Dr. Todd J. Albert is Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Dr. Albert specializes in the field of orthopedic spine surgery focusing on disorders of the cervical spine. He has an interest in minimally invasive surgical techniques and image-guided technologies in the management of spinal disorders.
He serves on the boards of several scholarly journals and is Past President of The Cervical Spine Research Society and President of the Scoliosis Research Society. Dr. Albert is the author of seven books and more than 40 book chapters, and has published over 375 peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed articles. He has presented his research both nationally and internationally, and served as chairman at numerous courses.
Previously, Dr. Albert was Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics and President of The Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He graduated from Amherst College, University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where he was named outstanding chief resident, and performed a fellowship in spinal surgery at the Minnesota Spine Center.
Cervical Deformity, Cervical Stenosis, Cervical HNP, Lumbar Degenerative isorders (Disc Herniation, Stenosis, Spondylolithesis)
Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion, Laminoplasty, Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion, Posterior Cervical Laminoforaminotomy, Posterior Lumbar decompression, Lumbar Microdiscectomy, Posterior Laminectomy and Fusion, Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
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Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus, Hospital for Special Surgery
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Cervical Spine Research Society, Scoliosis Research Society, American Orthopedic Association
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery 1995-2005, 2006-2015, 2016-2025
Nicholas Andry Award of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS) for outstanding achievement in the field of orthopedic surgery, 2019
Castle Connolly Top Doctor - 15 Years
Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors, 2006-2020
Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area, 2016-2022
New York Magazine Top Doctors, 2015-2022
Philadelphia Magazine, 2006-2014
John Wanamaker Award YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity, 2012
Sir John Charnley Award of Excellence, 2008
MD, University of Virginia, 1987
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA. 1988
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1992
Minnesota Spine Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1993
English
My office is located at The Pavilion, 541 East 71st Street. The main entrance to The Pavilion is on the north side of 71st Street underneath the sky bridge that connects the main hospital to the Belaire Building.
Spine
Orthopedics Today
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
For all publications, please see the PubMed listing.
Su BW, Albert, TJ: Cervical Myelopathy: Anterior versus Posterior approach (Controversies in Spine Surgery Chapter 12; pgs 95-104)
Patel AA, Donegan DJ, Albert TJ. Management of Posttraumatic Cervical Kyphosis Cervical Spine Trauma Chapter 27 pgs 431-441.
Degenerative Cervical Spondylosis: Clinical Syndromes, Pathogenesis and Management, AAOS Instructional Course Lectures, Volume 57, 2008- pgs 447-469
Albert, TJ, Edwards J, Jefferson T. Chapter-Cervical Stabilization: Simple and Complex Revisions, Complications pgs 187-191
Albert TJ, Chapter- Posterior Cervical Approaches for Radiculopathy and Myelopathy Spine Concepts 2007, pgs 43-48
Albert, TJ, Zeiller SC. Postlaminectomy Kyphosis: Complications of Spine surgery, Treatment and Prevention. Pgs. 41-46, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2006
Dr. Albert's current research includes:
Cervical Deformity, Cervical HNP, Cervical Stenosis
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