Mount Sinai Health System secured a distinguished position on Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Hospitals and Health Systems With Spine and Neuroscience Programs to Know” list for 2023, which recognizes programs in the United States renowned for excellent outcomes, leading surgical techniques, and cutting-edge research.
“This recognition underscores our dedication to advancing neurosurgical and neurological patient outcomes now and for the future,” says Joshua B. Bederson, MD, Leonard I. Malis, MD / Corinne and Joseph Graber Professor of Neurosurgery and Chair of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai Health System. “With the continued recruitment of outstanding neurosurgical talent, and the expansion of specialized clinical programs and technology in New York City and Long Island, we have enhanced accuracy and safety, and improved outcomes.”
Joshua B. Bederson, MD
The Department of Neurosurgery has 50 specialists and 120 advanced practice providers providing expert clinical care, offering treatments for a variety of neurological conditions such as brain tumors, vascular malformations, spinal disorders, epilepsy, neurotrauma, pain management, and neuromodulation.
The report in Becker’s noted the Department has 191 active neurosurgery-led trials that offer clinical trial management and cost-effective patient solutions. The Department is ranks No. 1 in New York State and No. 15 in the nation for research funded by the National Institutes for Health, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. It has maintained a 19 percent market share in New York City’s neurosurgery inpatient market since 2016.
Mount Sinai was recognized by Becker’s for outstanding achievements including:
- A commitment to advancing innovation and technology through state-of-the-art facilities housing advanced technologies that improve patient outcomes; collaboration with AI-powered diagnostic tool Viz.ai to harness technology solutions in care; and leading the world in adopting “machine-vision” systems for open spine and brain surgery.
- An outstanding residency program and three fellowship programs with a track record of producing top clinical leaders.
This was the latest recognition for the Department of Neurosurgery. The Mount Sinai Hospital was ranked No. 8 in Neurosurgery in Newsweek’s “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2023.” The Mount Sinai Hospital was ranked No. 9 in Neurology and Neurosurgery in the nation in 2023-2024 by U.S. News & World Report®.
To schedule a patient for neurosurgery or spine surgery, call 212-241-2377.