Adult and Pediatric Surgery

Dr. Anders Cohen Specializes in Adult and Pediatric Surgery

Neurological conditions like Chiari malformation, congenital spine disorders and nerve injuries can affect adults as well as children. To address these problems, one needs the help of physicians like Dr. Anders Cohen, who is well trained in adult as well as pediatric surgery.

Dr. Cohen is an alumnus of the prestigious New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, Long Island, New York. He also served as both Chief Intern and Chief Resident for Neurosurgery respectively in Massapequa General Hospital and the Long Island Jewish Medical Center – North Shore University Hospital. Further, he is equipped with knowledge and skills for pediatric surgery, having completed the relevant fellowship training at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

Now, he heads the Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery department of Brooklyn Hospital Center, and serves as a surgeon for St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx as well. In these facilities, he offers his services for conducting spinal surgery, focusing on cervical and lumbar disorders.

Dr. Cohen is especially trained to perform traditional and modern approaches to address disc herniation, stenosis and fusion. In the New York metropolis, Dr. Cohen is the only surgeon who can treat degenerative scoliosis and spodylolithesis with minimally invasive decompression and correction, certified as he is in artificial disc implantation. He also pioneered endoscopic lumbar decompression for small disc herniations.

Among his pediatric patients, Dr. Anders Cohen specializes in treating Chiari malformations and spinal cord detethering. Dr. Cohen leans towards the more modern treatment forms, including minimally invasive Chiari decompression. Minimally invasive procedures require smaller incisions, and lead to less scarring, less tissue trauma and a shorter recovery period. In fact, some patients may leave the hospital in just 24 to 48 hours after surgery

Log on to DrAndersCohen.org today to find more information on Dr. Cohen’s specialization and medical training.