Sean E. McCance

Sean E. McCance, M.D.
Education Fordham University, Columbia University

Medical career

Profession orthopedic surgeon
Institutions Lenox Hill Hospital
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Specialism spine surgery

Sean E. McCance, M.D., is an American orthopedic surgeon and Co-Director of Spine Surgery in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.[1][2] Additionally, he is Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Attending Spine Physician at Lenox Hill Hospital.

McCance is the author of a chapter in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine (ISBN 0892031727) and was listed as one of the "Best Doctors" for spinal fusion in Money Magazine.[3] He is a member of both the Scoliosis Research Society and the North American Spine Society.[2]

Biography

McCance received his B.S. in 1987 from Fordham University and his M.D. in 1991 from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed an internship in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York in 1992 and a residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in 1996. He completed a fellowship in spine surgery at the Twin Cites Spine Center in Minneapolis in 1997.[2][4]

In 1997, McCance was named Coordinator of Spine Education and Assistant Adjunct of Orthopaedic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. In 2000, he was named Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University School of Medicine and Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at NYU Medical Center. In 2000, he joined the Mount Sinai Medical Center as Attending Orthopedic Surgeon. In 2006, he was named Co-Director of Spine Surgery at Mount Sinai, and, in 2008, Clinical Associate Professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

McCance is a member of the Scoliosis Research Society, the North American Spine Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Medical Association and the Medical Society of the State of New York.[2][5] Clinical interests include long-term outcomes of instrumented lumbar fusions for degenerative disease, innovative surgical techniques for spinal stenosis and cervical spine fixation techniques.

Honors and awards

Publications

References

  1. ↑ Katie Charles (March 31, 2009). "When spines throw a curve: Treating adult scoliosis". New York Daily News.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Sinai Medical Center – Doctor profile". Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Money Magazine – Best Doctors". CNN. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ "American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons". Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "HealthGrades.com". Retrieved December 1, 2010.

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