AndrewASamaMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Stamford, CT

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Co-Chief of Spine Surgery HSS Spine Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Office
1 Blachley Road
Stamford, CT 06902

Education & Training

Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2000 - 2001
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995 - 2000
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NY State Medical License 2000 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2005 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Restore CLINICAL TRIAL Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
The disaggregation of the Oswestry Disability Index in patients undergoing lumbar surgery for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Jan Hambrecht, Paul Köhli, Erika Chiapparelli, Krizia Amoroso, Ranqing Lan
The Spine Journal. 2025-01-01
How Much Improvement in Oswestry Disability Index is Necessary to Make Your Patient Satisfied After Lumbar Surgery?
Jan Hambrecht, Paul Köhli, Erika Chiapparelli, Krizia Amoroso, Jiaqi Zhu
Spine. 2025-01-01
Differences at Index Surgery in Operative Complexity and Residual Disease for Earlier and Later Repeat Lumbar Surgery.
Roland Duculan, Carol A Mancuso, Frank P Cammisa, Andrew A Sama, Alexander P Hughes
Spine. 2025-01-01

Press Mentions

HSS Names Sheeraz Qureshi, M.D., MBA Co-Chief of Spine ServiceAugust 24th, 2022
59 Great Orthopedic Surgeons Recommended by Healthcare Leaders FeaturedFebruary 12th, 2016