
Overview
Dr. John Caridi is a fellowship-trained, board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in spine surgery, especially complex reconstruction of adult and pediatric cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spinal conditions. Specifically, he focuses on spinal tumors and spinal deformities in addition to the entire range of degenerative spinal problems that may contribute to neck and back pain. Other areas of his expertise include complex reconstructive surgery for congenital and degenerative joint and disc disease; spinal trauma and deformity correction including kyphosis, scoliosis, chin on-chest deformity, and ear-on-shoulder deformity; revision spine surgery; resection and spinal stabilization for cancers affecting the spine; and minimally invasive spine surgery and microsurgery.
Dr. Caridi has presented his work as a principal investigator for numerous studies focused on major spine deformities both nationally and internationally and published his findings in peer-reviewed journals. In 2019, he was honored with the prestigious Scoliosis Research Society International Traveling Fellowship in support of his continued research efforts in the field of spinal deformities. He also directed the neurosurgical spinal deformity program at Mount Sinai and was appointed the chief of the neurosurgical spine division and an associate professor at UTHealth Houston, where he was named Educator of the Year in 2021.Working together with neurologists, physiatrists, physical therapists, chiropractors, and pain management specialists, Dr. Caridi believes in a comprehensive approach to each patient s spine needs.
Dr. Caridi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Kyphosis, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 109 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Cervical Myelopathy.
Insurance
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Locations
130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10075
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Caridi has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Andrew Chan is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Chan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Chan is currently accepting new patients.
Maxim Spine
John Knightly, a long-standing member of the medical staffs at Morristown Memorial Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center, is a practicing neurosurgeon with 30 years of experience and a subspecialty interest in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery. He is the Past-President, Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists and Altair Health as well as Chief of Quality, Atlantic Neuroscience Institute. He currently serves as the Vice President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) as well as Chairman of the Neurosurgical Quality Council of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee.A multi-timed named Castle Connelly Top-Doctor recipient, both regionally and nationally, his other areas of specialty interest and research include health care policy, outcomes and registry science, and quality improvement on which he has published extensively. He has served as Chair of the Joint Section on Disorders of Spine and Peripheral Nerves for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) as well as chair of the of the Quality Improvement Workforce of the AANS/CNS and the AANS representative to the AANS/CNS Washington Committee. Dr Knightly has also served as an unaffiliated neurosurgical consultant for the NFL.On a national basis, Dr Knightly is a Past Chairman, Board of Directors, for NeuroPoint Alliance and was appointed a founding member of the executive committee of the newly created American Spinal Registry (ASR) on which he still serves. He is a former Vice-Chairman and Director on the American Board of Neurological Surgeons (ABNS) and has had appointments on several committees within the AANS, American College of Surgeons as well as the National Quality Forum.Dr Knightly’s primary passion is the care of his patients, maximizing the care he gives to his patients striving to perform the right care, for the right patient at the right time. Dr. Knightly is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.
Maxim Brain And Spine
Scott Meyer is a Neurosurgery provider in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey. Dr. Meyer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Spondylosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Meyer is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- LaminectomyDr. Caridi isDistinguished. Learn about Laminectomy.
- Spinal FusionDr. Caridi isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Fusion.
- Advanced
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Caridi isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Caridi isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Caridi isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Caridi isAdvanced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. Caridi isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.
- KyphosisDr. Caridi isAdvanced. Learn about Kyphosis.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Caridi isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Bone GraftDr. Caridi isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Bone TumorDr. Caridi isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Caridi isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- ChordomaDr. Caridi isExperienced. Learn about Chordoma.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Caridi isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.

