About Me

Dr. Steven McAnany is an orthopedic surgeon at HSS and Co-Medical Director for HSS Spine Center with Stamford Health. He is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. McAnany's research interests lie in the cost-effectiveness analysis of spine surgery, including cervical disc replacements, discectomies, fusions and minimally invasive surgery. He has authored over 50 articles, book chapters, and text books. Dr.McAnany is involved in the design of innovative surgical technology with an emphasis on developing implants and techniques to improve surgical fusion rates.

Dr. McAnany received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY, and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Mount Sinai Hospital. He then completed fellowship training in spine surgery at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. McAnany is a member of the North American Spine Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and a reviewer for the Global Spine Journal.

  • Specialties

    Specialties

    Orthopaedic Surgery
    Orthopedic Spine Surgery

    Special Interests

    Special Expertise

    Evaluation and treatment of degenerative spine conditions of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, with special interests in minimally invasive surgery.

    Procedures

    Anterior and posterior spinal fusion
    Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
    Laminoplasty
    Lumbar laminectomy
    Minimally invasive spine procedures
    Posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion
    Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions
    Robotic and navigated spine surgery

    Languages

    English

  • Education & Training

    Medical School

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Residency

    Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

    Fellowship

    Emory University School of Medicine

  • Board Certifications & Affiliations

    Board Certifications

    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

    Affiliations

    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Reviewer
    Global Spine Journal
    North American Spine Society, Member

Published Work

Hemiarthroplasty Versus Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fractures: A Meta-Analysis

Shukla DR, McAnany S, Kim J, Overley S, Parsons BO. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015; 25(2): 330-340.

Osteoporosis in Cervical Spine Surgery

Guzman JZ, Feldman ZM, McAnany S, Hecht AC, Qureshi SA, Cho SK. Spine. 2016; 41(8): 662-668.

Return to Play in Elite Athletes After Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Meta-Analysis

Overley SC, McAnany SJ, Andelman S, Patterson DC, Cho SK, Qureshi SA, Hsu WK, Hecht AC. Spine. 2016; 41(8): 713-718.

Open Versus Minimally Invasive Fixation Techniques for Thoracolumbar Trauma: A Meta-Analysis

McAnany SJ, Overley SC, Kim JS, Baird EO, Qureshi SA, Anderson PA. Global Spine J. 2016; 6(2): 186-194.

The Burden of Clostridium Difficile After Cervical Spine Surgery

Guzman JZ, Skovrlj B, Rothenberg ES, Lu Y, McAnany S, Cho SK, Hecht AC, Qureshi SA. Global Spine J. 2016; 6(4): 314-321.

Posterolateral Fusion Versus Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

McAnany SJ, Baird EO, Qureshi SA, Hecht AC, Heller JG, Anderson PA. Spine. 2016; 41(23): E1408-E1414.

Minimally Invasive Cervical Foraminotomy

McAnany SJ, Qureshi SA. JBJS Essent Surg Tech. 2016 Jun 08; 6(2): e23.

The Effect of Obesity on the Improvement in Health State Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Interbody Fusion

McAnany SJ, Patterson DC, Overley S, Alicea D, Guzman J, Qureshi SA. Global Spine J. 2016; 6(8): 744-748.

The Results of Tension Band Rotator Cuff Suture Fixation of Locked Plating of Displaced Proximal Humerus Fractures

Shukla DR, McAnany S, Pean C, Overley S, Lovy A, Parsons BO. Injury. 2017; 48(2): 474-480.

Structural and Chemical Modification to Improve Adhesive and Material Properties of Fibrin-Genipin for Repair of Annulus Fibrosus Defects in Intervertebral Discs

Cruz MA, McAnany S, Gupta N, Long R, Nasser PR, Eglin D, Hecht A, Illien-Junger S, Iatridis JC. J Biomech Eng. 2017 May 2.

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