Andrew A. Sama, MD

Appointments

Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

Assistant Clinician Investigator, Research Division, Hospital for Special Surgery

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon and Director of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, New York Hospital

Assistant Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, The New York Presbyterian Hospital

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Subspecialty

Spine, Trauma

Special Expertise

Surgical management of all traumatic, degenerative and deformity related conditions of the cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine

Awards

Awarded National Orthopaedic Surgery Fellows Foundation Research Grant, 2000-01, "The effect of alendronate on lumbar spine fusion in the rat model."

Alpha Omega Alpha Iron Arrow Honor Society, University of Miami

University of Miami Vice-President's Service Award, 1994-95

Education

MD, The University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, US

Residency

The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery , General Surgery Internship, Miami, Florida, US

Fellowship

The Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Medical College of Cornell University , Surgery of Spinal Disorders and Deformities, US

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

State Licensure

New York  

Andrew A. Sama, MD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

Selected Publications

Sama, AA, and Khan, SN. (2001) Computerized frameless, stereotactic image-guided spinal surgery. Orthopaedic Clinics of North America. Currently at press.

Khan, SN, Sama, AA, and Sandhu HS. Bone Graft Substitutes in Spine Surgery. Current Opinions in Orthopaedics Vol 12, No 3, June 2001. pp216-222.

Stricker, SJ, and Sama, AA. Assessment of Angulation and Torsion of Lower Limbs in Children. International Pediatrics. Vol. 16/No. 3/ 2001. pp138-143.

Sama, AA, Girardi, FP, and Cammisa, FP. Spine Tumors. eMedicine Orthopaedic Text Book. 2001.

Sama, AA, Girardi, FP, and Cammisa, FP. Cervical Spine Injuries in Sports. eMedicine Orthopaedic Text Book

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.  

Research Description

Current Research includes:

• Biologic enhancement of spine fusion
• The development of minimally invasive and computer-assisted techniques for spinal surgery

Clinical Trials

• A Pilot Study to Obtain Initial Information on Gene Expression in the Human Intervetebral Disc: The Origin and Fate of the Nucleus Pulposus
• A pilot study to obtain initial information on gene expression in the human intervetebral disc: The original and fate of the nucleus pulposus.