Expertise in
4
conditions
Expertise in
4
conditions

Overview

"Jaime Humberto Nieto, MD, MBA, MS is a board certified neurosurgeon affiliated with over a dozen hospitals, including North Shore University Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and South Shore University Hospital. He also serves as an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

Dr. Nieto has been a practicing neurosurgeon for over 18 years, serving patient populations across Brooklyn and Queens. This considerable body of work has allowed Dr. Nieto to hone his expertise in all areas of neurosurgery including general, vascular and trauma, most notably degenerative spine conditions and spine trauma.

When it comes to working with patients, Dr. Nieto places emphasis on compassion and reassurance. He understands that surgery or even considering it can be a stressful experience, so he insists on answering all his patients' questions about the intricacies of their procedures. He treats patients like family, guiding them along the difficult road of an operation and possible aftereffects.

A great deal of Dr. Nieto's career research has focused on the spine; spinal cord tumors, degenerative spinal cord issues, and the desire to develop more minimally invasive endoscopic surgery options. During his residency he took a course at the Christopher Reeve Spinal Injury Center at UC Irvine, and was inspired along with colleagues to develop a spinal cord injury model, which has since evolved into a cutting-edge nonhuman primate research model that receives stem cell injections, nerve grafts and synthetic nerves.

Dr. Nieto graduated from medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and completed his residency at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed an in-residency he completed a fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Nieto is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the North American Spine Society, the Academy of Neuroscience, and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Nieto's robust discoveries in this arena have been featured in publications such as Neuroscience and the Journal of Neuroscience, and he has presented before the Society of Neuroscience and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He is a 2019 recipient of El Diario's ""El Award"" for his achievements as a Latino member of the surgical community.

Dr. Nieto is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Herniated Disk, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Cornell University|Upstate Medical University: College Of Health Professions
Residency
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in NY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
Cleveland Clinic Graduate Medical Education
Hospital Affiliations
Long Island Jewish Forest Hills
North Shore University Hospital Syosset
Long Island Jewish Valley Stream
Phelps Hospital
North Shore University Hospital
Northern Westchester Hospital
South Shore University Hospital
Plainview Hospital
Hofstra/Northwell School Of Medicine/Nursing
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Huntington Hospital
Staten Island University Hospital
Glen Cove Hospital
Lenox Hill Hospital
Northwell Health Institute Of Neurology And Neurosurgery
Spine Institute
Cancer Institute
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

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  • HMO
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  • PPO
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
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  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Health First
  • HMO
  • POS
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Northwell Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurosciences and Cardiology at Rego Park
95-25 Queens Boulevard, Suite D, Rego Park, NY 11374

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Nieto 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.

Cervical Myelopathy
Spinal Stenosis

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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