Dr. Dean C. Perfetti, MD, MPH?

Dr. Dean C. Perfetti, MD, MPH

Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

2 Victory Court Newburgh New York, 12550 Show map

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Dean C. Perfetti, MD, MPH, is a fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in spine surgery. Dr. Perfetti sees patients at Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group at their Mount Kisco, Carmel, Newburgh locations in New York, and their Danbury location in Connecticut. Dr. Perfetti's clinical focus is on caring for everyday neck and back injuries, whether it be from acute traumas such as fractures or herniations, chronic degenerative conditions such as arthritis and stenosis, or spinal deformities. Dr. Perfetti’s main goal is to promote the health of the vertebral column, spinal cord and nerve roots to decrease pain and improve function for his patients, ultimately getting them back to their active lifestyles. Dr. Perfetti is trained in complex cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine surgeries with a particular focus on Endoscopic Spine Surgery, motion preserving procedures such as Total Disc Replacement, as well as minimally invasive spine surgery for fusion and decompression. He utilizes the latest technologies in navigation, mixed reality and robotics.

Education and Training

Columbia University BA 2013

SUNY Downstate MD MPH 2017

Northshore/LIJ at Northwell Orthopaedics Residency 2022

Texas Back Institute Spine Surgery Fellowship 2023

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Provider Details

Male English

Areas of expertise and specialization

Endoscopic spine surgeryCervical and Lumbar Disc ArthroplastyMinimally Invasive Spine SurgeryKyphoplastySpine surgery augmented by mixed reality, navigation, and/or robotics

Faculty Titles & Positions

Medical Staff Northern Westchester Hospital 2023 - Present
Medical Staff Putnam Hospital 2023 - Present
Medical Staff Phelps Hospital 2023 - Present

Awards

Jodi Fisher Memorial Excellence in Orthopaedic Research Award 2020 North Shore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Chief Resident 2022 Northshore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Beta Iota Chapter of Delta Omega 2017 SUNY Downstate School of Public Health
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 2017 SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
The Roy Milner Seideman, MD Award for Academic Excellence 2017 SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
North American Spine Society 2020 Annual Meeting Best Papers Session 2020 North American Spine Society
Summa Cum Laude 2013 Columbia College at Columbia University
Phi Beta Kappa 2013 Columbia College at Columbia University
King’s Crown Leadership Excellence Award: Health and Wellness 2013 Columbia College at Columbia University
Charles M. Rolker Prize Finalist 2013 Columbia College at Columbia University

Professional Memberships

Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
North American Spine Society

Fellowships

Texas Back Institute - Plano, TX 2023

Professional Society Memberships

AAOS, SMISS, NASS

Professional Affiliations

North American Spine SocietySociety for Minimally Invasive Spine SurgeryJournal of American Academy of Orthopaedics Surgeons

