Eric Elowitz, MD
Eric Elowitz, MD
(212) 746-2870
Accepting new patients
Location Info
240 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
US
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- Aetna
- Aetna Weill Cornell Medicine
- Emblem Select Care
- EmblemHealth HIP
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Rockefeller University - CoreSource
- VNSNY CHOICE
About Eric Elowitz, MD
Eric Elowitz, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive spinal surgery. In January 2010, Dr. Elowitz joined the nationally recognized Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The US News and World Report: America's Best Hospitals survey for 2009-2010 has ranked NewYork-Presbyterian as having the #5 Neurology and Neurosurgery program in the nation, and the #1 program in New York. As a member of the Weill Cornell Spine Center, Dr. Elowitz continues to help advance the field of minimally invasive spinal surgery. His aim is always to assure state-of-the-art care with individual attent...
Eric Elowitz, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive spinal surgery. In January 2010, Dr. Elowitz joined the nationally recognized Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The US News and World Report: America's Best Hospitals survey for 2009-2010 has ranked NewYork-Presbyterian as having the #5 Neurology and Neurosurgery program in the nation, and the #1 program in New York. As a member of the Weill Cornell Spine Center, Dr. Elowitz continues to help advance the field of minimally invasive spinal surgery. His aim is always to assure state-of-the-art care with individual attention to each patient's unique needs.~~~DR. ELOWITZ SEES PATIENTS AT THE NEW WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE CENTER FOR COMPREHENSIVE SPINE CARE, LOCATED AT 240 EAST 59TH STREET, 2ND FLOOR. Print out your new patient forms in advance.~~~Dr. Elowitz obtained his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn in 1986 and graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors. He received his neurosurgical training at SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn . He joined the Beth Israel Medical Center staff in 1993 and became Director of Neurosurgery at Beth Israel Medical Center in 2004. In 2010, Dr. Elowitz joined the faculty in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.Dr. Elowitz specializes in the minimally invasive treatment of degenerative spinal disease including herniated cervical and lumbar discs and spinal stenosis. He also has a clinical interest in surgery of spinal tumors. Dr. Elowitz has presented scientific papers at national neurosurgery meetings and in 1998 received the Young Investigator Award from the Section on Tumors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons for his research on malignant gliomas.FOR MORE INFORMATION:Visit the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care for information about conditions we treat and procedures we perform.See our Patient Guide for information about making an appointment, including the forms you'll need to fill out.
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
Expertise
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Complex Spinal Surgery
- Cysts
- Degenerative Spine Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Herniated Disc Surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsurgery
- Microsurgery of the Spine
- Minimally Invasive Cervical Spinal Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusions
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Prolapsed Cervical Intervertebral Disc
- Second Opinion
- Spinal Disease
- Spinal Surgery
- Spinal Tumors
- Spine Stenosis
Education
- Fellowship: University Hospital of Brooklyn
- Medical School: State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
- Residency: University Hospital of Brooklyn
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery
