
Michael Singh Virk MD PhD
Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
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240 East 59th Street2nd FloorNew York, NY 10022
Overview of Dr. Virk
Dr. Michael Virk is a neurosurgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his medical degree from Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine and has been in practice 13 years. He is one of 141 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Neurosurgery. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 2009
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurological Surgery
Cornell UniversityBA
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2016 - Present
FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
CT State Medical License 2023 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2026
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Spinal Cord Associative Plasticity Study Start of enrollment: 2021 Sep 10
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The comparative impact of body mass index on outcomes following minimally invasive versus open surgery for grade 1 spondylolisthesis: 2-year follow-up from the Quality...Andrés Pascual-Leone, Praveen V Mummaneni, Evan F Joiner, Dean Chou, Mohamad Bydon
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2026-01-23 - Using the Quality Outcomes Database to Identify Minimum Clinically Important Differences for Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.Anthony L Asher, Nikita Lakomkin, Praveen V Mummaneni, Giorgos D Michalopoulos, Sarah E Johnson
Neurosurgery. 2026-01-09 - What factors predict the best outcomes for older patients operated on for grade I degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis? A machine learning analysis from the Quality O...Eunice Yang, Praveen V Mummaneni, Dean Chou, Mohamad Bydon, Erica F Bisson
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2026-01-09
Press Mentions
Double Doctorates: 35+ Spine Surgeons with PhDsMarch 28th, 2018
Grant Support
- Spinal Cord Associative PlasticityCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2021–2026
Professional Memberships
- Member
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