Andrew C. Hecht MD
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Chief, Spine Surgery Mt. Sinai Medical Center and Health System , Professor of Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery
5 E 98th StBox 1188New York, NY 10029
Fax+1 212-423-8207
Overview of Dr. Hecht
Dr. Andrew Hecht is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 32 years. He is one of 200 doctors at The Mount Sinai Hospital and one of 54 doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1994 - 2000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1994 - 1995
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2004 - 2027
MA State Medical License 1999 - 2004
GA State Medical License 2000 - 2001
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Ambulatory Specialty Model: Promise and Pitfalls: Structural Challenges in Spine Care Payment Reform.Kishen Mitra, Kevin A Wu, Andrew C Hecht
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2026-07-30 - Rates of Venous Thromboembolism and Mortality Have Not Improved in Elective Cervical Spine Surgery From 2012 to 2021.Bongseok Jung, Alex Ngan, Junho Song, Anas Abbas, Luke C Zappia
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2026-06-01 - Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Cervical Spine: An Updated Review of Epidemiology, Imaging, and Surgical Indications.Junho Song, Eric Mai, Joshua Zhang, Manjot Singh, Omri Maayan
Spine Surgery and Related Research. 2026-05-27
Press Mentions
Mount Sinai Orthopedic Surgeons to Present Award-Winning Research and Breakthrough Studies at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual 2025 MeetingMarch 4th, 2025- Carson Daly Is on 'Path Back to Being Healthy' After Back Surgery: 'I Was Masking the Pain'October 18th, 2022
- Carson Daly Opens up About Struggle with Low Back Pain and Decision to Get Major SurgerySeptember 1st, 2022
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
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