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Louis Nkrumah, MD, Neurosurgery, Lake Success, NY, St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center

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Neurosurgery • Lake Success, NY

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Neurotrauma

NKRUMAH NEUROSURGERY & SPINE

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Summary

  • A practice neurosurgeon currently based in Lake Success in Long Island and Queens, NY with expertise in Complex Spine and Minimally Invasive Spine surgery as well as general neurosurgery including Brain and Spinal tumors, Scoliosis, and Chiari Malformation.
    Completed undergraduate training in Biology at Yale with a combined BS/MS degrees in 4 years and MD/PhD at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. This was followed by two years of ENT residency at John's Hopkins before switching to neurosurgical residency at Emory in Atlanta, GA. I did a fellowship in Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle with special interest in adult degenerative scoliosis and other complex spinal surgeries. I later took a hospital-employed position at St. Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma for two years before moving back to Long Island, New York to start my own private practice. I am affiliated with multiple hospitals in Long Island/Queens area and I treat a broad range of conditions affecting the brain and spine. My experiences have helped me to bring a well-rounded, thoughtful, and personalized care my to patients.

Education & Training

  • Virginia Mason Medical Center
    Virginia Mason Medical CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2017 - 2018
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2010 - 2016
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2008 - 2010
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2008, MD/PhD
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityBS/MS, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Honors, 1996 - 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • 5 Spine Centers to Know
    5 Spine Centers to KnowAugust 9th, 2021

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Louis Nkrumah, Dr. Louis Nkrumah, MD, Dr. L Nkrumah, Dr. Louis John Nkrumah