Arthur L. Jenkins

Arthur L. Jenkins III is an American fellowship-trained neurosurgeon, co-director of the Neurosurgical Spine Program, and Director of Spinal Oncology and Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery (MIS) Program at the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. Additionally, he is an associate professor of Neurosurgery and of Orthopedic Surgery at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Jenkins has multiple patents and patent applications for spine-related implants and support systems, and is developing new minimally invasive treatments for patients with cancer that has spread to the spine. He is an innovator in the treatment of acute spinal cord injury as well as degenerative and congenital anomalies of the spine, taking a minimally invasive or minimal-impact approach where possible. He is board certified in Neurological Surgery and is licensed in New York and Connecticut.

Jenkins received his B.A. in chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and his M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1993. He interned in surgery at the New York University Medical Center from 1993-1994, was in residence at the Department of Neurosurgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center from 1994-2000 and was fellow under Dr. Eric Woodard in Complex Spinal Surgery, at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts from 2000-2001. Jenkins' present professional appointments include medical advisory board member of the Alan T. Brown Spinal Cord Injury Foundation and neurosurgical consultant for players with spinal disorders for the National Football League's Retired Player Programas well as the New York Jets professional football team. In 2001, Jenkins was named an Honorary Police Surgeon of the New York City Police Department.

He started a company, called Neurotect LLCto develop the technology for prevention of spinal or orthopedic injuries, or to facilitate the extraction of accident victims trapped in a vehicle. This company is working with his team and other collaborators to bring these safety devices to the market, with an eye on reducing the need for, or severity of, neurosurgical treatment for these accident victims.

Dr. Jenkins conducts his research at the Icahn School of Medicineand it is related to neurosurgery and spinal surgery. His clinical research focuses on developing new techniques to treat various conditions, managing post-operative pain, developing or advancing procedures that preserve motion, and stem cell injections for spinal cord injuries. His scientific research focuses on treatments for spinal cord injury-acute and delayed intervention. This includes surgical techniques to restore function lost below the level of injury. His current research includes minimally invasive surgery for metastatic disease to the spinal bones, assessment of mobility recovery after spinal surgery using wireless technology, a prospective study for minimally invasive surgery for spine metastases, spine surgery outcomes research, mindfulness meditation for spine surgery pain, and InVivo’s clinical study of its investigational Neuro-Spinal Scaffold in patients with acute spinal cord injury. He has published and presented nationally and internationally on the subjects of spinal cord injury, spinal tumors, and minimally invasive spinal surgery as well as on general spinal surgical outcomes. He is a member of multiple research groups, but is known for his work in three main areas in addition to general outcomes research:

• Spinal Tumors:

Dr. Jenkins pioneered a new and minimally invasive way of performing spinal tumor surgeryone that reduces the risks and increases the benefits when compared to open standard surgical treatments for tumors of the spine. Dr. Jenkins developed, with the Radiation Oncologist Dr. Jamie Cesaretti, an implantable device to protect the spinal cord from damage from radiation therapy given to patients with spinal tumors. This device would allow for higher doses of radiation to the tumor while protecting the spinal cord.

• Spinal Cord Injury:

Dr. Jenkins is the director of the Mount Sinai Neurosurgery Spinal Cord Injury Laboratory, and in that capacity is also collaborating with Dr. Avraham Dilmanianof the Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stonybrook University in developing novel treatments for spinal cord injury(ref Dilmanian articles). Dr. Jenkins is currently the Principal Investigator at Mount Sinai for the InVivo clinical trial for Complete Traumatic Acute Spinal Cord Injuryas well as the principal surgeon for the StemCellsInc clinical trial for Stem Cell Transplantation in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. He was honored by the Alan T. Brown Foundation in 2015 for his clinical and research work on spinal cord injured patients.

• Mindfulness Meditation:

Dr. Jenkins, in conjunction with Dr. Patricia Bloom, has developed a program to test the hypothesis that Mindfulness Meditation can reduce the need for post-operative pain medications after spinal surgery procedures.

He is on the Board of Directors of the Orthopedic Foundation for Active Lifestyles.

• Dr. Jenkins discusses spinal tumors in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up
• Dr. Arthur Jenkins Comments On the Brain Injury of Gabrielle Gifford
• Dr. Jenkins discusses how more people suffer from paralysis than thought with ABC News.
• Dr. Jenkins talks minimally invasive surgical techniques
• Dr. Jenkins completes surgery on Islanders center Kevin Colley – First Of Two Stages Of Surgery Completed
• Dr. Arthur Jenkins comments on Tulane University football player Devon Walker's injury
• Dr. Jenkins presents on Minimally invasive resections of metastatic tumors at the 5th International Neurosurgical Winter Congress in 2013
• Arthur L. Jenkins III, MD, Spearheads Major Advances in Spine Tumor Treatment
• Dr. Jenkins is 1 of 20 Spine Surgeon Leaders of Spinal Oncology Programs

• "Improving Surgical Precision" (PDF). Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "Obama Asks For Country To Honor Arizona Shooting Victims". Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "More Suffer Paralysis Than Previously Thought". Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "When cancer spreads to the spine, a new operation can cut both hospital and recovery time". Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "Kevin Colley – First Of Two Stages Of Surgery Completed". Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "Tulane Football Player Devon Walker Awake, Recovering After Mid-Game Spinal Injury". Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "Agenda for 5th International Neurosurgical Winter Congress in 2013" (PDF). Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "Arthur L. Jenkins III, MD, Spearheads Major Advances in Spine Tumor Treatment". Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "20 Spine Surgeon Leaders of Spinal Oncology Programs". Retrieved September 24, 2015. 

