
Overview
Yaroslav (Jacob) Gelfand, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Gelfand’s clinical specialty is in the use of minimally invasive approaches to diagnose and treat a wide variety of spine pathologies and problems. With extensive training in both minimally invasive and complex spine surgery, Dr. Gelfand offers the latest treatment options to patients, using cutting-edge technology including intraoperative image guidance, fluoroscopy, endoscopy and pre-operative computer planning.
Dr. Gelfand is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Epidural Abscess, Bone Tumor, Spinal Cord Abscess, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 73 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Cervical Myelopathy.
Insurance
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- OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations
3316 Rochambeau Ave, Bronx, NY 10467
555 Taxter Road, 2nd Floor, Elmsford, NY 10523
3 Centerock Road, West Nyack, NY 10994
1250 Waters Place Tower I, 10th Floor, Bronx, NY 10461
3 Centerock Road, West Nyack, NY 10994
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Maxim Spine
John Knightly, a long-standing member of the medical staffs at Morristown Memorial Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center, is a practicing neurosurgeon with 30 years of experience and a subspecialty interest in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery. He is the Past-President, Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists and Altair Health as well as Chief of Quality, Atlantic Neuroscience Institute. He currently serves as the Vice President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) as well as Chairman of the Neurosurgical Quality Council of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee.A multi-timed named Castle Connelly Top-Doctor recipient, both regionally and nationally, his other areas of specialty interest and research include health care policy, outcomes and registry science, and quality improvement on which he has published extensively. He has served as Chair of the Joint Section on Disorders of Spine and Peripheral Nerves for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) as well as chair of the of the Quality Improvement Workforce of the AANS/CNS and the AANS representative to the AANS/CNS Washington Committee. Dr Knightly has also served as an unaffiliated neurosurgical consultant for the NFL.On a national basis, Dr Knightly is a Past Chairman, Board of Directors, for NeuroPoint Alliance and was appointed a founding member of the executive committee of the newly created American Spinal Registry (ASR) on which he still serves. He is a former Vice-Chairman and Director on the American Board of Neurological Surgeons (ABNS) and has had appointments on several committees within the AANS, American College of Surgeons as well as the National Quality Forum.Dr Knightly’s primary passion is the care of his patients, maximizing the care he gives to his patients striving to perform the right care, for the right patient at the right time. Dr. Knightly is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.
Ali Moghaddamjou is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Moghaddamjou has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Epidural Abscess, Epidural Hematoma, Invertebral Disc Disease, and Osteotomy.
Maxim Brain And Spine
Scott Meyer is a Neurosurgery provider in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. Dr. Meyer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Spondylosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Meyer is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Bone TumorDr. Gelfand isAdvanced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Epidural AbscessDr. Gelfand isAdvanced. Learn about Epidural Abscess.
- LaminectomyDr. Gelfand isAdvanced. Learn about Laminectomy.
- OsteotomyDr. Gelfand isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
- Spinal Cord AbscessDr. Gelfand isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Cord Abscess.
- Spinal FusionDr. Gelfand isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Fusion.
- Experienced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Gelfand isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Brain AbscessDr. Gelfand isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Gelfand isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Gelfand isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- ChordomaDr. Gelfand isExperienced. Learn about Chordoma.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Gelfand isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
