Meet Our Spine Center Team
Our Spine Center team includes experts in orthopedic spine surgery, neurosurgery, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. We treat a wide range of spine conditions, from common neck and back pain to complex spine deformity, trauma, and tumors. Many of our doctors are nationally recognized as Castle Connolly Top Doctors and are also recipients of Super Doctors awards. Our team includes fellowship-trained specialists in minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques, motion-preserving procedures, and non-surgical spine care. Learn more about our doctors and their areas of expertise. We accept most insurance plans, including Medicare, and we also offer self-pay options.
Andrew C. Hecht - System Chief of Spine Surgery and Director of the Spine Center
Dr. Hecht is the Chief of Spine Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System and Director of the Spine Center at Mount Sinai in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopedics. Dr. Hecht is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Harvard Medical School as well as a trauma fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Hecht is the spine surgical consultant to the New York Jets, New York Islanders, and the New York Dragons professional teams, as well as numerous collegiate teams at Hofstra University and Molloy College. He is the Director of the National Football League Spine Care Program for retired players at Mount Sinai (one of five sites in the country). He also directs the Acute Spinal Injury Program for the New York Jets. Dr. Hecht’s clinical interests include cervical and lumbar spine surgery; evaluation and surgical management of degenerative disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine (such as herniated discs, spinal stenosis); minimally invasive spine surgery; microsurgery; spine trauma; and tumors.
Areas of focus: Anterior cervical discectomy fusion, central cord syndrome, cervical disc herniation, cervical laminoplasty, cervical myelopathy, cervical radiculopathy, cervical spine fusion, cervical sprain/strain, chronic neck pain, disc disease of neck and back, disc displacement, disc herniation, herniated disc, intervertebral diskectomy, laminectomy, low back pain, lumbar disc herniation, microdiscectomy, minimally invasive spine surgery, minimally invasive surgery, neck fracture, neck sprain, nerve compression, nerve impingement, pinched nerve, radiculitis, sciatica, spinal cord disorder, spinal cord injury, spinal fusion, spinal instrumentation, spinal microsurgery, spinal stenosis, spine fracture, spine injuries – athletes, spine pain, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, vertebral fracture
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Spine Surgeons - Orthopedics
Wesley H. Bronson, MD
Dr. Bronson is an orthopedic spine surgeon for the Mount Sinai Health System and serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. His practice covers a wide range of spinal conditions. He has particular interest in minimally invasive spine surgery techniques as well as complex, revision spinal surgery.
Areas of focus: Back pain, cauda equina syndrome, central cord syndrome, cervical myelopathy, cervical radiculopathy, chronic neck pain, compression fracture, degenerative disc disease, diskectomy /discectomy, herniated disk, intervertebral diskectomy, kyphosis, laminectomy, low back pain, lumbar radiculopathy, magnetic resonance imaging for back /spine, neck fracture, neck pain, neck sprain, orthopedic consultation (spine), sciatica, scoliosis, spinal cord minimally invasive surgery, spinal cord second opinion, spinal fusion, spinal stenosis, spine fracture, spine pain, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, tingling / numbness/weakness
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Samuel Cho, MD - Mount Sinai West
Dr. Cho is a board certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon who serves as Chief of Spine Surgery at Mount Sinai West and holds dual academic appointments as a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Cho is also the Director of the Spine Surgery Fellowship for the Mount Sinai Health System. He provides consultation and treatment for adult and pediatric patients with both common and complex spinal disorders and deformities. He offers patients both conservative spine care and minimally invasive microsurgery, as well as motion-preserving procedures such as artificial disc replacement.
Areas of focus: Back pain, cervical myelopathy, herniated disc, intervertebral diskectomy, kyphosis, laminectomy, neck fracture, neck sprain, orthopedic consultation (spine), scoliosis, spinal cord minimally invasive surgery, spinal Cord reconstructive surgery, spinal cord second opinion, spinal fusion, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis
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Saad Chaudhary, MD
Dr. Chaudhary is a board-certified spine surgeon with a special focus on minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery. He trained at the Cleveland Clinic, where he did his fellowship in both orthopedic and neurosurgical spine techniques. Dr. Chaudhary offers a comprehensive patient experience with treatment options customized for each individual’s lifestyle and goals. He offers a complete spectrum of spine care plans from endoscopic and minimally invasive options to larger reconstructions and revision surgeries.
