Nancy Epstein, MD, is an Attending Neurosurgeon at Winthrop and a Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Prior to joining Winthrop, she served as Chief of Neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital for over 10 years.

Dr. Epstein is a Diplomate of The American Board of Neurological Surgeons.

Her post-graduate training includes a residency in neurosurgery at Bellevue Medical Center in New York, where she also completed an internship in surgery. She received her medical degree from Columbia University.

Dr. Epstein has published over 180 professional peer-reviewed papers, as well as chapters in major neurosurgical and orthopedic surgical textbooks. She is a member of several professional societies, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

She served as Program Chair for the Spine Section of the AANS and the CSRS, and was President of the CSRS in 2001. Dr. Epstein is presently on six editorial boards of major neurosurgical and orthopedic spine journals: Spine, Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques, The Spine Journal, Surgical Neurology, Spinal Cord (England), and Spinal Surgery (Japan).

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