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Office
805 Northern Blvd.
Suite 100
Great Neck, NY 11021Phone+1 516-550-2108Fax+1 516-550-2191
Summary
- A nationally renowned expert in complex spinal disorders, Sheng-fu Larry
Lo, MD, MHS, FAANS, has joined Northwell Health as the Director of Spine
Tumor Surgery and Co-Director of Spinal Deformity Surgery from Johns
Hopkins Hospital. As a master clinician, Dr. Lo treats some of the most
challenging cases from around the country with expertise, with his care
philosophy being how he would treat the patient as if they were his own
family. He regularly lectures and teaches advanced surgical techniques
around the country and has been recognized with teaching awards. As
a highly regarded researcher, he has published numerous peer-reviewed
articles and won awards for his research, including the Rosenblum-
Mahaley Award as well as the Improvement in Patient Safety Award.
Clinical Expertise
- Complex spine surgery, Spine deformity surgery, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Metastatic spinal tumors, Spinal cord tumor, Lumbosacral spine tumor, Computer-assisted surgery, Neurosurgical oncology, Thoracic spine surgery, Minimally invasive spine surgery
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2015 - 2016
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2013 - 2015
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2010 - 2013
- Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Surgery, 2009 - 2010
- Yale School of MedicineClass of 2009
- Macalester CollegeB.A., Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 2001 - 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 2013 - 2022
- NJ State Medical License 2016 - 2019
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Irving J. Sherman Award for Resident Achievement Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2015
- Neurosurgery Chairman’s Award for Improving Patient Safety Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2015
- Best New Technology, "Automatic labeling of vertebrae in intraoperative images using LevelCheck: a tool against wrong-level spine surgery" North American Spine Society, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsRisk factors for surgical intervention in patients with primary spinal infection on initial presentation.Yike Jin, Ann Liu, Jessica R Overbey, Ravi Medikonda, James Feghali
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2022-08-01 - 15 citationsUtility of the LevelCheck Algorithm for Decision Support in Vertebral Localization.Tharindu De Silva, Sheng Fu L. Lo, Nafi Aygun, Daniel M. Aghion, Akwasi Boah
Spine. 2016-10-15 - 34 citationsA Phase 2 Study of Post-Operative Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Solid Tumor Spine Metastases.Kristin J. Redmond, Daniel M. Sciubba, Majid Khan, Chengcheng Gui, Sheng Fu L. Lo
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2018-11-01
Journal Articles
- Hippocampal Transection plus Tumor Resection as a Novel Surgical Treatment for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Associated with Cerebral Cavernous MalformationsWataru Ishida, Sheng-Fu Larry Lo, World Neurosurgery
- Spinopelvic Reconstruction Following Lumbosacral Tumor ResectionIshida W, Elder BD, Lo SF, Witham TF, World Spinal Column Journal, 2016
- Systematic Approach for Anterior Corpectomy through a Transthoracic ExposurePuvanesarajah V, Lina IA, Liauw JA, Lo SF, Elder BD, Wolinsky JP, Bydon A, Sciubba DM, Gokaslan ZL, Witham TF, Turkish Neurosurgery, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Impact of S2-Alar-Iliac Screw Fixation on Spinopelvic ParametersIshida W, Elder BD, Lo SF, Holmes C, Goodwin R, Kosztowski T, Bydon A, Gokaslan ZL, Sciubba DM, Wolinsky JP, Witham TF, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
- Use of a Sublaminar Decompression as an Alternative to Traditional Laminectomy in Degenerative Disorders of the SpinePeddada KV, Elder BD, Ishida W, Lo SF, Witham TF, 10th Annual Johns Hopkins Bayview Research Symposium; 67th Annual Meeting of the Southern Neurosurgical Society, Baltimore, MD, 2015; San Antonio, TX, 2016, 1/1/2016
- New Technique for Sublaminar Decompression in the Treatment of Degenerative Disorders of the Lumbar SpineKebaish K, Elder BD, Lo SF, Witham TF, 67th Annual Meeting of the Southern Neurosurgical Society, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Humanized Mouse Models in Neuro-OncologyNeurosurgery Grand Rounds, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - 11/16/2017
- Surgical Management fo the Patinet with Tandem Spinal StenosisNorth American Spine Society Annual Meeting - 10/25/2017
- Timing of Operative Intervention in the Cervical Trauma PatientCongress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting - 10/7/2017
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Authored Content
- Hippocampal Transection plus Tumor Resection as a Novel Surgical Treatment for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Associated with Cerebral Cavernous MalformationsJuly 2018
Committees
- Member, North American Spine Society Section on Robotics & Navigation 2016 - Present
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese
External Links
- Northwell Healthhttps://www.northwell.edu/find-care/find-a-doctor/neurosurgery/dr-sheng-fu-larry-lo-md-11511781
- Castle Connollyhttps://www.castleconnolly.com/top-doctors/sheng-fu-l-lo-neurological-surgery-62cc182186
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