AndrewASamaMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • New York, NY

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

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

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Office
523 E 72nd St
Third Floor
New York, NY 10021
Phone+1 212-606-1122

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
CT State Medical License 2005 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2000 - 2026
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

Untreated Osteoporosis in Lumbar Fusion Surgery Patients: Prevalence, Risk-factors, and Effect on Bone Metabolism.
Paul Köhli, Jan Hambrecht, Shu-Han Wang, Jiaqi Zhu, Erika Chiapparelli
Spine. 2025-03-15
Impact of Lumbar Degenerative Changes on Vertebral Bone Strength: A Finite Element Analysis.
Soji Tani, Koji Ishikawa, Erika Chiapparelli, Gaston Camino-Willhuber, Lukas Schönnagel
Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2025-02-04
Risk factors for progression of nucleus pulposus degeneration in the lumbar intervertebral disc: a retrospective analysis using the disc signal intensity index.
Koki Tsuchiya, Ichiro Okano, Ali E Guven, Paul Köhli, Jan Hambrecht
The Spine Journal. 2025-02-01

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