Dr. Aladine A. Elsamadicy
Overview
Dr. Aladine A. Elsamadicy is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at Donald and Barbra Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health. He completed his undergraduate studies at Vanderbilt University, where he studied biomedical engineering and mathematics, and was awarded Vanderbilt Top 10 Outstanding Seniors Award. He completed his medical degree at the Duke University School of Medicine where he developed his passion for Neurosurgery and Spine. Dr. Elsamadicy was a Feagin Leadership Scholar and received multiple research awards including the Eugen A. Stead, Jr. Research Scholarship and the B.W. Stiles Scholarship.
Dr. Elsamadicy completed his neurosurgery residency at the Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was awarded with the Dennis D. Spencer Award in Academic Achievement, the Resident Teaching Award, and the Paul Kalanithi Award. Before he completed his training, he completed a Pediatric Spine Deformity Fellowship at Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia and later served as Chief Resident for the Department of Neurosurgery.
Dr. Elsamadicy has published over 250 peer-reviewed publications mostly focused on clinical outcomes research in Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery. Given his work, he was recognized by the North American Spine Society (NASS) 20 Under 40.
To Dr. Elsamadicy, the most gratifying part of his profession is the ability to provide meaningful connections with his patients and improve their quality of life through skilled-surgical approaches to the spine.
Dr. Elsamadicy currently works in the Northwell Health Department of Neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, where he focuses on treatment of patients with spinal disorders, including spine deformity, scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, cervical/thoracic spinal cord stenosis, myelopathy, spine fractures and more.
Dr. Elsamadicy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Tumor, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Cervical Spondylosis, Spinal Fusion, and Laminectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 259 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 Seizures.
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Locations
444 Merrick Road, Suite 106A, Lynbrook, NY 11563
805 Northern Boulevard, Suite 100, Great Neck, NY 11021
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Elsamadicy 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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Northwell Health Neurosurgery & Spine
"Ashesh D. Mehta, MD, PhD, is director of neurosurgery at Glen Cove Hospital and director of epilepsy surgery at North Shore University Hospital. He is also the director of the Laboratory of Human Brain Mapping at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and has 15 years of experience as a practicing neurosurgeon.Dr. Mehta attended New York University Medical Center for his fellowship in epilepsy surgery and New York Presbyterian Hospital for his residency in neurosurgery. He came to Northwell Health in 2006 with a focus on epilepsy surgery, functional brain mapping, brain and spine tumors and trauma, and degenerative spine disease. He also specializes in radiosurgery, as well as functional neurosurgery and neuromodulation.Along with his peers at the Feinstein Institutes, Dr. Mehta is at the forefront of new innovations in minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques. He has authored numerous articles for medical journals and book chapters in neurosurgery, neurophysiology and epilepsy, and has been featured on national television as an expert in a variety of neuroscience topics. He has also presented his research and clinical findings at international meetings, and has received National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to perform brain research at Northwell Health toward the development of innovative therapies for the treatment of neurological disease. He has repeatedly been recognized as one of Castle Connolly's ""Top Doctors"". Dr. Mehta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Seizures. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Subdural Hematoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Spinal FusionDr. Elsamadicy isElite. Learn about Spinal Fusion.
- Distinguished
- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Elsamadicy isDistinguished. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Elsamadicy isDistinguished. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- HydrocephalusDr. Elsamadicy isDistinguished. Learn about Hydrocephalus.
- LaminectomyDr. Elsamadicy isDistinguished. Learn about Laminectomy.
- ScoliosisDr. Elsamadicy isDistinguished. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Spinal Cord AbscessDr. Elsamadicy isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Cord Abscess.
- Advanced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Elsamadicy isAdvanced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- AstrocytomaDr. Elsamadicy isAdvanced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Bone TumorDr. Elsamadicy isAdvanced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain TumorDr. Elsamadicy isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Chiari MalformationDr. Elsamadicy isAdvanced. Learn about Chiari Malformation.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Elsamadicy isAdvanced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- Experienced
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Elsamadicy isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Bone GraftDr. Elsamadicy isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Elsamadicy isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Cerebral Ventricle CancerDr. Elsamadicy isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Ventricle Cancer.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Elsamadicy isExperienced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Chiari Malformation Type 1Dr. Elsamadicy isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 1.