Branko Skovrlj, MD

Neurosurgeon

The Mount Sinai Medical Center

1 Gustave L Levy Pl
New York, NY 10029

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(212) 241-5871

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Branko Skovrlj, MD

Neurosurgeon

Gender:	Male
Experience:	15 years
Languages:	English

About Branko Skovrlj, MD

Dr. Branko Skovrlj, the founder of the leading spine center, NU-Spine: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute, is a gifted neurosurgeon, fellowship-trained spine surgeon. Dr. Skovrlj is one of only a handful of neurosurgeons who focuses on the treatment of complex spine procedures. He provides acute and chronic back pain relief. He uses advanced surgical techniques, vast skills, knowledge, and training.He is one of the top neurosurgeons in the U.S. to provide each patient with evidence-based spinal treatments focusing on long-term successful outcomes.

Dr. Skovrlj’s is an expert in all aspects of spine surgery focusing on minimally invasive spinal surgery, as well as complex spinal revision surgery and spinal deformity surgery. Dr. Skovrlj has published more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in spine surgery and presented over 150 clinical research papers at prestigious national and international meetings around the world. He was a key member of a NIH Sponsored in-vivo study on discogenic pain in the lumbar spine.

Due to his skills and experience, Dr. Branko Skovrlj is highly regarded as a spine expert and major contributor to the field of spine surgery worldwide. He has produced a considerable number of publications, including:

More than 60 peer-reviewed articles about spine surgery, published in the most prestigious journals, such as The Spine Journal, Spine and the Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
More than 175 research papers, presented at national and international spinal medicine society meetings, where he's actively recruited as a popular speaker
At least six book chapters for separate textbooks on specific spinal surgical procedures
He's not only gained fame from his long list of publications, but also from numerous speaking engagements at conferences and society meetings.

Dr. Skovrlj is affiliated with a number of New Jersey-area medical facilities and hospitals - such as the Chilton Medical Center and Saint Joseph's University Medical Center - in case your procedure requires an overnight stay. He's accomplished a number of cervical and mid-back procedures, as well as lower back surgeries.

When you have back pain that non-surgical treatments can't stop, contact your spine neurosurgeon, Dr. Branko Skovrlj of the NU-Spine medical treatment center in Edison, NJ. He's one of the best spine surgeons in the Northeast, and he practices minimally invasive procedures whenever possible.

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Education

Dr. Skovrlj graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from State University of New York, from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Branko Skovrlj, MD earned a degree of a Doctor of Medicine.

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Branko Skovrlj, MD has been registered with the National Provider Identifier database since April 30, 2009, and his NPI number is 1649414954.

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Neurosurgeon

Dr. Branko Skovrlj is a Neurosurgeon in New York, NY with special training and skill in diagnosing and surgically treating disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system. As a Neurosurgeon, Branko Skovrlj, MD performs surgery on the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves to remove tumors, relieve chronic pain and treat wounds, vascular disorders and diseases such as Parkinson's and epilepsy. Neurosurgery is the medical specialty that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of brain, spinal cord, spinal column, and peripheral nerve diseases and disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Neurosurgeons include aneurysms, arteriovenous malformation (AVM), brain tumors, carotid artery blockage, stenosiscervical (neck) and lumbar (low back) disorders, spinal cord injury, and epilepsy. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Neurosurgeons include cortical mapping, cerebrovascular surgery, functional neurosurgery, peripheral nerve surgery, radiosurgery, skull base surgery, spine surgery, stereotactic neurosurgery, trauma surgery, and surgical implantation of deep brain stimulators to treat Parkinson Disease and certain type of tremors.

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Neurosurgeons in East Harlem, New York, NY

Upstate Medical University - Doctor of Medicine (MD)

State University of New York
Neurosurgery Residency Program

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Complex Spine and Deformity Surgery Fellowship

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Minimally Invasive, Complex Spinal and Deformity Surgery Fellowship Program

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai