James C Farmer MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
535 E 70th StNew York, NY 10021
Fax+1 212-774-2909
Overview of Dr. Farmer
Dr. James Farmer is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital for Special Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Hospital for Special Surgery. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and has been in practice 38 years. Dr. Farmer accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 402 doctors at Hospital for Special Surgery and one of 413 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 20 publications and over 450 citings.
Education & Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 1993 - 1994
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1988 - 1993
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1998 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 1998 - 2019
PA State Medical License 1991 - 1998
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Aprima PRM 2015, Aprima Medical Software, Inc., 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Aprima PRM 2014, Aprima Medical Software, Inc., 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparison of Cervical Sagittal Alignment Between EOS and Conventional Standing Radiographs: Agreement, Variability, and Predictive Factors for Alignment Differences.Sereen Halayqeh, Tarek Harhash, Tomoyuki Asada, Luis F Colon, Stephane Owusu-Sarpong
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2026-07-08 - 2 citationsCould Spinal Cord-Canal Mismatch Compromise Clinical Success of Cervical Disc Replacement in Cervical Myelopathy?Zhan Wang, Donghua Huang, Eric R Zhao, Tomoyuki Asada, Sereen Halayqeh
Global Spine Journal. 2026-05-01 - Quantifying cumulative postoperative disability after lumbar spine surgery with spline-based modified integrated health state.Tomoyuki Asada, Adrian T H Lui, Adin M Ehrlich, Kasra Araghi, Olivia C Tuma
The Spine Journal. 2026-04-01
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Choice
Great West PPO
Health Net Oregon PPO
Horizon BCBS PPO
Lifewise Health Plan of OregonMultiplan PPO
ODS Network
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
Pacificare HMO
PacificSource Preferred PSN
Providence Health System Personal Option
Providence Health System Preferred PPO
Regence Oregon - Preferred Provider Network
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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