Articles and Publications

35 Publications with more recent publications on Endoscopic Spine Surgery and Techniques1. Perfetti DC, Derman PB. Uniportal endoscopic lumbar decompression: Interlaminar and transforaminal techniques and outcomes. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 2024; 36(1).2. Perfetti DC, Kisinde S, Belanger T, Lieberman I. Perioperative Benefits of a 3D Printed Spine Biomodel in the Setting of Congenital Scoliosis Surgery. Surgical Techniques Development. 2024. 13(3): 278-293.3. Perfetti DC, Satin AM, Derman PB. Zero-Profile Anterior Cervical Cages: Clinical Outcomes. International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery: Vertebral Columns; Summer 2024.4. Perfetti DC, Rogers-LaVanne MP, Satin AM, Yap N, Khan I, Kim P, Hofstetter CP, Derman PB. Learning curve for endoscopic posterior cervical foraminotomy. European Spine Journal. 2023. 32(8): 2670-2678. PMID:36867253.5. Perfetti DC, Satin AM, Derman PB. Drains in Spine Surgery. International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery: Vertebral Columns; Spring 2023.6. Song J, Katz AD, Perfetti DC, Job A, Morris M, Virk S, Silber J, Essig D. Comparative Analysis of 30-day Readmission, Reoperation, and Morbidity between Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Performed in Inpatient and Outpatient Settings. Asian Spine Journal. 2023; 17(1):75-85. PMID: 36560853.7. Katz AD, Galina J, Song J, Hasan S, Perfetti DC, Virk S, Silber J, Essig D. Impact of Navigation on 30-day Outcomes for Adult Spinal Deformity Durgery; Global Spine Journal. 2023; 13(7):1728-1736. PMID: 34569338.8. Perfetti DC, Kisinde S, Rogers-LaVanne MP, Satin AM, Lieberman IH. Robotic Spine Surgery: Past, Present and Future; Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022; 47(13):909-921. PMID:35472043.9. Perfetti DC, Derman PB, Satin AM. Live Cellular Allografts. International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery: Vertebral Columns; 2022.10. Satin AM, Perfetti DC, Kaji D, Galina J, Atlas A, Katz A, Silber JS, Essig DA. The Incidence of Subsequent Cervical Spine Surgery after Cervical Disc Arthroplasty, a Minimum Two-Year Follow- up. Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances. 2022; 31(1):7-11. PMID: 35377300.11. Katz AD, Song J, Ngan A, Job A, Morris M, Perfetti DC, Virk S, Silber J, Essig D. Discharge to Rehabilitation Predicts Increased Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery. 2022; 35(4):129-136; PMID: 35383605.12. Song J, Katz AD, Perfetti DC, Job AV, Morris M, Goldstein J, Virk S, Silber JS, Essig DA. Impact of Discharge to Rehabilitation on Postdischarge Morbidity Following Multilevel Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Clinical Spine Journal. 2022; 35(1):24-30. PMID: 33769971.13. Perfetti DC, Galina JM, Derman PB, Guyer RD, Ohnmeiss DD, Satin AM. Risk factors for reoperation after lumbar total disc replacement at short-, mid-, and long-term follow-up. The Spine Journal. 2021; 21(7):1110-1117. PMID: 33640583.14. Katz AD, Perfetti DC, Job AV, Willinger M, Goldstein JA, Kiridly D, Olivares P, Satin AM, Essig DA. Comparative Analysis of 30-day Readmission, Reoperation, and Morbidity Between Lumbar Disc Arthroplasty Performed in the Inpatient and Outpatient Setting Utilizing the ACS-NSQIP Dataset. Global Spine Journal. 2021; 11(5):640-648; PMID: 32734775.15. Katz AD, Galina J, Song J, Hasan S, Perfetti DC, Virk S, Silber J, Essig DA. Impact of Navigation on 30-Day Outcomes for Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Global Spine Journal. 2021; Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34569338.16. Perfetti DC, Job AV, Satin AM, Katz AD, Silber JS, Essig DA. Is Academic Department Teaching Status Associated with Adverse Outcomes After Lumbar Laminectomy and Discectomy for Degenerative Spine Diseases? The Spine Journal. 2020; S1529-9430(20)30287-4. PMID: 32445804.17. Perfetti DC, Atlas AM, Galina J, Satin AM, Hasan SS, Amaral TD, Sarwahi V. Surgeon Volume Affects Short- And Long-Term Surgical Outcomes in Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine Deformity. 2020; 8(3): 455-461. PMID: 32096129. 18. Sayegh MJ, Nixon RA, Perfetti DC, Rokito SE, Sgaglione NA. Changing Trends in the Management of Proximal Humerus Fractures in New York State. Journal of Orthopaedics. 