Overview
Richard Parker is a Sports Medicine specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Valley Stream, New York. Dr. Parker is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Sciatica, Scoliosis, and Osteoarthritis.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
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Locations
The Endoscopic Spine Institute Of New York
Dr. Albert Telfeian is a board-certified neurosurgeon and a pioneer in endoscopic spine surgery. He is the most published surgeon in the Western hemisphere in the field of endoscopic spine surgery and internationally recognized for performing the world’s first awake endoscopic spine tumor surgery.Dr. Telfeian is responsible for countless advances in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery.Dr. Telfeian received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his M.D. and Ph.D. Degrees from the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University. He completed his neurosurgery training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and his spine fellowship in Switzerland at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Vaudois. Dr. Telfeian was an Assistant Professor at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a Full Professor, Vice Chairman and Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Brown University prior to founding the Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York. Dr. Telfeian currently serves on the clinical faculty in the Neurosurgery Department at Columbia Presbyterian.Dr. Telfeian is best known for his groundbreaking work in awake endoscopic surgery and for expanding access to ultra-minimally invasive procedures globally.Clinical ExpertiseBoard-certified neurosurgeon with expertise in both pediatric and adult spine surgery.Performs awake endoscopic lumbar procedures, a field he helped pioneer globally.Special clinical focus on lumbar forami. Dr. Telfeian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Spondylolisthesis, Foot Drop, Laminectomy, and Endoscopy.
North Shore Medical Group Of The Mount Sinai School Of Medicine
Jason Tam is an Orthopedics specialist and a Sports Medicine provider in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Tam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Invertebral Disc Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, Osteoarthritis, and Hip Replacement.
Thomas Dowling is an Orthopedics provider in Commack, New York. Dr. Dowling is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herniated Disk. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.
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
- LordosisDr. Parker isDistinguished. Learn about Lordosis.
- Advanced
- Herniated DiskDr. Parker isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Parker isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- SciaticaDr. Parker isAdvanced. Learn about Sciatica.
- ScoliosisDr. Parker isAdvanced. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Parker isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- BursitisDr. Parker isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Parker isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Ganglion CystDr. Parker isExperienced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Parker isExperienced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- OsteochondromaDr. Parker isExperienced. Learn about Osteochondroma.

