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{{Short description|American neurosurgeon}}
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'''Roger Härtl''' is an American neurological surgeon at [[Weill-Cornell Medical College]] and [[NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital]].<ref name=Hartl>{{cite web |url=http://www.weillcornell.org/rhartl/ |title=Profile Weill Cornell Brain & Spine Center|date=5 October 2011 |publisher= }}</ref> He is the Director of Spinal Surgery at the Weill Cornell Brain & Spine Center. <ref name=Weill>{{cite web |url=http://www.cornellneurosurgery.org/spine/index.html |title=Weill Cornell Brain & Spine Center|date=5 October 2011 |publisher= }}</ref> Härtl has been named by Becker's Spine Review as one of the Top 50 Spine Surgeons in the United States<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beckersasc.com/news-analysis/50-of-the-best-spine-specialists-in-america.html |title=50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America |author= |date=5 October 2011 |publisher= }}</ref> as well as one of the Top 10 Spine and Neurosurgeon Leaders at Non-Profit Hospitals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com/spine/item/9206-10-spine-and-neurosurgeon-leaders-at-non-profit-hospitals |title=10 Spine and Neurosurgeon Leaders at Non-Profit Hospitals |author= |date=5 October 2011 |publisher= }}</ref> He was named one of New York's Top Doctors by ''New York Magazine'' after he saved the life of New York firefighter Eugene Stolowski.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/health/bestdoctors/2006/17259/ |title=Medical Marvels - Doctor Roger Härtl Saves Firefighter Who Jumped From Burning Building -- New York Magazine |author=New York Magazine |date=5 October 2011 |publisher= }}</ref>

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'''Roger Härtl, MD''' is a board-certified neurological surgeon. He is Chief of Spinal Surgery at the Weill Cornell Brain & Spine Center <ref name=Weill>{{cite web |url=http://www.weillcornell.org/rhartl/ |title=Weill Cornell Brain & Spine Center|date=5 October 2011 |work= |publisher= }}</ref> in New York and the neurosurgeon for the New York Giants. Dr. Härtl has been named one of the Top 50 Spine Surgeons in the United States<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beckersasc.com/news-analysis/50-of-the-best-spine-specialists-in-america.html |title=50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America |author= |date=5 October 2011 |work= |publisher= }}</ref> as well as one of the Top 10 Spine and Neurosurgeon Leaders at Non-Profit Hospitals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beckersorthopedicandspine.com/spine/item/9206-10-spine-and-neurosurgeon-leaders-at-non-profit-hospitals |title=10 Spine and Neurosurgeon Leaders at Non-Profit Hospitals |author= |date=5 October 2011 |work= |publisher= }}</ref> He was named one of New York’s Top Doctors by New York magazine after he saved the life of New York firefighter Eugene Stolowski, whose leap from a burning building left him critically injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/health/bestdoctors/2006/17259/ |title=Medical Marvels - Doctor Roger Härtl Saves Firefighter Who Jumped From Burning Building -- New York Magazine |author=New York Magazine |date=5 October 2011 |work= |publisher= }}</ref> He is also currently the Leonard and Fleur Harlan Clinical Scholar in Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College.

== Professional Expertise ==
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Dr. Härtl's scientific work focuses on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and he has lectured and published extensively on the surgical treatment of spine disorders, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury. In conjunction with the Brain Trauma Foundation in New York, where he serves as a member of the Medical Advisory Board,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.braintrauma.org/about/medical-advisory-board/ |title=Medical Advisory Board - The Brain Trauma Foundation |author= |date=5 October 2011 |work= |publisher= }}</ref> Dr. Härtl helped develop the treatment guidelines for the medical and surgical management of head injury that are now used nationwide.


