Andrew A. Sama, MD
Appointments
Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Assistant Clinician Investigator, Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery
Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon and Director of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, New York Hospital
Assistant Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, The New York Presbyterian Hospital
Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Subspecialty
Spine, Trauma
Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
State Licensure
New York
Education
MD, The University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, US
Residency
The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery , General Surgery Internship, Miami, Florida, US
Fellowship
The Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Medical College of Cornell University , Surgery of Spinal Disorders and Deformities, US
Andrew A. Sama, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:
For Patients
Special Expertise
Surgical management of all traumatic, degenerative and deformity related conditions of the cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine
Awards
Awarded National Orthopaedic Surgery Fellows Foundation Research Grant, 2000-01, "The effect of alendronate on lumbar spine fusion in the rat model."
Alpha Omega Alpha Iron Arrow Honor Society, University of Miami
University of Miami Vice-President's Service Award, 1994-95
Selected Publications
Sama, AA, and Khan, SN. (2001) Computerized frameless, stereotactic image-guided spinal surgery. Orthopaedic Clinics of North America. Currently at press.
Khan, SN, Sama, AA, and Sandhu HS. Bone Graft Substitutes in Spine Surgery. Current Opinions in Orthopaedics Vol 12, No 3, June 2001. pp216-222.
Stricker, SJ, and Sama, AA. Assessment of Angulation and Torsion of Lower Limbs in Children. International Pediatrics. Vol. 16/No. 3/ 2001. pp138-143.
Sama, AA, Girardi, FP, and Cammisa, FP. Spine Tumors. eMedicine Orthopaedic Text Book. 2001.
Sama, AA, Girardi, FP, and Cammisa, FP. Cervical Spine Injuries in Sports. eMedicine Orthopaedic Text Book
For more publications, please see the
PubMed listing.
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