Biography:
Dr. Winfree grew up in Jupiter, Florida, and attended Dartmouth College, where he graduated with a degree in Chemistry. After completing medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, he joined the Department of Neurological Surgery at Columbia University as a resident. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in Peripheral Nerve Surgery in New Orleans, Louisiana, and then a second fellowship in Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery in Portland, Oregon.
Currently, Dr. Winfree is an Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and the Neurosurgery Residency Associate Program Director at the Columbia University in New York City. He specializes in peripheral nerve surgery and pain neurosurgery. His research interests include the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral nerve tumors while his academic interests focus on neurosurgery resident and medical student education.
He is a member of several different professional organizations, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), Neurosurgical Society of America (NSA), New York Presbyterian Society of the Alumni, Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS) Boot Camp Committee, and the CNS Self Assessment in Neurological Surgery (SANS) Advisory Board. He served on the Washington Committee for Neurosurgery and as President of the AANS / CNS Joint Section on Pain. He is currently a Section Editor for Neuromodulation, Assistant Editor for Neurosurgery, and an Associate Editor for Operative Neurosurgery.