About Dr. Haroon Choudhri
Dr. Choudhri is a Board-Certified, Fellowship trained Neurosurgeon who received his medical training in NYC. After graduating from medical school at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, he completed his Neurosurgery Residency and a prestigious, Combined Orthopaedic/Neurosurgery Fellowship in Complex Spinal Surgery at New York University. Following this training, he moved to Georgia, where he has been in practice for 16 years as a Professor of Neurosurgery at Augusta University. While in academic/clinical practice at Augusta University, he was Chief of the Section of Adult Neurosurgery and Director of the Neurosurgery Spine Service & Fellowship in Complex Spinal Surgery. He developed an international reputation for high-quality, complex care and has been sought out by patients around the world for his expertise.
Many patients have traveled to Augusta, Georgia from all around the United States and from overseas to be treated by Dr. Choudhri. With the increasing growth of his international patient following, he returned to the NYC metropolitan area which he loves.
We take care of all manner of spine and brain problems ranging from those benefiting from minimally invasive or non-operative care to major reconstructive procedures as well as surgeries for tumors, deformity and revision spinal surgery that have been deemed "inoperable" or "unfixable." Every patient is evaluated and treated as an individual.
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Practice names
Hospital affiliations
- St. John Hospital and Medical Center
- Hudson Regional Hospital
- Jersey City Medical Center
- Hackensack University Medical Center at Pascack Valley
- Hackensack University Medical Center
- Bayonne Medical Center
- Westchester Medical Center
- Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
Board certifications
- American Board of Neurological Surgery
Education and training
- Medical School - Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Doctor of Medicine
- New York University, Residency in Neurosurgery
- New York University, Fellowship in Spine Surgery
- New York University, Fellowship in Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Professional memberships
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
- Cervical Spine Research Society
Awards and publications
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor
- Frazzini VI, Winfree CJ, Choudhri HF, Prestigiacomo CJ, & Solomon RA: Mild Hypothermia and MK801 have similar, but not additive Degrees of Cerebroprotection in the Rat Permanent Focal Ischemia Model Neurosurgery 34, pp 1040-1046, 1994
- Gruber ML, Glass J, Choudhri HF, & Nirenberg A: Pre-irradiation Carboplatin Chemotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme American Journal of Clinical Oncology, Oct. 97. Choudhri HF, Maya M, Feinberg D, Weinberg J, Groff M, Weiner HL, & Wisoff J: Evaluation of Patency of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy using MRI Flow Study ASAIO Journal, Volume 44, Number 2, p. 12 Choudhri HF: Use of Expanded Polytetraflouroethylene (ePTFE) as an Annular Patch after Lumbar Disc Surgery ASAIO Journal, Volume 44, Number 2, p. 88 Huang, PP, Choudhri HF, Jallo GI & Miller DC: Inflammatory Aneurysm and Neurocystercercosis: Further Evidence for a Causal Relationship? Neurosurgery, Volume 47, Number 2, August 2000, pp 466-468 Osborn I, Choudhri HF, & Sandor: Management of the Patient with acute head injury In: Rosenberg, AD, Pain Management and Regional Anesthesia in Trauma, WB Saunders Company Ltd, 1999 pp 339-350 Chiles BW, Leonard ML, Choudhri HF, & Cooper PR: Patterns of Recovery in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy after Anterior Decompressive Surgery Neurosurgery, April 1999 Choudhri HF & Le Roux PD: Cerebral Concussion and Diffuse Brain Injury In: Cooper P, Head Injury 4th Edition, Appleton and Lange Diamantopolous J, Diez R, Jerez P, Sanmillan J, Choudri HF (SIC), Cordoba A: Bilateral Ganglion Cysts: Case Report and Review of the Literature, Acta Neurochirurgica, Volume 141, Number 7/July 1999 Rahimi SY, Stevens EA, Yeh DJ. Flannery AM, Choudhri HF, & Lee MR: Treatment of Atlantoaxial instability in Pediatric Patients Neurosurgery Focus, February 2004 Fountas KN, Kapsalaki EZ, Karampelas I, Feltes CH, Dimopoulos VG, Machinis TG, Nikolakakos LG, Boev AN, Choudhri HF & Smisson HF*; Robinson, Joe S. MD, FACS *: Results of Long-Term Follow-up in Patients Undergoing Anterior Screw Fixation for Type II and Rostral Type III Odontoid Fractures Spine, March 15, 2005 Volume 30 Issue 6: 661-669 Choudhri HF & Stone JA: Multidisciplinary Treatment of Vascular Spinal Tumors Neuroscience Outlook (MCG Neurosurgery Newsletter), Volume 1, Issue 2 – Winter 2005 Choudhri HF & Webb D: Reconstruction Options after Ventral Thoracic Spinal Cord Decompression, Contemporary Neurosurgery Volume 27, Number 10, May 30, 2005 Vender JR, Hester S, Houle PJ, Choudhri HF, Rekito A, McDonnell DE: The use of