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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



Michael Neuwirth, MD
Andrew Casden, MD
Paul Kuflik, MD

Stuart Kahn, MD
Alexander Lee, MD

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