CURRICULUM VITAE
Paul Larry Kuflik, M.D.
Associate Director
Spine Institute of New York

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Back to Top

1973-1977

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Magna Cum Laude)
Queens College - City University of New York
New York, New York

1977 – 1981

Doctor of Medicine
Upstate Medical College - State University of New York
Syracuse, New York

POST DOCTORAL TRAINING Back to Top

7/81-6/82

Internship
General Surgery
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York

7/82-6/86

Residency
Orthopaedic Surgery
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
New York, New York

7/86-12/86

Fellowship
Spine Surgery
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION Back to Top

License to Practice

1982
1992

Physician and Surgeon, State of New York
Florida

Certification

1989

Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS Back to Top

7/90-2005

Attending Surgeon
Putnam Hospital Center
Carmel, New York

7/87-2005

Attending Surgeon
Booth Memorial Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery
Queens, New York

3/19/87-2005

Associate Director
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York

1/87-12/96

Assistant Attending
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
New York, New York

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Back to Top

7/89-Present

Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York

5/95

Moderator, the Spine Section for the Alumni Scientific Meeting
Hospital for Joint Diseases
New York, New York

3/95-12/96

Section Editor, Spine
Editorial Board of the Bulletin for Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
New York, New York

9/1/94-12/96

Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

1-93-12/96

Chief Scoliosis Service
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
New York, New York

1/87-12/96

Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York

1/86-6/86

Instructor in Surgery
Physician Assistant Program
Touro College Orthopaedic
New York, New York

9/83-6/86

Clinical Coordinator: Hip Prosthesis
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
New York, New York

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Back to Top

12/96-Present

Beth Israel Medical Center

1987-12/96

Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
Responsible for teaching orthopaedic house staff and fellows, the management of spinal
deformity and spinal surgery, Director of Scoliosis Clinic. Teaching is both clinical and
didactic.

1987-1990

Booth Memorial Medical Center
Responsible for teaching orthopaedic house staff. Included management of spinal
deformity and spinal surgery. Teaching involved both clinical and didactic. Conducted
clinic for orthopaedic spine patients.

1/87-5/89

Mount Sinai Hospital
Chief Spine Service, Orthopaedic Department
Responsible for teaching orthopaedic house staff the management of spinal disorders and
spinal surgery. Teaching responsibilities were clinical and didactic.

PRINCIPAL HOSPITAL SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES Back to Top

7/91-12/96

Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
Chief Scoliosis Service

1994

President
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
Alumni Association

1993

Program Chairman
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
Alumni Meeting

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Back to Top

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Medical Association
New York State Medical Society
New York County Medical Society
North American Spine Society
American Back Society
Scoliosis Research Society
New York State Society of Orthopedists

HONORS AND AWARDS Back to Top

1980

Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha

7/86-12/86

Albert Betcher Traveling Fellowship
Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
New York, New York

PRESENTATIONS Back to Top

1. Kuflik, P. Overview of Treatment of Spine Fractures. Mt. Sinai Trauma Conference, 6/88.

2. Reich J., Kuflik, P., Neuwirth M. Translaminar Facet Screw Fixation for Lumbar Arthrodesis. Nass, 1991.

3. Reich J., Kuflik, P., Neuwirth M. Translaminar Facet Screw Fixation for Lumbar Arthrodesis. AAOS, 1992. Poster Exhibit.

4. Jaffe, W., Kuflik, P., Gold, S.: Normalized and Proportionalized Femoral Stem Design: A Six Year Clinical Experience. Convention of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1986.

5. Kuflik, P.: Moderator: Spine Section. H.J.D.O.I. Alumni Scientific Program 1992.

6. Giordano, C., Kuflik, P., Spivak, J., Neuwirth, M., Moskovich, R., Brisson, P. A Prospective Randomized Trial of Supplemental Peripheral Nutrition After One Stage Anterior and Posterior Spinal Reconstructive Surgery. Alumni Meeting, Hospital for Joint Diseases, October 29, 1993.

