Dr. Neuwirth's Complete CV
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Dr. Michael Neuwirth was named the Director of Spine Institute of New York at Beth Israel Medical Center in 1996. Prior to joining Beth Israel, he was the Chief of the Scoliosis Service and the combined Spine Services at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, as well as an Associate Clinical Professor and Associate Attending Physician at New York University and Tisch Hospitals.
Dr. Neuwirth’s practice is strictly limited to spinal surgery with areas of special expertise in complex spinal deformities in adults and children, cervical spine and lumbar spine. He is a frequent lecturer to local and international groups and is the author of The Scoliosis Sourcebook, which is a book written for patients of scoliosis. Dr. Neuwirth has written extensively on scoliosis and is widely published in the field.
A native New Yorker, Dr. Neuwirth earned his undergraduate degree with distinction from Cornell University. In 1979, he joined the Mount Sinai School of Medicine as Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics. He was named Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at the New York University School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Neuwirth has served on the board of the Scoliosis Research Society.
Current Appointments
Director Spine Institute of New York, Beth Israel Medical Center
Assoc. Clinical Professor New York University School of Medicine, Orthopedics
Education and Training
Undergraduate Cornell University (BA with Distinction) Ithaca, New York
Medical school S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical School (Cum Laude) Brooklyn, New York
Surgery Internship Kings County Hospital Brooklyn, New York
Orthopedic Residency Hospital for Joint Diseases New York, New York
Spine Fellowship Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center Chicago, Illinois
Licensure and Certifications
- New York State Board for Medicine (Licensure)
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
- New York Academy of Medicine
- New York County Medical Society
- New York State Medical Society
- New York State Society of Orthopedic Surgeons
- Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), Board Member
- SRS, Instrumentation Committee, Chairman
- SRS, Core Curriculum, Section Leader
- The Scoliosis Association
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