Andrew I. Gitkind

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Andrew I. Gitkind, MD, Masters in Health Administration

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation



  • Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Medical Director, Montefiore Spine Center
  • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10461-2401
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Andrew I. Gitkind, MD, MHA, is Vice Chair, Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical Director, Montefiore Spine Center and Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery and Anesthesiology at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Gitkind’s clinical focus is on the management of acute and chronic spine pain. He uses a variety of conservative management as well as interventional techniques to help guide patients back to a high level of function and satisfaction.

After earning his Doctor of Medicine at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Granada, West Indies, in 2004, Dr. Gitkind completed a one-year residency in internal medicine at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in 2005 before completing his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Montefiore in 2008, where he was Chief Resident in his last year. Following this, Dr. Gitkind completed a fellowship in pain management with a focus on interventional procedures at Montefiore in 2012. He then earned his Master of Health Administration at the University of Phoenix in 2018.

Dr. Gitkind has conducted National Institute of Health (NIH) sponsored research. His work has been published as original communications in peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles, abstracts and poster presentations. He has given invited lectures locally and nationally. Dr. Gitkind is an editorial reviewer for the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, The Spine Journal and Pain Medicine.

Dr. Gitkind is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in his primary specialty and has subspecialty board certification in Pain Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Association of Academic Physiatrists, the Spine Intervention Society, the North American Spine Society, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and the American College of Healthcare Executives. Dr. Gitkind was named Top Doctor in the New York Times annually from 2018 through 2022.

Gender: Male

Credentials

Titles and Positions

  • Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Medical Director, Montefiore Spine Center
  • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Education and Training

  • Fellowship Montefiore Medical Center
  • Residency Montefiore Medical Center

Areas of Expertise

Specialties

  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Clinical Focus

Dr. Gitkind’s practice focuses on the management of acute and chronic spine pain. He uses a variety of conservative management as well as interventional techniques to help guide patients back to a high level of function and satisfaction.

Locations

Primary Location

Additional Locations

Montefiore at 1250 Waters Place
1250 Waters place
Bronx, NY 10461-2720
844-833-2977

Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
16 Guion Place
New Rochelle, NY 10550-2026
914-632-5000

Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care -Westchester
555 Taxter Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
914-457-4130

Montefiore Nyack Hospital
160 North Midland Avenue
Nyack, NY 10960
845-348-8880

White Plains Hospital
99 Business Park Drive
Armonk, NY 10504
914-849-3755