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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