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Konstantinos Margetis, MD, PhD
Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
About Me
Konstantinos Margetis, MD, PhD, is Director of Complex Spine Surgery for the Department of Neurosurgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital and Director of Spine at Mount Sinai Downtown-Union Square. He is also an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Rehabilitation and Human Performance, and Orthopedics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Margetis is a uniquely qualified neurosurgeon with dual postgraduate fellowships in Complex Spine Surgery from The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio under Dr. Edward Benzel, and in Pediatric Neurosurgery from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York under Dr. Mark Souweidane. Dr. Margetis obtained his medical degree at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School in Greece. At the University of Athens, also in Greece, he earned his PhD for research related to the effects of Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy on the Central Nervous System and completed his Neurosurgery residency. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and holds a Master Certificate in Health Care Leadership from Cornell University. Dr. Margetis has been published in a variety of scholarly journals including the Journal of Neurosurgery, World Neurosurgery, Neuromodulation, and the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. Dr. Margetis is also fluent in Greek.
Dr. Margetis practices general neurosurgery and complex spine surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York. Dr. Margetis also sees patients at Mount Sinai Union Square.
Language
English, Greek
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Rehabilitation and Human Performance, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Orthopedics
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Biomechanics/Bioengineering, Biomedical Sciences, Spine
Clinical Focus
- Back Pain
- Brain / Spinal Cord Cancer
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cervical Disc Replacement
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chiari Malformation
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Craniotomy
- Disc Disease of Neck and Back
- Herniated Disk
- Leg Pain
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- MRI - Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Pain
- Neuroendoscopy
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Sciatica
- Spinal Cord Disorder
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Spinal Cord Second Opinion
- Spinal Cord Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Fracture
- Spine Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Subdural Hematoma
- Syrinx
- Tethered Cord Syndrome
- Thoracic/Lumbar Laminectomy
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Education
MD, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Residency, Neurosurgery
401 General Military Hospitals of Athens
Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Weill Cornell Medical College-New York Hospital
Fellowship, Neurosurgery - Spine
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Awards
2018
Citation of Being an Outstanding Individual for the Community and New York State
New York State Assembly
2017
Doctor's Day Award
New York City / Health + Hospitals
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.
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- 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
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
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Publications
Selected Publications
- A concise framework for fairness: navigating disparate impact in healthcare AI. Pemla Jagtiani, Mert Karabacak, Konstantinos Margetis. Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence
- Inpatient outcomes in pediatric diffuse axonal injury: high mortality in severe TBI and limited impact of Grade III DAI. Sean Inzerillo, Mert Karabacak, Peter Morgenstern, Konstantinos Margetis. Child's Nervous System
- Performance of Radiomics-based machine learning and deep learning-based methods in the prediction of tumor grade in meningioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Roozbeh Tavanaei, Mohammadhosein Akhlaghpasand, Alireza Alikhani, Bardia Hajikarimloo, Ali Ansari, Raymund L. Yong, Konstantinos Margetis. Neurosurgical Review
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
4.5 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
4.7 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.6 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.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Margetis during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- Viseon
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.