Curriculum Vitae

Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Board Certified

Dr. Brian A. Cole is a highly experienced spine surgeon who is board certified by the
American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and Dr. Cole is a fellow of the American
Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Dr. Cole is licensed to practice medicine in New
York, New Jersey, and Florida. Dr. Cole has performed over 10,000 spine surgery
procedures in the last 24 years while practicing in the New York Metropolitan Area, and
has won numerous awards, most recent include Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor
(2019, 2018, 2017), New York Metro Area’s Top Doctors (2019, 2018, 2017) and Jersey
Top Doctors (2018, 2017).

Dr. Brian Cole is Ivy League-educated, having received a B.A. in Computer Science
from Columbia University and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine. After completing his residency in orthopedic surgery at St. Vincent’s
Hospital / New York Medical College, Dr. Cole completed a spine fellowship in adult and
pediatric spine surgery at Temple University Hospital and Shriners Hospital
respectively.

Dr. Cole is a consultant for many spine implant companies developing new and
innovative technologies. He is the Vice President of C2 Medical Robotics, a developer
of robotic endoscopic tools for spine surgeons.

Over 24 years experience in Orthopedic Spine Surgery specializing in Minimally
Invasive Surgery, Lumbar Disc Surgery, Cervical Disc Surgery, Spinal Fusion, Disc
Replacement Surgery and Endoscopic Spine Surgery. Voted one of New Jersey’s Top
Doctors in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Professional Organizations:

• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• North American Spine Society
• American Medical Association
• Bergen County Medical Society
• American Academy of Pain Management

Pain Management, Board Certified

Dr. Padula has over 25 years of experience in treatment of spine and joint pain. Dr. Padula completed his Bachelor’s Degree at Villanova University. He graduated from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine with Honors.
He completed his internship at Maimonides Medical Center and residency at North Shore University Hospital at Glen Cove. Dr. Padula is trained in interventional Pain Management and Minimally Invasive Surgeries. Dr. Padula also trains physicians in the field of pain management.

He specializes in:
• Cervical and Lumbar Epidurals
• Facet Injections
• Selective Nerve Blocks
• Median Branch Blocks
• Transforaminal Epidural Injections
• Joint Injections
• Sacroiliac Injections
• Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
• Minimally Invasive Discogram and Discectomy
• Cervical and Lumbar Ablation and Lesioning

Dr. Padula is Board Certified in Pain Management and is fluent in Spanish.

Interventional Pain Management Physician

Christine Klepp, M.D. has good news for adult patients suffering from chronic pain. “If you’ve been told by others ‘There’s nothing we can do for you. You have to suffer through it,’ call me, because the buck stops here in my office. That pain is not in your head.

Dr. Klepp received her doctorate of medicine at the University of Guadalajara Medical School while continuing her Doctor of Medicine-Fifth Pathway Program in New York at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

An experienced interventional pain specialist, Dr. Klepp maintains an open ear for her patients at all times. If it hurts, she cares. ‘’I not only treat the patient, I treat the patient’s family,” she explains. “I educate them to understand the problem and the different pathways we can use to alleviate
the discomfort.

Her expertise extends to both acute and chronic pain.

• Arthritis pain
• Shoulder pain
• Knee pain
• Back pain
• Muscle pain
• Slow healing wounds
• Post-surgical pain
• Headaches
• Neck, thoracic, and lumbar pain due to disc injuries or degenerative disc disease

Once the source of pain is identified, Dr. Klepp offers an array of pain management tools. Medications, epidural injections, facet joint injections, trigger point injections, and nerve root blocks are just some of the methods available to treat pain.

Dr. Klepp is fluent in Spanish.

Board-certified orthopedic sports medicine surgeon

Dr. Frank McCormick MD is a board-certified orthopedic sports medicine surgeon specializing in arthroscopic treatment of the shoulder, hip, and knee with further sub-specialization in sports medicine and cartilage/joint preservation.

Dr. McCormick obtained his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy where he performed his surgical internship at the Naval Medical Center San Diego, followed by serving as an F/A-18 Fighter Jet Flight Surgeon for United States Marine Corps VMFA-314 squadron.

Subsequently, he completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program where he was selected as a Chief Resident at Massachusetts General Hospital.

He then completed an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at the world-renown Rush Sports Medicine Fellowship followed by the prestigious International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) Sanofi travelling fellowship in joint preservation and cartilage regeneration.

Dr. McCormick has achieved regional, national and international recognition for his clinical research endeavors. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers published in top orthopedic and sports medicine journals while speaking at regional, national or international conferences over 200 times.

Dr. McCormick served as an orthopedic sports medicine specialist within the Harvard medical faculty physician group at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital.He led the sports medicine program, called SportSmart, which provided athletic care coverage to 12 local high schools, a community college athletic program, and a summer league baseball program. Dr. McCormick also served as the hospital’s surgical safety officer, which was integral in the department’s safety cultural norms and care delivery via lean based approach, that based on the department’s scorecards--met or exceeded the surgical outcomes of the top Boston-based institutions.

Dr. McCormick’s surgical practice centers around complex shoulder, knee, cartilage and hip arthroscopy procedures, with aspecial interest in joint preservation. Heregularly tracks his surgical outcomes andis keen on process improvement,value-based care delivery, and educationand training. He leads a medical student research group, and they are successful inimplementing numerous pathways thathave outlined the benefits our leanbased surgical care.

Dr. McCormick is currently commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Reserve. He has also served as assistant team physician for the Chicago Bulls (NBA), Chicago White Sox (MLB), and Depaul University (Division I) Men’s and women’s basketball and soccer teams. He has also provided medical care for the New England Patriots (NFL), CrossFit World Competitions and Professional Volleyball.

Dr. McCormick is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Florida International University and Central Florida University with a previous academic appointment at Harvard Medical School.