Areas of focus: Back Pain, Compression Fracture, Herniated Disc, Laminectomy, MRI – Back / Spine, Orthopedic Consultation (Spine), Sciatica, Spinal Cord Second Opinion, Spinal Stenosis, Spine Fracture, Spine Immobilization, Spine Pain, Spondylolysis, Tingling / Numbness / Weakness
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Alexander Crawford, MD, MPH
Dr. Crawford is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon for the Mount Sinai Health System and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Crawford treats the full spectrum of spinal disorders, including degenerative conditions such as arthritis and disc herniations, scoliosis, trauma, infection, tumors and complex revision surgeries. He offers both traditional open and advanced minimally invasive surgical approaches, with a focus on restoring mobility, relieving pain and improving quality of life through expert, individualized care.
Areas of focus: Cervical disc herniation, cervical spine fusion, diskectomy /discectomy, lumbar disc herniation, magnetic resonance imaging of the back /spine, orthopedic consultation (pine), scoliosis, spinal cord minimally invasive surgery, spinal fusion
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Yunsoo Lee, MD – Mount Sinai West
Dr. Lee is a fellowship-trained spine surgeon for the Mount Sinai Health System and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Lee's practice encompasses a wide range of adult spinal disorders, including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, with a special interest in minimally invasive techniques, traumatic and degenerative pathologies, and translational research.
Areas of focus: Anterior cervical discectomy fusion, cervical laminoplasty, cervical spine fusion, diskectomy /discectomy, intervertebral diskectomy, laminectomy, microdiscectomy, minimally invasive surgery, orthopedic consultation (spine), spinal cord minimally invasive surgery, spinal cord reconstructive surgery, spinal cord second opinion, spinal cord surgery, spinal fusion, spinal instrumentation, spinal microsurgery
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James D. Lin, MD
Dr. Lin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Lin specializes in both minimally invasive and open surgical techniques to treat spinal disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He has expertise in cervical disc replacement, outpatient surgery, robotic spine surgery, and computer navigation assisted spine surgery.
Areas of focus: Cauda equina syndrome, central cord syndrome, cervical myelopathy, chronic neck pain, compression fracture, diskectomy /discectomy, herniated disc, intervertebral diskectomy, kyphosis, laminectomy, magnetic resonance imaging of the back /spine, neck fracture, neck sprain, orthopedic consultation (pine), orthopedic second opinion, sciatica, scoliosis, spinal cord second opinion, spinal fusion, spinal stenosis, spine fracture, spine pain, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, vertebral fracture
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Spine Surgeons - Neurosurgery
Jeremy M. Steinberger, MD - Mount Sinai West
Dr. Steinberger is Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Mount Sinai West and an Assistant Professor dually appointed in the Department of Orthopedics and the Department of Neurosurgery at Icahn Mount Sinai. Dr. Steinberger completed a Fellowship in Orthopedic Spine Surgery (AO Spine) at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Areas of focus: cervical disc replacement, cervical myelopathy, cervical radiculopathy, chronic neck pain, disc disease of neck and back, disc displacement, foot drop surgery, herniated disc, intervertebral diskectomy, laminectomy, low back pain, lumbar interbody fusion, minimally invasive spine surgery, minimally invasive surgery, neck fracture, orthopedic consultation (spine), quadriplegia and paraplegia, sciatica, spinal cord disorder, spinal cord injury, spinal cord minimally invasive surgery, spinal cord reconstructive surgery, spinal cord second opinion, spinal cord surgery, spinal cord tumors, spinal fusion, spinal stenosis, spinal vascular Malformations, spine fracture, spine pain, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, syrinx
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Insurances accepted
Konstantinos Margetis, MD, PhD - The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Union Square
Dr. Margetis is Director of Spine at Mount Sinai Union Square. A neurosurgeon with dual postgraduate fellowships in Complex Spine Surgery from The Cleveland and in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, Dr. Margetis focuses his clinical practice on complex spine surgery.
Areas of focus: Back pain, brain /spinal cord cancer, carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical disc replacement, cervical myelopathy, cervical radiculopathy, Chiari malformation, chronic neck pain, craniotomy, disc disease of neck and back, herniated disk, leg pain, low back pain, lumbar interbody fusion, magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord, meningioma, minimally invasive spine surgery, neck pain, neuroendoscopy, peripheral neuropathy, sciatica, spinal cord disorder, spinal cord injury, spinal cord minimally invasive surgery, spinal cord second opinion, spinal cord surgery, spinal cord tumors, spinal stenosis, spine fracture, spine pain, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, subdural hematoma, syrinx, tethered cord syndrome, thoracic/lumbar laminectomy, traumatic brain injury
Tanvir Choudhri, MD - The Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Choudhri is Co-Director of the Neurosurgery Spine Program in the Mount Sinai Department of Neurological Surgery.
