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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