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Jian Shen

Jian Shen

MD, PhD

Endoscopic Spine Surgeon NYC | Innovator in Endoscopic Spine Surgery

A fellowship-trained, board-certified spine surgeon, Dr. Jian Shen is a world-renowned leader in endoscopic spine surgery and disc regeneration.

Dr. Shen has extensive experience in treating a full spectrum of spine conditions and has performed over 6,500 minimally invasive spine surgeries, including more than 5,000 endoscopic surgeries of the lumbar, cervical, and thoracic spine. In fact, Dr. Shen has performed more endoscopic spine surgeries than any other neurosurgeon in the Western Hemisphere. In recognition of his skill, Dr. Shen won the Parviz Kambin Award in 2019, the most prestigious award there is in endoscopic spine surgery.

In addition, Dr. Shen has earned 175+ five-star patient reviews on Healthgrades.com, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.

REVIEWS
What people are saying.

Rare find

Dr Shen is the best doctor experience I have ever had. My dad spent his whole career in the malpractice insurance business so I am very careful about trusting doctors. I am also a gut feeling person and trusted Dr. Shen right away and never felt nervous, not even right before the surgery.I had a herniated disc at the C6-7 level that came on suddenly and caused pain down my right arm. An MRI showed that I also had spinal stenosis, bone spurs, and the C5-6 also needed attention.A local neurosurgeon said I would need disc replacement. I live in Lincoln, Nebraska. I definitely did not want to go down that road. I am only 51, way too young for something like that. I have a friend from when we lived in Denver that had similar issues. She had gone to Dr. Shen just a month before my issues came up and was super happy with the results.I am SO glad I found Dr. Shen through my Denver friend. My neck feels better than it has in years. Stiffness that I thought was stress and age is also gone.

Outstanding Spine Doctor

Dr Shen is one of the most knowledgeable and caring Spin Doctors I have ever met in my life. I don't know what I would have done had I not met him to take care of my spin problems. The other Spin Doctors had given up on me and left me to deal with agonizing pain which was unbearable. He has had to operate on me a couple of times. I just cannot say enough wonderful things about him. I highly recommend him he is the best and highly trained. I send people to him every chance I get. He has given me back my life. I am 70 years old and cannot imagine what life would be like for someone like me with severe spine problems without My Dr. Shen

Brilliant Spine Surgeon

We would like to thank Dr. Shen and his team for turning our daughter’s life around. After 18 months of us going between known, private practices, as well as seeing HSS doctors, many were hesitant and could not provide a proper diagnosis. My daughter ended up undergoing a surgery at at the best orthopedic hospital in US, which was not successful. We were very lucky to find Dr. Shen, who looked at the same MRI as all the other practitioners, and very clearly and confidently described what he saw, provided a diagnosis, and a plan of action. Dr. Shen is very caring and compassionate and answers any questions promptly. The day of the surgery went very smoothly, and recovery was better than we could’ve imagined. Our daughter went from not being able to walk for more than 7 painful minutes, to being able to walk for an hour a few days after surgery. Dr. Shen who has hands of gold performed a complicated endoscopic surgery that most surgeons would not attempt. We couldn’t be more grateful!

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