Dr. Anders Cohen Brings Empathy to Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery is not just about finding the right cure or making the right diagnosis; it also means infusing compassion into the treatment of patients. Dr. Anders Cohen has made it his mission to provide only the best neurosurgical care and compassionate service for his patients. Against a background of an often impersonal healthcare system, Dr. Cohen chooses to treat patients with both dignity and respect.

Many doctors and hospitals have been criticized for lacking care, in its fundamental sense. Some patients complain that doctors look at them like medical specimens that warrant medication but not compassion.

Yet compassion is an integral component of medical care. It is, after all, the element of empathy that transforms physicians into healers and soothers. Dr. Anders Cohen understands the vast difference between a mechanical medical practice and a humanistic one. A renowned neurosurgeon, he is known not just for his medical expertise, but, more importantly, for the care and compassion that he shows all his patients.

As a testament of his empathy to patients, Dr. Cohen champions the use of safer minimally-invasive treatment for spine and brain disorders. Compared to traditional open surgery, minimally-invasive methods have shown tremendous potential in reducing tissue and muscle trauma, post-operative pain, surgical complexities and recovery period.

During consultations, Dr. Cohen also makes it a point to involve patients and their loved ones in the treatment, and to explain all the necessary details to let them make an informed decision. Indeed, Dr. Cohen brings empathy to the practice of neurosurgery.

Dr. Anders Cohen currently serves as the chief neurosurgeon at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, and is affiliated with the St. Barnabas Hospital. He earned his medical degree at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, and finished his residency at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center.