

Frank P. Cammisa, Jr., MD, Federico P. Gerardi, MD, Andrew A. Sama, MD, and Alexander P. Hughes, MD
523 East 72nd Street
New York, New York 10021 United States
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Dr. Frank P. Cammisa, Jr., MD, New York, NY, 10021
Dr. Frank Cammisa is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon in New York, New York who treats patients with degenerative disc disease, sciatica, tumors and other spinal disorders. Dr. Cammisa has been a pioneer in his use of advanced surgical techniques and modalities in the treatment of back pain, neck pain and chronic spinal problems.
Dr. Cammisa's New York practice, Frank P. Cammisa, Jr., MD, Federico P. Gerardi, MD, Andrew A. Sama, MD, and Alexander P. Hughes, MD, primarily treats those patients who are already experiencing advanced symptoms, often with neurological involvement. The majority of his patients are candidates for spinal surgery and may have been referred for this specific purpose. All aspects of the case, however, are thoroughly evaluated and taken into consideration when recommending an appropriate therapeutic approach.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Areas of Expertise
Conditions
- Cervical spine disorders
- Degenerative disc disease
- Degenerative spinal conditions
- Herniated disc / bulging disc
- Lumbar spine disorders
- Myelopathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Scoliosis and deformity
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Thoracic spine disorders
- Trauma
- Tumors
Treatments
- Discectomy
- IDET
- Kyphoplasty
- Lower back surgery
- Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Neck surgery
- Scoliosis surgery
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Spinal fusion
- Upper back surgery
- Vertebroplasty
Professional Affiliations
- Fellow-American College of Surgeons, 1995
- Fellow-American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1992
- Fellow-International College of Surgeons, 1996
- Member-North American Spine Society, 1994
- Member-International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, 1994
- Member-Cervical Spine Research Society, 1994
- Member-American Spinal Injury Association, 1994
- Member-Scoliosis Research Society, 1995
Certifications
- Diplomate-National Board Medical Examiners, 1983
- Diplomate-American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990, 1997
- Charter Diplomate-American Board of Spine Surgery, 1998
Professional Distinctions
- America's Top Doctors
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Chief of the Spine Service at Hospital for Special Surgery
- Fellow, Spinal Surgery - University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Florida
- North American Traveling Fellowship
- American Orthopaedic Association, 1989
- Best Doctors in New York