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Dr. Kuflik has extensive experience in all aspects of spine surgery, with special emphasis on spinal deformity, degenerative disorders of the spine and particularly minimally invasive spine surgery.
Dr. Kuflik came to Beth Israel from the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute. Since 1987, he has served there as an assistant attending physician, and was named chief of the scoliosis service in 1991. Dr. Kuflik also was chief of spine services at Mount Sinai Medical Center as well as an attending physician in the department of orthopaedic surgery.
In addition to his numerous writings and lectures, Dr. Kuflik also served as section editor of "Spine" for the editorial board of the Bulletin for Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, as well as moderator for the spine section of the alumni scientific meeting there.
A native New Yorker, Dr. Kuflik was named assistant clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1987 and a clinical assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at New York University Medical Center in 1994. He is currently an Assistant Clinical professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Albert Einstein School of Medicine.
Current Appointments
Associate Director
Spine Institute,
Beth Israel Medical Center
Assistant Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Orthopedic Surgery
Attending Surgeon
Booth Memorial Medical Center
Attending Surgeon
Putnam Hospital Center
Education and Training
Undergraduate
City University of New York – Queens College, BA
New York, New York
Medical school
State University of New York – Upstate Medical College
Syracuse, NY
Surgery Internship
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY
Orthopedic Residency
Hospital for Joint Diseases
Orthopaedic Institute
New York, New York
Spine Fellowship
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Licensure and Certifications
- New York State Board for Medicine (Licensure)
- American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
- Florida Board of Medicine
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Back Society
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- American Medical Association
- New York County Medical Society
- New York State Medical Society
- New York State Society of Orthopedists
- North American Spine Society
- Scoliosis Research Society
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