Credentials

Credentials

  • Academic titles

    • Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

  • Chief resident

    • New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University

  • Medical school

    • Columbia Univ College of Physicians and Surgeons

  • Residencies

    • New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University

  • Fellowships

    • Emory University Hospital

  • Affiliations

Locations & insurance

Locations & insurance

LHH - Dept of Neurosurgery
130 East 77th Street, 3 Black HallNew York, NY 10075

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Patient ratings & comments

Patient ratings & comments

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| 78.0 patient ratings & 12 patient comments

Friendliness/courtesy of the care provider

4.9 out of 5 4.9 out of 5 rating

Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

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Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

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Care provider's efforts to include you in decisions about your treatment

4.8 out of 5 4.8 out of 5 rating

Information the care provider gave you about medications(if any)

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Instructions the care provider gave you about follow up care (if any)

4.8 out of 5 4.8 out of 5 rating

Degrees to which care provider talked with you using words you could understand

4.8 out of 5 4.8 out of 5 rating

Amount of time the care provider spent with you

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Your confidence in this care provider

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Likelihood of your recommending this care provider to others

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Most recent comments

Patient comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Comments are displayed in their entirety and are anonymous for patient privacy.

04/29/2019
"Very caring. 7. Simple in ways you can understand. 9. Very, very. 10. Surely. "
12/27/2018
"Dr. Ellis was covering for my surgeon who was out on sick leave. He was as helpful as he could be."
11/13/2018
"Very pleased with Dr. Ellis."
09/05/2018
"I am very grateful of the attention and care of that hospital, that is all the personnel including the doctors extremely grateful, are affectionate, pleasant."
08/28/2018
"I was extremely pleased wDr. Ellis' attentiveness while I explained the history of my back issues."
08/12/2018
"Have recommended Dr. Ellis to many friends and my neurologist."
07/19/2018
"Dr. Ellis is a very good doctor that helped my situation and I thank him for healing me. "
07/08/2018
"Good recommendation to others. "
06/11/2018
"This dr. is a role model for what a physician should aspire to be or become. Outstanding."
05/25/2018
"Very understanding and a real professional MD."
05/17/2018
"I have done nothing but rave about Dr. Ellis. He is a brilliant doctor, with a great bedside manner. He exudes confidence as a surgeon & care for me, his patient."
11/01/2017
"Dr. Ellis is great!"

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