7. Remer, S., Marsicano, J., Neuwirth, M., Kuflik P., Bloom, N. Circumferential Fusion in the Adult Lumbar spine, Alumni Meeting, Hospital for Joint Diseases, October 29, 1993.

8. Margulies, J.Y., Floman, Y., Neuwirth, M.G., Kuflik, P., Robin, G.C., Mirovsky, Y., Farcy, J.P., and Weidenbaum, M.: Correction of Spinal Deformities, and Algorithm for Selection of Instrumentation Levels and Degree of Curve Reduction. Scoliosis Research Society, Exhibit 18. Presented in Dublin Ireland, 1993.

9. Kuflik, P.: Moderator: Spine Section. H.J.D.O.I. Alumni Scientific Program, May 19, 1995.

10. Bendo, J., Neuwirth, M., Spivak, J., Kuflik P., Bloom, M., Chung, P.: Circufmerential Lumbar Fusion using Femoral Head Allograft for Anterior Interbody Fusion. Presented at Spine section for the Alumni Scientific Meeting, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, May 19, 1995.

11. Bendo, J., Neuwirth, G., Spivak, J., Kuflik, P., Chung, P.: Fresh Frozen Femoral Head Allograft for Anterior Interbody Fusion Used in Circumferential Lumbar Fusions. Presented at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1996.

12. Bitan, F., Neuwirth, M., Kuflik, P., Casden, A., Bloom, N., Siddiqui, S., Thomas, F.:The Use Of Solid Anterior Instrumentation In The Treatment Of Idiopathic Thoraco-Limbar Scoliosis. A Three-Year Follow-up Study. Presented at Scoliosis Research Society, 33rd Annual Meeting, 1998.

13. Kuflik, P,: Sagital Plane Deformity In Scoliosis Surgery. GICD Meeting, New York Dec. 8-9, 2000.

14. P. Kuflik, A. Bender, R. Silvergleid,: Controversies in Back Injuries: A Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion. NYS Bar Association – 6/8/01.

15. Blecher HD, Bitan FD, Kahn SB, Lipp MI, Panagos A, Casden AM, kuflik PL, Neuwirth MG. Correlation of Discogram Findings with Surgical Outcomes Following Total Disc Replacement, Spine Arthroplasty Society - Vienna -2004.

16. Lee, K., Cohen, J., Neuwirth, M., Kuflik, P., Tucci, J., Henry, G. “Intraoperative Monitoring of Transcranial Electrical Motor Evoked Potentials During Scoliosis Surgery.”  Abstract Presentation, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Meeting, 1998.

17. Neil A. Tayyab, MD; Marjorie M. Mariller, MD, MPH; Michael Rivlin; Andrew Casden, MD; Fabian Bitan, MD; Paul Kuflik, MD; Michael G. Neuwirth, MD. “Efficacy of Aprotinin as a Blood Conservation Technique for Adult Deformity Spinal Surgery: A Retrospective Study.”  Oral presentation, International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques.  Paradise Islands, Bahamas, 2007.

18. Neil A. Tayyab, MD; Marjorie M. Mariller, MD, MPH; Michael Rivlin; Andrew Casden, MD; Fabian Bitan, MD; Paul Kuflik, MD; Michael G. Neuwirth, MD.  “Efficacy of Aprotinin as a Blood Conservation Technique for Adult Deformity Spinal Surgery: A Retrospective Study.”   E-poster presentation, Scoliosis Research Society. Edinburgh, Scotland, 2007.

19. Jared Brandoff, MD; Ketevan Berekashvili MD MPH; Navin Subramanian, MD; Valeriy Kheyfits, MD; Kevin Math, MD; Andrew Casden MD; Paul Kuflik MD; Michael Neuwirth, MD.  “Change in Neuroforaminal Dimensions after Lumbar Interbody Fusion.” Presentation as e-poster at 15th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, July 2008.