== Education ==
== Education ==
Dr. Härtl received his M.D. from the Ludwig-Maximillians University in Munich, Germany. He completed post-doctoral fellowships at the Weill Cornell Medical College as well as the Charite Hospital of the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, followed by a surgical internship and residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He completed his neurosurgery residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, after which he pursed specialized training in complex spine surgery at the Barrow's Neurological Institute in Phoenix under Dr. Volker Sonntag. He has worked with Weill Cornell Medical College’s Department of Neurosurgery in New York since 2004.<ref name=Weill />
Härtl received his M.D. from the [[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich|Ludwig-Maximillians University]] in Munich, Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://weillcornellbrainandspine.org/faculty/roger-h%C3%A4rtl-md |title=Roger Hartl, MD |author= |date=20 February 2019 |publisher= }}</ref> He completed post-doctoral fellowships at the [[Weill Cornell Medicine|Weill Cornell Medical College]] as well as the [[Charité]] Hospital of the [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Humboldt University]] in Berlin, Germany, followed by a surgical internship and residency at [[Allegheny General Hospital]] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He completed his neurosurgery residency at New York-Presbyterian/[[Weill Cornell Medical Center]] and [[Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center]], after which he pursued specialized training in complex spine surgery at the Barrow's Neurological Institute in Phoenix under Volker Sonntag. He has worked with Weill Cornell Medical College's Department of Neurosurgery in New York since 2004.<ref name=Weill />


== Grants and Awards ==
== Books ==
* ''Biological Approaches to Spinal Disc Repair and Regeneration for Clinicians'' New York, New York : Thieme Publishers, 2017 {{ISBN|9781626232501}}
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In 2011 Dr. Härtl and his colleague at Cornell in Ithaca, Dr. Larry Bonassar, were awarded a $100,000 grant from the NFL<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2011/feb/04/spinal-researcher-gets-nfl-grant/ |title=Manhattan Lab Rats Help in Hunt for NFL Safeguards - WNYC |author= |date=5 October 2011 |work= |publisher= }}</ref> to help develop a new generation of artificial discs for the spine. Drs. Härtl and Bonassar have also received $400,000 in funding from AOSpine and the AOFoundation.
* ''Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Techniques, Evidence, and Controversies” Davos, Switzerland : AOSpine, 2012 {{ISBN|9783131723819}}
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== Career ==
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Härtl's scientific work focuses on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and he has lectured and published on the surgical treatment of spine disorders, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury.{{cn|date=July 2023}} In conjunction with the Brain Trauma Foundation in New York, where he serves as a member of the Medical Advisory Board,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.braintrauma.org/about/medical-advisory-board/ |title=Medical Advisory Board - The Brain Trauma Foundation |date=5 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225182858/https://www.braintrauma.org/about/medical-advisory-board/ |archivedate=25 December 2011 }}</ref> Härtl helped develop the treatment guidelines for the medical and surgical management of head injury that are used nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.braintrauma.org/uploads/01/13/Guidleines_for_the_Surgical_Management_of_TBI.pdf |title=Guidelines for the Surgical Management of TBI - The Brain Trauma Foundation |author= |date=20 February 2019|publisher= }}</ref>


== Grants and awards ==
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In 2011, Härtl and his colleague at Cornell in Ithaca, Larry Bonassar, were awarded a $100,000 grant from the NFL<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2011/feb/04/spinal-researcher-gets-nfl-grant/ |title=Manhattan Lab Rats Help in Hunt for NFL Safeguards - WNYC |date=5 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615092425/http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2011/feb/04/spinal-researcher-gets-nfl-grant/ |archivedate=15 June 2012 }}</ref> to help develop a new generation of artificial discs for the spine.


