MelvinMakhniMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Boston, MA

Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Physician

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Boston, MA 02115
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2012 - 2017
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2012

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2017 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The Burden of Back and Neck Strains and Sprains in Professional Baseball Players.
Curriero, F., Leung, E., Kvit, A., Lehman, R., Makhni, M., Yeung, C., Ahmad, C.> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2024 Feb 15
Epidemiology of Lumbar Spine Conditions in Professional Baseball Players.
Melvin C Makhni, Frank C Curriero, Caleb M Yeung, Anton Kvit, Christopher S Ahmad, Ronald A Lehman Jr> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
Online access to spine care: do institutions advertise themselves as multidisciplinary?
Adam Olszewski, Kareem G Elhage, Melvin C Makhni, Yedulla, N.> ;Journal of Spine Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
Review of the Diagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis-Reply.
Jeffrey N Katz, Melvin C Makhni> ;JAMA. 2022 Aug 23
6 citations
Telemedicine Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Experience During COVID-19.
Nancy M Giunta, Phani S Paladugu, David N Bernstein, Melvin C Makhni, Antonia F Chen> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2022 Aug 1
9 citations
International Orthopaedic Volunteer Opportunities in Low and Middle-Income Countries.
Miclau, T., MacKechnie, M., Born, C., MacKechnie, M., Dyer, G., Yuan, B., Dawson, J., Lee, C., Ishmael, C., Schreiber, V., Tejwani, N., Ulmer, T., Shearer, D., Agarwal...> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2022 May 18
95 citations
Diagnosis and Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Review.
Jeffrey N Katz, Zoe E Zimmerman, Hanna Mass, Melvin C Makhni> ;JAMA. 2022 May 3
10 citations
Appropriate Telemedicine Utilization in Spine Surgery: Results From a Delphi Study.
Sravisht Iyer, Patawut Bovonratwet, Dino Samartzis, Andrew J Schoenfeld, Howard S An, Waleed Awwad, Scott L Blumenthal, Jason P Y Cheung, Peter B Derman, Mohammad El-S...> ;Spine. 2022 Apr 15
Home Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery: Opportunities and Challenges of a New Delivery Model.
Aditya V. Karhade, Antonia F. Chen, Melvin C. Makhni, Joseph H. Schwab, Andrew K. Simpson, Thomas C. Tsai> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2021 Nov 18
6 citations
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System physical function instruments compare favorably to legacy patient reported outcome measures in spine patients:...
Alexander Ziedas, Varag Abed, Carter Bench, Tahsin M Rahman, Melvin C. Makhni> ;The Spine Journal. 2021 Oct 23
9 citations
Patient Experiences of Telemedicine in Spine Care: A Mixed Methods Study.
Harry M. Lightsey, Caleb M. Yeung, David N. Bernstein, Marissa Sumathipala, Antonia F. Chen, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, Melvin C. Makhni> ;Spine. 2021 Aug 7
5 citations
The past, present, and future of remote patient monitoring in spine care: an overview.
Harry M. Lightsey, Caleb M. Yeung, Dino Samartzis, Melvin C. Makhni> ;European Spine Journal. 2021 Jul 9
2 citations
Epidemiology of Spine-Related Neurologic Injuries in Professional Baseball Players.
Melvin C. Makhni, Frank C. Curriero, Caleb M. Yeung, Eric Leung, Anton Kvit, Tom Mroz, Christopher S. Ahmad, Ronald A. Lehman> ;Spine. 2021 Jul 7
18 citations
Telemedicine in Spine Surgery: Global Perspectives and Practices.
Grant J. Riew, Francis Lovecchio, Dino Samartzis, Philip K. Louie, Niccole Germscheid, Howard S. An, Jason Pui Yin Cheung, Norman B. Chutkan, Gary Michael Mallow, Mark...> ;Global Spine Journal. 2021 Jun 14
4 citations
Value-based health care in spine: where do we go from here?
Aditya V. Karhade, Christopher M. Bono, Melvin C. Makhni, Joseph H. Schwab, Rajiv K. Sethi, Andrew K. Simpson, Thomas W. Feeley, Michael E. Porter> ;The Spine Journal. 2021 Apr 20
Improving Spine Models of Care.
Caleb M. Yeung, Harry M. Lightsey, Sean Isaac, Zacharia Isaac, Christopher J. Gilligan, Hasan A. Zaidi, Steven C. Ludwig, James D. Kang, Melvin C. Makhni> ;JBJS Reviews. 2021 Apr 1
Trends and Complications in Spinopelvic Fixation for Deformity for Spinal Surgeons in Early Independent Practice.
Caleb M. Yeung, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, Harry M. Lightsey, James D. Kang, Melvin C. Makhni> ;Clinical Spine Surgery. 2021 Mar 29
2 citations
Simplified Universal Grading of Lumbar Spine MRI Degenerative Findings: Inter-Reader Agreement of Non-Radiologist Spine Experts.
Nityanand Miskin, Zacharia Isaac, Yi Lu, Melvin C. Makhni, Danielle L. Sarno, Timothy R. Smith, Jay M. Zampini, Jacob C. Mandell> ;Pain Medicine. 2021 Jul 25
1 citations
The role of ketamine in opioid-free spinal deformity surgery: is it possible and beneficial?
Paul J. Park, Melvin C. Makhni, Meghan Cerpa, Eduardo C Beauchamp, Nathan J. Lee, Ronald A. Lehman, Lawrence G. Lenke> ;Journal of Spine Surgery. 2021 Mar 1
7 citations
Telemedicine in research and training : spine surgeon perspectives and practices worldwide
Karim Shafi, Francis Lovecchio, Grant J. Riew, Dino Samartzis, Philip K. Louie, Niccole Germscheid, Howard S. An, Jason Pui Yin Cheung, Norman B. Chutkan, Gary Michael...> ;European Spine Journal. 2021 Jan 22
23 citations
Spine surgeon perceptions of the challenges and benefits of telemedicine: an international study.
Grant J. Riew, Francis Lovecchio, Dino Samartzis, David N. Bernstein, Ellen Y. Underwood, Philip K. Louie, Niccole Germscheid, Howard S. An, Jason Pui Yin Cheung, Norm...> ;European Spine Journal. 2021 Jan 16
Complication Events After Spinal Surgery Performed by American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Part II Candidates (2008-2017).
Caleb M. Yeung, Andrew J. Schoenfeld, James D. Kang, Melvin C. Makhni> ;Spine. 2021 Jan 15
8 citations
Orthopaedic Manifestations of Amyloidosis.
Dafang Zhang, Melvin C. Makhni, James D. Kang, Philip E. Blazar> ;The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2021 May 15
3 citations
The Art of Diagnosis in the Cervical Spine
Melvin C. Makhni, Caleb M. Yeung, K. Daniel Riew> ;Neurospine. 2020 Dec 31
7 citations
Single- versus Dual-Attending Surgeon Approach for Spine Deformity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Asad M Lak, Abdullah M. Abunimer, Caroline M.W. Goedmakers, Linda S. Aglio, Timothy R. Smith, Melvin C. Makhni, Rania A. Mekary, Hasan A. Zaidi> ;Operative Neurosurgery. 2021 Feb 16
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