The 20 Best Scoliosis Doctors Near Me in Yonkers, NY

Dr. Benjamin D. Roye, is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon specializing in complex pediatric spinal disorders including scoliosis, kyphosis, and spondylolisthesis. In addition to spinal disorders, he also manages skeletal trauma and complex fractures. After receiving his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Roye completed residency training in orthopedic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He then went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. To further his career as a clinician scientist, Dr. Roye also received a master’s degree in Public Health from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Roye maintains an active research portfolio, specifically focusing on conservative management of scoliosis and early onset scoliosis. He is a member of the Pediatric Spine Study Group and the Harms Study Group, two of the most important spinal deformity study groups in the world. Dr. Roye has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and is a recipient of many prestigious grants and awards, including the Arthur H. Huene Memorial Award and the Scoliosis Research Society Young Investigator Award. Outside of his practice, Dr. Roye is a workout enthusiast and competitive swimmer who most enjoys spending time with his wife, who is a practicing pediatrician, their four children, and two dogs. Dr. Roye is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Spinal Fusion, and Rhizotomy.

Jacob F. Schulz, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who provides comprehensive pediatric orthopedic care with an emphasis on spinal deformity, neuromuscular disease and trauma. He has a particular interest in the growing spine, with experience using the vertical expandable titanium rib (VEPTR) device and vertebral tethering through a thoracoscopic approach. At our Albert Einstein College of Medicine, he is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Schulz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Blount Disease, Scoliosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Spinal Fusion, and Tenotomy.

An internationally renowned spine surgeon, Frank Schwab, MD, FAAOS, specializes in complex spinal pathology, pediatric and adult spinal deformity and revision reconstruction procedures. Dr Schwab s areas of clinical focus include innovating patient-specific operative treatment, optimizing sagittal realignment guidelines, emphasizing the use of pre-operative planning technologies and techniques for complex spine surgery. He is widely recognized as a leader in the field and has pioneered many aspects of spinal deformity care, especially for patients with extensive surgical histories. Dr Schwab also developed the first definitive classification of adult spinal deformity that has become a clinical standard for spinal surgeons all over the world. Dr. Schwab is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.

David Roye is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Roye is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Lordosis, Kyphosis, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, and Spinal Fusion.

Michael Vitale is an Orthopedics provider in Tarrytown, New York. Dr. Vitale is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Spinal Fusion, and Osteotomy. Dr. Vitale is currently accepting new patients.

Eric D. Fornari, MD, is Co-Director of the Division of Pediatric Orthopedics at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein. He is the Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, as well as the Well-Being Officer for the department. Dr. Fornari is also Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Fornari is an orthopedic surgeon with a specialty in pediatric orthopedics. His clinical focus is on pediatric and adolescent hip disorders and sports medicine. He is passionate about patient care, clinical research and the advancement of the field of pediatric orthopedic surgery. Dr. Fornari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Osteonecrosis, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD), and Spinal Fusion.

Beverly A. Thornhill, MD, is Director of Musculoskeletal Radiology at Montefiore and an Associate Professor of Radiology and Orthopedic Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Thornhill's clinical focus is in bone and soft tissue tumors, scoliosis, arthritis, and trauma, including sports-related injuries. She works closely with orthopedists, including orthopedic oncologists and pediatric orthopedists. Dr. Thornhill is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. Her top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Caffey Disease, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, and Spinal Fusion.

Yung Lee is a Radiologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Cough, Scoliosis, and Idiopathic Dilatation of the Pulmonary Artery.

Dr. Lawrence Lenke, Co-Director of Och Spine, surgeon-in-chief at the Och Spine Hospital, and chief of spinal deformity surgery in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.Lawrence Lenke, MD is one of the world's foremost leaders in spinal deformity surgery. His world-renowned practice is devoted exclusively to spinal deformity surgery with an emphasis on complex reconstructive surgery in both children and adults for the treatment of various spinal deformities such as scoliosis, kyphosis, flatback syndrome, and other major spinal imbalances, as well as spondylolisthesis. He is generally regarded as the premier spinal deformity surgeon in the world, having developed the classification system for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS), to which his name is now attached.After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his MD from Northwestern University Medical School, Dr. Lenke completed his internship and residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine. While at Washington University, he also completed his fellowship training in pediatric and adult orthopedic spine surgery.Dr. Lenke has been listed in America's Top Doctors for the past 10 years and Best Doctors in America the past 15 years. Dr. Lenke was honored with the North American Spine Society’s 2013 Leon Wiltse Award for excellence in leadership and/or clinical research in spine care. Also in 2013, Dr. Lenke was listed in Orthopedics This Week as one of “The Top 28 Spine Surgeons in North America.” He served as president of the Scoliosis Research Society 2010-2011, the oldest and most prestigious spine society in the world; its single focus is the advancement of care in patients with spinal deformity. As a reflection of his preeminent surgical skills, he has hosted over 700 spinal surgeons from around the globe to observe his surgeries in the past 15 years.Dr. Lenke’s prolific academic career includes writing over 360 published peer-reviewed manuscripts, editing five textbooks on Spinal Surgery, writing more than 125 textbook chapters, chairing over 100 Spinal Surgery meetings and having been an invited Visiting Professor domestically and internationally more than 100 times. Dr. Lenke is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.

