Radiculopathy near Hoboken, NJ

Biography: Dr. Ibrahim Hussain is an accomplished neurosurgeon with advanced fellowship training in endoscopic, minimally invasive, and complex reconstructive spine surgery. He treats patients with the full spectrum of spinal disorders, including those with disc herniations, age-related degenerative arthritis, fractures, spinal cord injury, infections, primary and metastatic spinal cord tumors, congenital anomalies, and scoliosis. A significant portion of his practice is devoted to revision surgeries in those who have had prior spine surgery, and those with peripheral nerve problems such as tumors and compressive neuropathies. Having trained with pioneers of spine surgery at some of the top neurosurgical institutions in the world, Dr. Hussain uses and is involved in the development of state-of-the-art intraoperative technologies that aim to make surgeries safer and less invasive, including three-dimensional computer-assisted navigation, endoscopy, robotics, and augmented reality. He has special interest in performing outpatient and "awake" spine surgeries when appropriate for patients, which aim to get patients home faster and without the negative effects of general anesthesia. Dr. Hussain strives to provide compassionate and comprehensive care to his patients and works with them and their families to provide the optimal solution to their medical problems, both inside and outside the operating room. Leveraging the internationally recognized faculty at Weill Cornell-NewYork Presbyterian, he works within a multi-specialist team that includes pain management doctors, neurologists, rehab doctors, physical therapists, oncologists, endocrinologists, and nutritionists to provide a safe, timely, and focused treatment plan custom-designed for each patient. Dr. Hussain is also committed to advancing the field of spine surgery through other avenues. He is actively engaged in biomedical research (more below), and the surgical education and training of Weill Cornell Medical College students, residents, and international fellows. He has published more than 25 book chapters in neurosurgical textbooks used by trainees and surgeons around the world. Additionally, Dr. Hussain has partnered with a number of biotechnology companies, providing expertise for the innovation of next-generation molecular treatments and medical device engineering in spinal surgery.

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Care Philosophy: Dr. Rubin's main interests lie in the field of nerve and muscle disease, nerve injury, muscle weakness, spinal injury, and nerve entrapment. He is Director of the Neuromuscular Service at Weill Cornell Medical Center, Director of the Electromyography Laboratory at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Professor of Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College. In March 2007, he co-authored a neuroanatomy textbook, Netter's Concise Neuroanatomy, published by Saunders and translated into Spanish, which is used worldwide in the teaching of medical and allied sciences.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Sekula is known internationally and nationally for his development of minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques, which provide patients with improved outcomes, reduced complications, and easier recoveries. He has been recognized with numerous honors, including The American Association of Neurological Surgeon's Young Investigator Award and Pittsburgh Magazine?s "Best Doctors" and "40 Under 40" Awards.

Biography: Dr. Tiffany Lin is a board-certified anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Duke University and her medical degree from Wake Forest School of Medicine. She completed her residency in anesthesiology at The University of Chicago Medical Center and fellowship training in pain management at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.Her clinical practice includes outpatient and inpatient interventional pain management, acute and chronic pain consultation, general anesthesia, and obstetric anesthesia. She is also an Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, actively involved in resident and fellow education.Dr. Lin's academic interests include hypermobility, soft tissue pain, low-dose naltrexone, and peripheral neuromodulation. Her research has been published in Nature Neuroscience, Pain Medicine,and other peer-reviewed journals. She serves as a reviewer for the British Journal of Anaesthesiaand has contributed to academic textbooks on pain medicine.In addition to her institutional teaching, Dr. Lin is a frequent speaker and educator at national and international conferences, where she provides hands-on instruction in ultrasound-guided pain procedures and lectures on neuromodulation and pharmacologic innovations in chronic pain management. She is also engaged in community outreach through educational webinars and podcasts focused on chronic pain conditions, treatment options, and patient empowerment.

Biography: Dr. Kristian Von Rickenbach, MD is a Physical Medicine /amp Rehabilitation Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She has been practicing for 9 years. Dr. Kristian Von Rickenbach, MD is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.