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

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

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

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

Bittu Kuruvilla, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine
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Lourdes M. M Figueroa, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Lourdes M. M Figueroa, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Amaresh  Vydyanathan, MD, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

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

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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