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Roger Hartl, MD, Neurosurgery, New York, NY

RogerHartlMD

Neurosurgery New York, NY

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Chief of Spinal Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Overview of Dr. Hartl

Roger Härtl, M.D., is Professor of Neurological Surgery and Director of Spinal Surgery and Neurotrauma at the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center in New York. In addition, he is the founder and Co-director of the Weill Cornell Spine Center and serves as the Neurosurgeon for the New York Giants Football Team.

Dr. Härtl's clinical interest focuses on simple and complex spine surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, and computer-assisted spinal navigation surgery. He is actively involved in improving neurosurgical care in developing countries as the leader of Weill Cornell's Global Health Neurosurgery Initiative in Tanzania.

In order to achieve the very best in patient outcomes, Dr. Härtl's practice emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to disease processes and he works very closely with other specialists such as neurologists, pain specialists, and physical therapists. He has been repeatedly named to the lists of New York Super Doctors, America's Top Surgeons, and America's Best Doctors, and has been included on the list of New York’s Best Doctors in New York magazine. He has authored more than 150 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals and is the editor of a recent book on minimally invasive spinal surgery.

Dr. Härtl has provided commentary for numerous television shows on ABC, NBC, and CBS in addition to national radio shows. His expertise has been sought through interviews in the New York Times, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, and other media outlets

Education & Training

  • Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
    Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2003 - 2004
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1999 - 2003
  • Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)
    Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1998 - 1999
  • Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (WPH)
    Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (WPH)Internship, Transitional Year, 1997 - 1998
  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Faculty of Medicine
    Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2000 - 2026
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2025
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2002 - 2005
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1998 - 2000
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Case Report Bow Hunter Syndrome with Associated Pseudoaneurysm  
    Athos Patsalides, Apostolos John Tsiouris, Roger Hartl, Christoph Wipplinger, Philip E Stieg, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

  • Online Yoga Classes Prove Helpful for Back Pain in New Study
    Online Yoga Classes Prove Helpful for Back Pain in New StudyNovember 12th, 2024
  • Dr. Ibrahim Hussain Debuts 3D-Guided Spinal Fusion in New York City
    Dr. Ibrahim Hussain Debuts 3D-Guided Spinal Fusion in New York CityFebruary 2nd, 2023
  • Key Presentations from AANS 2022
    Key Presentations from AANS 2022May 9th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Repair of Focal Defects in the Annulus Fibrosus Using Injectable High-Density Collagen GelsNIH2013–2015

Professional Memberships

  • Member
  • Fellow
  • Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) International Board
    Centers of Excellence Commission Chair
  • NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS)
    Member
  • Neurosurgical Academy of West, Central and East Africa
    Member
  • EuroSpine
    Member
  • Spine Arthroplasty Society (SAS)
    Member
  • FIENS - Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery
    Member
  • North American Spine Society (NASS)
    Member
  • Society of Lateral Access Surgery (SOLAS)
    Member
  • AOSpine
    Member

Other Languages

  • German