Areas of focus: Bone cancer, cauda equina syndrome, cervical myelopathy, Chronic Neck Pain, Concussion, herniated disc, kyphosis, low back pain, magnetic resonance imaging of the back /spine, and spinal cord, neck Fracture, quadriplegia and paraplegia, sciatica, spinal cord injury, spinal cord second opinion, spinal cord surgery, spondylolisthesis, thoracic/lumbar laminectomy
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Chan Roonprapunt, MD - Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Union Square
Dr. Roonprapunt is a board certified neurosurgeon with broad experience in the treatment of surgical disorders of the nervous system.
Areas of focus: Cervical disc replacement, cervical myelopathy, cervical radiculopathy, compression fracture, disc disease of neck and back, disc displacement, diskectomy /discectomy, herniated disc, laminectomy, low back pain, lumbar interbody fusion, lumbar radiculopathy, Minimally Invasive Spine surgery, pinched nerve, sciatica, spina bifida, spinal cord injury, spinal Cord Minimally invasive surgery, spinal cord tumors, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, syrinx, tethered cord syndrome, thoracic/lumbar laminectomy
Physiatrists
Joseph Bax, DO
Joseph Bax, DO is an Assistant Professor dually appointed in the Department of Orthopedics and the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Areas of focus: Herniated Disc, Neck pain, spine stimulator
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Eugene Bulkin, MD
Dr. Bulkin is a spine specialist whose areas of expertise encompass nonsurgical evaluation and treatment of spine and spine-related conditions.
Areas of focus: Herniated disc, neck pain
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Alexander Lee, MD
Dr. Lee is an Assistant Professor dually appointed in the Department of Orthopedics and the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Icahn Mount Sinai.
Areas of focus: Degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, neck pain, sciatica, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, spondylosis
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Joseph Lee, MD
Dr. Lee is a fellowship trained interventional physiatrist at The Mount Sinai Hospital and is an Assistant Professor with dual appointments in the Department of Orthopedics and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Icahn Mount Sinai.
Areas of focus: Cervical sprain/strain, chronic neck pain, herniated disc, low back pain, magnetic resonance imaging of the back and spine, neck sprain, nerve compression, orthopedic consultation (spine), sacroiliac joint pain, sciatica, spinal stenosis, spine pain, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, whiplash
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Martin Pico, MD – Mount Sinai West
Martin Pico, MD is a board-certified interventional physiatrist with advanced fellowship training in pain management. He practices at Mount Sinai West and serves as an Assistant Professor with joint appointments in the Departments of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and Human Performance at Icahn Mount Sinai. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of pain conditions affecting the spine and peripheral joints (knees, shoulders, and hip).
Areas of focus: Degenerative disc disease, epidural injection, herniated disc, low back pain, magnetic resonance imaging of the back and spine, neck pain, neurostimulation/TENS, radiculopathy, radiofrequency ablation, sacroiliac joint pain, sciatica, spinal corticosteroid injection, spinal stenosis, spine stimulator, vertebral fracture, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty
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Chirag Shah, MD, JD - Mount Sinai West
Chirag Shah, MD, JD is a board-certified and fellowship trained Interventional Physiatrist specializing in integrative pain, interventional spine, and sports medicine.
Areas of focus: Ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis (spinal), back pain, bone spurs, cervical myelopathy, chronic neck pain, compression fracture, degenerative disc disease, disc herniation, epidural injection, herniated disc, kyphosis, low back pain, magnetic resonance imaging of the back and spine, myelopathy, neck pain, neck sprain, nerve impingement, radiculopathy, radiofrequency ablation, sacroiliac joint pain, sciatica, scoliosis, spinal arthritis, spinal Corticosteroid injection, spinal stenosis, spine Pain, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, spondylosis, tingling / numbness/weakness, vertebral fracture, whiplash
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Chiropractor
Sarah Ahn, DC
Dr. Ahn is a licensed chiropractic physician at The Mount Sinai Hospital, specializing in evidence-based, patient-centered care for a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions. With a strong clinical foundation and a commitment to ongoing professional development, Dr. Ahn provides individualized treatment strategies that emphasize both efficacy and long-term wellness.