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 multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. 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 and one of 32 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in Neurosurgery. He has more than 80 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
NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2023 - 2026
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
- Does back pain catastrophizing influence 60-month surgical outcomes for patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis? A Quality Outcomes Database study.Eunice Yang, Elan Schonfeld, Deborah Boyett, Praveen V Mummaneni, Dean Chou
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2025-08-08 - Gain of care independence following surgical intervention for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality Outcomes Database study.Nitin Agarwal, Erica F Bisson, Mohamad Bydon, Anthony L Asher, Andrew K Chan
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2025-08-01 - A comparative study on the effect of age on Neck Disability Index improvement at 24 months after surgical intervention for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a Quality O...Ken Porche, Brandon A Sherrod, Spencer Rosero, Andrew K Chan, Christopher I Shaffrey
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2025-08-01
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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