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Are you having back pain with any of the following?
- Severe pain, weakness or tingling in your leg(s).
- Difficulty stopping urination or loss of control of bladder or bowels.
- Unexplained fever, nausea or vomiting.
- A history of cancer or unexplained weight loss.
We understand that you are experiencing one or more of the health issues that might be impacting your back pain.
We recommend that you discuss these health issues with your doctor before proceeding with this program.
Once you are cleared by your doctor to do this program, we hope it helps you find relief from your back pain.
Andrew Goldstein, MD
Orthopedics
Welcome to My Doctor Online, a web site that my colleagues and I developed to make it easier for you to take care of your healthcare needs. On this site you will find answers to many of your questions about my clinical practice. Also included are several online features that will allow you to e-mail me, check your laboratory results and refill prescriptions. I hope you find its content informative and useful.
Quick Links
- Prepare for Your Procedure - Emmi
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- Managing Your Back Pain
- Managing Your Knee Pain
- Managing Your Shoulder Pain
- Arthritis Foundation Programs
General References
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Professional
Background
I was born in Plainfield, New Jersey back in 1953. I lived with my parents and older brother in a middle class suburb about 45 minutes from New York City. My hometown was a pretty nice place to grow up, spending time with my friends playing baseball, bowling, fishing and going to movies. I still see several of these friends now (over 40 years later). Elementary and high schools were in the public school system.
From Plainfield I moved to Baltimore, Maryland where I went to Johns Hopkins University, graduating with a degree in Psychology. While awaiting Medical School, I spent an additional year at Johns Hopkins doing Marine Biology.
After Marine Biology came Medical School and residency and finally Kaiser Permanente in 1985. It was a big move for me leaving New Jersey for sunny California in July, 1985.
In medical school you need to finalize what type of doctor you want to be. Initially, I could tell that I wanted to do surgery because I liked working with my hands and building things. It wasn't until I rotated through the different surgical specialties that I realized orthopedics was for me. I like the immediate results that you get when someone with a crooked arm leaves the emergency room with his or her arm straight in a cast and is on his or her way to recovery. For the most part the orthopedic patients are healthy and recover with happy endings to their ailments.
Roles and Responsibilities
Currently, I am the "Quality" liaison which keeps me involved with the quality and performance improvement for our department.
Credentials
| Medical Education | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Medicine, Newark, NJ |
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| Internship | Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY |
| Residency | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Medicine, Newark, NJ |
| Board certification | Orthopedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Professional Affiliations
Within orthopedics, I have stayed fairly general, seeing patients from one day old to one hundred years old and caring for their hands, arms, shoulders, legs and hips.
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