Neurological Surgery
240 East 59th Street
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
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About Roger Hartl, M.D.
Roger Härtl, M.D., is the Hansen-MacDonald Professor of Neurological Surgery and Director of Spinal Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, as well as Neurosurgical Director, Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is also the founder and director of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care as well as Weill Cornell Medicine's Global Neurosurgery Initiative in Tanzania (for which he was named AANS Humanitarian of the Yea...
Board Certifications
- Surgery, Neurological
Expertise
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Back Pain
- Back Surgery
- Bulging Disc
- Cervical Spine Tumor
- Complex Spinal Surgery
- Computer Assisted Surgery
- Epidural Abscess (Embolic) of Spinal Cord
- Facet Arthropathy
- Global Health
- Head Trauma
- Herniated Disc
- Herniated Disc Surgery
- Joint Pain
- Kyphoplasty
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Herniated Disc
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsurgery of the Spine
- Minimally Invasive (Endoscopic) Neurosurgery
- Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Pain
- Prolapsed Cervical Intervertebral Disc
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Abscess
- Spinal Access Surgery
- Spinal and Head Injuries
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Disease
- Spinal Fracture
- Spinal Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery
- Spinal Tumors
- Spine
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Degeneration
- Spine Tumors
- Sports Injury
- Vertebroplasty
Education
- Fellowship: Ludwig Maxmillian University
- Internship: Ludwig Maxmillian University
- Medical School: Ludwig Maxmillian University
- Residency: Ludwig Maxmillian University
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Attending Neurological Surgeon
- Hansen-MacDonald Professor of Neurological Surgery
- Professor of Neurological Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- Och Spine At NewYork-Presbyterian
Education
- Medical School: Ludwig Maxmillian University
- Internship: Ludwig Maxmillian University
- Fellowship: Ludwig Maxmillian University
- Residency: Ludwig Maxmillian University
Titles & Positions
- Attending Neurological Surgeon
- Hansen-MacDonald Professor of Neurological Surgery
- Professor of Neurological Surgery
Board Certifications
- surgery, neurological
Languages Spoken
- english
In the News
Spine surgeons develop 1st scale to measure surgical invasiveness
Becker's Hospital Review•August 24, 2026
NYP Articles & Features
Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian: A Comprehensive Approach to Spine Care
Advances•February 24, 2025Spinal Tumor and Spinal Stenosis Treated in a Single, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure Leveraging 3D Navigation
Advances•January 13, 2025Dr. Roger Härtl: Advancing Lasting Biological Solutions for Degenerative Disc Disease
Advances•December 20, 2024Virtual Trial Explores the Use of Tai Chi and Qigong for Improving Low Back Pain
Advances•November 06, 2024Augmented Reality: A Navigational Technology Finds its Niche in Spine Surgery
Advances•October 31, 2022
Research
Accuracy, complications, and outcomes of dual-pin reference frame placement in navigated minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
September 18, 2026Characterization of mesenchymal stromal cell-mediated mitochondrial transfer to healthy and diseased intervertebral disc cells.
September 15, 2026A Modified Delphi Consensus Study to Quantify Surgical Burden of Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Procedures: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Invasiveness Classification "MISS-INC (L)".
August 04, 2026