Dr. Noel Perin

Director of the Center For Minimally Invasive Spine and Neurosurgery

Primary Specialty: Neurosurgery
Sub. Specialty: Spinal surgery

Minimally Invasive and Thoracoscopic surgery / Surgery for tumors in the Spine & Spinal cord / Spinal Cord Herniation, Peripheral Nerve Surgery / Complex spinal surgery for deformity and spinal fusion / Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis (Palmar & Plantar).

Dr. Perin has a vast experience in the treatment of all disorders of the spine, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Spinal endoscopy – Thoracic disc, Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis, Paravertebral Dumbbell Schwannomas of the Thoracic spine

  • Minimally invasive spinal surgery – Cervical Foraminotomy, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Stenosis, Lumbar Synovial Cyst, Lumbar Spine Fusion

  • Lumbar Sympathectomy for Severe Plantar Hyperhidrosis

  • Reduction and repair for Spinal cord Herniation

  • Spinal cord tumors-Ependymomas & Astrocytomas

  • Spine Tumors – metastatic tumors, Meningiomas, Schwannomas, Neurofibromas

  • Spinal cord tumors-Ependymomas & Astrocytomas

  • Spine Tumors – metastatic tumors, Meningiomas, Schwannomas, Neurofibromas

  • Fractures of the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral

  • Degenerative Deformities of the spine

  • Cervical, thoracic and lumbar Disc Herniations & Stenosis

  • Surgery for Spinal Instabilty with Instrumentation

 

Post Graduate Education

General Surgery Boards
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Medical Degree
University of Sri-Lanka, Colombo Faculty

Academic Appointments 

July 1991 - August 1994 Assistant Professor Neurosurgery Director Neuro-Trauma & Spine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Sept.1994 – March 1998 Assistant Professor Neurosurgery & Director Spinal Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center
March 1998 – Sept. 2000 Clinical Associate Professor Neurosurgery and Director Spinal Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical School & NYU
Oct. 2000 – Dec.2010 Director Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, St. Luke's / Roosevelt & Beth Israel Hospitals
Jan 2011 – To date Professor, Director Minimally Invasive Spine surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, NY

Hospital Appointments

Aug.1973 - July.1974 House-officer, Internship, General-surgery, Colombo-South, General Hospital, Colombo, Sri-Lank
Aug.1974 - Dec.1977 Senior-House Officer, Medicine, Greater Colombo, Group Hospitals, Sri-Lank
Jan 1978 - Mar.1979 Senior-House Officer, Neurosurgery, General Hospital, Colombo, Sri-Lank
May 1979 House Officer, General-surgery, West-Hill Hospital, Surrey, Englan
June 1979 – July 1979 Senior-House Officer, Neurosurgery, The Middlesex hospital, London, Englan
August 1979 - April 1980 Senior-House Officer Emergency Medicine, St. Heliers hospital, Surrey, Englan
May 1980 - July 1980 Locum-Registrar Neurosurgery, Atkinson-Morley Hospital London, Englan
Aug.1980 - Feb.1981 Senior-House Officer Neurology/Neurosurgery, The Middlesex Hospital, London, Englan
May 1981 - Oct.1981 Broomfield Hospital, Senior-House Officer, Essex, England Orthopedic
Nov.1981 - Jan.1983 Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford Hospital, St.Johns Hospital, Senior-House Officer, Gen. Surgery, Essex, Englan
Feb.1983 - Dec.1984 The Middlesex Hospital, Registrar Neurosurgery, London, England
Jan.1985 - Dec.1985 NYU Medical center, Clinical Fellow Neurosurgery, N.Y., N.Y
Jan.1986 - Dec.1986 NYU Medical center, Bellevue Hospital, St. Vincent Hospital, Junior Resident Neurosurgery, N.Y., N.Y.
Jan.1987 - Jun.1987 NYU Medical center, Bellevue Hospital, Resident Neuropathology, Neuroradiology, N.Y., N.Y.
July 1987 - Dec.1987 New-York University, Senior Resident Pediatric Neurosurgery, N.Y., N.Y
Jan.1988 - Jun.1988 St. Vincent Hospital, Manhattan N.Y. Hospital, Chief Resident Neurosurgery, N.Y., N.Y
July 1988 - Dec. 1988 New-York University Medical Center, Chief Resident Neurosurgery, N.Y., N.Y
April 89 – June 89 Paracelsus Klinic, Elective Spine, Neurosurgery, Osnerbrook, West-German
July 1989 - Dec.1989 New-York University Medical Center, Super-Chief Neurosurgery, N.Y., N.Y
Jan.1990 - June1990 Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan VA, Chief - resident Neurosurgery, N.Y., N.Y
July 1990 - June 1991 New-York University Medical Center, Spine Fellowship (Neuro - Ortho), N.Y., N.Y
July 1991 - August 1994 University of Cincinnati, Asst. Professor, Director Neuro-Trauma & Spine Cincinnati, Ohio
July 1991 - August 1994 Christ Hospital, Attending Physician Neurosurgery, Cincinnati, Ohio
July 1991 - August 1994 Jewish hospital, Attending Physician Neurosurgery, Cincinnati, Ohio
July 1991 - August 1994 Good Samaritan Hospital, Attending Physician Neurosurgery, Cincinnati, Ohi
Sept. 1994 - Oct. 2000 Mount Sinai Medical Center, Asst. Professor Director Spinal Neurosurgery, New York N.Y
Sept. 1994 - Oct. 2000 Elmhurst Hospital, Assoc. Clinical Prof of Neurosurgery, Queens, N.Y.
Oct. 2000 – Dec.2010 Roosevelt Hospital Center, Attending Neurosurgery , New York, N.Y
Oct. 2000 – Dec. 2010 St. Luke's Hospital, Attending Neurosurgery, New York, N.Y.
Oct. 2000 – Dec.2010 Beth-Israel Hospital (South), Attending Neurosurgery, N.Y., N.Y
Jan 2011 - To date Faculty NYU Medical center, Department of Neurosurgery, NY, NY

Licensure and Certification

Nov. 1995 American Association of Neurological surgeons
1983 to date New-York - # 174183 FLEX Examination
1991 - 1994 Ohio # 62390 (Inactive)
1991 - 1994 Kentucky # 28372 (Inactive)
2008 - 2009 New Jersey #MA68572 (Inactive)


 
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