Dr. Sanjeev J. Suratwala
Overview
Dr. Sanjeev Suratwala, MD is a board certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in the comprehensive treatment of spinal disorders. He is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Suratwala is experienced in providing non-surgical treatments for neck pain, lower back pain, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, scoliosis and fractures of the spine. He is also an expert in minimally invasive spinal surgery and traditional complex surgeries, including microdiscectomy, laminectomy, spinal fusion, disc replacement and kyphoplasty. To provide comprehensive care, Dr. Suratwala also performs epidural steroid injections and other injections in the spine and joints. Throughout his career, Dr. Suratwala has explored ways to provide the best care to each and every patient seen by him. After medical school at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and residency training at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital at the Columbia University Medical Center, Dr. Suratwala went for additional training in spinal surgery to Minnesota. After fellowship training, Dr. Suratwala was awarded a prestigious travel fellowship through the Cervical Spine Research Society and worked with renowned spinal surgeons in France (Professor Daniel Chopin), Germany (Professor Jurgen Harms), Switzerland (Dr. Dieter Grobe), and St. Louis (Dr. K. Daniel Riew). To broaden his experience, Dr Suratwala has also volunteered at hospitals in India, providing care to underprivileged patients. Dr. Suratwala's research interests include patient outcomes in orthopaedic surgery and investigative work in new technologies. He has presented research at international meetings of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Scoliosis Research Society, the European Spine Society and the Association of Spine Surgeons of India. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals such as the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Spine. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Suratwala is also interested in innovations in healthcare and the intersection of healthcare and technology and the future of medicine. To pursue these interests Dr Suratwala completed his MBA at the prestigious Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and was awarded the Palmer Scholar award as a top graduate in his class. Dr. Suratwala had been recognized by his medical peers and awarded the Castle Connelly Top Doctor award for the New York metro region multiple times. Dr. Suratwala brings his talents, international expertise and compassionate approach to patient care to New York, and is privileged to serve our community.
Dr. Suratwala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Kyphosis. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Fusion, and Vertebroplasty.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Kyphosis.
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Locations
833 Northern Boulevard, Suite 220, Great Neck, NY 11021
1872 Bellmore Avenue, Bellmore, NY 11710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Suratwala 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
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- Distinguished
- ScoliosisDr. Suratwala isDistinguished. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Advanced
- Herniated DiskDr. Suratwala isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Suratwala isAdvanced. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- SpondylolisthesisDr. Suratwala isAdvanced. Learn about Spondylolisthesis.
- Experienced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Suratwala isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Bone GraftDr. Suratwala isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- BursitisDr. Suratwala isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Suratwala isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Suratwala isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- CoccydyniaDr. Suratwala isExperienced. Learn about Coccydynia.