
Overview
Dr. Markowitz completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and a spine surgery fellowship at Rush University Medical Center, one of the nation's premier training programs in spine surgery. He is a prolific researcher who has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications and contributed to numerous orthopedic surgery textbooks. He regularly presents his work at national and international conferences, underscoring his commitment to advancing the field of spine surgery.Dr. Markowitz specializes in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery, delivering cutting-edge care that reduces pain, shortens recovery, and improves long-term outcomes. His approach is grounded in the philosophy that the least invasive solution is often the best prioritizing motion preservation, precision, and patient-specific treatment plans. His advanced training in techniques such as cervical artificial disc replacement, augmented reality and robotic assisted navigation, lateral interbody fusion, and endoscopic spine surgery allows him to offer highly effective, less disruptive surgical options tailored to each patient's needs.
Dr. Markowitz is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Freiberg's Disease, Lordosis, Metatarsalgia, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 22 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
45 Crossways Park Drive West, Woodbury, NY 11797
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 highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
Och Spine At NewYork-Presbyterian/The Spiral
Dr. Lawrence Lenke, Co-Director of Och Spine, surgeon-in-chief at the Och Spine Hospital, and chief of spinal deformity surgery in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.Lawrence Lenke, MD is one of the world's foremost leaders in spinal deformity surgery. His world-renowned practice is devoted exclusively to spinal deformity surgery with an emphasis on complex reconstructive surgery in both children and adults for the treatment of various spinal deformities such as scoliosis, kyphosis, flatback syndrome, and other major spinal imbalances, as well as spondylolisthesis. He is generally regarded as the premier spinal deformity surgeon in the world, having developed the classification system for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS), to which his name is now attached.After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his MD from Northwestern University Medical School, Dr. Lenke completed his internship and residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine. While at Washington University, he also completed his fellowship training in pediatric and adult orthopedic spine surgery.Dr. Lenke has been listed in America's Top Doctors for the past 10 years and Best Doctors in America the past 15 years. Dr. Lenke was honored with the North American Spine Society’s 2013 Leon Wiltse Award for excellence in leadership and/or clinical research in spine care. Also in 2013, Dr. Lenke was listed in Orthopedics This Week as one of “The Top 28 Spine Surgeons in North America.” He served as president of the Scoliosis Research Society 2010-2011, the oldest and most prestigious spine society in the world; its single focus is the advancement of care in patients with spinal deformity. As a reflection of his preeminent surgical skills, he has hosted over 700 spinal surgeons from around the globe to observe his surgeries in the past 15 years.Dr. Lenke’s prolific academic career includes writing over 360 published peer-reviewed manuscripts, editing five textbooks on Spinal Surgery, writing more than 125 textbook chapters, chairing over 100 Spinal Surgery meetings and having been an invited Visiting Professor domestically and internationally more than 100 times. Dr. Lenke is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
New York University
Themistocles Protopsaltis is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Protopsaltis is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lordosis, Kyphosis, Scoliosis, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
Areas of Expertise
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- Freiberg's DiseaseDr. Markowitz isAdvanced. Learn about Freiberg's Disease.
- OsteotomyDr. Markowitz isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
- Experienced
- LaminectomyDr. Markowitz isExperienced. Learn about Laminectomy.
- LordosisDr. Markowitz isExperienced. Learn about Lordosis.
- MetatarsalgiaDr. Markowitz isExperienced. Learn about Metatarsalgia.
- ScoliosisDr. Markowitz isExperienced. Learn about Scoliosis.
- Spinal FusionDr. Markowitz isExperienced. Learn about Spinal Fusion.


