For two geriatric patients with similar pain symptoms and spinal conditions, Konstantinos Margetis, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Chief of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, and Director of Spine at Mount Sinai-Union Square, took different approaches. He considered each patient’s risk factors and comorbidities when deciding between an open spinal fusion—the gold standard—and a minimally invasive one.
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Konstantinos Margetis, MD, PhD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Chief of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Morningside
Director of Spine, Mount Sinai Union Square
Mount Sinai Health System
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation Medicine and Human PerformanceIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiDirector of Spine Mount Sinai Union SquareDirector of Complex Spine SurgeryDepartment of NeurosurgeryThe Mount Sinai Hospital
