Joshua D. Auerbach, MD

Dr. Auerbach is a Board Certified, fellowship-trained adult and pediatric spine and scoliosis surgeon. He specializes in simple, complex and revision surgery of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He has a special interest in pediatric and adult spinal deformities, including scoliosis, kyphosis, and spinal tumors. He recently joined the Department of Orthopaedics at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center as the Chief of Spine Surgery, and is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.

Dr. Auerbach has performed clinical and laboratory research that has resulted in over 50 peer-reviewed articles in medical journals. He has also written dozens of book chapters on spinal surgery, presented research at national and international meetings, and has received numerous research grants and awards. Dr. Auerbach's primary research focuses on patient safety during spine surgery to prevent neurologic injury.

Dr. Auerbach’s expertise is in the surgical treatment of scoliosis and other spinal deformities, cervical spine (neck) problems, lumbar spine (back) problems, and spinal tumors (cancer of the spine). Dr. Auerbach treats patients of all ages with spinal disease.

Professional Education

Undergraduate: Yale University, New Haven, CT
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Orthopaedic Surgical Residency: The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Spinal Reconstructive Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Board Certification

Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
Licensed to practice in New York, Pennsylvania, Missouri

Professional Activities

Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY
Candidate Member, Scoliosis Research Society
Member, Orthopaedic Research Society
Member, North American Spine Society
Member, Spine Arthroplasty Society
Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Member, AO Spine International
Member, Bronx County Medical Society
Member, Medical Society of the State of New York
Author of over 50 peer reviewed published scientific papers related to spinal surgery
Author of numerous non-peer reviewed published articles
Author of over 20 review articles and textbook chapters
Recipient of numerous research awards
Reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed spine surgery journals