Neil R Malhotra
Neil R. Malhotra, MD, FAANS
Dr. Malhotra is chief of neurosurgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) and serves as a departmental vice chairman as well as associate residency program director. He is an associate professor of neurological and orthopedic surgery, and oversees strategic initiatives to enhance the quality of patient care. Dr. Malhotra has published more than 120 articles and book chapters related to his clinical and research work.
Chief of Neurosurgery – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chairman for Operations
Associate Professor and Associate Program Director
Director, EpiLog Quality Improvement Initiative
Co-Director, Restorative Spinal Research Laboratory
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Neurosurgery
3rd Floor Silverstein Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
P: (215) 662-3487
F: (215) 349-5534
Administrative Assistant: Brigitte Britt | T: 215.662.6137
Education
BA (High Distinction Scholar) University Of Virginia, 1997.
MD (Doctor Of Medicine) University Of Virginia, 2002.
Residency (Neurological Surgery) Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2009.
Description of Clinical Expertise
From a clinical standpoint, Dr. Malhotra provides expertise in the care of brain and spine neurological disorders. His clinical goals focus on optimizing quality of life as well as life expectancy for disorders of the nervous system. He takes particular interest in the development of advanced approaches to brain and spinal lesion treatment (such as meningioma) and spinal column reconstruction and en bloc tumor resection (as with chordoma). Further he treats spinal degenerative disorders such as cervical and lumbar disc herniation and spondylolisthesis. He has developed endoscopic and robotic approaches for spinal degenerative disorders and cancers.
Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Malhotra's clinical research focuses on disparities in care. Whether studying spinal chordoma outcomes or the impact of household income, gender, or race on clinical outcomes, Dr. Malhotra leverages his expertise with the electronic health record. Dr. Malhotra founded, and leads, the EpiLog project. The EpiLog team of McKenna statistical fellows and Frazier scholars work to uncover disparities in medical outcomes. Where possible, the lab develops approaches to eliminate avoidable differences in outcome. In addition, as Co-Director of the Translational Spinal Research Laboratory, Dr. Malhotra develops restorative approaches to treat disc degeneration. His novel approaches have led to multiple awards and research grants. Through his work, Dr. Malhotra hopes to reduce the need for spinal surgery and offer better treatments for disc degeneration.
Press Coverage and Awards
Berkshire Hathaway Business Wire: "Next Generation Back Pain Treatment"
CBS New York: Philadelphia Neurological Surgeon NR Malhotra Performs Worlds First Robotic Resection Of Cervical Spine Tumor
CNN: A Surgeon Working To Reduce The Need For Surgery Wins The Grand Prize At Wharton Business Plan Competition (Accelerating A Cure For Spine Related Back Pain)
NBC Evening News: One Man's Story Of Being Stabbed In His Spinal Cord And The Surgery That Saved Him
Pennsylvania: First Of Its Kind Endoscopic Spinal Operation (Press Release)
Philadelphia Magazine Covers Dr. Malhotra's Work
See Dr. Malhotra's Work Profiled In The New Yorker By Four Time NYT Best Selling Author Atul Gawande
"Top Doctor", Neurological Surgery (Castle Connolly)
Feature in CNN Money
Feature in BusinessWire via Berkshire Hathaway
Professional Memberships
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons, National
- AO Spine Educational Association, International
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons, National
- North American Spine Society, International
- Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society, Local
- Section for the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, National
- Section on History of Neurological Surgery, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, National
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