Arien J Smith

Arien J Smith, MD, an esteemed American neurosurgeon, serves as the head of the Brain and Spine Institute of New York and New Jersey. Originally from Seoul, South Korea, he has carved out a specialty in complex spine surgery, treating both adult and pediatric patients. His expertise is recognized through his board certifications from the Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and Neurological Surgeons (FAANS). With over two decades of medical practice, he is affiliated with several prominent hospitals, including Hackensack University Medical Center and the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospitals of New Jersey, as well as Mount Sinai West and Kings County Hospital Center in New York.

Smith's reputation is particularly notable in the treatment of disorders affecting the brain and spine. He deals with a range of conditions, from back pain due to degenerative issues and trauma-induced spine fractures to spine deformities like scoliosis, spinal stenosis, and disk herniation.