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Samuel K Cho, MD
Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery, Spine 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.
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Language
English, Korean
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)
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Spinal Cord Reconstructive Surgery
- Spinal Cord Second Opinion
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
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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
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
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
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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
Selected Publications
- Biportal endoscopic lumbar discectomy surgery in patients with cauda equina syndrome caused by lumbar herniated intervertebral disc: a retrospective multi-center cohort study. Sang Min Park, Ho Jin Lee, Hyun Jin Park, Ki Han You, Jong Hun Jung, Samuel K. Cho, Ho Joong Kim, Jin S. Yeom. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
- Comprehensive Review of Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery History, Techniques, and Implications in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Alexander Yu, Samuel Q. Li, Laura Ndjonko, Jamie Frost, Daniel Berman, Hyun Jin Park, Samuel K. Cho. Spine
- Automated Scoliosis Cobb Angle Classification in Biplanar Radiograph Imaging with Explainable Machine Learning Models. Jennifer Yu, Yash S. Lahoti, Kyle C. McCandless, Nikan K. Namiri, Matthew S. Miyasaka, Hamza Ahmed, Junho Song, John J. Corvi, Daniel C. Berman, Samuel K. Cho, Jun S. Kim. Spine
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 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
- 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.