Samuel K Cho - Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery

About Me

Dr. Samuel K. Cho serves as the Chief of Spine Surgery at Mount Sinai West, Director of Spine Surgery Fellowship, and Professor in the Department Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Cho is a graduate of the University of Virginia where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and was a Rhodes Scholar regional finalist. He earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center where he was honored with multiple research grants and awards including the prestigious Frank E. Stinchfield Award. Dr. Cho returned to his alma mater to complete a Pediatric and Adult Spinal Surgery Fellowship at the world-renowned Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University Medical Center. Dr. Cho specializes in minimally invasive surgical procedures, as well as complex reconstruction of spinal deformities.

In the News: Dr. Samuel Cho discusses scoliosis in The Daily News Feature The Daily Check Up

Language

English, Korean, Spanish

Position

PROFESSOR | Orthopedics, PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai West

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

Immunology [IMM]

Clinical Focus

Back Pain
Cervical Myelopathy
Herniated Disk
Intervertebral Diskectomy
Kyphosis
Laminectomy
Neck Fracture
Neck Sprain
Orthopedic Consultation (Spine)

Education

MD, Washington University

Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery

New York Presbyterian/Columbia University

Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Research

1. Bone and intervertebral disc biology

2. Clinical outcomes following spinal surgery

3. Epidemiology of spinal disorders

4. Scoliosis surgery

5. Clinical outcomes and epidemiology of spinal surgery

Locations

Mount Sinai Doctors-787 Eleventh Ave

787 11th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10019

877-774-6328

Mount Sinai Doctors - Brooklyn Heights

300 Cadman Plaza West, Floor 18, Brooklyn, NY, 11201

877-774-6328

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.

Patients with Healthfirst Medicare Advantage insurance: Effective 9/1/2024, Mount Sinai’s primary care providers (internal medicine, family practice, and geriatrics) are not accepting new Healthfirst Medicare patients. Please contact Healthfirst for help finding a primary care provider. Healthfirst Medicare members who have a relationship with a Mount Sinai primary care provider can continue to book appointments with them.

Mount Sinai Doctors-787 Eleventh Ave787 11th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10019

Mount Sinai Doctors - Brooklyn Heights300 Cadman Plaza West, Floor 18, Brooklyn, NY, 11201

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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

Publications:298

Selected Publications

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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. Cho during 2023 and/or 2024. 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

ATEC

Equity (Stock or stock options valued at greater than 5% ownership of a publicly traded company or equity of any value in a privately held company)

Amplify Surgical

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.

Samuel K Cho, MD

Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

Clinical Focus

Video

Education

MD, Washington University

Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery

Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Research

Locations

Mount Sinai Doctors-787 Eleventh Ave

Mount Sinai Doctors - Brooklyn Heights

Insurance Information

Publications

Selected Publications

Industry Relationships