruction, Chiari malformation surgery, tethered cord syndrome repair, and pediatric cranial trauma management.</p><p>In 2005, Dr. Kobets received his Bachelor of Arts in systems neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University. From 2007 to 2012, he attended Yale University. During this time, he received his Master of Health Sciences and Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Kobets began his postgraduate training in 2012 at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and continued to train there until 2019. He began with a year-long internship in neurological surgery. He then completed a 6-year residency in neurological surgery, becoming Chief Resident in the final year. In 2019, Dr. Kobets began a year-long fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.</p><p>Dr. Kobets&rsquo; research aims to develop a model of hydrocephalus secondary to intraventricular hemorrhage to trial the use of cutting-edge therapies to prevent life-long shunt dependence in children with hydrocephalus. His work has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals, books and abstracts, and has been presented internationally at invited presentations.</p><p>The Norma Bailey Berniker Prize was given to Dr. Kobets by the Yale School of Medicine in 2012. In 2018, Dr. Kobets received the Fred Epstein Award from the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. The following year, he received the Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for Outstanding Medical Student Education.</p><p>Dr. Kobets is a member of numerous professional societies, including the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery. </p>

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Alexa J. Karkenny

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<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>

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<p>Neuromuscular scoliosis, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, intra-operative navigation in orthopaedic surgery, hip dysplasia, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Legg-Calv&eacute;-Perthes disease, vitamin D deficiency and pediatric fractures, pediatric injury prevention, occupational radiation exposure</p>

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<p>Alexa J. Karkenny, MD, is an attending physician in the pediatric division of orthopedic surgery and Clinical Instructor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Karkenny&rsquo;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&rsquo;s Hospital of Philadelphia to pursue a yearlong fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery, which she completed in 2020.</p><p>Dr. Karkenny&rsquo;s research interests include neuromuscular scoliosis, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, intraoperative navigation in orthopedic surgery, hip dysplasia, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Legg-Calv&eacute;-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>

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<p>Tamara Kalhan, MD, FAAP, is Medical Director, Low Birthweight Evaluation and Assessment Program (LEAP) Clinic and Director, Neonatal Education, Wakefield Division at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Course Director, Medicine Electives in Neonatology and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on neonatal outcomes for premature infants, low birth weight infants and infants requiring extended Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) hospitalizations.</p><p>Dr. Kalhan earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2009 at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency in 2012 at St. Louis Children&rsquo;s Hospital, followed by a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Columbia University, where she was Chief Fellow in her final year of training in 2015.</p><p>Dr. Kalhan&rsquo;s research interests and expertise include improving follow-up care and neonatal outcomes in high-risk infant populations, with an emphasis on early detection of cerebral palsy. She has been co-investigator on research projects and has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, review articles and case reports, abstracts, platform presentations and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Kalhan is board certified in General Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>

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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></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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Jaime A. Gomez

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<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>&ldquo;Rosamond Kane Award for Excellence in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery&rdquo;</em>. Following residency, Dr. Gomez graduated from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship at Harvard&rsquo;s Boston Children&rsquo;s Hospital. Then he went on to pursue a Spinal Surgery Fellowship at NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases.</p>
<p>Dr. Gomez&rsquo; 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.&nbsp; He has trained and applied cutting edge growth friendly techniques for young children with scoliosis such as &ldquo;MAGEC&rdquo; 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>
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<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>
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<p>Dr. Gomez has also volunteered to perform complex surgeries in developing countries. He worked with &ldquo;Butterfly Foundation&rdquo; in Dominican Republic and with &ldquo;Healing the Children&rdquo; 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>

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<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>

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<p>Clinical outcomes in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis</p>

