Ehud Mendel, a renowned leader in spinal surgery procedures, was recently appointed the Nixdorff-German Professor of Neurosurgery. The appointment, which is effective immediately, is for a term of 10 years, renewable by the dean of the Yale School of Medicine (YSM).
Mendel, who joined Yale in 2021 as a professor of neurosurgery, serves as the Disease Center Director of the Spine Oncology Program and member of the Executive Cancer Leadership Group at Smilow Cancer Hospital/Yale Cancer Center at Yale New Haven Hospital. He also serves as the executive vice chair in the Department of Neurosurgery at YSM and the division chief of the spine section, neurosurgery.
Known nationally and internationally for his expertise in the treatment of spine tumors, Mendel has been identified as one of “America’s leading experts on spine cancer.”
Mendel arrived at Yale with a wealth of experience in teaching, research, and clinical affairs. He has led multidisciplinary teams which made major advances in oncological spine surgery, including the development of pioneering new surgical techniques to reconstruct the spine following surgery to remove complex spinal tumors. He has spent his career developing numerous spine tumors research protocols and advancement in oncological spine surgery.
An honors graduate from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Mendel also holds an M.B.A. from The Ohio State University (OSU) Max M. Fisher College of Business. He completed his residency at the University of Southern California Medical Center and a fellowship in reconstructive spinal surgery-combined neurosurgery/orthopedics at the University of Florida School of Medicine.
In 2006, he became the first honoree of The Justine Skestos Endowed Chair in Neurological Spinal Surgery and was recognized for outstanding contributions to education with the Lawrence Mervis, MD Teacher of the Year award in 2016. As a tenured professor, he was elected by his peers to The Ohio State University Senate and Faculty Council.
From 2017 to 2019, he served as president of the Ohio State Neurosurgical Society. He has been recognized by his peers as among the “Best Doctors in America” since 2005. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), Fellow of the American College of Neurological Surgeons and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and was selected for the prestigious American Academy of Neurological Surgery.
