Eric Elowitz, M.D.

Eric Elowitz, M.D. Specialties: Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery, General Neurosurgery

Eric Elowitz, M.D.
Specialties: Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery, General Neurosurgery
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240 East 59th Street
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
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About Eric Elowitz, M.D.

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. 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.


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DR. ELOWITZ SEES PATIENTS AT THE NEW WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE CENTER FOR COMPREHENSIVE SPINE CARE, LOCATED AT 240 EAST 59TH STREET, 2ND FLOOR.


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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.


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For more information about the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care please visit https://comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org/


Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Expertise

  • Complex Spinal Surgery

  • Degenerative Spine Disease

  • Herniated Disc

  • Herniated Disc Surgery

  • Microdiscectomy

  • Microsurgery

  • Minimally Invasive Cervical Spinal Surgery

  • Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusions

  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

  • Prolapsed Cervical Intervertebral Disc

  • Spinal Disease

  • Spinal Fusion

  • Spinal Stenosis

  • Spinal Tumors

  • Synovial Cyst

Education

  • Fellowship: University Hospital of Brooklyn
  • Medical School: State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
  • Residency: University Hospital of Brooklyn

Languages Spoken

  • English

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