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MD (“Dr. A”)
Background
Meet Our Top-Rated, Board Certified, Mayo Clinic-Trained Orthopedic Spine Surgeon & Founding Physician
Biography
Dr. Arutyunyan is a board certified orthopedic spine surgeon who specializes in a broad spectrum of spine conditions. His goal at Big Apple Spine and Orthopedics is to treat pain and restore function, the freedom of movement.
Dr. Arutyunyan will guide you through your individual and unique journey. This includes coordinating and providing comprehensive non surgical and surgical treatment options. He takes pride in inviting each patient to be part of a shared
decision making process, a team approach.
He completed his residency at the Mayo Clinic in the Department of Orthopaedics in Rochester, Minnesota and went on to complete a spine surgery fellowship at the University of California San Francisco.
In addition to spine surgery, Dr. Arutyunyan is also trained in orthopaedic oncology and completed an orthopaedic oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, New York.
Dr. Arutyunyan has published and presented at national and international meetings on topics pertaining to spine deformity, orthopaedic oncology and cost effectiveness in orthopaedic spine surgery, spine injury and treatment.
During the years of practice as an attending spine surgeon, he has also had the pleasure of teaching and training many residents and fellows aspiring to become spine surgeons.
Attending Spine Surgeon, Lenox Hill Hospital (New York)
Attending Spine Surgeon, NYU Langone (New York)
Board Certified, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Fellow, Scoliosis Research Society
Member, North American Spine Society
Member, American Medical Association
Member, Medical Society of the State of New York
Herniated discs are a common cause of back and neck pain. Herniated discs occur when the inner core of a spinal disc protrudes through its outer…
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Herniated discs are a common cause of back and neck pain. Herniated discs occur when the inner core of a spinal disc protrudes through its outer…
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