Neil R Malhotra MD Spinal Cancer
Chief of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Vice Chair, Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine Associate Residency Director, Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania3400 Spruce St; 3 SilversteinPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-3487
Fax+1 215-349-5534
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2009
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2026 - 2028
NH State Medical License 2026 - 2028
CT State Medical License 2026 - 2027
DC State Medical License 2026 - 2027
DE State Medical License 2026 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2026 - 2027
ME State Medical License 2026 - 2027
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Matched Analysis of the Risk Assessment and Prediction Tool for Post-Operative Disposition Needs in a Spinal Oncology Population.Emily Xu, Ritesh Karsalia, Jason Kost, Kristen Park, Rainer D Malhotra
Global Spine Journal. 2026-09-01 - 1 citationsAssociation of LACE+ Index and Postoperative Disposition Needs in a Matched Spinal Oncology Population.Emily Xu, Jason Kost, Kristen Park, Aidan Gor, Scott D McClintock
Operative Neurosurgery. 2026-09-01 - Incidence and outcomes of spinopelvic fixation loosening following adult spinal deformity surgery.John D Arena, Yohannes Ghenbot, Mert Marcel Dagli, Joshua L Golubovsky, Ben Gu
Spine Deformity. 2026-09-01
Journal Articles
- Novel Approach Using Transoral Robotic Surgery for Resection of Cervical Spine ChordomaAdam C McCann, Neil R Malhotra, The Laryngoscope
- Original Article Predictors of Failure of Non-Operative Management Following Subaxial Spine Trauma and Creation of the Modified Subaxial Injury Classification (mSLIC) ...Neil R Malhotra, Zarina S Ali, Cole Rinehart, James M Schuster, Ali K Ozturk, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
HealthWatch: Robotic Assistance Now Helping with Spinal SurgeryJune 22nd, 2018
Penn Performs First-in-World Robot-Assisted Spinal SurgeryMay 3rd, 2018
Penn Medicine Neurosurgeon Performs First Endoscopic Spinal Surgery in the StateAugust 14th, 2017
Grant Support
- Neutralizing the degenerate disc microenvironment to enhance the efficacy of therapeutic stem cellsUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2021–2025
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