Orthopedic Spine Surgeon in New York City

NYC Spine Surgeon, Dr. Todd J. Albert serves as the Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus and Korein-Wilson Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the world-renowned Hospital for Special Surgery. Additionally, Dr. Albert serves as the Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Currently, Dr. Albert also sits on a variety of boards and is serving as the Vice President of the Scoliosis Research Society.

In addition to his academic activities, Dr. Albert actively participates in spine care-related research. He works to identify early indicators for surgical intervention, compares patient results after various surgical techniques, and works to prevent and reduce complications from surgery. During one landmark trial, Dr. Albert was an investigator that compared surgical and nonsurgical treatments for lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, and lumbar spondylolisthesis.

Clinically, Dr. Albert specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of spinal disorders. Our office uses state-of-the-art technology and the latest practices to treat conditions that affect the cervical spine and lumbar spine. Surgery to treat the cervical spine commonly includes anterior cervical decompression and fusion, cervical disc arthroplasty, posterior cervical laminoplasty, and spinal stenosis. For conditions of the lumbar spine, patients can undergo lumbar laminectomy surgery, microdiscectomy, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, and posterior lumbar decompression and fusion. Dr. Albert is an expert in minimally invasive and motion-preserving surgeries to enhance patient quality of life.