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Dr. Carl is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. A native New Yorker, Dr. Carl grew up in East Meadow on Long Island. Medicine became his career choice as an outgrowth of his interest in the sciences. He came to Albany after undergraduate medical training at SUNY Buffalo, put graduate experience in Orthopedics at NYU - Bellevue Hospital in NYC and spine training at the University of Toronto. He has been on the staff at Albany Medical Center for 18 years and is a professor of orthopaedic surgery and pediatrics. Spine disease and disorders became his primary area of interest as he perceived it was one of the lost frontiers to accomplish innovative development. His interest to contribute to the knowledge base in the field of spine prompted his association with an academic medical center. Locally he has collaborated with RPI, GE and SUNY Albany. From this association surgical navigation, new metal implants for scoliosis correction and spinal fusion have been developed. Under the direction of Dr. Carl, spinal cord injury biomechanics as a model for neurologic repair has been ongoing in the research lab for the past 5 years through generous donations from the Jeffrey Schneider Spinal Cord Research program. In the clinical research arena, Diacrin and Albany Medical College have teamed up to inject transfected porcine stem cells into human spinal cord injury patients in hopes of improving neurological function. State, national and international recognition has brought notoriety. Dr. Carl is a member of Governor Eliot Spitzer's Spinal Cord Research Board. He has been elected to the prestigious Orthopedic Association. He has been selected as a proctor for national examination for American Orthopedic Boards. Dr. Carl was selected as an international traveling fellow to the Far East to share his interest and research in spine with colleagues on the other side of the world. From this experience he has embarked on a research project in Mainland China with the University of Hong Kong. The group is looking at a metabolic cause for scoliosis. The work is funded by the Hong Kong government. His clinical and patient care interests are complex spine disorders including: spine trauma, spinal cord injury, scoliosis, spine deformity, disc herniation, and degenerative and arthritic diseases of the spine. He has been the physician caring for several high profile local spine injured patients. Dr. Carl has also been involved in innovative developments. He has contributed to 5 patents, some undergoing commercial development. He is also working on projects involving disc repair and disc replacement. A local philanthropic organization, The Caddy Shack Group contributes to his spine research efforts. He has presented in over 100 national and international conferences and has published 50 articles in peer reviewed journals. He is an Associated Editor for "The Spine Journal" and the book, "Spine Deformities, The Core Curriculum". He has been cited each of the past eight years in Best Doctors in America. He lives in Guilderland with his wife and 4 children. His private time revolves around his family and their activities. Dr. Carl's professional happiness lies with seeing his patients have a successful outcome after efforts to educate them to their disease process. His dedication is also seen by his efforts in clinical and basic science research that he hopes will be far researching to help many patients experiencing spinal problems. Dr. Carl sees patients at Capital Region Spine. | 