Jacob L. Goldberg, MD, is a chief resident in neurosurgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is clinically focused on minimally invasive and complex open surgery for a wide variety of brain and spine conditions. His basic science and clinical research interests include biological disc repair and regeneration, minimally invasive techniques using intraoperative computer assisted navigation, intraoperative augmented reality, and endoscopy. His research interests also include enhanced recovery after surgery, quality, and patient safety. At NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center he is a vice chair of the House Staff Quality Council and a member of the Department of Neurosurgery Quality and Patient Safety Committee.
Education and Training
Dr. Goldberg is a 2017 graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, Wisconsin. During medical school he completed a Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellowship. He received his B.S. in Medical Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Research
Dr. Goldberg’s clinical and basic science research is focused on several topics including minimally invasive spine surgery, biological approaches to intervertebral disc regeneration, spinal endoscopy, computer-assisted spine navigation, augmented and virtual reality, resident education, and quality and patient safety. He has authored more than 10 book chapters, published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, and presented research at national meetings culminating in awards including both the Journalistic and Academic Neurosurgical Excellence (J.A.N.E.) Award (2022) and the Charlie Kuntz Scholar Award (2022) from the American Association for Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves (see news item about Dr. Goldberg's awards).
