Federico P. Girardi, MD

Dr. Federico P. Girardi specializes in the surgical treatment of different spinal disorders, including but not limited to: degenerative (disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, stenosis), deformity (scoliosis, kyphosis, flat-back), metabolic (osteoporosis), fractures, and tumors of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine.

He has done extensive clinical research involving the areas of minimally invasive surgery, clinical outcomes of different surgical procedures, and imaging modalities of the spine. He is also interested in the basic science aspects of bone, disc and nerve tissue regeneration as well as the investigation of alternatives to spinal fusion for the treatment of degenerative disc disease.

Appointments

Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

Associate Professor of Orthopedics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University


Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty
Spine

State Licensure
Connecticut, New York

Education

MD, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario,  Argentina


Residency

Hospital de Clinicas “Jose de San Martin” Buenos Aires University, Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Buenos Aires, Argentina


Fellowship

Hospital for Special Surgery, Spine & Scoliosis Surgery, New York, US


Federico P. Girardi, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
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Special Expertise

Lumbar, Thoracic, and Cervical Spinal Disorders

Degenerative Conditions: Disc herniations, Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis

Spinal Deformities (Scoliosis, Kyphosis)

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Spine Non-fusion Surgery


Awards

Best Resident Research Study, 1993


Affiliations

Member, North American Spine Society (NASS)

Member, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)

Member, European Spine Society (ESS)

Member, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS)

Member, Spine Arthoplasty Society (SAS)


Selected Publications

Cammisa FP, Girardi FP, Sandhu HS, Antonacci A: Laparoscopic transperitoneal anterior lumbar interbody fusion with cylindrical threaded cortical allograft bone dowels. Orthopedics. 2001 Mar;24(3):235-9

Girardi FP, Boachie-Adjei O, Burke SW, Rawlins BA.Surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a comparative study of two segmental instrumentation systems. J Spinal Disord. 2001 Feb;14(1):46-53.

Boachie-Adjei O, Girardi FP, Bansal M, Rawlins BA. Safety and efficacy of pedicle screw placement for adult spinal deformity with a pedicle-probing conventional anatomic technique. J Spinal Disord. 2000 Dec;13(6):496-500

Girardi FP, Khan SN, Cammisa FP Jr, Blanck TJ. Advances and strategies for spinal cord regeneration. Orthop Clin North Am. 2000 Jul;31(3):465-72.

Girardi FP, Boachie-Adjei O, Rawlins BA Safety of sublaminar wires with Isola instrumentation for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis. Spine. 2000 Mar 15;25(6):691-5..


For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.

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Office Locations
East River Professional Building
523 East 72nd Street
New York, NY 10021

Tel: 212.606.1946
Fax: 212.472.1486

Greenwich Office
143 Sound Beach Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870


Mailing Address
Hospital for Special Surgery
535 East 70th Street
New York, New York 10021