Neil Malhotra
Neil R. Malhotra, MD
Office
(215) 316-5151
145 King of Prussia Road Floor 3, South Radnor, PA 19087
About
Recognized as Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2018, 2019, 2020. Recognized as Castle Connolly Top Cancer Doctor 2020.
Dr. Malhotra is the Chief of Neurological Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Vice Chairman for Operations for the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He oversees strategic initiatives to enhance the quality of patient care. Dr. Malhotra has published more than 150 peer reviewed articles and book chapters devoted to advancing care for patients with spinal cancers and spinal degenerative disorders.
From a clinical standpoint, Dr. Malhotra provides expertise in the care of cancers of the spinal column and spinal nerves as well as spinal degenerative 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 spinal lesion treatment (such as meningioma, chordoma, metastasis) and spinal column reconstruction in addition to the treatment of cervical and lumbar disc herniation and spondylolisthesis. He is the first to have performed Endoscopic and Exoscopic Spinal Fusion Surgery (a less invasive form of spinal nerve decompression and fusion). Dr. Malhotra led the team that performed the worlds first transoral robotic surgery for treatment of a spinal cancer.
As director and creator of the Neurosurgery Quality Improvement Initiative Dr. Malhotra, along with like-minded colleagues, developed a software system within the electronic medical record system to enhance disease management and predict response to therapy. The EpiLog project is now in use to enhance all patient care.
Neil Malhotra
Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues for 2019 and 2020Recognized as Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2018, 2019, 2020. Recognized as Castle Connolly Top Cancer Doctor 2020.
Dr. Malhotra is the Chief of Neurological Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Vice Chairman for Operations for the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He oversees strategic initiatives to enhance the quality of patient care. Dr. Malhotra has published more than 150 peer reviewed articles and book chapters devoted to advancing care for patients with spinal cancers and spinal degenerative disorders.
From a clinical standpoint, Dr. Malhotra provides expertise in the care of cancers of the spinal column and spinal nerves as well as spinal degenerative 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 spinal lesion treatment (such as meningioma, chordoma, metastasis) and spinal column reconstruction in addition to the treatment of cervical and lumbar disc herniation and spondylolisthesis. He is the first to have performed Endoscopic and Exoscopic Spinal Fusion Surgery (a less invasive form of spinal nerve decompression and fusion). Dr. Malhotra led the team that performed the worlds first transoral robotic surgery for treatment of a spinal cancer.
As director and creator of the Neurosurgery Quality Improvement Initiative Dr. Malhotra, along with like-minded colleagues, developed a software system within the electronic medical record system to enhance disease management and predict response to therapy. The EpiLog project is now in use to enhance all patient care.
Primary Specialty
Neurosurgeon
Practice
Neil R. Malhotra, MD
Gender
Male
Education
University of Virginia
Training
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
Aetna US Healthcare, Amerihealth Caritas, Amerihealth Caritas Medicare, Centivo Health Plan, Cigna, Cigna HealthSpring, Clover Health Plan, Devon Health Services (Americare), Gateway Health Plan, Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Medicaid, Global Medical Management, HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan, HealthPartners, HealthPartners Medicare, HealthSmart, Highmark Blue Shield, Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Humana / Choicecare, Humana / Medicare, Imagine Health 360, Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East), Keystone First, Keystone First Medicare, Multiplan, NJ Medicaid, NJ Qualcare, Oscar Health Plan of PA, Oxford Health Plan, PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare, PA Medicaid, PA Medicare, Provider Partners Health Plan, Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA, Tricare, United Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, US Family Health Plan, Veterans Choice Program
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Admitting Hospitals
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital
Services
anterior cervical spine surgery, anterior lumbar interbody fusion, anterior lumbar spine surgery, anterior spine surgery, anterior thoracic spine surgery, artificial disc replacement surgery in the cervical spine, artificial disc replacement surgery in the lumbar spine, back surgery, biological enhancement of spine fusions, cervical decompression, cervical herniated disc surgery, cervical laminoplasty, cervical laminotomy, cervical spine fusion, cervical spine revision, cervical spine steroid injection, cervical spine surgery, chiari decompression, complex spine surgery, compression fracture surgery, cordotomy, decompression laminectomy, disc arthroplasty, disc replacement, disc surgery, diskectomy, endoscopic cervical spine surgery, endoscopic lumbar spine surgery, endoscopic thoracic spine surgery, extreme lateral interbody fusion, facet surgery, herniated disc surgery, image guided biopsy of the spine, interspinous device placement, kyphoplasty, laminectomy, laminoplasty, lateral access spine surgery, lesionectomy, low back surgery, lumbar drain, lumbar herniated disc surgery, lumbar spine fusion, lumbar spine surgery, microdiscectomy, microneurosurgery, microsurgery, microsurgery of the cervical spine, microsurgery of the lumbar spine, microsurgery of the thoracic spine, minimally invasive lumbar discectomy, minimally invasive lumbar fusion, minimally invasive partial lumbar discectomy, minimally invasive spine fusion, minimally invasive spine surgery, myelopathy surgery, navigation spine surgery, occipito cervical fusion, posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion, posterior cervical spine surgery, posterior lumbar laminectomy, posterior lumbar spine surgery, posterior spine surgery, posterior thoracic spine surgery, robotic spine surgery, sacroiliac joint fusion, sacroiliac joint surgery, spinal abscess surgery, spinal cord surgery, spinal cyst removal, spinal dural graft, spinal stenosis surgery, spine deformity correction surgery, spine embolization, spine fusion, spine instrumentation, spine microsurgery, spine reconstruction, spine revision, spine surgery, spondylectomy, spondylosis surgery, spondylosyndesis, surgery for sciatica
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