444-BACK (2225)
- Specialty:
Subspecialty:
- Orthopaedics
Spine
BRIAN MORELLI MD
For Appointments:
444-BACK (2225)
ARTHRITIS
BACK PAIN (LOW BACK PAIN)
CERVICAL DISC (DEGENERATIVE DISC)
DEGENERATIVE DISC
DISC (DEGENERATIVE DISC)
DISC HERNIATION (DEGENERATIVE DISC)
DISC HERNIATION (LOW BACK PAIN)
DISCIITIS (LOW BACK PAIN)
FRACTURE CARE
HERNIATED DISC (DEGENERATIVE DISC)
HERNIATED DISC (LOW BACK PAIN)
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
OSTEOARTHRITIS
SCOLIOSIS (LOW BACK PAIN)
SPINAL FUSION
SPINAL STENOSIS (LOW BACK PAIN)
SPINE SURGERY
TRAUMA
1199NBF
AETNA
BEECH STREET
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA PPO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS HMO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS OTHER PLANS
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS PPO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS SENIOR PLAN
HEALTHFIRST
HIP
ISLAND GROUP ADMINISTRATION
MAGNACARE
MEDICAID
MEDICARE
MULTIPLAN
MULTIPLAN PHCS
MULTIPLAN SAVILITY
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN
NO FAULT
SUFFOLK HEALTH PLAN
UNITED EMPIRE PLAN (NYSHIP)
UNITED HEALTHCARE
UNITED OXFORD FREEDOM PLAN
VYTRA (except SMART START)
WORKERS COMP
Education & Training
- Medical Degree:
- New York Medical College, NY
- Residency:
- Stony Brook University Hospital, NY
- Fellowship:
-
Spine Institute of NY at Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
Academic & Other
- Academic Rank:
- Assistant Professor
- Teaching Activity:
- Orthopaedics
- Year Appointed at
Stony Brook:
- 2009
Member of:
North American Spine Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
NYS Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Medical Society of the State of NY
American Medical Association
Research
Postoperative Outcomes Study of Obese vs Non-Obese Patients Undergoing Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Spinal Biomechanics
Post operative sexual function outcomes following lumbar fusion
- Clinical Practice Began:
- 2009
Selected Publications
1. A Gitelman, S Hishmeh, B Morelli, S Joseph, M Neuwirth, A Casden, M Stephen. "Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Current Review." The American Journal of Orthopedics (37); 2008: 556 -562.
2. TR Haher, AA Merola, DM Ottaviano, B Morelli, C Gallo, S Shukla. "Biomechanics of Long Segment Fixation: An In Vitro Analysis of Number of Fixation Points and Construct Stiffness." 2001.- Poster presentations at AOA, 114th meeting; SRS, 36th meeting; and IMAST, 8th meeting
3. TR Haher, AA Merola, DM Ottaviano, J Brandoff, A Goldman, M Simonetti, B Morelli, C Gallo, S Shukla "The Effects of Washers and Staples on Anterior Spinal Instrumentation Stability." 2001. - Poster presentations at AOA, 114th meeting; SRS, 36th meeting; and IMAST, 8th meeting
Personal Statement
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