Shuriz Hishmeh is a spinal surgeon specializing in deformaties, complex spine surgery, revision spinal surgery and spine cancer. In addition to these procedures, Dr. Hishmeh manages cervical pathology, lumbar fusions, and disk herniation. He received his training from nationally acclaimed surgeons in Manhattan for both spine and deformity surgery. Upon completion of these fellowships, Dr. Hishmeh attended Stony Brook University Medical center to finish his Orthopaedic training and to receive board eligibility.
Dr. Hishmeh has an excellent bedside manner, which he attributes to his physical therapy degree from New York University. Dr. Hishmeh feels that he can give patients unique care due to his expertise in spinal surgery from his fellowship training and education and his background in physical therapy. Because of these two disciplines, Dr. Hishmeh can give his patients excellent information about their condition as well as maximize their quality of life while providing the best post-operative care possible, allowing patients to minimize the time spent at the hospital recovering and more time getting back to the things they enjoy the most.
Dr. Hishmeh’ s extensive training and background has paid off for patient care: he has been awarded the Patient’s Choice Award for 2011 and 2012. Recipients of the Patient’s Award must have top reviews from patients on websites such as Vitals. Dr. Hishmeh was chosen among 720,000 doctors in New York. This award is only given to the top 5% of doctors in New York. After receiving this award, the American Registry also added him to the Registry of Business Excellence. Dr. Hishmeh went on to win the Patient’s choice award again in 2012.
In addition to providing excellent care to his patients, Dr. Hishmeh is also active in clinical research and academics. He has presented his research on numerous occasions time and time again while also serving as a clinical assistant professor at the North Shore-LIJ Hofstra University Medical School.
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