• 2015 Alan T Brown Standing Tall Award
• 2014 - 2015 America's Top Doctors; New York Metro Top Doctors Castle Connolly
• 2014 - 2015 Top Doctor New York Magazine
• 2014 - 2015 New York Super Doctors
• 2014 - Top 10 Doctor, New York State Vitals.com
• 2010-2015 Top Doctor Vitals.com
• 2010-2015 Most Compassionate Doctor Vitals.com
• Honorary Police Surgeon, New York Police Department, December 31, 2001
• Professional of the Year 2006, "Spinal Neurosurgery"

• "Alan T Brown Foundation Standing Tall Award". Retrieved September 17, 2015. 
• "Castle Connolly Top Doctors". Retrieved September 17, 2015. 
• "Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.". www.castleconnolly.com. Retrieved 2015-10-16. 
• "Arthur Jenkins, III :: Doctor - New York, New York (NY)  :: Doctor Profile :: Super Doctors". www.superdoctors.com. Retrieved 2015-10-16. 
• ^ "Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins Hospital Affiliations, Awards and Credentials, Neurosurgeon, Cos Cob, CT". Vitals. Retrieved 2015-10-16. 
• "Ratings & Awards - Arthur Jenkins MD". Arthur Jenkins MD. Retrieved 2015-10-16. 

• "Implanted Spinal Radiation Shield", Provisional Patent filed April 10, 2009, international PCT patent application filed, publication date Feb 16, 2012
• US 8,551,030(Ref USPTO.gov) "Dynamically Reactive Flexible and Rigid Spinal Support System", Provisional Patent filed November 3, 2009, International PCT patent application filed November 2, 2010.
• US 8,708,940(Ref USPTO.gov) "Dynamically Reactive Spinal Support System", 4/29/2014, international PCT patent application filed
• US 9,072,822(ref USPTO) "Spinal Shield Implant and Treatment of Spinal Metastases", Jul 7, 2015; International PCT patent application filed, publication date Feb 16, 2012
• "Multilayered electromagnetic assembly", patent pending, USPTO patent filed Dec 13, 2013, International PCT patent application filed, publication date Jun 19, 2014

• "Google Patents". Retrieved February 15, 2013. 
• "European Patent Register". Retrieved February 15, 2013. 
• "Multilayered Electromagnetic Assembly". Retrieved September 17, 2015. 

• Dilmanian, FA; Jenkins 3rd, AL; Olschowka, JA; Zhong, Z; Park, JY; Desnoyers, NR; Sobotka, S; Fois, GR; Messina, CR; Morales, M; Hurley, SD; Trojanczyk, L; Ahmad, S; Shahrabi, N; Coyle, PK; Meek, AG; O'Banion, MK (Jan 2013). "X-ray microbeam irradiation of the contusion-injured rat spinal cord temporarily improves hind-limb function". Radiat Res. 179 (1): 76–88. doi:10.1667/RR2921.1. PMID 23216524. 
• Jones, LA; Lammertse, DP; Charlifue, SB; Kirshblum, SC; Apple, DF; Ragnarsson, KT; Poonian, D; Betz, RR; Knoller, N; Heary, RF; Choudhri, TF; Jenkins, AL 3rd; Falci, SP; Snyder, DA. (Nov 2010). "A phase 2 autologous cellular therapy trial in patients with acute, complete spinal cord injury: pragmatics, recruitment, and demographics". Spinal Cord. 48 (11): 798–807. doi:10.1038/sc.2010.29. PMID 20386555. 
• Singh, H; Meyer, SA; Hecht, AC; Jenkins, AL 3rd (Dec 2009). "Novel fluoroscopic technique for localization at cervicothoracic levels". J Spinal Disord Tech. 22 (8): 615–8. doi:10.1097/BSD.0b013e31818da7ce. PMID 19956037. 
• Singh, H; Meyer, SA; Jenkins, AL 3rd (Oct 2009). "Treatment of primary vertebral tumors". Mt Sinai J Med. 76 (5): 499–504. doi:10.1002/msj.20134. PMID 19787656. 
• Meyer, SA; Singh, H; Jenkins, AL 3rd (Jan 2010). "Surgical treatment of metastatic spinal tumors". Mt Sinai J Med. 77 (1): 124–9. doi:10.1002/msj.20162. 
• Jenkins, AL 3rd (Feb 2005). "Management of fibromyalgia syndrome". JAMA. 293 (7): 796. doi:10.1001/jama.293.7.796-b. PMID 15713767. 
• Cesaretti, JA; Sheu, R-D; Yeh-Chi, L; Stoch, RG; Jenkins, AL (2008). "A novel technique of intracavitary 125I Brachytherapy for vertebral body metastases". Brachytherapy. 7 (2): 164–5. doi:10.1016/j.brachy.2008.02.224. 
• Singh, H; Meyer, SA; Hecht, A; Jenkins, AL 3rd (Dec 2009). "Novel fluoroscopic technique for localization at cervicothoracic levels". J Spinal Disorders Techniques. 22 (8): 615–8. doi:10.1097/bsd.0b013e31818da7ce. PMID 19956037. 
• Kramer, DC; Lo, JC; Gilad, R; Jenkins, AL 3rd (2007). "Fiberoptic scope as a rescue device in an anesthetized patient in the prone position". Anesth Analg. 105 (3): 890. doi:10.1213/01.ane.0000269690.05759.eb. 

• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• North American Spine Society
• The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
• Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

• "American Association of Neurological Surgeons". Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "Congress of Neurological Surgeons". Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "North American Spine Society". Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies". Retrieved September 24, 2015. 
• "Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery". Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Retrieved 2015-10-16.