Overview
Andrew Sama is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Sama is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spondylolisthesis. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 216 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 27 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Spondylolisthesis.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- POS
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
523 E 72 St, New York, NY 10021
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.
2 Clinical Trials
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 Spondylolisthesis. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.
Todd Albert is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Albert is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spondylolisthesis. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.
Harvinder Sandhu is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Sandhu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spondylolisthesis. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
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
- Elite
- Invertebral Disc Disease
- Spinal FusionDr. Sama isElite. Learn about Spinal Fusion.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Sama isElite. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Sama isElite. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Distinguished
- Acute PainDr. Sama isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Sama isDistinguished. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- KyphosisDr. Sama isDistinguished. Learn about Kyphosis.
- LaminectomyDr. Sama isDistinguished. Learn about Laminectomy.
- LordosisDr. Sama isDistinguished. Learn about Lordosis.
- ScoliosisDr. Sama isDistinguished. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Advanced
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Sama isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Sama isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. Sama isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.
- Herniated DiskDr. Sama isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Klippel-Feil SyndromeDr. Sama isAdvanced. Learn about Klippel-Feil Syndrome.
- MicrodiscectomyDr. Sama isAdvanced. Learn about Microdiscectomy.
- Experienced
- ArthritisDr. Sama isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Sama isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Decerebrate PostureDr. Sama isExperienced. Learn about Decerebrate Posture.
- Decorticate PostureDr. Sama isExperienced. Learn about Decorticate Posture.
- Femoral Nerve DysfunctionDr. Sama isExperienced. Learn about Femoral Nerve Dysfunction.
- Fractured SpineDr. Sama isExperienced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
