Andrew Chan is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Chan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Chan is currently accepting new patients.

Sheeraz Qureshi is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Qureshi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.

Albert Telfeian is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Telfeian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Spondylolisthesis, Foot Drop, Laminectomy, and Endoscopy.

Todd Albert is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Albert is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.

Charla Fischer is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Fischer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis, Kyphosis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

Themistocles Protopsaltis is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Protopsaltis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.

Anthony Frempong-Boadu is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Frempong-Boadu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Spondylosis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

Rafael De la Garza Ramos, MD, is Director, Spine Research at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. De la Garza’s clinical focus centers on complex spine surgery, including primary and metastatic tumors of the spine, spine deformity and salvage procedures. Dr. De La Garza Ramos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bone Tumor, Spinal Tumor, Scoliosis, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy.

Mitchell S. Fourman, MD M.Phil is an attending physician and Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Fourman’s clinical focus is the spine, with particular interests in adult spinal deformity, adult degenerative spine pathology, metastatic cancer to the spine, primary spine tumors, Scheuermann's kyphosis, congenital spine deformity, complex cervical, thoracic and lumbar revision surgeries, lumbar disc herniation, cervical spine herniation, and cervical and thoracic myelopathy and radiculopathy. Dr. Fourman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Bone Tumor, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Laminectomy, and Osteotomy.

Mandana Behbahani, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Behbahani specializes in pediatric neurological surgery with a focus on pediatric neuro-oncology, skull base, neuro-endoscopy, epilepsy, and vascular pathologies. Dr. Behbahani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Rathke Cleft Cyst, Brachial Plexopathy, Central Pain Syndrome, Tissue Biopsy, and Laminectomy.

Dr. Yassari earned his medical degree in 1997 from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria with a dissertation in neuropathology. He completed his basic surgical training (1997-1998) in England at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in Norwich, East Anglia, before relocating to the United States, where he received a master of science degree in experimental pathology at the University of Chicago. He completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Chicago Hospital and was a fellow at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. Subsequently, he underwent fellowship training in spinal oncology and reconstructive and complex spine surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he was an instructor in neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Yassari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Bone Tumor, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Epidural Abscess, Bone Tumor, Spinal Cord Abscess, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.

John Caridi is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Caridi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Kyphosis, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy.

Sheng-fu Lo is a Neurosurgery provider in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Lo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Chordoma, Spinal Tumor, Epidural Abscess, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.

Dr. Legatt's clinical activities include intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring, EEG-CCTV monitoring for epilepsy, and clinical EEG and evoked potential studies. His research interests include the analysis of EEG monitoring data, the subcomponent structure and generators of evoked potentials, new methods for analysis of evoked potential studies, evoked potential changes in patients with epilepsy, and techniques for intraoperative monitoring of the nervous system. Dr. Legatt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, Epilepsy, and Laminectomy.

Benjamin Himes, MD, PhD, MHS, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. He specializes in cranial neurosurgical oncology, particularly in the treatment of intrinsic brain tumors in eloquent regions, including awake surgery with motor and speech mapping. Dr. Himes is particularly interested in the treatment of low-grade gliomas and glioblastoma. He also specializes in the treatment of metastatic disease to the brain, intraventricular tumors and extra-axial lesions including meningiomas. Dr. Himes has extensive experience with state-of-the-art surgical approaches, including the use of intraoperative ultrasound, 5-ALA, laser interstitial therapy (LITT) and radiosurgery. Dr. Himes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Laminectomy, and Awake Craniotomy.

Vijay Yanamadala is a Neurosurgery provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Yanamadala is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis, Bone Tumor, Osteotomy, and Laminectomy.

Saikiran Murthy, DO, is a neurosurgeon and Assistant Professor, Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurosurgery at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Murthy specializes in the surgical treatment of spinal disorders including chronic back pain, degenerative disk disease, spinal trauma, spinal tumors, cervical myelopathy, spondylotic arthropathy, spondylolisthesis and thoracolumbar deformity. His clinical interests also include robotic spinal surgery, computer navigation assisted spinal surgery and general neurosurgery. Dr. Murthy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Bone Tumor, Spinal Tumor, Subdural Hematoma, Osteotomy, and Laminectomy.

David Altschul, MD—a graduate of SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn, New York completed a general surgery internship, neurological surgery residency (he served as chief resident) and a fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery at Montefiore. Dr. Altschul is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

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 Laminectomy. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Hip Replacement.