Jeffrey Goldstein, M.D. New President of ISASS

Jeffrey Goldstein, M.D., F.A.C.S., chief of the Spine Service for Education program and Director of the Spine Fellowship program at New York University’s Langone Medical Center, was recently named President of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) at the organization’s 2017 annual meeting in Boca Raton, Florida.

According to ISASS: “Dr. Goldstein has been a member of ISASS since 2002, and has served on the ISASS Board of Directors since 2011. He is Chief of the Spine Service for Education program and Director of the Spine Fellowship program, at NYU’s Langone Medical Center, Department of Orthopedics. He also is Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine.”

“Dr. Goldstein has distinguished himself as a researcher and innovator and has authored book chapters and presented numerous articles globally which are published in national and international scientific journals. He was the recipient of the Leon L. Wiltse Award for the Best Overall Paper at the ISASS meeting in 2009. He serves on the editorial and advisory boards of The Spine Journal, the ISASS scientific journal The International Journal of Spine Surgery, and the reviewer board for Spine.”

“Dr. Goldstein earned his undergraduate degree from Colgate University. He attended medical school at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center at Brooklyn where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and graduated Summa Cum Laude with Distinction in Research. He was trained in Orthopaedic Surgery in Cleveland, Ohio at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Goldstein received additional fellowship training in the treatment of disorders of the spine at the Maryland Spine Fellowship.”

Dr. Goldstein told OTW, “I am anxious to continue to expand the influence of ISASS as a go-to society for spine surgeons looking for the latest innovations with supporting outcome studies to treat their patients with spine disorders. At the same time I want to increase our role in patient advocacy.”

Asked how he intends to expand industry/surgeon collaboration, he noted, “I believe there is a symbiotic relationship between surgeons and industry. Surgeons and industry can support each other to provide innovation and to translate surgeon ideas and preferences into instruments and implants and to deliver biologics. We will continue to provide position statements when appropriate and invite industry to have a seat at the table and a voice so that we can learn from each other.”

“There are many accomplished surgeons who are anxious to contribute to ISASS. I intend to provide a mechanism for increased meaningful contributions to the society by increasing opportunities for participation, interaction and leadership.”