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<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>&#8232;</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>&#8232;</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>&#8232;</li>
<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>&#8232;</li>
<li>Matsumoto H, Vitale MG, Clayton-Krasinski D, Hyman JE, Klinge SA, <strong>Gomez JA</strong>, Avendano J, Roye DP. <em>Quantifying the &lsquo;burden of care&rsquo; for parents with children with neuromuscular disease. </em><strong>Developmental Medicine &amp; Child Neurology. 2008:50:S21. </strong>&#8232;</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>&#8232;</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 &amp; Child Neurology. 2008:50: S73. </strong>&#8232;</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>&#8232;</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. &#8232;</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&ndash; 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&ndash;385.&nbsp;</li>
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<p><strong>BOOK CHAPTERS &amp; REVIEW ARTICLES </strong></p>
<p>1.David Roye, <strong>Jaime G&oacute;mez</strong>. <em>Cavus Foot</em>. In Skaggs D.L., Tolo V.T. <strong>Master Techniques in </strong>&#8232;<strong>Orthopaedic Surgery: Pediatrics. </strong>Lippincott Williams &amp; Wilkins, 2008. &#8232;</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>&#8232;</p>
<p>3.<strong>G&oacute;mez J</strong>, Ludwig SC. Minimally invasive techniques for thoracolumbar spinal trauma. <strong>Contemp Spine Surg 2012;13(5):1-7. </strong>&#8232;</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>&#8232;</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>&#8232;</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>&#8232;</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>&#8232;</p>
<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 &#8232;</p>

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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>

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Mamta Fuloria

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<p>Critically ill neonates, mechanical ventilation, meconium aspiration pulmonary vascualr biology, oxidative stress.</p>

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Optimizing respiratory management of infants in order to prevent chronic lung disease and management of pulmonary hypertension in neonates; neonatal nutrition; necrotizing enterocolitis; fetal programming of adult diseases

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<p>Dr. Fuloria, Associate Program Director for the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program at The Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore, obtained her medical degree from King George&rsquo;s Medical College in Lucknow, India, and then did her pediatric residency and neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. Upon completion of her fellowship, she joined the faculty at Wake Forest University. In 2006 she took a two-year sabbatical, during which she was a Visiting Scientist at the prestigious National Institute of Biological Sciences (of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) in Bangalore, India. In 2010 Dr. Fuloria joined the Department of Pediatrics at Montefiore. </p><p>Dr. Fuloria is a recipient of the 2000 Physician Scientist Award from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the 2002 C. Scott Venable Research Award in Respiratory Diseases&nbsp;awarded by the American Lung Association. She has been a member of the SPR Communications Committee and the SPR Fellows Basic Research Award (and the David G. Nathan Award) Selection Committee since 2010.</p>

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Eric D. Fornari

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<p>Dr. Fornari earned his medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn and completed his internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, where he was recognized as the outstanding chief resident with the Henry H. Banks award.&nbsp; He then completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis at Rady Children&rsquo;s Hospital in San Diego.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Fornari&rsquo;s main focus and passion is the care of his patients and their families.&nbsp; Dr. Fornari&rsquo;s expertise is in the management of complex pediatric and adolescent hip disorders as well as pediatric and adolescent sports medicine.&nbsp; He has presented his research at numerous national meetings and has been published in major orthopedic journals, including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Fornari has also volunteered overseas, working with Health Volunteers Overseas and Orthopedics Overseas to provide orthopedic surgical care and training in Malawi, Africa. &nbsp;He is actively involved in the education and training of medical students, residents, and pediatric orthopedic surgery fellows.&nbsp; Dr. Fornari 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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<p>Complex pediatric and adolescent hip disorders including congenital hipdysplasia, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, femoroacetabular impingement, adolescent and young adult hip preservation surgery, pediatric and adolescent sports medicine, pediatric orthopedic surgery, pediatric orthopedic trauma, neuromuscular disorders, scoliosis surgery</p>

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<p>Congenital hip disorders, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, femoroacetabular impingement, and the impact of childhood obesity on the pediatric musculoskeletal system</p>

