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Spine Center Experts Are Top Doctors (Again)

Roseann — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:14:15 +0000

We are honored that the 2024 list of Castle Connolly Top Doctors once again includes so many of our spine experts here at Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care. Only a small percentage of doctors are named to this prestigious list.

This year’s list includes all three of our co-directors:

Dr. Roger Härtl (Neurosurgeon, on the list since 2008; New York Magazine Top Doctors since 2012)
Dr. Neel Mehta (Pain Management, on the list since 2018)
Dr. Jaspal Ricky Singh (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, on the list since 2016)

Two additional surgeons:
Dr. Dan Riew (orthopedic surgeon, on the list since 2000; New York Magazine Top Doctors since 2020)
Dr. Robert B. Snow (neurosurgeon, on the list since 1999; Top Doctors New York Metro Area since 2004)

Dr. Vandana Sood (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, on the list since 2021)
Dr. Jennifer Soo-Hoo (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, on the list since 2021)

Congratulations to all our Top Doctors in spine care!
See profiles of our experts here

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Dr. Hartl Elected to American Academy of Neurological Surgery

Roseann — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:47:19 +0000

Roger Härtl, MD, has been elected to the American Academy of Neurological Surgery. The Academy, an elite group of top North American neurosurgeons, was organized to promote, sponsor, and mentor laboratory, translational, and clinical research in the neurological sciences. Dr. Härtl was elected at the organization’s 2023 meeting in Sea Island, Georgia.

“I am honored to become an Active member of the Academy,” said Dr. Härtl, the Hansen-MacDonald Professor of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and Neurosurgical Director of Spinal Surgery at Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. “I look forward to participating in the mission of fostering innovation and discovery to improve patient care.”

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5 Best Spine Surgeons, 3 Best Back Pain Specialists in New York

Roseann — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:11:21 +0000

Five spine surgeons of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care have been named to the Castle Connolly list of 2023 America’s Top Doctors, showcased in this year’s New York magazine roster of Top Doctors in New York. Many of them have been named to this prestigious list for 5, 10, or even 15 years. Our spine faculty includes top doctors in the fields of neurosurgery, orthopedic spine surgery, pain management, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and neurology. We are proud to be among the best spine surgeons in New York, and in the United States. Several of our top surgeons have been on the list for many years, with a level of expertise unmatched in the nation.

The 2023 list of America’s Top Doctors features these faculty members of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care:

*Dr. Roger Härtl (since 2008; New York Magazine Top Doctors since 2012)

*Dr. John Park (since 2022; the ONLY neurosurgeon in Queens to be named to the list; Top AAPI Doctors 2023)

*Dr. Dan Riew (since 2000; New York Magazine Top Doctors since 2020)

*Dr. Robert B. Snow (since 1999; Top Doctors New York Metro Area since 2004)

*Dr. Eric H. Elowitz (named to the list every year since 2014; now retired)

Best Doctors for Back Pain

This year’s list of New York magazine’s Top Doctors for back pain include the Spine Center’s Dr. Neel Mehta and Dr. Lisa Witkin, as well as Dr. Jaspal Ricky Singh, a triple-board certified physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, sports medicine, and pain medicine. See our entire roster of back pain specialists.

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Top Spine Doctors in New York 2022

Roseann — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:48:06 +0000

We are proud to have so many of our spine specialists appear in the 2022 edition of the Castle Connolly New York magazine list. These annual rankings list the very best doctors nationwide – a prestigious list of specialists in many conditions. The selected top doctors in New York appear in New York magazine as the Best Doctors in New York.

This year’s list includes:

Dr. Roger Härtl (who has appeared on the list every year since 2008)
Dr. Jaspal Ricky Singh (since 2016)
Dr. Eric Elowitz (since 2014)
Dr. K. Daniel Riew (since 2000)
Dr. Robert Snow (since 1999)
Dr. Neel Mehta (since 2018)
Dr. Lisa Witkin (since 2019)

The list of top doctors now includes rising stars – young doctors who have already distinguished themselves by outstanding patient care. We are proud to have among our rising stars:
Dr. Vandana Sood (a rising star first designated in 2021)
Dr. Jennifer Soo Hoo (also since 2021)

The back and neck specialists of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care offer integrated, multidisciplinary treatment for all kinds of back and neck pain, all under one roof. We provide expert diagnostics, pain management, nonsurgical treatment, and surgery if indicated. When surgery is part of a treatment plan, we offer the latest, most advanced minimally invasive options that get patients back on their feet – and back to their lives – as quickly as possible.