closed-suction irrigation systems to manage spinal infections, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, October 3(4): 276-82 Tuttle, J, Shakir A., Choudhri HF: Paramedian approach for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with unilateral pedicle screw fixation. Technical note and preliminary report on 47 cases, Neurosurgery Focus 2006 March 15; 20(3):E5 Choudhri HF & Perling LH:Diagnosis and management of Juxtafacet cysts, Neurosurgery Focus 2006 March 15; 20(3):E1 Choudhri HF & Attia WI: Three Stage Correction of Fixed Postsurgical Cervical Kyphotic Deformity Neuroscience Outlook (MCG Neurosurgery Newsletter), Volume 3, Issue 2 – Winter 2007 Choudhri HF & Attia WI: Minimaly Invasive Paramedian Unilateral Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Neuroscience Outlook (MCG Neurosurgery Newsletter), Volume 3, Issue 2 – Winter 2007 Choudhri HF: Transthoracic Thoracotomy In: Connolly ES, Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery 2nd Edition, pp. 457-460, Thieme Choudhri HF, Choudhri AF & Choudhri TF: Surgical Management of Postoperative Spinal Infections In: Connolly ES, Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery 2nd Edition, pp. 610-612, Thieme Choudhri HF: Posterior Thoracic/Thoracolumbar Instrumentation In: Connolly ES, Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery 2nd Edition, pp. 495-497, Thieme Choudhri HF: Anterior Thoracic/Thoracolumbar Decompression In: Connolly ES, Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery 2nd Edition, pp. 461-463, Thieme Choudhri HF: Anterior Thoracic/Thoracolumbar Stabilization In: Connolly ES, Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery 2nd Edition, pp. 464-467, Thieme Choudhri HF, Choudhri AF & Choudhri TF: Surgical Management of Primary Spinal Infections: Osteomyelitis, Discitis, and Epidural Abscess In: Connolly ES, Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery 2nd Edition, pp. 613-616, Thieme Choudhri HF: Retropharyngeal Approach In: Connolly ES, Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery 2nd Edition, pp. 393-395, Thieme Choudhri HF: Anterior Cervicothoracic Junction Approach In: Connolly ES, Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery 2nd Edition, pp. 428-431, Thieme Choudhri HF: Odontoid Screw Placement In: Connolly ES, Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery 2nd Edition, pp. 395-398, Thieme Yuan J, Sharma N, Choudhri HF, Figueroa R & Sharma S: Intraventricular dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor in a pediatric patient: is it the most common extracortical location for DNT?, Child’s Nervous System Volume 27, Number 3, pp 485-490 El Fallal S, Al Shardan M, & Choudhri HF: Hydrogen Peroxide Solution as an Inexpensive Intraoperative Hemostatic Agent during Complex Spine Surgery: Technical note and report of 50 cases: AOA NEUROSURGERY, pp. 14-18, Volume 10 AONS 2010 Chou D, Cheng J, Chesnut R, Choudhri HF, Gopinath S, Graham RS, Gray R, Kim K, Krishnaney A, McCormick P, Mendel E, Park J, Shaffrey M, Simmons N, Tew J & Wright N: A Prospective Multi-center, Randomized Controlled Study to Compare a Low Swell Formulation of a PEG Hydrogel Spinal Sealant as an Adjunct to Sutured Dural Repair with Common Dural Sealing Methods: The Spine Journal, September 2010, Volume 10, Issue 9, Supplement, Page S80 Woodall MN, Shakir B, Smitherman A & Choudhri HF: Technical Note: Resolution of spontaneous electromyographic discharge following disk space distraction during lateral transpsoas interbody fusion, International Journal of Spine Surgery, December 2013 Vol. 7, No. 1 pp.e39-341 Shakir BA, Woodall MN, & Choudhri HF: Anterior Cervical Instrumentation Techniques In: Kim DH, Surgical Anatomy and Techniques to the Spine, pp. 182-186, Elsevier 2013 Wright NM, Park J, Tew JM, Kim KD, Shaffrey ME, Cheng J, Choudhri HF, Krishnaney AA, Graham RS, Mendel E & Simmons N: Spinal Sealant system provides better intraoperative watertight closure than standard of care during spinal surgery: a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled study Spine, April 2015 Choudhri TF, Choudhri HF, Bailes JE: Thoracic Injuries and Pain Syndromes in Athletes In: Hecht AC, Spine Injuries in Athletes, Chapter 22, Wolters Kluwer 2017 Nguyen KD, Choudhri HF, & Macomson SD: The Intercostal nerve as a target for diagnostic biopsy J Neurosurgery, May 2017
Languages spoken
- English
- Spanish
Provider's gender
Male
NPI number
1477663144
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Dr. Haroon Choudhri is affiliated with St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Hudson Regional Hospital, and Jersey City Medical Center.
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Dr. Haroon Choudhri works with Hudson Neurosurgery.
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Dr. Haroon Choudhri is certified by American Board of Neurological Surgery.
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Dr. Haroon Choudhri speaks English and Spanish.