Saikiran Murthy

Saikiran Murthy, DO, es neurocirujano y profesor adjunto del Departamento de Neurocirugía Leo M. Davidoff en Montefiore-Einstein. El Dr. Murthy se especializa en el tratamiento quirúrgico de trastornos de la columna vertebral, como dolor de espalda crónico, enfermedad discal degenerativa, traumatismos espinales, tumores espinales, mielopatía cervical, artropatía espondilótica, espondilolistesis y deformidad toracolumbar. Sus intereses clínicos también incluyen la cirugía robótica de columna, la cirugía de columna asistida por navegación computarizada y la neurocirugía general.

Dr. Murthy brings a unique background as he is dually trained in neurology and neurosurgery. After completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001 at New York University, he attended Boston University School of Medicine, earning his Master of Arts in medical sciences in 2005. He then attended New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, earning his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 2009. Dr. Murthy’s postdoctoral training began at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, Cornell University with a yearlong internship. From 2010 to 2013 he completed a neurology residency at Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University. Following this, he pursued a neurological surgery residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers University completing it in 2018. During this time, he also completed a fellowship in endoscopic skull-base neurosurgery at Weill Cornell College of Medicine. In 2019, he completed a CAST accredited, AO-Spine fellowship in complex spinal neurosurgery at the University of Virginia Medical Center.

The focus of Dr. Murthy’s research is comparative effective research in spinal neurosurgery. His work has been shared in posters, presentations and peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Murthy is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery. He is an affiliate member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, a member of AO Spine North America, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.