Dr. Fabien Bitan has been one of the lead investigators of the FDA trial of the Charite Disc replacement. He has worked with this technology since the 1980s, during his training in France where he studied with Dr. Thierry David. He has had more than one hundred cases of simple and complex reconstructive disc replacements.

To contact Dr. Bitan. please use the contact form above or telephone at his office.

Fabien Bitan, M.D. Spine Surgeon, New York City Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) Chief of Spine Services at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City Address 130 East 77th Street, 7th Floor New York, NY 10075 Tel: 212-744-8114

Areas of expertise Total Disc Replacement and Other Motion Preservation Technologies Scoliosis, and Other Spinal Deformities (Children and adults) Endoscopic Spinal Surgery Degenerative Spine (Lumbar and Cervical) Kyphoplasty for Vertebral Compression Fractures

Of Patient Interest

	Video Link: Dr. Bitan on ABC News, May 22, 2006 Short Version (2 1/2 minutes) Long Version (5 1/2 minutes)
	The FDA approved the SB Charite Artificial Disc on October 26, 2004. Read more about disc replacement.
	To view a streaming video replay of Dr. Bitan's disc replacement surgery, please click here. Note: The webcast uses Realplayer to display both video and synchronized slides in side by side windows. Viewers can download a free copy of the player here.
	Global Patient Network Meeting: May 1, 2005
New York Magazine Best Doctors 2006, 2005	www.castleconnolly.com/ - 2006 www.newyorkmetro.com/ -2005