Neurosurgeon Michael Smith, M.D. and orthopedic spine surgeon Grigoriy Arutyunyan, M.D. have joined Rothman Orthopaedic New York, part of the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute network. Dr. Smith specializes in the care and surgical management of spine conditions, while and Dr. Arutyunyan specializes in a broad spectrum of spine conditions, including spine tumors.
“Drs. Arutyunyan and Smith are both talented surgeons with many years of practice and training on their resumes,” says Anthony A. Romeo, M.D., chief of orthopaedics for Rothman Orthopaedic Institute’s New York Division. “We are committed to elevating the level of care each patient receives and their additions to our expanding practice allows us to continue to do just that. We’re pleased that they’ve joined Rothman Orthopaedics in New York.”
According to the press release, “Dr. Smith completed his neurosurgery training in the residency program at the University of Pennsylvania and his spine surgery fellowship at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, England. Dr. Smith specializes in the care and surgical management of spine conditions including degenerated discs and joints, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and spondylolisthesis.”
“Dr. Arutyunyan completed his residency at the Mayo Clinic in the Department of Orthopaedics in Rochester, Minnesota, and went on to complete a spine fellowship at the University of California. In addition to spine surgery, he is trained in orthopaedic oncology and completed an orthopaedic oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, New York.”
“Dr. Smith and Dr. Arutyunyan, along with other Rothman Orthopaedic specialists, will regularly collaborate with each other on surgical and non-surgical care, to ensure that the best treatment options are determined for each individual patient.”
Dr. Arutyunyan told OTW, “This is a really exciting time for not only me, but also Rothman Orthopaedics New York. I look forward to contributing to the expansion of our practice by providing excellent care through both are surgical and nonsurgical management plans. We are excited to work in collaboration with all of our partners to provide the excellence and care that is currently and has been the standard of Rothman Orthopaedics. I’m particularly excited for the spine division. Our current collaboration with different subspecialties in our practice throughout the Greater New York area will give further opportunity to reach patients in need of care.”
Dr. Smith commented to OTW, “In January, I began operating and caring for patients as a Rothman Orthopaedics spine surgeon at Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. I have the unique background to understand and work in both the worlds of neurosurgery spine and orthopaedic spine. I’ve nurtured this bridging position throughout my career at previous attending positions, integrating myself as a spinal neurosurgeon into the clinical and academic world of orthopaedic spine surgery. I look forward to strengthening the teamwork and collegiality between neurosurgery and orthopaedics at Rothman Orthopaedics.”
