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Biography: Dr. Rajiv Kinkhabwala was born in York, Pennsylvania and grew up in the central New Jersey town of East Brunswick. He graduated from Cornell University Phi Beta Kappawith a BA in Economics and worked for one year as a currency options trader before going on to medical school at the New York University School of Medicine. He then completed anInternal Medicine residency at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue and was selected Chief Resident. Prior to joining Weill Cornell, he practiced primary care medicine for close to 25 years in Manhattan as part of Murray Hill Medical Group/Caremount/Optum, where he served on their Executive Committeeand as a managing director responsible for the ongoing operations of the practice. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two daughters.

Biography: Dr. Pitaro grew up in Queens, NY, is an alumnus of Regis High School and graduated with a BS in biology from Georgetown University. He received his medical degree from SUNY- Health Science Center at Brooklyn. While in medical school, he spent time in Ghana on a Department of Preventative Medicine and Community Health scholarship . He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital. After medical school, he was an attending physician at the Bellevue Hospital Medical Clinic and started and ran an inpatient medical service for the clinic's hospitalized patients. Prior to joining Weill Cornell, Dr. Pitaro was a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and practiced internal medicine and primary care for over 28 years at Murray Hill Medical Group (later Caremount Medical Group). While at Murray Hill, in addition to a full time practice, he served on the executive committee and was the compliance officer. He lives in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. He is an avid squash player and soccer fan who also enjoys spending time and traveling with his family.

Biography: Dr. Alexander Neuwirth is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in advanced hip and knee reconstruction, with a focus on non-operative and surgical treatment of early, middle, and late-stage arthritic conditions of the hip and knee. For patients requiring surgical intervention, Dr. Neuwirth specializes in anterior approach hip replacement, knee replacements, as well as complex revision surgeries to treat failed hip and knee replacements. Dr. Neuwirth received his medical degree from Rutgers University-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he also completed his undergraduate degree. Following medical school, Dr. Neuwirth trained as a resident in orthopedic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also spent a year as a postdoctoral research fellowship in the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory. Before joining the faculty at Columbia as an attending physician, Dr. Neuwirth completed a fellowship in adult hip and knee reconstruction at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Neuwirth is actively engaged in ongoing clinical outcomes research in the field of joint replacement and reconstruction. His primary research efforts are focused on the eradication of infection following hip and knee replacements.

Biography: Dr. Edward Adler, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 68 years old and has been practicing for 41 years. Dr. Edward Adler, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside.