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Meet the Spine Center Team
Team Leader
![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
![Yaroslav Gelfand, MD, Neurological Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/28265010-4645-11ec-8051-8198cc8e62dd.jpg)
Yaroslav Gelfand, MD
Neurological Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease
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![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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![Soo G. Kim, MD, Cardiac Electrophysiology](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/65f9ce40-d542-11eb-9d97-7bd8ea6b93dc.jpg)
Soo G. Kim, MD
Cardiology (Heart), Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Internal Medicine
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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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![Saikiran Murthy, DO, Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Murthy_Saikiran_DO_420x504(b).jpg)
Saikiran Murthy, DO
Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease
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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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