JamesCFarmerMD

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Overview of Dr. Farmer

Dr. James Farmer is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital for Special Surgery and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and has been in practice 29 years. Dr. Farmer accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 358 doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery and one of 397 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 20 publications and over 450 citings.

Office
535 E 70th St
New York, NY 10021
Book by Phone+1(332) 286-2541

Fax+1 212-774-2909

Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 1993 - 1994
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1988 - 1993
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1998 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 1998 - 2019
PA State Medical License 1991 - 1998
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2014
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Differences in imaging and clinical characteristics are associated with higher rates of decompression-fusion versus decompression-alone in women compared to men for lu...
Alex M Fong, Roland Duculan, Yoshimi Endo, John A Carrino, Frank P Cammisa
European Spine Journal. 2023-12-01
1 citations
Emerging Need for PROMs to Measure the Impact of Spine Disorders on Overall Health and Well-being: Measuring Expectations as an Example for Lumbar Degenerative Spondyl...
Roland Duculan, Alex M Fong, Frank P Cammisa, Andrew A Sama, Alexander P Hughes
HSS Journal. 2023-05-01
10 citations
Instability Missed by Flexion-Extension Radiographs Subsequently Identified by Alternate Imaging in L4-L5 Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.
Alex M Fong, Roland Duculan, Yoshimi Endo, John A Carrino, Frank P Cammisa
Spine. 2023-02-01

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Choice
Great West PPO
Health Net Oregon PPO
Horizon BCBS PPO
Lifewise Health Plan of Oregon
Multiplan PPO
ODS Network
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
Pacificare HMO
PacificSource Preferred PSN
Providence Health System Personal Option
Providence Health System Preferred PPO
Regence Oregon - Preferred Provider Network
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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