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Zachary L Hickman, MD
Neurosurgery
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About Me
Zachary L. Hickman, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Mount Sinai Health System and Director of the Neurosurgery Department at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst (Elmhurst Hospital Center) in Queens, NY. Dr. Hickman practices general neurosurgery and spine surgery, with a focus on neurotrauma and neurocritical care.
Dr. Hickman completed a post-graduate fellowship in neurotrauma and neurocritical care at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the world-renowned Ryder Trauma Center at the University of Miami Medical Center, under the directorship of M. Ross Bullock, MD, PhD. Dr. Hickman obtained his MD at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society, and completed his neurosurgery residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.
Dr. Hickman’s clinical and research interests include general neurosurgery (with a specific focus on traumatic brain and spine injury), neurocritical care, intracranial multimodality monitoring, patient-oriented outcomes research, international neurosurgery, and quality improvement.
Dr. Hickman has been published in a variety of scholarly peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, and Stroke.
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Astrocytoma
- Biopsy
- Brain Metastasis
- Brain Tumor And Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumors
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Cervical Disc Replacement
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Craniotomy
- Herniated Disk
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
- Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Fracture
- Spondylolisthesis
- Thoracic/Lumbar Laminectomy
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Ventriculostomy
- Vestibular Schwannoma
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Education
MD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Internship, Surgery (General Surgery)
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NY-Presbyterian
Residency, Neurological Surgery
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NY-Presbyterian
Fellowship, Neurocritical Care
University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Insurance Information
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Spinal neurotrauma outcomes at the “epicenter of the epicenter” of the United States COVID-19 pandemic. Bahie Ezzat, Cole Brown, Michael Lemonick, Mehek Dedhia, Hannah B. Bukzin, Diana C. Lee, Abhishek R. Mogili, Jonathan Anderson, Jueria Rahman, Kristen Dams-O’Connor, Salazar Jones, Konstantinos Margetis, Jamie S. Ullman, Kate Twelker, Zachary L. Hickman, Laura Salgado-Lopez. Discover public health
- Safety of anticoagulation with apixaban following acute traumatic brain injury: A case series. Abhishek R. Mogili, Rodnell Busigó-Torres, Pemla Jagtiani, Bashar Zaidat, Jueria Rahman, Thomas Fetherston, Salazar A. Jones, Laura Salgado-Lopez, Zachary L. Hickman. World Neurosurgery: X
- Surgical management of sacral fractures: A comprehensive series and review at a Level I trauma center. Alejandro Carrasquilla, Pemla Jagtiani, Danielle Chaluts, James Speed Rogers, Salazar Jones, Hang Byun, David Joseph, Zachary Hickman, Konstantinos Margetis. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management
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. Hickman during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Outside Employment
- St. George's University School of Medicine (SGU)
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC)
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