2020; 21:127-130. PMID: 32255993.19. Jauregui JJ, Perfetti DC, Cautela FS, Frumberg DB, Naziri Q, Paulino CB. Spine Injuries in Child Abuse. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 2019; 39(2):85-89. PMID: 27662382.20. Nadarajah V, Jauregui JJ, Perfetti DC, Shasti M, Koh EY, Henn F. What Are the Trends and Demographics in Sports-Related Pediatric Spinal Cord Injuries? The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 2018; 46(1):8-13. PMID: 29161931.21. Perfetti DC, Schwarzkopf R, Buckland AJ, Paulino CB, Vigdorchik JM. Prosthetic Dislocation and Revision After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Lumbar Fusion Patients: A Propensity Score Matched-Pair Analysis. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2017; 32(5):1635-1640. PMID: 27998660.22. Boylan MR, Perfetti DC, Naziri Q, Maheshwari AV, Paulino CB, Mont MA. Is Day of Surgery Associated with Adverse Clinical and Economic Outcomes Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2017; 32(8):2239-2346. PMID: 28413140.23. Perfetti DC, Chughtai M, Boylan MR, Naziri Q, Maheshwari AV, Mont MA. Atrial Septal Defect Increases the Risk of Stroke After Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2017; 32(10):3152-3156. PMID: 28602537.24. Perfetti DC, Boylan MR, Naziri Q, Paulino CB, Kurtz SM, Mont MA. Have Periprosthetic Hip Infection Rates Plateaued? The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2017; 32(7):2244-2247. PMID: 28318862.25. Perfetti DC, Sodhi N, Khlopas A, Sultan AA, Lamaj S, Boylan MR, Newman JM, Naziri Q, Cantrell WA, Maheshwari AV, Paulino CB, Mont MA. Is Orthopaedic Department Teaching Status Associated With Adverse Outcomes of Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? Surgical Technology International. 2017; 31:379-383. PMID: 29316598.26. Boylan MR, Perfetti DC, Kapadia BH, Delanois RE, Paulino CB, Mont MA. Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Revision vs Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2017; 32(6):1996-1999. PMID: 28209273.27. Boylan MR, Perfetti DC, Naziri Q, Maheshwari AV, Paulino CB, Mont MA. Is Orthopedic Department Teaching Status Associated With Adverse Outcomes of Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty? The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2017; 32(9S):S124-S127. PMID: 28390883.28. Chughtai M, Perfetti DC, Khlopas A, Sultan AA, Sodhi N, Newman JM, Gwam CU, Maheshwari A, Mont MA. Does Atrial Septal Defect Increase the Risk of Stroke Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty? Surgical Technology International. 2017; 31:177-181. PMID: 29310146.29. Boylan MR, Perfetti DC, Elmallah RK, Krebs VE, Paulino CB, Mont MA. Does Chronic Corticosteroid Use Increase Risks of Readmission, Thromboembolism, and Revision After THA? Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2016; 474(3):744-51. PMID: 26552804.30. Boylan MR, Kapadia BH, Issa K, Perfetti DC, Maheshwari AV, Mont MA. Down Syndrome Increases the Risk of Short-Term Complications After Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2016; 31(2):368-72. PMID: 26482683.31. Perfetti DC, Boylan MR, Naziri Q, Khanuja HS, Urban WP. Does Sickle Cell Disease Increase Risk of Adverse Outcomes Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty? A Nationwide Database Study. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2015; 30(4):547-51. PMID: 25496931.32. Issa K, Boylan MR, Naziri Q, Perfetti DC, Maheshwari AV, Mont MA. The Impact of Hepatitis C on Short-Term Outcomes of Total Joint Arthroplasty. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2015; 97(23):1952-7. PMID: 26631996.33. Perdue PW, Rosenbaum YA, Perfetti DC, Kapadia BH, Boylan MR, Jauregui JJ, Paulino CB. What are the Risk Factors for Hardware Removal after Tibia or Fibula Fracture? Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants. 2015; 25(4):329-336. PMID: 26852642.34. Macaulay AA, Perfetti DC, Levine WN. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Choices. Sports Health. 2012; 4(1):63-8. PMID: 23016071.35. Levine WN, Vogel LA, Perfetti DC, Moen TC. ACL Injury and Surgical Treatment Options. The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 2011; 39(1):108-15. PMID: 21378493.

