Nicholas H. Post, MD, FAANS Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon in New York
About Dr. Nicholas Post
New York neurosurgeon Dr. Nicholas Post is board certified in neurosurgery and fellowship-trained in spine surgery, with over two decades of experience in complex spine surgery, spinal deformity correction and motion-preserving techniques, alongside brain and spinal cord tumors, cerebrovascular conditions and peripheral nerve surgery.
Training. He studied biochemistry at Columbia, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania, and completed both his neurosurgical residency and his spine surgery fellowship at NYU Medical Center.
Leadership. He is Director of the New York Downtown Spine Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital and Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at NYU Langone, after leading neurosurgery divisions and trauma programs at major New York hospitals.
Research. He has 18 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters on spinal alignment, motion analysis and minimally invasive and cervical spine surgery, recognized with the Mayfield Award from the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves.
Clear and collaborative. He explains the diagnosis, the options and the recovery expectations. The plan, surgical or not, is built around preserving function and long-term well-being.
At NeuroOrthoNYC in New York he works alongside orthopedic surgeons and fellow neurosurgeons, so complex spine, brain and nerve cases are reviewed from both perspectives before any plan is settled.
See his training and credentials
Board-certified neurosurgeon and fellowship-trained spine surgeon, trained at Columbia, Penn and NYU
Dr. Post's training, board status, and clinical record
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Specialty
Neurosurgery, spine surgery. Sub-specialty focus on complex spine surgery, spinal deformity correction, motion-preserving spine techniques, cervical spine surgery, neuro-oncology of the brain and spinal cord, cerebrovascular neurosurgery, and peripheral nerve surgery.
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Board status
Board certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2010.
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Residency
Neurosurgical residency, New York University Medical Center, 2002 to 2007, preceded by a general surgery internship there, 2001 to 2002.
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Fellowship
Spine surgery fellowship, New York University Medical Center, 2004 to 2005, completed within his neurosurgical residency.
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Medical school
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD, 2001.
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Undergraduate
Columbia University, BA in biochemistry, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, 1996.
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Academic appointments
Director of the New York Downtown Spine Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital, since 2025. Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, NYU Langone, since 2016, and an attending there since 2012.
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In practice
19 years, in attending practice since 2007.
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Awards
Mayfield Award for Outstanding Clinical Manuscript, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 2005.
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Research
18 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters on spinal alignment and motion analysis, minimally invasive and cervical spine surgery, neuro-oncology and cerebrovascular neurosurgery, with more than 20 presentations at national and international meetings.
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Memberships
Fellow, American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
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Languages
English.
What makes Dr. Post's background distinctive
- Trained at Columbia, Penn and NYU: biochemistry at Columbia, his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania, and his neurosurgical residency and spine fellowship at NYU
- Over two decades of complex spine surgery, spinal deformity correction and motion-preserving techniques
- Director of the New York Downtown Spine Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital, after leading neurosurgery divisions and trauma programs at major New York hospitals
- Mayfield Award winning research, including published work applying motion analysis to spinal alignment and deformity surgery planning
- Full-breadth neurosurgery beyond the spine: brain and spinal cord tumors, aneurysms and AVMs, traumatic brain and spinal injury, and peripheral nerve surgery
What conditions does Dr. Post treat, and what procedures does he perform?
Complex spine surgery, deformity correction and motion-preserving techniques, with brain, cerebrovascular and peripheral nerve care alongside, every plan explained in plain language and kept non-surgical wherever that is the honest answer.
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