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Lenke, Riew, and Lehman are wonderful additions to the spinal care team. Our patients will benefi t greatly from their ability to treat a wide array of spinal issues, including some of the rarest and most diffi cult-to-treat conditions in the world.” Drs. Lenke, Riew, and Lehman, who join NewYork-Presbyterian from BarnesJewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, take a multidisciplinary approach to spine care that incorporates both surgical and nonsurgical options. In addition to their excellent clinical reputation, the three physicians have conducted groundbreaking research that has led to numerous advances in the fi eld of spinal surgery. Dr. Lawrence G. Lenke Surgeon-in-Chief, The Spine Hospital Dr. Lawrence G. Lenke, one of the premier spinal deformity surgeons in the world, specializes in complex reconstructive surgery in children and adults for conditions such as scoliosis, kyphosis, fl atback syndrome, and other major spinal imbalances. Dr. Lenke will serve as Surgeon-in-Chief of The Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen, and Director of Spinal Deformity Surgery in the Spine Division, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NewYorkPresbyterian/Columbia. Dr. Lenke developed the classifi cation system for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, which is now referred to as the Lenke Classifi cation System for Scoliosis. In 2013, he was honored with the North American Spine Society’s Leon Wiltse Award for excellence in leadership and/or clinical research in spine care. Dr. Lenke’s prolifi c academic career includes more than 360 published peer-reviewed manuscripts, fi ve textbooks on spinal surgery, and more than 125 textbook chapters. He is a past president of the Scoliosis Research Society, the oldest and most prestigious spine society in the world. As a refl ection of his preeminent surgical skills, Dr. Lenke has hosted more than 700 spinal surgeons from around the globe to observe his surgeries in the past 15 years. SUMMER 2015 NewYork-Presbyterian and ColumbiaDoctors Establish New Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital William N. Levine, MD Orthopedic Surgeon-in-Chief NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Medical Center Frank E. Stinchfi eld Professor and Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons wnl1@cumc.columbia.edu CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION For all upcoming education events through NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, visit www.columbiacme.org VISIT THE SPINE HOSPITAL website at: nyp.org/spinehospital/ For Patient Referrals to The Spine Hospital (212) 305-5974 • orthosrg@columbia.edu (continued on page 2) 2 Advances in Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian and ColumbiaDoctors Establish New Spine Hospital (continued from page 1) After receiving his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School, Dr. Lenke completed an internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/ Washington University School of Medicine. While at Washington University, he also completed fellowship training in pediatric and adult orthopedic spine surgery. In coming to NewYork-Presbyterian with his colleagues, Dr. Lenke reflects on the strengths of their team and what they hope to accomplish in their new positions. “We all have subspecialty expertise in various forms of spinal surgery,” says Dr. Lenke, who was previously Chief of Spinal Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. “Among the three of us we can cover the entire gamut of spinal surgery. We’ve also known each other for quite some time. I met Dr. Riew for the first time in 1994, and Dr. Lehman was one of our fellows at Washington University some 10 years ago. We have a long history together and a mutual respect for each other.” When describing the discipline of spinal surgery, Dr. Lenke likens it to a blend of orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery. “What really attracted me to NewYork-Presbyterian was the emphasis here on giving the best patient care and the opportunity for us to do something very unique within our discipline,” continues Dr. Lenke. “The new program will have a combined and collaborative surgical approach that includes both orthopedic and neurosurgical spine surgeons looking at spine disease from both an operative and nonoperative perspective. The key is that we are all spine surgeons. There is a tremendous amount of overlap and cross-fertilization in our specific specialties. It all works well when we’re working together.” Dr. K. Daniel Riew Director, Cervical Spine Surgery A distinguished cervical spine surgeon, Dr. K. Daniel Riew focuses exclusively on operative treatment of the cervical spine, a rarity among spine surgeons. Dr. Riew, who will serve as Director of Cervical Spine Surgery in the Spine Division, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, and an attending surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen, performs 250 to 300 cervical spine operations each year ranging from minimally invasive microsurgical outpatient procedures to the most complex “chin-on-chest” and “ear-on-shoulder” deformities. “There aren’t many people who specialize only in cervical spine disorders,” notes Dr. Riew. “I don’t think anyone in the United States, for the last 10 years or so, has done the number of cervical spine cases that I’ve done in any given year.
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