Dr. Michael Vitale, MD – New York, NY

Overview of Dr. Vitale

Dr. Michael Vitale is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital. He received his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 22 years. Dr. Vitale accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 388 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 16 doctors at Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

• Childrens Hospital Los AngelesFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2000 - 2001

• New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996 - 2000

• New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995 - 1996

• Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1995

• Trinity CollegeB.S., Biology /Psychology, 1985 - 1989

• Columbia University School of Public HealthM.P.H., 1989 - 1985

Certifications & Licensure

• CA State Medical License 2000 - Present

• FL State Medical License 2020 - Present

• NY State Medical License 1996 - 2025

• CT State Medical License 2007 - 2014

• NJ State Medical License 2002 - 2005

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

• New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
• Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
• Becker's Spine Review List: 50 Spine Surgeons Focusing on Scoliosis Development 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

• Publisher Correction: A United States multi-site randomized control trial of Schroth-based therapy in adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis.

  Zapata, K., Dieckmann, R., Hresko, M., Jo, C., Sponseller, P., Vitale, M., Glassman, S., Smith, B., Sucato, D.> ;Spine Deformity. 2024 Mar 1

• Health-Related Predictive Factors of Brazilian Children With Early Onset Scoliosis Using the EOSQ-24 and CHQ-PF50 Questionnaires.

  Rodrigo Góes Medéa De Mendonça, Wesley Wilian Costa Martins, Patricia Maria de Moraes Barros Fucs, Alberto Ofenhejm Gotfryd, Maria Fernanda Silber Caffaro, Olavo Birag...> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2023 Oct 1

• Evaluating compliance with the 2013 best practice guidelines for preventing surgical site infection in high-risk pediatric spine surgery.

  Alondra Concepción-González, J Manuel Sarmiento, Christina C Rymond, Chinenye Ezeh, Rishi Sinha, Hannah Lin, Kevin Lu, Afrain Z Boby, Prakash Gorroochurn, Benjamin D R...> ;Spine Deformity. 2024 Jan 1
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Journal Articles

• Are breech rate for pedicle screws higher in the upper thoracic spine?  

  Privitera DM, Matsumoto H, Gomez JA, Roye DP, JE Hyman, Vitale MG, Spine Deformity, 5/1/2013

• Measuring Outcomes in Children with Early-Onset Scoliosis  

  Gomez JA, Vitale MG, Semin Spine Surg, 9/1/2012

• Growth Modulation of the Scoliotic Spine: Where Are We Now?  

  Franzone JM, Vitale MG, Semin Spine Surg, 9/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

• The Growing Spine 

  Chapter: Outcomes in Children with Early Onset Scoliosis. 

  Michael G. Vitale and James WrightEditors: B.A. Akbarnia et al.Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg2011

• Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries: A quick Reference Guide 

  Michael Vitale, MD, MPHEditors: John Sarwark, Cynthia LaBella.American Academy of Pediatrics2010

• Pediatric and Adolezcent Sports Injuries 

  Chapter: Spine in the Young Athlete. 

  Joseph Lee, Michael VitaleEditors: Christopher Ahmad.American Academy of Orthpaedic Surgeons2010
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Abstracts/Posters

• An Evaluation of the Validity of a DNA-Based Prognostic Test for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

  Roye BD, Wright ML, Matsumoto H, Yorgova P, Neiss G, Hyman JE, Roye DP, Shah SA, Vitale MG, Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Hollywood, CA, 4/30/2014

• Creation of a Consensus-Based Checklist for the Response to Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Changes in Pediatric Spine Surgery.

  Vitale MG, Pace GI, Wright ML, Matsumoto H, Akbarnia B, Dormans JP, Emans JB, Erickson M, Flynn JM, Glassman SD, Glotzbecker M, Ibrahim KN, Lewis SJ, Luhman SJ, McCart..., Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Hollywood, CA, 4/30/2014

• Predictive Validity of the Classification of Early Onset Scoliosis (C-EOS): Examining the Timing, Rate, and Severity of Post-Operative Complications.

  Vitale MG, Matsumoto H, The Children's Spine Study Group, The Growing Spine Study Group, Park HY, McCalla D, Trupia EP, Swindell HW, Roye DP, Flynn JW, Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Hollywood, CA, 4/30/2014
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Lectures

• "Congenital and Early Onset Spinal Deformity." 

  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2011

• "Early Onset Scoliosis: Options and Techniques." 

  New York, NY - 1/1/2011

• "Correcting Complex Spinal Deformities: Direct Vertebral Body Rotation Utilizing the SUK DVR System." 

  Tokyo, Japan - 1/1/2010
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Other

• Round tables in Spine Surgery: Prognostic Genetic Testing for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Volume 2, Number, 3. 

  2. PO Newton, HL Shufflebarger, HT Braun, KH Bridwell, JE Lonstein, JW Ogilvie, CT Price, BS Richards, SA Shah, MG Vitale, K Ward
  1/1/2008

• The Importance of Outcomes Research. 

  MG Vitale and MW Keith, AAOS Bulletin, Vol 51; No 6
  12/1/2003

• HIPAA: An Update 

  Michael Vitale, MD, MPH, POSNA Clinical Trials Network Newsletter, Volume 2 Issue 3
  3/1/2003

Press Mentions

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

• BCBS Blue Card PPO
  CIGNA HMO
  CIGNA Open Access
  CIGNA PPO
  Empire BCBS HMO
  Empire BCBS PPO
  Great West PPO
  

  Healthfirst New York
  Multiplan PHCS PPO
  Multiplan PPO
  MVP Healthcare PPO
  Oxford Health Freedom
  Oxford Health Liberty
  

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