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Dr. Andrew Hecht: "28 Spine Surgeon Leaders at Academic Medical Centers"

  • Becker’s Spine Review
  • (December 20, 2013)

Andrew Hecht, MD, is co-chief of spinal surgery and assistant professor of orthopedics and neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His clinical and research interests include cervical and lumbar spine surgery, the evaluation and surgical management of degenerative disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, minimally invasive spine surgery, microsurgery, spine trauma and tumors. Dr. Hecht is a spine surgical consultant for the New York Jets and New York Islanders. He also sits on the NFL Brain and Spine Committee and leads a team of specialists from Mount Sinai in a program that treats retired NFL players. He earned his medical degree at Harvard Medical School in Boston, where he also completed his orthopedic surgery residency. He has completed a spine surgery fellowship at Emory Spine Center in Atlanta. Learn more