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Office
Department of Neurosurgery
One Gustav Levy Place
New York, NY 10029Phone+1 212-241-8363Fax+1 212-831-3324- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am board-certified neurosurgeon with fellowship training in spinal surgery. My professional interests include advancing image-guided and minimally invasive techniques to more safely and accurately treat patients with conditions needing spinal surgery. After completing medical school, a neurosurgical residency, and a spinal surgery fellowship at New York University Medical Center, I spent more than a decade as the Chief of the Division of Spinal Neurosurgery at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and subsequently at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn where I oversaw a tremendous expansion of the volume and sophistication of spinal neurosurgery procedures. Some of my notable accomplishments in New York included performing the first artificial disc replacement and the first minimally invasive fusion procedure in the Bronx; and for performing several difficult spinal operations that drew regional and national media coverage.
In 2003, I devised and organized an annual CME course on diagnosis and management of degenerative spine disease with the goal of educating primary care and rehabilitation medicine physicians about the latest developments and technology available in spine care. The meeting proved enduringly popular and typically attracts 200 participants, making it the largest meeting of its kind in the tri-state area.
In 2023, Dr. Houten joined the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and was appointed the Director of Spinal Surgery at Mount Sinai South Nassau. In addition to seeing patients in the office and performing surgery, I am actively involved in a number of clinical research projects addressing a number of facets of spinal degenerative disease. I also serve as an ad hoc reviewer for a number of scientific journals including Neurosurgery and Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. I live in Brooklyn with my wife, Gila Weinstein, a plastic surgeon in private practice.
Education & Training
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1996 - 2002
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
- New York University School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1996 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 253 citationsParaplegia after lumbosacral nerve root block: report of three casesJohn K. Houten, Thomas J. Errico
The Spine Journal. 2002-01-01 - 60 citationsPostoperative urinary retention in patients undergoing elective spinal surgery.David J. Altschul, Andrew J. Kobets, Jonathan Nakhla, Ajit Jada, Rani Nasser
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2017-02-01 - 135 citationsIntramedullary spinal cord tumors in children under the age of 3 years.Shlomo Constantini, John K. Houten, Douglas C. Miller, Diana Freed, M. Memet Özek
Journal of Neurosurgery. 1996-12-01
Journal Articles
- Bilateral Paraspinal Muscle Flap Closure Technique for Reduction of Wound Complications from Posterior Thoracolumbar Spinal Fusion: Results of a Series of 716 PatientsJohn Houten, MD, Journal of Neurosurgery
- Patterns of Neurological Deficits and Recovery of Postoperative C5 Nerve PalsyJohn Houten, MD, Journal of Neurosurgery
- An Unusual Presentation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma with Isolated FootdropJohn Houten, MD, World Neurosurgery
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Authored Content
- Patterns of Neurological Deficits and Recovery of Postoperative C5 Nerve PalsyJuly 2020
- Patterns of Neurological Deficits and Recovery of Postoperative C5 Nerve PalsyJuly 2020
- An Unusual Presentation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma with Isolated FootdropOctober 2018
Press Mentions
- Maimonides Medical Center Appoints Dr. Afshin Razi Vice Chair of Orthopedics — 3 NotesJune 27th, 2018
- Maimonides Celebrates Grand Opening of Comprehensive Spine CenterMarch 16th, 2018
- 8 Things for Spine Surgeons to Know for Thursday — March 15, 2018 FeaturedMarch 15th, 2018
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
- Cervical Spine Research SocietyMember
- American Society of Spinal RadiologyMember
Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, New York
- Mount Sinai South NassauOceanside, New York
External Links
- John K. Houtenhttps://www.mountsinai.org/care/neurosurgery/doctors
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