What do you attribute your success to?

The ability to integrate new technologiesPushing the limitCompassion

Teaching and speaking

1. Perfetti DC. Endoscopic Spine Surgery: It's Only a Matter of Time. Becker's Health Podcast. Mt Kisco, NY. November 10 20242. Perfetti DC. Degenerative Disc Disease: Arthroplasty as a Solution. Putnam Hospital at Nuvance Health Grand Rounds, Carmel, NY; June 26 2024.3. Perfetti DC. Congenital Scoliosis. Texas Back Institute Grand Rounds, Plano, TX; May 26 2023.4. Perfetti DC. Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Here to Stay Texas Back Institute Grand Rounds, Plano, TX;Jan 12, 2023.5. Perfetti DC. The Growing Spine. Hofstra Northwell Department of Orthopaedic Surgery GrandRounds, New Hyde Park, NY; August 28, 2019.6. Perfetti DC. Sports Injuries About The Wrist. Hofstra Northwell Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryGrand Rounds, New Hyde Park, NY; August 29, 2018.

Areas of research

Endoscopic Spine Surgery

Spine Surgery Clinical Outcomes Research

Orthopaedics Epidemiology

Dr. Dean C. Perfetti, MD, MPH's Practice location

Somers Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Group

40 Old Ridgebury Road Suite 101 -
Danbury, Connecticut 06810

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Expert Orthopaedic Surgeon Offers Motion Preserving Spine Procedures including Endoscopic Spine Surgery and Disc Replacement Surgery Across Multiple Locations in New York and Connecticut

Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group is proud to announce the continued dedication of Dean C. Perfetti, MD, MPH, a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in spine surgery. Dr. Perfetti sees patients at their Mount Kisco, Carmel, Newburgh locations in New York, and the Danbury location in Connecticut. His hospital affiliations include Northern Westchester Hospital, Putnam Hospital, and Phelps Hospital.

Dr. Perfetti’s clinical expertise encompasses the comprehensive care of back and neck injuries. He is dedicated to treating conditions ranging from acute traumas such as herniated discs and fractures, to chronic ailments including arthritis, stenosis, and spinal abnormalities. With a focus on promoting the health of the vertebral column, spinal cord, and nerve roots, Dr. Perfetti aims to alleviate pain and restore function, guiding patients back to their active lifestyles.

With advanced training in complex cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine surgeries, Dr. Perfetti places special emphasis on motion-preserving techniques, including total disc replacement and minimally invasive spine surgery. He incorporates cutting-edge robotics, mixed reality and navigation technologies into his practice, ensuring optimized outcomes for his patients. He has a particular interest in endoscopic spine surgery, and he performed the first uniportal transforaminal endoscopic spine surgery at Northern Westchester Hospital.

At Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group, patient-centered care is a cornerstone of the practice, and Dr. Perfetti embodies this philosophy. He collaborates closely with each patient to craft personalized treatment plans that address their unique needs and aspirations. Through thorough consultations and diligent follow-ups, he delivers comprehensive care that spans the entire treatment journey, from diagnosis to recovery.

Dr. Perfetti’s academic credentials are equally impressive. He graduated with the highest honors from Columbia University, earning the distinction of Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He then pursued a dual Medical Degree and Master of Public Health Degree from the State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine, graduating at the top of his class with Alpha Omega Alpha and Beta Iota Chapter of Delta Omega honors. His residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell concluded with his role as Chief Resident, followed by a prestigious spine surgery fellowship at the Texas Back Institute, a pioneer in Total Disc Replacement in the United States.

Dr. Perfetti is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the North American Spine Society. With over 30 Orthopaedic publications in peer reviewed journals and with equally as many poster and podium presentations, Dr. Perfetti is committed to advancing medical knowledge, and has earned recognition for his excellence in both research and clinical practice.

Beyond his professional achievements, Dr. Perfetti has a personal background steeped in athletics, having played soccer for F.C. Westchester and transitioned to football at Columbia University, where he excelled as a Division 1 kicker/punter.

Patients seeking exceptional spine care can trust Dr. Perfetti’s dedication to enhancing their quality of life through innovative surgical techniques and compassionate care.