Current Positions & Education

Specialization

Spinal Reconstructive Surgery
Adult and Pediatric Scoliosis
Complex Spinal Disorders and Trauma
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Advanced Spinal Surgery Techniques

Current Positions

Clinical Assistant Professor Orthopaedic Surgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Attending, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
University Hospital at Princeton, Princeton, NJ

Consultant Attending Spine Surgeon (2000-present)
Shriners Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, PA

Attending, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC

Attending, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Cooper Hospital, Camden, NJ

New Jersey Office

Institute for Spine & Scoliosis, P.A. (9/1/2001-present)
3100 Princeton Pike, Building 1-D
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

New York Office

M. Darryl Antonacci, M.D., F.A.C.S.* 
1015 Madison Avenue (at 79th)
New York, NY 10021

*Dr. Antonacci's NY practice is associated with the practice of Patrick O'Leary MD, PC.

Primary Hospital Affiliation

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
1468 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

Affiliated Hospitals

University Medical Center at Princeton
Shriners Hospital For Children, Philadelphia, PA
Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC
Somerset Hospital, NJ
Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ

Licensure

New Jersey MA69991
Pennsylvania MD-068-759L
New York 213845

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1994
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgery-American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2012
Fellow American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2003
Fellow American Academy of Surgery, 2005

Society Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
Scoliosis Research Society
Cervical Spine Research Society
American Spinal Injury Association
American Medical Association
New Jersey Medical Society
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Academy of Surgery

Former Positions

Director, Spine Diagnostic & Treatment Center (1999-2002)
Graduate Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Director, Acute Spine Injury Program for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Hahnemann University Hospital (2000-2001)
Philadelphia, PA

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (September 1, 1999 - August 31, 2001)
MCP-Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Philadelphia, PA

General Education

High School
1980-1984 The Hotchkiss School
Lakeville, CT
First Honors
Award of Excellence in German, 1982, 1983

1983 Harvard University Summer Program
Elective Coursework: National Security Studies; Computer Programming

Undergraduate Education

1984-1988 Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Cum Laude

1986-1987 Warwick University
Coventry, England
Elective Coursework: Philosophy, Cognitive Psychology
Varsity Tennis

1985 Scuola per Stranieri Summer Program
Bagno di Romagna, Italy

Graduate Education

1988-1992 Georgetown University School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Cum Laude (Rank: 14 of 200)
AOA Honors Society

Postgraduate Education

Internship: Department of General Surgery
Chairman: Michael E. DeBakey, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
July, 1992- June, 1993

Residency: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chairman: Hugh S. Tullos, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
July, 1993- June, 1998

Fellowship: University of Miami Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation,
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Fellow in Spine Surgery
Faculty: Frank J. Eismont, M.D., Mark D. Brown, M.D.,
Nathan Lebwohl, M.D., and Harry L. Shufflebarger, M.D.
July 1, 1998 to August 31, 1999

Employment 1984-1992

1984 Computer Programmer
Surgical Immunology Laboratory: The New York Hospital-CUMC

1988-1990 Research
Fidia-Georgetown Institute for the Neurosciences

1990-1992 Publications Editor
Fidia-Georgetown Institute for the Neurosciences

1990 Research
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Georgetown University:
Histo-chemical staining of Acetylcholine receptors in rat CNS and in situ-hybridization techniques