Meet the Spine Center Physicians
Team Leaders
![Andrew I. Gitkind, MD, Masters in Health Administration, Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Director, Montefiore Spine Center, Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/76975c00-5d4d-11ee-9830-27a901518d5a.jpg)
Andrew I. Gitkind, MD, Masters in Health Administration
Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Title: Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Director, Montefiore Spine Center
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![Reza Yassari, MD, Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery, Director, Neurosurgery Residency, Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Yassari_Reza_MD_420x540.jpg)
Reza Yassari, MD
Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease
Title: Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery, Director, Neurosurgery Residency
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Physicians
![Jonathan D. Krystal, MD, Attending Physician, Spine, Chief, Spine, Spine](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/51a89560-d543-11eb-af57-a79c115e5bbd.jpg)
Jonathan D. Krystal, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine
Title: Attending Physician, Spine, Chief, Spine
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![Bittu Kuruvilla, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Kuruvilla_Bittu_MD_420x504.jpg)
Bittu Kuruvilla, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine
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![Lourdes M. M Figueroa, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Figueroa_Corser_Lourdes_MD_420x504.jpg)
Lourdes M. M Figueroa, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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![Amaresh Vydyanathan, MD, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/1fa28740-44e8-11ed-9756-3f03a863cae0.jpg)
Amaresh Vydyanathan, MD
Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
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![Sayed E. Wahezi, MD, Program Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship, Attending Physician, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Wahezi_Sayed_E_MD_420x504.jpg)
Sayed E. Wahezi, MD
Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Title: Program Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship, Attending Physician, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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