Our neurosurgical faculty includes some of the very best world-renowned specialists. At Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care, surgical patients are treated by:
Kai-Ming Fu, M.D., Ph.D., is the Director of the Spinal Deformity and Scoliosis Program. Dr. Fu obtained his undergraduate degrees from Stanford University and his medical and graduate training in the M.D./Ph.D. program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has extensive fellowship training in orthopedic and neurosurgical deformity surgery in both the pediatric and adult populations. Dr. Fu specializes in minimal access surgery for deformity as well as having advanced training in open techniques. He is well published in the field of deformity and is an Active fellow of the Scoliosis Research Society. (Read more about Dr. Fu.)
Dr. Michael Virk is a widely published neurosurgeon with specialty training in minimally invasive and complex surgery for a wide variety of spine conditions. In addition to scoliosis, his specialties include herniated discs, spinal tumors, trauma, degenerative disease, radiculopathy, and spinal stenosis. Dr. Virk uses state-of-the-art minimally invasive techniques with intraoperative, computer-assisted navigation as well as spinal endoscopy. He also uses fundamental, open surgical strategies in patients who will benefit most from these. (Read more about Dr. Virk)
