Ioan-Florinel Frunza, MD

Naomi Berezin is an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Critical Care at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She specializes in both emergency and elective general surgery to treat such conditions as gallbladder disease, hernias, diverticulitis, and bowel obstruction, as well as the care of critically ill surgical patients. Dr Berezin's two passions are patient care and medical education. "I liked working with my hands as a child," says Dr. Berezin, who continued that interest in college at New York University where she studied English literature and music, before going on to complete the Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program at Columbia University. "Working with my hands is what drew me to surgery." Dr. Berezin talks to patients about their diagnosis and treatment using language they can grasp. "I like to draw pictures for my patients so they can understand what I am talking about," she says. "I'm a visual learner and I've found that doing this enables patients to participate in their care. People ask really insightful questions when they are included in shared decision making." Dr Berezin teaches medical students and residents and is involved in courses on palliative care and surgical board preparation. Dr. Berezin is a member of a number of professional societies including the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and American College of Surgeons. She is dually board-certified in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. After graduating from Sackler School of Medicine, Dr Berezin went on to complete her general surgery residency training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center. She then completed a trauma and surgical critical care fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center before embarking on her career at Yale School of Medicine.

Dr. Eduardo C. Beauchamp is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery with Columbia University’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery and is a board-certified Orthopedic Spine Surgeon. His practice focuses on operative treatment of both adult and pediatric spine conditions, including complex spinal deformity, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, cervical, thoracic and lumbar degenerative conditions, spinal stenosis and disc herniations. He employs minimally invasive techniques, robotic and CT guided navigation for instrumentation as well as open spine surgical techniques to provide an individualized and comprehensive approach to surgical treatment of spinal pathology. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dr. Beauchamp completed medical school and orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Puerto Rico. He then completed an initial fellowship in Orthopedic Spine Surgery at Twin Cities Spine Center in Minneapolis, MN, followed by a second fellowship in Advanced Pediatric Spine Deformity at Columbia University/New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Before joining the faculty at Columbia University, Dr. Beauchamp served as an adult and pediatric spine surgeon and head of clinical research at Twin Cities Spine Center and Gillette Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, where he practiced for seven years. He has received numerous awards, written multiple book chapters and peer reviewed research papers on adult and pediatric spine surgery and been selected as a Top Doctors’ Rising Stars. In addition to his clinical practice, he is also involved in the training of national and international spine surgeons, as well as medical students and Orthopedic Surgery residents. His research interests include adult and pediatric scoliosis, as well as cervical and lumbar degenerative conditions, work he has presented on the national and international level. Dr. Beauchamp is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), North American Spine Society (NASS), Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG), and Puerto Rico Orthopedic Society. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, deep sea fishing and spending time with his wife and family.

Dr. Mandigo earned his medical doctorate from the College of Physicians and Surgeons where he graduated Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed his Neurological Surgery Internship, Residency and Chief Residency at the Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University. Dr. Mandigo's practice is devoted to spinal deformity, degenerative spine disease, intervertebral disc disease, spinal column tumors and spinal cord tumors. Dr. Mandigo uses minimally invasive techniques for spinal surgery including the use of narrow tube retractor systems for cervical and lumbar microdiscectomy and spinal fusion. He also has expertise in artificial disc replacement surgery in the cervical spine. He has particular expertise evaluating and, if required, treating disorders of spinal alignment such as scoliosis or sagittal imbalance. Dr. Mandigo's office is in The Spine Hospital of the Neurological Institute of New York in Department of Neurological Surgery at the Neurological Institute of Columbia Medical Center/NewYork Presbyterian Hospital.