Dr. Hartl is the Chief of Spinal Surgery here at Weill Cornell Medical College. He also serves as the Neurosurgeon for the New York Giants. He is a Medical graduate from the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany and he completed his Neurosurgery residency at Weill Cornell Medical College. After finishing a Fellowship in complex spine surgery at the Barrow?s Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, he re-joined the Department of Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College as an Attending Surgeon.
Dr. Hartl believes that surgery should be part of a multidisciplinary approach to disease processes. He works very closely with other specialists such as Neurologists, pain specialists and physical therapists in order achieve the best possible results for his patients.
Dr. Hartl specializes in
Complex spine procedures on the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine and the sacrum
Minimally invasive spine surgery including
Percutaneous and other minimal access approaches for microdiscectomy and fusion procedures
Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty
Computer-guided navigation for Spine surgery
Surgery of the Craniocervical junction including treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Artificial disc surgery for degenerative diseases of the spine
Treatment of patients with head injury and spinal cord injury
Dr. Hartl has lectured and published extensively on the surgical treatment of spine disorders and traumatic brain and spinal cord injury.
Call (212) 746-2152 for an appointment with Dr. Hartl
(212) 746-2152 
(212) 746-8947
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