Radiculopathy Doctors in New York

Although radiculopathy may be suspected or diagnosed by the person’s primary care physician, the condition should be treated by an experienced neurosurgeon. Within neurosurgery, there are sub-specialists whose expertise in treating conditions of the spine.

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Expert Spine Surgeons

The spine team at Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery — expert spine surgeons along with their team of physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and pain management specialists — provide comprehensive, integrated care for patients with radiculopathy and many other conditions of the spine. Patients receive a complete continuum of care, from diagnosis to treatment and recovery.

Surgical Faculty

Our surgical faculty includes some of the very best world-renowned specialists:

Roger Härtl, M.D.

Roger Härtl, M.D., named as one of the top 50 spine surgeons in the United States, is Director of Spinal Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and co-director of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care. He’s also the official neurosurgeon for the New York Giants. Dr. Härtl’s clinical and research expertise is in simple and complex spine surgery, neurotrauma, and neurocritical care medicine. Dr. Härtl believes that surgery for herniated disc should be a part of a multidisciplinary approach to treatment, and he works very closely with other specialists in a team effort to achieve the best outcome for his patients. (Read more about Dr. Härtl.)

K. Daniel Riew, M.D.

Dr. Dan Riew is an internationally recognized expert in cervical spine disorders, and is one of only 2 or 3 spine surgeons in the world to limit his practice entirely to the cervical spine. His patient roster includes celebrities, athletes, world leaders, and, most notably, other physicians who seek the very best for disorders of the cervical spine. (Read more about Dr. Riew.)

Paul Park, M.D.

Dr. Paul Park is an accomplished orthopedic surgeon with advanced fellowship training in adult and pediatric spine surgery. He treats patients with a wide array of spinal disorders, including those with spinal deformity (both adult and adolescent), age-related degenerative arthritis, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, disc herniation, trauma, fractures, spinal cord injury, infections, as well as those patients requiring revision spinal surgeries. (Read more about Dr. Park.)

Kai-Ming Fu, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Kai-Ming Fu obtained his undergraduate degrees from Stanford University and his medical and graduate training in the M.D./Ph.D. program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Fu specializes in minimal access surgery as well as having advanced training in reconstructive, deformity, and oncological spine surgery. (Read more about Dr. Fu.)

Ibrahim Hussain, M.D.

Dr. Ibrahim Hussain is an accomplished neurosurgeon with advanced fellowship training in endoscopic, minimally invasive, and complex reconstructive spine surgery as well as advanced training in peripheral nerve surgery. He treats patients with the full spectrum of spinal disorders, including those with disc herniations, age-related degenerative arthritis, fractures, spinal cord injury, infections, primary and metastatic spinal cord tumors, congenital anomalies, and scoliosis. (Read more about Dr. Hussain.)

Lynn McGrath, Jr., M.D.

Dr. Lynn McGrath, Jr., is an award-winning neurosurgeon trained in both traditional open surgery as well as cutting-edge minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgical techniques. He is internationally renowned as an innovator working to develop diagnostic tools using artificial intelligence, work for which he was named the Congress of Neurological Surgeons “Innovator of the Year” in 2019. (Read more about Dr. McGrath.)

The Best Choice for Your Spine

The neurosurgeons at Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery are fortunate to be part of the NewYork-Presbyterian team. We are consistently ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” in US News and World Report, and our Neurosurgery program ranks as the #1 program in New York (and one of the very best neurosurgery services in the world by Newsweek/Statista. Together, the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center team is the best choice for your spine.