Andrew K Chan, MD
Locations and Appointments
Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/The Spiral
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- QualCare
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- WellCare
- Workers Compensation
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Andrew K Chan, MD
Dr. Andrew Chan serves as Co-Director of Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery and Director of Neurosurgical Spine Research.
In patient care, Dr. Chan specializes in surgeries for a variety of conditions, including spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis, spinal tumors, and degenerative spinal disease (affecting the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine). His surgical techniques range from minimally invasive to complex.
Dr. Chan earned his medical degree at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed his residency in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). His additional training includes a fellowship in spinal deformity and minimally invasive complex spine surgery at Duke University.
Dr. Chan is focused on improving spine surgical care via his research. He has won multiple awards for his research including: The Neurosurgery Top Spine Paper of the Year with the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS); the Stewart Dunsker Award for Best Clinical Spine Abstract at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS); and the Journalistic and Academic Neurosurgical Excellence (J.A.N.E.) and Mayfield Clinical Science Awards at the AANS/CNS Joint Section Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. He also prides himself on his patient care, having received the prestigious Howard Naffziger Award for Outstanding Clinical Service while at UCSF.
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery
Expertise
Abscess Drainage
Achondroplasia
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Adult Scoliosis Surgery
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Arachnoid Cyst
Arthritis of Spine
Artificial Disc Replacement
Astrocytoma
Back Injuries
Back Pain
Bulging Disc
Cavernous Malformation
Cerebrospinal Fluid Conditions
Cervical and Lumbar Spine Surgery
Cervical Fusion
Cervical Neck Pain
Cervical Spinal Disorders
Cervical Spine Surgery
Complex Spine Surgery
Congenital Anomalies of Spine
Congenital Spinal Malformation
Degenerative Spine Disease
Disc Herniations
Failed Back Surgical Syndrome
Herniated Disc Surgery
Juvenile Scoliosis
Kyphoplasty
Kyphosis
Laminectomy
Low Back and Neck Pain
Lumbar Decompression
Microdiscectomy
Microsurgery of the Spine
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Neck Pain
Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Neurosurgery
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Osteomyelitis
Radiculopathy
Reconstructive Spine Surgery
Robotic Surgery
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Second Opinion
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Tumor
Spinal Decompression
Spinal Disease
Spinal Fusions
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Vascular Malformation
Spine (all aspects)
Spine Cancer
Spine Deformity
Spine Disorder
Spine Fusion Surgery
Spine Injuries
Spine Pain
Spine Tumors
Spondylisthesis
Spondylitis
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylosis
Tethered Cord Syndrome
Traumatic Spine Stabilization
Vertebroplasty
Education
Fellowship: Duke University
Internship: University of California, San Francisco
Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: University of California, San Francisco
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Co-Director of Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery
Director of Neurosurgical Spine Research
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Och Spine At NewYork-Presbyterian
Education
- Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Internship: University of California, San Francisco
- Residency: University of California, San Francisco
- Fellowship: Duke University
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
- Co-Director of Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery
- Director of Neurosurgical Spine Research
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English