
Andrew C Hecht, MD Email Andrew Hecht

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- Positions
- PROFESSOR | Orthopedics
- PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery
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- Specialties
- Spine Surgery
- Orthopedics & Orthopedic Surgery
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- Languages
- Spanish
- English
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- Hospital Affiliation
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
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- Phone
- The Spine Center at The Mount Sinai Hospital 212-241-0735 212-241-0735
- ProHEALTH Care Associates 516-622-6040 516-622-6040
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The Spine Center at The Mount Sinai Hospital
5 East 98th Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-0735212-241-0735
In the News
- Dr. Hecht discusses cervical spine disorders such as disc herniations and spinal stenosis and motion preservation. View the PDF.
- Dr. Hecht discusses neck and lower back pain in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up. View the PDF.
- Dr. Hecht leads a team of specialists from Mount Sinai in a new program which treats retired NFL players. Read more.
- When famed jockey Richard Migliore rebroke his neck, Dr. Andrew Hecht performed a stunning repair. Read about it on ESPN.
Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical Focus
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Herniated Disk
- Intervertebral Diskectomy
- Laminectomy
- Neck Fracture
- Sciatica
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Vertebral Fracture
Education
MD, Harvard Medical School
Internship, General Surgery
New England Deaconess Hospital
Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery
Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Program
Fellowship, Spinal Surgery
Emory Spine Center
Languages
Spanish, English
2010 - 2017
America's Top Doctors
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Super Doctors - New York
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Top Doctors - New York
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Cervical and Lumbar Spine Surgery and Intervertebral Disc Biology.
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Hecht during 2020 and/or 2021. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- Atlas Spine
- Atlas spine
- Medtronic, Inc.
- Zimmer, Inc.
Scientific Advisory Board:
- Zimmer, Inc.
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