Paul
Kuflik, MD
Associate Director, Spine Institute
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, NY
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
• 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
Specialization
• Cervical, Thoracic
and Lumbar
• Spinal Deformity
• Degenerative Spine
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