Tanvir Choudhri MD

Dr. Choudhri is Co-Director of the Neurosurgery Spine Program in the Mount Sinai Department of Neurological Surgery. After graduating with distinction (Alpha Omega Alpha) from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, he completed his neurosurgery training at Columbia's Presbyterian Hospital and NY Neurological Institute. He then completed additional spine fellowship training at the Barrow Neurological Institute under Dr. Sonntag, an internationally-renowned spine surgeon.

His publications are as follows:Jones LA, Lammertse DP, Charlifue SB, Kirshblum SC, Apple DF, Ragnarsson KT, Poonian D, Betz RR, Knoller N, Heary RF, Choudhri TF, Jenkins AL, Falci SP, Snyder DA. A phase 2 autologous cellular therapy trial in patients with acute complete spinal cord injury: pragmatics, recruitment, and demographics. Spinal Cord 2010 Apr;: Epub ahead.
Resnick DK, Anderson PA, Kaiser MG, Groff MW, Henry RF, Holly LT, Mummaneni PV, Ryken TC, Choudhri TF, Vresilovic EJ, Matz PG. Electrophysiological monitoring during surgery for cervical degenerative myelopathy and radiculopathy. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 2009 Aug; 11(2): 245-252.
Holly LT, Matz PG, Anderson PA, Groff MW, Heary RF, Kaiser MG, Mummaneni PV, Ryken TC, Choudhri TF, Vresilovic EJ, Resnick DK. Functional outcomes assessment for cervical degenerative disease. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 2009 Aug; 11(2): 238-244.
Kaiser MG, Mummaneni PV, Matz PG, Anderson PA, Groff MW, Heary RF, Holly LT, Ryken TC, Choudhri TF, Vresilovic EJ, Resnick DK. Management of anterior cervical pseudoarthrosis. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 2009 Aug; 11(2): 228-237.
Kaiser MG, Mummaneni PV, Matz PG, Anderson PA, Groff MW, Heary RF, Holly LT, Ryken TC, Choudhri TF, Vresilovic EJ, Resnick DK. Radiographic assessment of subaxial cervical fusion. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 2009 Aug; 11(2): 221-227.
Ryken TC, Heary RF, Matz PG, Anderson PA, Groff MW, Holly LT, Kaiser MG, Mummaneni PV, Choudhri TF, Vresilovic EJ, Resnick DK. Techniques for cervical interbody grafting. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 2009 Aug; 11(2): 203-220.
Heary RF, Ryken TC, Matz PG, Anderson PA, Groff MW, Holly LT, Kaiser MG, Mummaneni PV, Choudhri TF, Vresilovic EJ, Resnick DK. Cervical lamino-foraminotomy for the treatment of cervical degenerative radiculopathy. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 2009 Aug; 11(2): 198-202.
Matz PG, Ryken TC, Groff MW, Vresilovic EJ, Anderson PA, Heary RF, Holly LT, Kaiser MG, Mummaneni PV, Choudhri TF, Resnick DK. Techniques for anterior cervical decompression for radiculopathy. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 2009 Aug; 11(2): 183-197.