== Tanzania Neurosurgery Project ==
Härtl and his team bring neurosurgical equipment to Bugando Medical Center and train local surgeons to perform basic neurosurgical procedures. His team trains doctors in Tanzania, providing them with expertise in neurosurgical procedures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weillcornellbrainandspine.org/tanzania |title=Neurosurgical Missions in Tanzania| author= |date=20 February 2019 |publisher= }}</ref> Since 2015, Hartl has led an annual course in Tanzania training local providers to treat neurotrauma patients. After the course in 2018, Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute in Dar Es Salaam announced that the hospital was launching its neurosurgery program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/MOI-set-to-begin-performing-neurosurgery/1840340-4839144-gfn563z/index.html |title=MOI Set to Begin Performing Neurosurgery| author= |date=20 February 2019 |publisher= }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:50, 26 October 2023

Roger Härtl
OccupationNeurosurgeon
Known forResearch in neuroscience & neurosurgery
Scientific career
FieldsPhysician & Neurosurgeon
InstitutionsWeill Medical College; New York Presbyterian Medical Center

Roger Härtl is an American neurological surgeon at Weill-Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.[1] He is the Director of Spinal Surgery at the Weill Cornell Brain & Spine Center. [2] Härtl has been named by Becker's Spine Review as one of the Top 50 Spine Surgeons in the United States[3] as well as one of the Top 10 Spine and Neurosurgeon Leaders at Non-Profit Hospitals.[4] He was named one of New York's Top Doctors by New York Magazine after he saved the life of New York firefighter Eugene Stolowski.[5]

Education

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Härtl received his M.D. from the Ludwig-Maximillians University in Munich, Germany.[6] He completed post-doctoral fellowships at the Weill Cornell Medical College as well as the Charité Hospital of the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, followed by a surgical internship and residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He completed his neurosurgery residency at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, after which he pursued specialized training in complex spine surgery at the Barrow's Neurological Institute in Phoenix under Volker Sonntag. He has worked with Weill Cornell Medical College's Department of Neurosurgery in New York since 2004.[2]

Books

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  • Biological Approaches to Spinal Disc Repair and Regeneration for Clinicians New York, New York : Thieme Publishers, 2017 ISBN 9781626232501
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Techniques, Evidence, and Controversies” Davos, Switzerland : AOSpine, 2012 ISBN 9783131723819

Career

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Härtl's scientific work focuses on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and he has lectured and published on the surgical treatment of spine disorders, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury.[citation needed] In conjunction with the Brain Trauma Foundation in New York, where he serves as a member of the Medical Advisory Board,[7] Härtl helped develop the treatment guidelines for the medical and surgical management of head injury that are used nationwide.[8]

Grants and awards

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In 2011, Härtl and his colleague at Cornell in Ithaca, Larry Bonassar, were awarded a $100,000 grant from the NFL[9] to help develop a new generation of artificial discs for the spine.

Tanzania Neurosurgery Project

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Härtl and his team bring neurosurgical equipment to Bugando Medical Center and train local surgeons to perform basic neurosurgical procedures. His team trains doctors in Tanzania, providing them with expertise in neurosurgical procedures.[10] Since 2015, Hartl has led an annual course in Tanzania training local providers to treat neurotrauma patients. After the course in 2018, Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute in Dar Es Salaam announced that the hospital was launching its neurosurgery program.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile Weill Cornell Brain & Spine Center". 5 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Weill Cornell Brain & Spine Center". 5 October 2011.
  3. ^ "50 of the Best Spine Specialists in America". 5 October 2011.
  4. ^ "10 Spine and Neurosurgeon Leaders at Non-Profit Hospitals". 5 October 2011.
  5. ^ New York Magazine (5 October 2011). "Medical Marvels - Doctor Roger Härtl Saves Firefighter Who Jumped From Burning Building -- New York Magazine".
  6. ^ "Roger Hartl, MD". 20 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Medical Advisory Board - The Brain Trauma Foundation". 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Guidelines for the Surgical Management of TBI - The Brain Trauma Foundation" (PDF). 20 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Manhattan Lab Rats Help in Hunt for NFL Safeguards - WNYC". 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Neurosurgical Missions in Tanzania". 20 February 2019.
  11. ^ "MOI Set to Begin Performing Neurosurgery". 20 February 2019.
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