AndrewASamaMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Stamford, CT

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Co-Chief of Spine Surgery HSS Spine Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Office
1 Blachley Road
Stamford, CT 06902
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Education & Training

Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2000 - 2001
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995 - 2000
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1997 - Present
CT State Medical License 2005 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2000 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Restore CLINICAL TRIAL Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Effect of Steroid-Soaked Gelatin Sponge on Soft Tissue Swelling Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Radiographic Analysis
Joshua Schroeder, J. Weinstein, Stephan N. Salzmann, Janina Kueper, Jennifer Shue
Asian Spine Journal. 2018-07-27
75 citations
Increased in-hospital complications after primary posterior versus primary anterior cervical fusion.
Stavros G. Memtsoudis, Alexander P. Hughes, Yan Ma, Ya Lin Chiu, Andrew A. Sama
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2011-02-20
32 citations
Proportion of Expectations Fulfilled: A New Method to Report Patient-centered Outcomes of Spine Surgery.
Carol A. Mancuso, Roland Duculan, Frank P. Cammisa, Andrew A. Sama, Alexander P. Hughes
Spine. 2016-06-01

Press Mentions

HSS Names Sheeraz Qureshi, M.D., MBA Co-Chief of Spine ServiceAugust 24th, 2022
59 Great Orthopedic Surgeons Recommended by Healthcare Leaders FeaturedFebruary 12th, 2016

Hospital Affiliations

New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, New York
Hospital for Special SurgeryParamus, New Jersey