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<p>Eric D. Fornari, MD, is Co-Director of the Division of Pediatric Orthopedics at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein. He is the Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, as well as the Well-Being Officer for the department. Dr. Fornari is also Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Fornari is an orthopedic surgeon with a specialty in pediatric orthopedics. His clinical focus is on pediatric and adolescent hip disorders and sports medicine. He is passionate about patient care, clinical research and the advancement of the field of pediatric orthopedic surgery.</p><p>After completing his undergraduate training at Colgate University, Dr. Fornari went on to attend medical school at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, where he graduated <em>magna cum laude</em> and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA). He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Tufts Medical Center in Boston where he was awarded the Henry H. Banks Award for the outstanding chief resident. He then went on to complete his fellowship in pediatric orthopedics and scoliosis at Rady Children&rsquo;s Hospital in San Diego, and later completed a fellowship in Bern, Switzerland, focusing on hip preservation surgery.</p><p>Dr. Fornari has a robust research portfolio. He is an active member of the International Perthes Study Group, serving as the Patient Reported Outcome Lead. He is also an active part of multicenter research with the International Hip Dysplasia Registry (IHDR) and SCFE Longitudinal International Prospective (SLIP) Registry, as well as the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Society&rsquo;s (PRiSM) Hip Research Interest Groups.</p><p>Dr. Fornari joined the faculty at Montefiore Einstein and the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein in the Bronx, NY, in 2012. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He has been heavily involved with the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) since starting his practice. He previously served on the Children&rsquo;s Orthopaedics in Underdeveloped Regions (COUR) Committee and, while chair of this committee, he led the transition to the Pediatric Orthopedic Global Outreach committee. He has also served on the Communications Committee as well as the Bylaws Committee. He is a founding member of PRiSM and has been active with a number of committees and research groups within the organization. He is also an active member of the American Osteopathic Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.</p><p>In 2023, Dr. Fornari was awarded the Angela Kuo Award by POSNA for his research on the impact of mental health on adolescents undergoing scoliosis surgery. He has won numerous awards and accolades, including being chosen as the Department of Orthopedic Surgery 2017 Attending of the Year by the graduating chief residents. He was selected to be part of the inaugural cohort for the Montefiore Physician Leadership Program and subsequently completed The Health Management Academy Physician Leadership Program.</p><p>Dr. Fornari is an active volunteer, administering orthopedic surgical care and training worldwide. He has partnered with Health Volunteers Overseas and Orthopedics Overseas in Malawi, Africa. For the last decade he has partnered with Project Perfect World, traveling annually to Guayaquil, Ecuador, to provide comprehensive pediatric orthopedic care to children in need and training to local residents and surgeons.</p>

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Frances Cuomo

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<p>Open and arthroscopic surgery for shoulder disorders, including arthritis, instability, rotator cuff and fractures</p>

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<p>Improving the treatment and outcomes of disorders about the shoulder including fracture management and fixation; outcomes of rotator cuff, instability and replacement surgery</p>

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<p>Dr. Cuomo received her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. She went on to complete a general surgery internship at Beth Israel Medical Center and an orthopedic surgery residency at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. She then completed the Charles S. Neer, II, Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.</p><p>A prolific author and speaker, Dr. Cuomo has published more than 40 scientific articles and 20 book chapters on the diagnosis and management of shoulder disorders, and she has made over 150 national and international scientific presentations. She currently serves as secretary of the editorial board of the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and is a reviewer for many orthopedic journals.</p><p>The first female orthopedic surgeon to be elected to the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Association, its first woman president, and the first woman ever to serve as president of any subspecialty society in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Frances Cuomo, MD, joined the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Montefiore in October 2016 as Chief of Shoulder and Elbow Service.</p>

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Lauren Crocco

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&nbsp;Dr. Crocco&rsquo;s clinical focus is on fractures and soft tissue injuries of the upper and lower extremities.&nbsp;

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<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;">Dr. Crocco&rsquo;s research areas of interest focus on the management of geriatric hip fractures as well as resident education.</span>

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<p>Dr. Lauren Crocco is an attending physician in orthopaedic surgery and Assistant Professor of orthopaedic surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Crocco&rsquo;s clinical focus is on fractures and soft tissue injuries of the upper and lower extremities. These include fractures of the ankle, tibia, knee, femur, hip, wrist, forearm, elbow and humerus.&nbsp; She additionally manages soft tissue injuries of the extremities including sprains, strains and contusions. Her expertise also includes post traumatic deformity and infection.&nbsp; </p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Science in biology at Boston College in 2003, Dr. Crocco attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine for her medical school training. She earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2008 and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.&nbsp; She began her post graduate training at Montefiore Einstein completing an orthopaedic surgery residency in 2013. She then went on to Brigham and Women&rsquo;s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital to complete her Harvard orthopaedic trauma surgery fellowship. Finally, she completed a prestigious AO traveling trauma fellowship in Berlin, Germany in 2015. </p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;">Dr. Crocco&rsquo;s research areas of interest focus on the management of geriatric hip fractures as well as resident education. She is a member of several professional organizations including the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>

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