About Dr. Antonacci
An internationally acknowledged spine and scoliosis surgeon, Dr. Antonacci is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, a diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners, Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Fellow of the Scoliosis Research Society, Fellow of the Cervical Spine Research Society and active member of the North American Spine Society.
He evaluates patients in New Jersey near Princeton, and in Manhattan on the upper East side at 79th and Madison. He performs spine and scoliosis surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, with privileges also at Mount Sinai Medical Center (NY), Somerset Hospital (NJ) and the University Medical Center at Princeton (NJ). He also evaluates children, and routinely performs complex scoliosis and spinal deformity surgery at the prestigious Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia where he is a senior spine surgery consultant. He performs cutting edge spine deformity surgery such as Vertebral Body Stapling, and minimally invasive fusion surgery techniques
Dr. Antonacci has extensive surgical experience in adults and children with particular interest in scoliosis surgery and complex reconstructive spine surgery including minimally invasive fusion techniques. He uses cutting edge surgical techniques such as minimally invasive, muscle sparing fusion surgery which drastically reduces blood loss, shortens hospital stays and provides faster recoveries.
He is one of a select few individuals able to perform thoracoscopic vertebral body stapling for scoliosis as an alternative to bracing, thoracoscopic scoliosis surgery, percutaneous and mini-open fusion surgery, and artificial disc replacement. He is one of approximately seven orthopaedic spine surgeons in Manhattan and one of approximately three in New Jersey who is an active member of the two premier spine societies for spine surgeons-- The Scoliosis Research Society and the Cervical Spine Research Society. He is one of the select few individuals worldwide who has twice been awarded the prestigious Russell Hibbs Award for Research from the Scoliosis Research Society.
Honors and Awards
2008 Invited Presenter, Int’l Congress, Scoliosis/Growing Spine, Montreal
2008 Invited Presenter, North American Spine Society, Toronta, Canada
2008 Invited Presentation, Scoliosis Research Society, Salt Lake City, Utah
2008 Invited Presenter, IMAST Spine meeting, Hong Kong
2007 Invited Faculty Speaker, American Academy of Ortho., San Diego
2006 Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Invited Faculty Guest Speaker, Paris
2006 Invited Faculty, Shriners/Depuy Advanced Spine Techniques
2006 Invited Faculty, Depuy Spine Minimally Invasive Course, NYC
2006 European Cervical Spine Research Society: Invited Faculty, Berlin.
2006 Co-chair, Steel Conference Precourse, SCI, Orlando, Florida
2006 AO SPINE Europe: Invited Faculty Guest Speaker, Majorca, Spain.
2005 Grant Recipient: Shriners Hospital For Children: >$150,000 for SCI
2005 Fellow American College of Surgeons: FACS
2005 Elected to Full, Active Member. Scoliosis Research Society.
2005 Cervical Spine Research Society, Nominated for best Paper Award.
2005 America’s Top Physician. Consumers Research Council of America.
2003 Russell Hibbs Award, Scoliosis Research Society, Quebec
2003 Grant Recipient: Shriners Hospital For Children: $25,000 for SCI
2003 Fellow American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery: FAAOS
2003 Elected Active Member, Cervical Spine Research Society
2003 Awarded SDEG Fellow-Scoliosis Research Society
2002 Physician of the Year—Orthopaedic Teaching, PCOM, Philadelphia
2002 Golden Stethoscope Award–Most Dedicated Physician, Philadelphia
2002 American Spinal Injury Association Research Award: $1000.00
2001 Hibbs Award, Scoliosis Research Society, Cleveland
2001 Board Certified, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.
2000 Grant Recipient, Cervical Spine Research Society: $30,000 SCI
1998 Harrington Orthopaedic Award, Baylor College of Medicine: $1000
1994 Harrington Orthopaedic Award, Baylor College of Medicine: $1000
1994 Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners
1992 Georgetown University Medical School, Cum Laude, Rank: 14/200
1991 Georgetown University School of Medicine Research Award: $1500
1991 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
1988 Georgetown University Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude
