Dr. David Gordon, chief of neurosurgery at Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow and Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, part of Northwell Health, has been recognized by his peers as a 2021 Castle Connolly Top Doctor® in the New York metro region. Gordon”™s clinical expertise focuses on the treatment of vascular diseases of the brain.
“While I am very grateful for the recognition, this award fundamentally reflects the hard work and commitment of an entire team of exceptional people ”“ a team I feel lucky to be a part of,” said Gordon.
Castle Connolly Top Doctors are selected by the firm”™s physician-led research team based on criteria, including medical education, training, hospital appointments and disciplinary histories.
“Only a small percentage of physicians are selected to be Castle Connolly Top Doctors,” said John Connolly, co-founder and chairman of Castle Connolly. “Our goal is to make it easier for an average person to find the right doctor for themselves in what can be an overwhelming process at a difficult time in a person”™s life”¦.”
A member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Gordon previously was director of cranial, vascular and skull base neurosurgery and director of neurotrauma at NYU Langone Hospital ”“ Brooklyn and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the New York University School of Medicine.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Brown University and a medical degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee.
