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Saadi Ghatan, MD
Neurosurgery
About Me
Dr. Saadi Ghatan is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Chair of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside for the Mount Sinai Health System. He also serves as Director of the health system's Pediatric Neurosurgery Program. Dr. Ghatan is board certified in neurosurgery and pediatric neurosurgery, fellowship trained in pediatric neurosurgery, and treats neonates, children, adolescents, and adults at the Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai Beth Israel.
Dr. Ghatan completed his residency and a fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital in Seattle, Washington, as well as clinical and research fellowships in London, England.
His clinical interests include the treatment of nervous system conditions in the head, brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. Specifically, he treats patients with epilepsy, brain and spinal cord tumors, arteriovenous malformations, craniofacial disorders, chiari malformations, syringomyelia, tethered spinal cords, spasticity, and hydrocephalus. He is an expert in minimally invasive neurosurgery with endoscopy and brain mapping with electrophysiological monitoring, and he is also a leader in epilepsy surgery, including resective and palliative surgery (corpus callosotomy, VNS, RNS).
Dr. Ghatan spearheaded the growth and success of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Mount Sinai West. His most recent research includes studies on epilepsy surgery outcomes and surgical treatment for epilepsies associated with vascular malformations, autism, and strokes.
Dr. Ghatan has authored numerous chapters, has authored and co-authored peer reviewed manuscripts and book chapters, and has presented posters and presentations at many regional, national and international meetings, including the American Epilepsy Society and the International Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Conference.
He is consistently named a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly and a Super Doctor. He participates in a telemedicine program to bring neurosurgical care to residents of Upstate New York who have limited access to world class neurosurgical centers and may be unable to travel easily to a major center.
2020 NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY SPECIALTY REPORT
Language
English, Farsi (Persian)
Position
SITE CHAIR, NEUROSURGERY, MOUNT SINAI WEST, MOUNT SINAI MORNINGSIDE, PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery, PROFESSOR | Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acromegaly
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Back Pain
- Benign Neoplasm
- Brain / Spinal Cord Cancer
- Brain Compression
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Hemorrhage
- Brain Infection
- Brain Malformation
- Brain Metastasis
- Brain Surgery
- Brain Trauma / Injury
- Brain Tumor And Brain Cancer
- Burning Sensation in Limbs
- Cavernous Malformations
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chiari Malformation
- Concussion
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniotomy
- Demyelinating Disease
- Disc Disease of Neck and Back
- Diskectomy / Discectomy
- Dystonia
- Essential Tremor
- Facial Pain
- Headache
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Intracranial Abscess
- Intracranial Stenosis
- Intrathecal Pain Pump Insertion
- Laminectomy
- Leg Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lymphoma
- Meningioma
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Muscle Biopsy
- Muscle Weakness / Palsy
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Biopsy
- Nerve Inflammation / Neuritis
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neurostimulation / TENS
- Pain in Extremities
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Macroadenomas
- Sciatica
- Seizure Disorder
- Skull Base Surgery
- Skull Fracture
- Spasmodic Torticollis
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Disorder
- Spinal Cord Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Spinal Cord Reconstructive Surgery
- Spinal Cord Second Opinion
- Spinal Cord Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Fracture
- Stroke
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Suprasellar Tumor
- Syrinx
- Tethered Cord Syndrome
- Tingling / Numbness / Weakness
- Traumatic Brain Injury
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Education
MD, University of Washington School of Medicine
Residency, Surgery (General Surgery)
University of Washington Medical Center
Residency, Neurosurgery
University of Washington Medical Center
Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Seattle Children's Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Awards
2012
Top Doctors
Castle Connolly New York Metro Area
Research
Epilepsy surgery outcomes and surgical treatment for epilepsies associated with vascular malformations, autism, and strokes.
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
- Corrigendum to ‘The thalamus: Structure, function, and neurotherapeutics’ (Neurotherapeutics (2025) 22(2), (S1878747925000285), (10.1016/j.neurot.2025.e00550)). Lara V. Marcuse, Mackenzie Langan, Patrick R. Hof, Fedor Panov, Ignacio Saez, Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Martijn Figee, Helen Mayberg, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Saadi Ghatan, Priti Balchandani, Madeline C. Fields. Neurotherapeutics
- The thalamus: Structure, function, and neurotherapeutics. Lara V. Marcuse, Mackenzie Langan, Patrick R. Hof, Fedor Panov, Igancio Saez, Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Martijn Figee, Helen Mayberg, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Saadi Ghatan, Priti Balchandani, Madeline C. Fields. Neurotherapeutics
- 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
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
4.9 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
5 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.9 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. Ghatan during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Board Service
- NeuroPace, Inc.
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- NeuroPace, Inc.
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.