Fellowship

Fellowship in Spine Surgery: Emory Clinic, Atlanta, GA

Medical School

College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY

Residency

Residency in Neurosurgery: The Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University, New York, NY

• The American Board of Neurological Surgery: Neurological Surgery Board Certification

Memberships

• American Academy of Neurological Surgeons
• American Board of Neurological Surgery
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

• Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors, 2009–2011, 2013–Present
• Castle Connolly New York Metro Area Top Doctor 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2022
• Connecticut Magazine Top Doctors 2009–2011, 2018–Present
• Greenwich Magazine Top Doctors in Fairfield County, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018–Present
• New Canaan Magazine Top Doctors 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018–Present
• Stamford Magazine Top Doctors 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018–Present
• Westport Magazine Top Doctors 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018-Presnet
• New York Magazine Best Doctors, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021
• New York Magazine Top Doctors 2020

• Laminectomy vs Discectomy: Options for Back Pain
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Ten Years Later, What Has Changed?
• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, explained by Dr. Fiore

Published Research

• Atlantal lateral mass screws for posterior spinal reconstruction: technical note and case series. Fiore AJ, Haid RW, Rodts GE, Subach BR, Mummaneni PV, Riedel CJ, Birch BD. Neurosurg Focus. 2002 Jan 15;12(1):E5. PMID: 16212332 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Fiore A, Haid R, Birch B – Instrumentation and Technique Update: C1 Lateral Mass Fixation. In: R Haid, B Subach, G Rodts, editors.Progress in Neurological Surgery: Advances in Spinal Stabilization. Farmington, CT: Karger, 2002
• Fiore A, Haid R, Birch B, et al – C1 lateral mass fixation for posterior spinal reconstruction. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
• Fractures, stenosis, and sports: guidance for participation. Subach BR, Haid RW Jr, Rodts GE, Fiore A, Mummaneni P, Petraglia CA. Clin Neurosurg. 2002;49:518-27. No abstract available. PMID: 12506567 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Posterior cervical fixation using a new polyaxial screw and rod system: technique and surgical results. Mummaneni PV, Haid RW, Traynelis VC, Sasso RC, Subach BR, Fiore AJ, Rodts GE. Neurosurg Focus. 2002 Jan 15;12(1):E8. PMID: 16212335 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Genetic basis of intramedullary spinal cord tumors and therapeutic implications. Parsa AT, Fiore AJ, McCormick PC, Bruce JN. J Neurooncol. 2000 May;47(3):239-51. Review. PMID: 11016741 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Fiore A, Haid R – Tips and pearls: C1 lateral mass screws. In: Sasso R, editor. Techniques in Orthopaedics. (In press).
• Fiore A, McCormick P – Thoracic Discectomy and Corpectomy via the Anterior Approach. In: H Batjer, C Loftus, editors. Textbook of Neurological Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 2000
• Fiore A, Krauss W, McCormick P – Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. In: Textbook of Motor Disorders. D Younger, editor. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999
• Fiore A, Parsa A, Frandina R, et al – Novel PTEN Mutations in Spinal Cord Ependymomas. Presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA; 1999
• Parsa A, Fiore A, Rhiew R, et al – PTEN Expression in Recurrent Intracranial Malignant Glial Tumors After Radiotherapy. Presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, LA; 1999

• Choudhri T, Connolly E, Fiore A, et al – Predisposing Factors and Natural History of Residual Aneurysmal Necks After Surgical Clipping.Presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Denver, CO; 1997
• Connolly E, Fiore A, Winfree C, et al – Elastin Degradation in the Superficial Temporal Arteries of Patients with Intracranial Aneurysms Reflects Changes in Plasma Elastase. Neurosurgery 1997 40:903-8
• Winfree C, Baker C, Fiore A, et al – Mild Hypothermia Reduces Penumbral Glutamate Levels in the Rat Permanent Focal Cerebral Ischemia Model. Neurosurgery 1996 38:1216-22
• Baker C, Fiore A, Connolly E, et al – Serum Elastase and Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Levels in Patients with Ruptured and Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms. Neurosurgery 1995 37:56-61
• Baker C, Fiore A, Frazzini V, et al – Intraischemic Hypothermia Diminishes Core Glutamate Release in Permanent Focal Cerebral Infarcts. Neurosurgery 1995 36: 994-1001
• Baker C, Fiore A, Solomon R – Protease-Antiprotease Balance and the Formation of Cerebral Aneurysms. Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Orlando, FL; 1995
• Baker C, Fiore A, Solomon R – Intraischemic Hypothermia Diminishes Core Glutamate Release in Permanent Focal Cerebral Infarcts. Winner, Galbraith Award of the Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Disease. 43rd Annual Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Chicago, IL, 1994
• Baker C, Frazzini V, Fiore A, et al – Core Glutamate Elevation Is Sustained in a Rat Model of Permanent Focal Cerebral Ischemia.Presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. San Diego, CA, 1994
• Ou L, Chen J, Fiore A, et al – Ventilatory and Hematopoietic Responses to Chronic Hypoxia in Two Rat Strains. Journal of Applied Physiology 1992 72: 2354-2363
• Ou L, Fiore A, Hill N – Late Development of a Depressed Hypoxic Ventilatory Response in Rats with Chronic Mountain Sickness.Presented at the 31st International Congress of Physiological Sciences. Helsinki, Finland, 1989