Iris Yaron, M.D.

Dr. Yaron graduated with a B.A. degree in Biochemistry from New York University in New York City. She attended medical school and received her medical degree from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. This was followed by an internship at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. She then did an extensive basic science research fellowship at Columbia University, focusing on transplant immunology and the mechanism of rejection. She, like many others, believes that spinal cord injuries, disc degeneration, and arthritis are treatable at the molecular level. Dr. Yaron resumed her clinical training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, in orthopedic surgery, graduating in 2001. She then became a Spine Surgery Fellow at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.

Her interests include a broad range of spinal disorders in adults as well as children, including spinal deformity, arthritis, trauma, tumors, instability, and degenerative conditions. She is a member of the North American Spine Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. She currently serves as a co-investigator on two FDA approved IDE clinical trials exploring new spine technologies.

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Education

College	New York University Graduated, 1987
Medical School	University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey Graduated, 1992
Internship	Colombia Presbyterian Medical Center Graduated, 1993
Fellowship	Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1997
Residency	Colombia Presbyterian Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery, 2001
Fellowship	Spine Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center, Spine Fellowship, 2002

Areas of Interest

Trauma
Tumors
Instability
Degenerative Conditions

Licenses

Licensed & Registered New York & New Jersey
Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery since 2004