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Chanland (chan) Roonprapunt, MD, PhD
Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
About Me
Chanland “Dr. Chan” Roonprapunt, MD, PhD, is a board certified spine neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai West, with additional office hours at Mount Sinai-Union Square. He specializes in the surgical treatment of nervous system disorders, with a particular focus on degenerative spinal conditions (such as herniated discs and spinal stenosis), Chiari malformations, and syringomyelia.
Dr. Roonprapunt completed his neurosurgical training at Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai West in New York before pursuing an orthopedic spine fellowship at the Beth Israel Spine Institute. There, he gained extensive expertise in spinal instrumentation for managing spinal degeneration and deformities.
With a dual background in neurosurgery and orthopedic spine surgery, Dr. Roonprapunt employs minimally invasive techniques for spinal decompression and stabilization. He is also experienced in artificial disc replacement for both cervical and lumbar spine conditions. His research contributions include multiple book chapters and peer-reviewed publications on Chiari malformations and intramedullary spinal tumors, and he has lectured nationally on these topics.
Dr. Roonprapunt earned his MD and PhD through the prestigious Medical Scientist Training Program at New York University School of Medicine, where his doctoral research focused on acute spinal cord injury. He holds a bachelor's degree in Biology from Cornell University.
Recognized for his expertise and compassionate care, Dr. Roonprapunt has been named among Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors of the New York Metro Area in Neurological Surgery (2018–2023) and New York Magazine’s Top Doctors (2021–2024). He has also been honored in the Guide to America’s Top Surgeons, Strathmore’s Who’s Who, and as a recipient of the Patient’s Choice Award and Compassionate Doctor Award.
Language
English, Spanish
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Spinal Cord
Clinical Focus
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Arnold-Chiari Syndrome
- Biopsy
- Brain Compression
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Hemorrhage
- Brain Infection
- Brain Malformation
- Brain Metastasis
- Brain Trauma / Injury
- Cervical Disc Replacement
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chiari Malformation
- Compression Fracture
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniotomy
- Disc Disease of Neck and Back
- Disc Displacement
- Diskectomy / Discectomy
- Herniated Disk
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Intracranial Abscess
- Intracranial Stenosis
- Laminectomy
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Meningioma
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Muscle Biopsy
- Pinched Nerve
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Sciatica
- Skull Base Surgery
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Subdural Hematoma
- Suprasellar Tumor
- Syrinx
- Tethered Cord Syndrome
- Thoracic/Lumbar Laminectomy
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Ventriculostomy
Education
MD, New York University School of Medicine
Residency, Neurological Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Yeshiva University
Fellowship, Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Beth Israel Medical Center Spine Institute
Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Awards
2023-24
Top AAPI Doctors
Castle Connolly
2021-24
New York Magazine: Top Doctors
Castle Connolly
2018-24
Top Doctors New York Metro Area
Castle Connolly
2012-13
Patient's Choice Award
American Registry
2012
Compassionate Doctor Recognition
American Registry
2010
Patient's Choice Award
American Registry
2010
Compassionate Doctor Recognition
American Registry
2007
America's Top Surgeon
Consumer's Research Council of America
Research
Dr. Chan has a clinical interest in Chiari Malformations, syringomyelia, and spinal deformity. He is currently working with the Department of Orthopedics on Technical Methods to improve the placement of spinal instrumentation in the correction of spinal deformities. Recent work with Dr. Baron Lonner focused on "The Transverse Process Trajectory - A New Technique for Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement in the Deformed Spine."
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Surgical Management of Thoracic Dorsal Arachnoid Webs: A 10-Year Single-Institution Experience. Matthew T. Carr, Abhiraj D. Bhimani, Alexander J. Schupper, Anthony Yang, Mark Chen, Meenakshi Vij, Amish Doshi, Tanvir F. Choudhri, Saadi Ghatan, John K. Houten, Arthur L. Jenkins, Konstantinos Margetis, Jeremy Steinberger, Nirit Weiss, Chan Roonprapunt. World Neurosurgery
- Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage with Spinal Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature. Robert J. Rothrock, Adam Y. Li, Jamie Rumsey, Johanna T. Fifi, Christopher P. Kellner, Chan Roonprapunt. World Neurosurgery
- Value of neurophysiologic monitoring in confirming indirect decompression of severe pediatric non-traumatic C1–C2 subluxation. A case report. Chan Roonprapunt, Malgosia A. Kokoszka, Sedat Ulkatan, Saadi Ghatan. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Care Provider’s Explanation
4.7 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
4.6 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.5 out of 5
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Roonprapunt has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.