Daniel C. Berman, MD

David Gonzalez, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in treating sports injuries. He is an expert in performing arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery, including rotator cuff repair, instability repair, labral repair, meniscal tears and the treatment of associated conditions. He is the Director of the Sports Medicine section and serves as an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr Gonzalez is a member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

Jonathan Krystal, MD, joined the Department of Orthopedics at Montefiore in August 2017 as a spine surgeon and attending physician. He specializes in treating diseases of the spine. Dr Krystal earned his medical degree from University of Connecticut School of Medicine and completed a residency in orthopedics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He followed that with a fellowship in spine surgery at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia. Dr Krystal’s research has focused on spinal diseases, particularly on the use of advanced technologies such as radiosurgery to treat them. He is a member American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Medical Association.

As Chief of Adult Reconstruction at Montefiore, Sun Jin Kim, MD, specializes in adult reconstruction, primary and revision hip and knee replacements, nonoperative management of hip and knee arthritis. He is well versed in patient-specific technology, minimally invasive approaches, and blood-conserving surgical options. He also serves as an Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr Kim received his medical degree from the prestigious Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

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Eli Kamara, MD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon at Montefiore Einstein and an Associate Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He specializes in adult reconstructive orthopedic surgery, mainly hip and knee replacements. He also focuses on primary joint replacement, as well as revisions of hip and knee arthroplasty, anterior hip arthroplasty, partial knee replacement, knee arthroscopy, and fractures of the lower extremity. Dr Kamara received his Doctor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed a residency in Orthopedics at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He then completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction at the University of San Francisco School of Medicine.

Eloy Dario Tabeayo Alvarez, MD, is an attending physician in orthopedic surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr Tabeayo Alvarez’s clinical focus is on the treatment of hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder injuries. He began his medical education in Spain. After earning his Bachelor degree from Instituto Rosalía de Castro, Dr Tabeayo Alvarez attended Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2011. He continued with medical training in Spain, completing a six-year residency in orthopedic surgery at Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, in 2017.

Roy G Kulick, MD, Director of Hand and Upper Extremity surgery, specializes in reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis, Dupuytren’s disease and nerve compression, including carpal tunnel syndrome. He is board certified and holds a Sub-Specialty Certificate of Added Qualification for Surgery of the Hand. Dr Kulick also serves as an Associate Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr Kulick received his bachelor’s degree from New York University and his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed his residency at Columbia University Medical Center, an internship at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center during his first year of residency, and a fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery.

Yossef Blum, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a focus in primary and revision hip and knee replacement, as well the nonsurgical management of hip and knee arthritis. He specializes in less-invasive techniques, blood conserving options, advanced pain management, custom joint replacement, and partial knee replacement. Dr Blum currently serves as Assistant Clinical Director of the Joint Replacement Center. Dr Blum received his B.A. at Yeshiva University, where he was class valedictorian. Dr Blum received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.