Vishal Sarwahi MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedics
Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, Chief, Spinal Deformity Surgery and Pediatric Orthopaedics Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York North Shore LIJ Health System
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7 VERMONT DRIVEGarden City Park, NY 11040
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Summary
- Dr. Vishal Sarwahi is an orthopaedic surgeon based in New York City and Long Island, NY, specializing in orthopedic spine surgery and pediatric orthopedics. He completed fellowships in pediatric orthopaedics, hand surgery, and orthopaedic spine surgery, and currently serves as the Chief of Spinal Deformity Surgery and Pediatric Orthopaedics at Cohens Children's Medical Center of Northwell Health, New York. Dr. Sarwahi's expertise includes scoliosis, kyphosis and minimally invasive spine surgery. His research contributions are published in journals such as Spine, JBJS, JPO, Spine Deformity etc, and his work has won and been nominated for multiple awards such as the Thomas Whitecloud Award and the Russell Hibbs Award, among others.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Hand Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery), 2001 - 2002
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2000 - 2001
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1999 - 2000
Seth G.S. Medical CollegeClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2002 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1999 - 2000
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Thomas Whitecloud Award Niomination for Best Clinical research paper International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques, 2014
- Thomas Whitecloud Award nomination for the Best Basic Science paper International Meeting of Advanced Spine Techniques, 2014
- Young Investigator Research Award (Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Award) American Academy of Pediatrics, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Impact of Standardized Operating Room Process versus Dedicated Team on Outcomes in Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery.Vishal Sarwahi, Effat Rahman, Katherine Eigo, Tasif Mahmoud, Sarah Trent
Spine. 2025-04-08 - Congenital scoliosis presenting in teenage years outcomes without hemivertebra excision.Vishal Sarwahi, Sayyida Hasan, Keshin Visahan, Effat Rahman, Katherine Eigo
Spine Deformity. 2025-01-29 - Using Technique and Technology to Improve Safety and Outcomes in AIS: A Review of 12,795 Screws in Pediatric Spine Deformity.Vishal Sarwahi, Katherine Eigo, Effat Rahman, Sayyida Hasan, Keshin Visahan
Spine. 2025-01-20
Journal Articles
- Increased Risk of Infection in Obese Adolescents After Pedicle Screw Instrumentation for Idiopathic ScoliosisChhavi Katyal, Seth Grossman, Aviva Dworkin, Lewis Singer, Terry Amaral, Etan Sugarman, Adam Wollowick, Vishal Sarwahi, spine deformity, 3/2015
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
Improved Scoliosis Surgery: Better Results, Less Opioid ExposureNovember 6th, 2024- Less Is More in Providing Pain Relief to TeensJanuary 15th, 2022
- Most Pediatric Spinal Fractures Related to Not Wearing SeatbeltsMay 14th, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Scoliosis Research SocietyMember
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- Society for Minimally Invasive Spine SurgeryMember
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Industry Relationships
- Consultant, Precision Spine
- Consultant, Medtronic Spine inc
- Consultant, Depuy Synthes Spine Inc
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