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

Andrew I. Gitkind, MD, Masters in Health Administration

Pain Medicine
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, Surgical Director, Montefiore Einstein Spine Center, Neurological Surgery, Cancer, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease

Reza Yassari, MD

Neurological Surgery, Cancer, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease
Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery, Director, Neurosurgery Residency, Surgical Director, Montefiore Einstein Spine Center
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Physicians

Jonathan D. Krystal, MD, Chief, Spine, Spine

Jonathan D. Krystal, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Spine
Chief, Spine
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Bittu Kuruvilla, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Bittu Kuruvilla, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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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, Pain Medicine

Amaresh Vydyanathan, MD

Pain Medicine
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Sayed E. Wahezi, MD, Program Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship, Attending Physician, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

Sayed E. Wahezi, MD

Pain Medicine
Program Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship, Attending Physician, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Montefiore Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation