Dr. Brian D. Mercer
Overview
Brian Mercer, M.D., M.S., is a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in spinal surgery. He treats the full range of spinal disorders including degenerative spine disorders, spinal cord and nerve decompression, and spinal reconstruction.
After his orthopedics residency at Boston University Medical Center, where he served as administrative chief resident, he completed a spine fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Mercer has extensive training in cutting-edge surgical techniques. These advanced approaches allow the highest level of surgical precision, improving patient outcomes and speeding recovery.
As a chief resident, he was nominated as an Emerging Leader in The American Orthopaedic Association. He joined Orlin & Cohen in 2020 following completion of his fellowship training.
Dr. Mercer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Spasms, Spondylolisthesis, Invertebral Disc Disease, and Bursitis.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
36 Lincoln Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
80-02 Kew Gardens Rd, Suites 100A & 100B, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
444 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, NY 11563
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Mercer 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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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
- Advanced
- BursitisDr. Mercer isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Herniated DiskDr. Mercer isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Mercer isAdvanced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- Muscle SpasmsDr. Mercer isAdvanced. Learn about Muscle Spasms.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Mercer isAdvanced. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- TenosynovitisDr. Mercer isAdvanced. Learn about Tenosynovitis.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Mercer isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Mercer isExperienced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Caudal Regression SyndromeDr. Mercer isExperienced. Learn about Caudal Regression Syndrome.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Mercer isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- CoccydyniaDr. Mercer isExperienced. Learn about Coccydynia.
- Decerebrate PostureDr. Mercer isExperienced. Learn about Decerebrate Posture.