Donato Pacione, MD, is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at New York University Langone Medical Center. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and graduated as valedictorian of his medical school class in 2006. He joined the NYU neurosurgery faculty practice in 2013.
Dr. Pacione focuses on complex spine pathology and skull base pathology, including meningiomas, pituitary adenomas as well as metastatic lesions. His research interests include the anatomic and radiographic comparison of both open and endonasal approaches to the skull base and percutaneous treatment of traumatic fractures of the spine.
Dr. Pacione's work has been published in numerous prestigious journals, including Spine, Neurosurgery and Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.
Dr. Pacione earned his medical degree at New York Medical College and completed his residency at NYU Langone Medical Center, during which time he also completed an infolded minimally invasive and complex spine fellowship under the guidance of Anthony K. Frempong-Boadu, MD.
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