“I love asking patients the right questions so that we can find the right answers for them.”
Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins III is the founder of Jenkins NeuroSpine, a practice focused on improving the lives of patients suffering from spinal conditions. Dr. Jenkins is a board certified Neurosurgeon and fellowship trained in complex spinal neurosurgery from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He has offices in Manhattan and Greenwich, Connecticut and practices the full spectrum of spinal surgery.
In his prior role as co-director of the Neurosurgery Spine Program and director of both the Spinal Oncology and the Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery (MIS) programs at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, he developed new treatments and techniques that benefit patients suffering from complicated spinal diagnosis and back pain. A pioneer in utilizing minimally invasive spinal surgery (MIS) to remove spinal tumors, Dr. Jenkins invented the concept of treating spinal tumors using a minimally invasive approach. In addition to his work in removing spinal tumors, Dr. Jenkins performs decompression procedures, spinal fusions, artificial disk replacements, and works to correct spinal deformities and does complicated revision cases. He left the full-time faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he still retains “voluntary” faculty status, teaching the next generation of residents and students of all ages.
Dr. Jenkins founded Jenkins NeuroSpine so that he could use all the lessons he learned practicing the most advanced medicine in the world in order to bring the benefits of using the latest in technology and evidence-based medicine techniques to all patients. In addition to serving patients of all ages, Dr. Jenkins has treated numerous professional athletes and entertainers, and police officers and firemen. He is an officially appointed neurosurgeon for the New York Jets and the NFL Retired Players Program, and an Honorary Police Surgeon for the New York Police Department.
Most importantly, Dr. Jenkins treats the patient, not the films. He takes the time to listen, understand all aspects of the patient, and come up with a treatment plan tailored to each patient.
TRUSTED BY:
- New York Jets
- NFL Retired Players Program
- New York Police Department
- American Board of Neurological Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- More than 10,000 patients in New York and Connecticut over nearly 20 years of clinical practice
- Dozens of other spine surgeons when they needed help
- Alan T. Brown Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- International organizations as a speaker and educator in spinal surgical techniques
- Clinicians worldwide as a patented and published inventor of techniques and technologies to improve the care of spine patients
FULL BACKGROUND AND CV
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
- Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2001-Present
- Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2001-Present
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
- Associate Attending Neurosurgeon, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 2001-Present
- Associate Attending Neurosurgeon, Elmhurst Hospital Center, 2001-Present
- Associate Attending Neurosurgeon, Winthrop Hospital, 2015-Present
EDUCATION:
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA B.A., Biochemistry
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
- New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
- Department of Surgery, Surgical Internship and Teaching Assistant
- The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Residency
- The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery Fellowship
CERTIFICATION:
- Neurological Surgery Certification
LICENSURE:
- NY State
- CT State
PATENTS:
- Implanted Spinal Radiation Shield” (International PCT patent pending)
- Dynamically Reactive Flexible and Rigid Spinal Support System” (International PCT patent pending)
- Dynamically Reactive Flexible and Rigid Spinal Support System” USPTO #: 8,551,030, Issued Oct 8, 2013, International PCT and other international patent applications filed
- Dynamically Reactive Spinal Support System”, USPTO #8,708,940, International PCT and other international patent applications filed
- Spinal Shield Implant and Treatment of Spinal Metastases” USPTO # 9,072,822 , international PCT and other international patent applications filed
- Multilayered electromagnetic assembly”, USPTO #10,546,677, International PCT and other international jurisdictional patent applications filed
OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:
- Kentucky Science Foundation: Scientific Advisory Panel
- Alan T. Brown Spinal Cord Injury Foundation: Medical Advisory Board member
- NYPD: Honorary Police Surgeon
- New York Jets: Neurosurgeon on call for all home games
- National Football League – Retired Players Programs: Neurosurgical Consultant for Players with spinal disorders
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
- Current Principal, Jenkins NeuroSpine
- Former Co-Director, Neurosurgery Spine Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
- Former Director of Spinal Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
- Former Director, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
- Former Director, Spinal Cord Injury Laboratory, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai