Nancy Epstein, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon at Winthrop Neuroscience Medical in Mineola, N.Y.
Dr. Epstein is a professor of clinical neurosurgery at Stony Brook (N.Y.) University School of Medicine and a clinical professor of neurosurgery at the New York City-based Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is President of Long Island Neurosurgical Associates and specializes in neurospine surgery.
Dr. Epstein received her medical degree from New York City-based Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She served the chief of neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y. She is currently the chief of neurosurgical spine and education at Mineola, N.Y.-based Winthrop University Hospital.
She has authored over 165 scientific publications and serves on the editorial board of six spine journals. She speaks Russian and French.
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