Albert Edward Telfeian MD PhD
Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Founder, The Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York (ESINY) Faculty, Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
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215 E 77th StApc 6New York, NY 10075
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Summary
- Dr. Albert Telfeian is a neurosurgeon based in New York, NY, specializing in Endoscopic Spine Surgery. He completed his medical education at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and further trained in neurological surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Dr. Telfeian is a Professor of Neurosurgery at NYU Langone and co-Founder of the Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York. Throughout his career, he has been recognized with awards such as the Parvis Kambin Lifetime Achievement Award for advances in endoscopic spine surgery and is the most published person in the Western Hemisphere in the field of endoscopic spine surgery.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1995 - 2001
Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2024 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2009 - 2027
RI State Medical License 2012 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2010 - 2017
TX State Medical License 2003 - 2015
PA State Medical License 1995 - 2012
NM State Medical License 2005 - 2006
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Parvis Kambin Lifetime Achievement Award for advances in Endoscopic Spine Surgery 2019
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Cloverleaf Integration Suite, Infor (US), Inc., 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A digital care and outcomes network for endoscopic spine surgery: design, implementation, and early performance of a next-generation multicenter registry.Phil Bohlen, Woo-Keun Kwon, Jannik Leyendecker, Cathryn Payne, Paula Krause
Neurosurgical Focus. 2026-10-01 - 1 citationsRevision status and patient-reported outcomes in thoracolumbar endoscopic spine surgery: a multicenter cohort study.Gregory Glauser, Shaarada Srivatsa, Arpan A Patel, Paula Krause, Bilal B Butt
Neurosurgical Focus. 2026-10-01 - Metastatic spinal tumor frailty index and New England spinal metastasis score show the most consistent performance for short-term postoperative outcomes: Single-center...Joseph A Oldam, Mazen Taman, Weston C de Lomba, Christian Schroeder, Owen P Leary
North American Spine Society Journal. 2026-09-01
Journal Articles
- Original Article Minimally Invasive, Far Lateral Lumbar Microdiscectomy with Intra-Operative CT Navigational Assistance and Electrophysiological MonitoringJared Fridley, Adetokunbo A Oyelese, Albert Telfeian, David B Choi, Ziya L Gokaslan, ScienceDirect
- Case Report Posterior Nerve-Sparing Multilevel Cervical Corpectomy and Reconstruction for Metastatic Cervical Spine Tumors: Case Report and Literature ReviewJared Fridley, Sohail Syed, Adetokunbo Oyelese, Albert Telfeian, Ziya Gokaslan, ScienceDirect
- Original Article Minimally Invasive Thoracolumbar Corpectomy and Stabilization for Unstable Burst Fractures Using Intraoperative Computed Tomography and Computer Assis...Albert Telfeian, Jared Fridley, Adetokunbo A Oyelese, Ziya Gokaslan, ScienceDirect
Authored Content
- Intraoperative Computed Tomography Navigational Assistance for Transforaminal Endoscopic Decompression of Heterotopic Foraminal Bone Formation After Oblique Lumbar Interbody FusionApril 2018
Press Mentions
Yale Spine Surgeon’s Strategy to Stand OutJuly 31st, 2025- Why Spine Surgeons Want 1 CPT Code RemovedJuly 25th, 2025
- Brown Neurosurgery Department Tests Artificial Intelligence Models on Written, Oral Neurosurgery Board Exam QuestionsApril 25th, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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