
Overview
Dr. Dowling is the founding partner of Long Island Spine Specialists. He is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon with extensive fellowship training in spinal disorders and neurosurgery. He is known for his perseverance and commitment to the best possible outcome for his patients by using conservative methods and surgical treatment when indicated.
Dr. Dowling is on the Board of Directors of the New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Catholic Health Services of Long Island. He holds appointments in healthcare and community organizations, lectures both nationally and internationally and has authored numerous articles and book chapters in professional publications.
Dr. Dowling is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Kyphosis. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 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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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.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopaedic Institute At Lenox Hill
An internationally renowned spine surgeon, Frank Schwab, MD, FAAOS, specializes in complex spinal pathology, pediatric and adult spinal deformity and revision reconstruction procedures. Dr Schwab s areas of clinical focus include innovating patient-specific operative treatment, optimizing sagittal realignment guidelines, emphasizing the use of pre-operative planning technologies and techniques for complex spine surgery. He is widely recognized as a leader in the field and has pioneered many aspects of spinal deformity care, especially for patients with extensive surgical histories. Dr Schwab also developed the first definitive classification of adult spinal deformity that has become a clinical standard for spinal surgeons all over the world. Dr. Schwab is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Kyphosis. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
New York University
Themistocles Protopsaltis is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Protopsaltis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Kyphosis. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York
Lawrence Lenke is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Lenke is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Kyphosis. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Osteotomy, 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
- Caudal Regression SyndromeDr. Dowling isDistinguished. Learn about Caudal Regression Syndrome.
- Herniated DiskDr. Dowling isDistinguished. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Dowling isDistinguished. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- Klippel-Feil SyndromeDr. Dowling isDistinguished. Learn about Klippel-Feil Syndrome.
- Spinal StenosisDr. Dowling isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis SyndromeDr. Dowling isDistinguished. Learn about Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Dowling isAdvanced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis
- BursitisDr. Dowling isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Dowling isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
- Foot DropDr. Dowling isAdvanced. Learn about Foot Drop.
- Experienced
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Dowling isExperienced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Dowling isExperienced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Dowling isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- CoccydyniaDr. Dowling isExperienced. Learn about Coccydynia.
- Common Peroneal Nerve DysfunctionDr. Dowling isExperienced. Learn about Common Peroneal Nerve Dysfunction.
- CostochondritisDr. Dowling isExperienced. Learn about Costochondritis.

