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Spine Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai offers a comprehensive, one-year, non-accredited Spine Fellowship Program that covers the full spectrum of spinal pathology, including degenerative disease, traumatic injury, tumors, and deformity. During their time in the Department of Orthopedics at Icahn Mount Sinai, our fellows work alongside nationally recognized surgeons while gaining exposure to both open and minimally invasive procedures. They are also given dedicated time to devote to research.

Curriculum

Our fellows rotate at several hospitals within the Mount Sinai Health System, including The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai Morningside. During these rotations, they work with spine surgery attendings to prepare surgical cases and manage inpatients. Over the course of the year, as our fellows further hone their technical skills, they assume increasing responsibility.

Beyond clinical experience, the Spine Surgery Fellowship provides an academic curriculum that includes weekly indications conferences, scheduled lectures, and Grand Rounds. Fellows are also expected to present cases at monthly spinal rounds. They additionally spend one day a week with limited clinical responsibilities, ensuring dedicated time for research activities. This dedicated research time includes preparation for papers, videos, and conferences, and the Department expects that fellows will produce at least one publishable work during their year at Icahn Mount Sinai, in either basic or clinical science.

How to Apply

The Spine Surgery Fellowship at the Mount Sinai Health System offers competitive salary and benefits. Those interested should complete an application through the SF Match.

The application deadline is Friday, January 31. Once the Department receives an applicant’s materials, we review them, and may contact the applicant for an interview.

Meet the Director

Samuel K Cho, MD

PROFESSOR | Orthopedics

PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery

Discover Dr. Cho’s distinguished history of clinical care and research.

Core Faculty

Our faculty combines clinical excellence with collaborative training to ensure the learning environment is both comprehensive and tailored to each fellow’s goals.

Wesley H Bronson, MD

Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Saad B Chaudhary, MD

Associate Professor, Orthopedics,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Samuel K Cho, MD

Chief, Spine Surgery, Mount Sinai West
Director, Spine Surgery Fellowship
Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, and Neurosurgery,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Andrew C Hecht, MD

Chief, Spine Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, and The Mount Sinai Hospital
Director, Spine Center, Mount Sinai Doctors, the Faculty Practice
Professor, Orthopedics, and Neurosurgery,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jun Kim, MD

Assistant Professor, Orthopedics,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

James D Lin, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, Orthopedics,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Baron S Lonner, MD

Professor, Orthopedics, and Pediatrics,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Konstantinos Margetis, MD, PhD

Chief, Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Morningside
Director, Spine, Mount Sinai Union Square
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery; Orthopedics; and Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jeremy Steinberger, MD

Director, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery; Orthopedics; Rehabilitation and Human Performance; and Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiDirector, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System