Andrew Chan, MD
@andrewchanMD
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Spine Surgeon @ColumbiaNeuro @ColumbiaSpine @NYPHospital Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery • @DukeSpine • @NeurosurgUCSF • @ColumbiaPS • @UCLA
Manhattan, NY
Joined April 2019
Big thank you to @nyphospital @NYPAdvances for featuring @DeanChouMD and me in their piece on single-position lateral and prone lateral approaches in minimally invasive spine surgery! 🙌🔬🦴 The article highlights our lateral access and single-position techniques at
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This is such a great meeting! Excited to see everyone in Phoenix @spinesection ! Will you be there? @Twilli7 @KhoiThanMD @abdelbarrspine @brettrocos @OGdukeneurosurg @andrewchanMD
#spinesurgery #orthopaedics #neurosurgery
All-star programming in an incredible setting: 2026 #SpineSummit JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. You won’t want to miss it. Register today: https://t.co/U9KRpIpxAo
@drericksonspine @spinesection
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New JNS:Spine review asks a key question in adult deformity: Do all adult scoliosis patients need a fusion from T10 → pelvis? @DeanChouMD et al. highlight that while long constructs may be necessary for scoliosis, patient-specific anatomy, focal pain generator identification,
#OnlineFirst: Do all patients with adult scoliosis need instrumented fusion from T10 to the pelvis? https://t.co/V5ruLuskHw
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#OnlineFirst: Do all patients with adult scoliosis need instrumented fusion from T10 to the pelvis? https://t.co/V5ruLuskHw
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Thanks for highlighting our QOD Spine CORe™️ study @JohnHShinMD Of course there are many factors that would render two level ACDF or one level corpectomy ideal for a given case but we know those in between cases where either approach could be reasonable This supports similar
Are There Differences in 2-Year Outcomes Between Two-Level ACDF and Corpectomy for Cervical Myelopathy? Latest from QOD, published in Neurosurgery @CNS_Update @NeurosurgeryCNS @DKondziolkaCNS
https://t.co/woDmfQhi3M
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Pumped to serve as @CNS_Update Annual Meeting Chair over the coming year with CNS President @MartinaStippler (1st woman to hold this role), Scientific Program Chair @akashjp330, & Vice Scientific Program Chair @AnandMed. Save the date: October 31–November 4, 2026 in Washington DC
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Excited to present on using minimally invasive approaches even for severe deformity and scoliosis at the 19th annual NYC MISS - MIS, Endoscopy, Robotics, 3D Navigation, AR, VR & AI Spine Symposium — Dec 12-13, 2025. Join us in 🏙️🗽NYC’s Hudson Yards for Hands-on training &
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👏🏻 Really proud of our very own @ColumbiaNeuro spine research team’s @ColumbiaPS student, Chiemela Izima, who was this year’s CSNS/@CNS_Update Foundation Medical Student Summer Fellow in Policy Research He was invited to give a plenary talk during the @councilsns session where
The Columbia Neurosurgery team showed up strong at @CNS_Update in LA! 💪 Drs. @ConnollyES, @andrewchanMD, @SeanLavineMD, McCormick, Neira, Oh, Winfree & Yoh led sessions on spine, stroke, pediatrics & more. Incredible showing across specialties! https://t.co/N1wKmuzl2S
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Dr. Jeffrey Bruce, Co-Director of Columbia’s Brain Tumor Center, is a leader in complex brain & skull base tumors From minimally invasive surgery to Gamma Knife, he tailors care to each patient while driving NIH-funded research in immunotherapy Book: https://t.co/wFXYVN9kQX
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📸 The @CNS_Update team that never rests Here 2026 CNS President @MartinaStippler, Annual Meeting Chair @KhoiThanMD, Scientific Program Chair @akashjp330, and Vice SPC @AnandMed gathered with the 2026 CNS Scientific Program Committee to start planning next year’s meeting in
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After over six years of doing this show, we were HONORED to perform our first-ever live podcast recording with @ColumbiaNeuro at their Brainwaves conference, interviewing the great and powerful Dr. Sander Connolly! With many leaders in one room - and so many friends of the
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☕️ Monday morning breakfast in LA at @CNS_Update #CNS2025 Annual Meeting @AANSNeuro Marketing and Communications Committee hard at work to make the 2026 Annual Meeting in San Antonio the best yet @IsaacYangMD @michaelivanmd @martinphammd @CheeragU @JPGK_MD @DrDiGiorgio
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Incredible talks this morning at the #2025CNS Operative Spine Video Course! Keep recording & publishing your work so we can document & teach the incredible work being done
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💼 Spine Summit Executive Committee at Work The Spine Summit Executive Committee, led by Dr. Erica Bisson, met today at the CNS 2025 Annual Meeting. This dedicated group of spine leaders, all volunteering their time, is helping to advance innovation, collaboration, research,
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📊 SpineCORe & QOD Meeting at #CNS2025 Great energy this morning at the SpineCORe QOD collaborative meeting — highlighting impactful multicenter research across grade 1, grade 2, and high-grade spondylolisthesis, CSM, and cervical radiculopathy. Exciting work ahead from this
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Check out the lineup of speakers for our Operative Video Course on Saturday October 11th! There is still time to register for the course: https://t.co/ymyEdOF9bi
@CNS_Update
@KhoiThanMD
@andrewchanMD
@spinesection
#2025CNS
@DukeSpine
@UNCneurosurgery
@MDAndersonNews
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#SpineResearchTuesday Five-Year Outcomes After MIS TLIF vs. Decompression for Grade 1 Spondylolisthesis A multicenter QOD SpineCORe study found that while both MIS TLIF and MIS decompression improve pain and function, MIS TLIF is associated with significantly fewer reoperations
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OBJECTIVE The Spinal Laminectomy Versus Instrumented Pedicle Screw trial reported the superiority of fusion compared to laminectomy alone for patients with grade 1 degenerative spondylolisthesis....
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Join fellow neurosurgeons and staff at the 75th @CNS_Update Annual Meeting in LA, 10/11–15, to hear from our team alongside leaders from across the field. 🧠 To read more and register, click the link below. https://t.co/zZtDE0SG0Y
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Stronger back muscles may help protect against spine problems like DLS, where a vertebra slips forward. A Columbia-led study found severe slips linked to weaker, fattier muscles—showing muscle health impacts more than fitness. 📖 Full study: https://t.co/NdgbYylNoe
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