Find our more about our services and our physicians.

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Dr. Roger Härtl Named AANS Humanitarian of the Year

Roseann — Tue, 03 May 2022 21:28:02 +0000

At the 2022 annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons in Philadelphia, Dr. Härtl was honored as the AANS Humanitarian of the Year. Dr. Härtl was lauded for his life-saving work in Tanzania and for his commitment to global neurosurgical education through CME courses and European training classes. The award is one of the highest honors bestowed by the AANS, which recognized Dr. Härtl for his years of dedication to these projects.

Read the complete story on the Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery web site.

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Best Workouts for Back Pain

Roseann — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:03:49 +0000

Dr. Jaspal Ricky Singh was recently interviewed for a Huffington Post article, The Best Workouts to Do if You Have Back Pain. In the article, Dr. Singh, a co-director at Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care and director of interventional spine in the department of rehabilitation medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, reviewed the best ways to identify the source of the pain along with the best exercises to do to (and what not to do) to relieve it.

Read the article here

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Meet the Top Spine Doctors in New York

Roseann — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:15:25 +0000

Each year, Castle Connolly releases lists of top doctors nationwide – a prestigious list of specialists in many conditions. The selected doctors in New York appear in New York magazine as the Best Doctors in New York.

We are proud to have so many of our spine specialists appear in the 2021 edition of the Castle Connolly New York magazine list. This year’s list includes:

Dr. Roger Härtl (who has appeared on the list every year since 2008)

Dr. Jaspal Ricky Singh (since 2016)

Dr. Eric Elowitz (since 2014)

Dr. K. Daniel Riew (since 2000)

Dr. Robert Snow (since 1999)

Dr. Neel Mehta (since 2018)

Dr. Lisa Witkin (since 2019)

The specialists of the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care offer integrated, multidisciplinary treatment for all kinds of back and neck pain, all under one roof. We provide expert diagnostics, pain management, nonsurgical treatment, and surgery if indicated. When surgery is part of a treatment plan, we offer the latest, most advanced minimally invasive options that get patients back on their feet – and back to their lives – as quickly as possible.

As part of the NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine program, we offer the very best in spine care and treatment for a wide range of conditions, at the #1 hospital in New York.

Find our more about our services and our physicians.

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7 Spine Center Physicians Named to 2021 SuperDoctors List

Roseann — Mon, 10 May 2021 00:25:24 +0000

We are proud to announce that 7 of the world-class physicians at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care have been named to the 2021 list of New York SuperDoctors, published as a supplement to The New York Times Magazine on May 9, 2021. This prestigious annual list honors physicians named by their peers as the very best in their field.

In addition to Spine Center co-directors Dr. Roger Härtl and Dr. Jaspal Ricky Singh, the following doctors were named to this year’s list:
Dr. Eric Elowitz
Dr. Kai-Ming Fu
Dr. Dan Riew
Dr. Michael Virk
Dr. Mike Mizrahi

Dr. Singh’s Advice for Work-From-Home Spine Care

Roseann — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:11:09 +0000

Dr. Jaspal Ricky Singh appeared on TRT World (Turkey) via Skype to talk about one of the pandemic’s health impacts: The transition to working from home is also tough on our spine.

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Dr. Singh Has Advice for Surviving the Pandemic

Roseann — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 22:00:56 +0000

Dr. Jaspal Ricky Singh, co-director of the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care, has been treating many patients for pandemic-related issues over the past year. Those fortunate enough to be able to work from home don’t always have optimal office set-ups, and the result can be pain and dysfunction in the back, hips, neck, and more.

In “Yes, the Pandemic Is Ruining Your Body,” Dr. Singh talks with The Atlantic health writer Amanda Mull about the multiple ill effects of poor ergonomics. Read the full article here

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