Department of Neurosurgery
About us
Our specialists treat a wide variety of neurosurgical disorders and diseases affecting the brain and spine. With physicians on call all day and inpatient physician assistant coverage around the clock, we make sure patients get expert care just when they need it.
Clinical expertise
Our specialists have extensive expertise in the following areas:
- Brain tumors
- Degenerative spine disease
- Gamma Knife/radiosurgery
- Gliomas
- Hydrocephalus
- Image-guided surgery systems
- Intraoperative CT scan
- Meningiomas
- Pineal tumors
- Pituitary tumors
- Shunt implants
- Spine surgery, including minimally invasive
- Traumatic brain injury
- Intrathecal medication delivery devices
- Spinal cord stimulators
- Chiari malformations
- Peripheral nerve surgery
Our diagnostic capabilities include:
- Cerebral angiography
- Cranial CT angiogram
- CT scan
- EEG
- MRI
CT and MRI technicians are on call 24/7 for emergencies.
Long Island Jewish Medical Center was nationally recognized in nine specialties, including neurosurgery, on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 Best Hospital rankings.
Our hospitals are the only facilities in New York to have earned the prestigious Advanced Spine Centers of Excellence by The Joint Commission.
We're a proud recipient of Healthgrades' 2025 Stroke Care Excellence Award.
Our team
Michael Alan Lefkowitz, MD
Sheng-fu Larry Lo, MD
Director - Spine Tumor Surgery, Co-Director - Spinal Deformity Surgery
Mark Adam Mittler, MD
Co-Chief - Pediatric Neurosurgery of Neurosurgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Steven Jack Schneider, MD
Co-Chief - Pediatric Neurosurgery of Neurosurgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