20. Samuel A. Joseph Jr. MD; Ketevan Berekashvili MD MPH; Andrew Casden MD; Paul Kuflik MD; Michael Neuwirth MD.  “Incidence of Stress Fracture after Lumbar Fusion.”  Presentation as e-poster 15th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, July 2008.

21. Cuartas E., Morelli B., Wishnek S., Casden A., Kuflik P., Neuwirth M. “Change in Neuroforaminal Dimensions after ALIF vs. TLIF.”  Presented at the International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques, Vienna, Austria, July 2009.

PUBLICATIONS Back to Top

1. Kuflik, P.: The Effect of DMSO on Papain-Induced Arthritis in Rabbit Knee Joints (project). David G. Murray, M.D., supervisor. Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, 1980.

2. Kuflik, P., Ankolekar, A., Stuchin, S., and Bernstein, R.: Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block Anesthesia for Upper Extremity Surgery. Journal of Hand Surgery 11A(2):246-249.

3. Reich J., Kuflik, P., Neuwirth M. Translaminar Facet Screw Fixation for Lumbar Arthrodesis. Spine, Vol. 18.3:1-6, 1993.

4. Margulies, J., Floman, Y., Robin, G., Neuwirth, M., Kuflik, P., Weidenbaum, M., Farcy, J. An Algorithm for Selection of Instrumentation Levels in Scoliosis. Spine, Vol. 12.1:165-175, 1998.

5. Cohen, J., Lee, K., Henry, G., Butusova, M., Slimbacker, A., Neuwirth, M., Kuflik, P., Casden, A., Bitan, F. Interoperative Arterial Artifact Associated with Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients Undergoing Concomitant Transcranial Electrical Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring. American Journal of Electroneurodiagnostic Technology, 39:165-172, 1999.

6. Girasole, G.J., Kuflik, P.: “Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis.”  Orthopaedic Comprehensive Study Guide.  McGraw Hill, Spring 1997.

7. Girasole GJ, Kuflik PL, Spivak JM: Pediatric spine:Spondylolisthesis. In: Spivak JM, DiCesare PE, Feldman DS, Koval KJ, Rokito AS, Zuckerman JD (eds): Orthopaedics: A Study Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1999:419

8. Letko LJ, Kuflik PL: Adult spine: Deformity. In: Spivak JM, DiCesare PE, Feldman DS, Koval KJ, Rokito AS, Zuckerman JD (eds): Orthopaedics: A Study Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1999:365.

9. Bitan, F., M.D., Neuwirth, M., M.D. Kuflik, P. M.D., Casden, A., M.D., Bloom, N., M.D., Siddiqui, S., M.D.. The Use of Short and Rigid Anterior Instrumentation in the Treatment of Scoliosis. A retrospective review of 24 cases. Spine, 2002; 27:1553-57.

10. Kokoszka, A., M.D., Kuflik, P. M.D., Bitan, F., M.D., Casden, A., M.D., Neuwirth, M., M.D.  “Evidence-Based Review of the Role of Aprotinin in Blood Conservation During Orthopaedic Surgery.” The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2005;87:1129-1136.

11. Wollowick, A.L., Casden, A.M., Kuflik, P.L., Neuwirth, M.G., “5 Points on Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Cervical Spine: What You Need To Know.”  The American Journal of Orthopedics, August 2007, Volume XXXVI.

12. Tayyab NA, Mariller MM, Rivlin M, Berekashvili K, Bitan FD, Casden AM, Kuflik P, Neuwirth MG. Efficacy of aprotinin as a blood conservation technique for adult deformity spinal surgery: a retrospective study. Spine. 2008 Jul 15;33(16):1775-81.

13. Joseph SA Jr, Berekashvili K, Mariller MM, Rivlin M, Sharma K, Casden A, Bitan F, Kuflik P, Neuwirth M. “Blood conservation techniques in spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of patients refusing blood transfusion.” Spine. 2008 Oct 1;33 (21):2310-5.