Robin S. Cohen, MD, graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, completed her residency in diagnostic radiology at Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and finished her fellowship in angiography and interventional radiology at Westchester County Medical Center. She served as an Attending Radiologist in private practice with Bronx-Westchester Radiology, affiliated with the former Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, New York and Hartsdale Imaging, Hartsdale, New York for six years. She subsequently joined New York Medical Group, where she served as a general radiologist in an outpatient center for five years. She joined the Department of Radiology at Montefiore Medical Center in 2000 and currently practices outpatient general radiology primarily at the MMG-Cross County site in Yonkers, New York. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. Her top areas of expertise are Retroversion of the Uterus, Chronic Cough, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2, and Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1.

Dr. Pekovic graduated from the Belgrade University School of Medicine in Belgrade, Serbia. She completed a two-year residency in neurology at the University Children’s Hospital. When she arrived in the United States, she completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at New York Medical College. Dr. Pekovic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. Her top areas of expertise are Frozen Shoulder, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, and Foot Drop.

Matthew Chong is an Orthopedics provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Chong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Kyphosis, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

Daniel Berman, MD, is an attending orthopedic spine surgeon at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Berman has a clinical focus in minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery as well as complex, adult spinal deformity and revision operations. Dr. Berman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Kyphosis, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, and Scoliosis.

Dr. Guy Ross is an assistant professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and chief of radiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester. He is a board certified radiologist. He earned his medical degree at the University of Cape Town Medical School/Groote Schuur Hospital, completed an internship at Albert Einstein Medical Center, a residency at the New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Hosptial for Special Surgery, and a fellowship in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He is a member of the Radiological Society of North America. Dr. Ross is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Cerebelloolivary Atrophy, Primary Familial Brain Calcification, and Pleurisy.

Andrew Joshua Kobets, MD, is Attending Physician at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Kobets specializes in pediatric neurological surgery with a focus on minimally invasive tumor resection, neuro-endoscopy for hydrocephalus, craniofacial reconstruction, Chiari malformation surgery, tethered cord syndrome repair, and pediatric cranial trauma management. Dr. Kobets is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Myelomeningocele, Epidural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Endovascular Embolization.

Ananth Eleswarapu, MD is an Orthopedic Spine Surgeon and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Eleswarapu’s clinical focus is on the operative and non-operative treatment of disorders of the spine, including scoliosis, infections, tumors, fractures and degenerative disease. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in 2006, Dr. Eleswarapu attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2011. He began his postdoctoral training as a resident in orthopedic surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center, completing his residency in 2016. Dr. Eleswarapu then attended University of California Davis Medical Center for a yearlong fellowship in orthopedic spine surgery. Dr. Eleswarapu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Bone Tumor, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy.

Jonathan Krystal, MD, joined the Department of Orthopedics at Montefiore in August 2017 as a spine surgeon and attending physician. He specializes in treating diseases of the spine. Dr. Krystal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Hip Replacement.

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. Most recently, Dr. Gitkind became one of a few physicians in the area to offer basivertebral nerve ablation to patients suffering from chronic axial lower back pain. Dr. Gitkind is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Foot Drop, Spinal Stenosis, Facet Joint Syndrome, and Scoliosis.

Alexa J. Karkenny, MD, is an attending physician in the pediatric division of orthopedic surgery and Clinical Instructor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Karkenny’s clinical interest is in the treatment of pediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal problems. She has particular focus on neuromuscular diseases affecting the extremities and the spine, complex pediatric and adolescent hip disorders, bone deformities, limb length discrepancies, scoliosis and traumatic injuries. Dr. Karkenny is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. Her top areas of expertise are Clubfoot, Lordosis, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Osteotomy, and Tenotomy.

Maria Reyes is a Physiatrist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Reyes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. Her top areas of expertise are Sciatica, Scoliosis, and Stroke.