Penn Medicine Provider
Neurosurgery
Paul J. Marcotte, MD
4.9
(1229)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurosurgery
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About me

  • Professor of Neurosurgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Associate Professor of Neurosurgery in Orthopaedic Surgery

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Ottawa
  • Residency: Ottawa Teaching Hospitals
  • Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

1229 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

June 2025
5.0
5.0
Dr. Marcotte is an excellent surgeon who cares about his patients. this is my second surgery with Dr. Marcotte; booth were complete successes.
June 2025
5.0
5.0
i like him. i trust him. i just hope three times is the charm and i'm completely well.
June 2025
5.0
5.0
Dr Marcotte is skilled
June 2025
5.0
5.0
skills, knowledge, disposition

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Marcotte is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Chin KR, Sundram H, Marcotte P Bleeding risk with ketorolac after lumbar microdiscectomy , J Spinal Disord Tech., 20(2): 2007,123-6

Samadani U, Marcotte P Zero efficacy with cesium chloride self-treatment for brain cancer. , Mayo Clin Proc., 79(12): 2004,1588-1589

Telfeian AE, Reiter GT, Durham SR, Marcotte P Spine surgery in morbidly obese patients , J Neurosurg, 97(1 Suppl): 2002,20-4

Telfeian AE, Marcotte P Tandem interbody fusion grafting after cervical vertebrectomy , Spine, 26(11): 2001,1287-9

Hurst RW, Bagley LJ, Marcotte P, Schut L, Flamm ES Spinal cord arteriovenous fistulas involving the conus medullaris: presentation, management, and embryologic considerations , Surg Neurol, 52(1): 1999,95-9

Hurst RW, Marcotte P, Raps EC, Flamm ES Dural arteriovenous fistulas involving the superior sagittal sinus: acute presentation with intracranial hemorrhage , Surg Neurol, 49(1): 1998,42-6

Schnee CL, Freese A, Weil RJ, Marcotte PJ Analysis of harvest morbidity and radiographic outcome using autograft for anterior cervical fusion , Spine, 22(19): 1997,2222-2227

Dibbern DA, Loevner LA, Lieberman AP, Salhany KE, Freese A, Marcotte PJ MR of thoracic cord compression caused by epidural extramedullary hematopoiesis in myelodysplastic syndrome , Am J Neuroradiol, 18(2): 1997,363-366

Herzog RJ, Marcotte PJ Assessment of spinal fusion - Critical evaluation of imaging techniques , Spine, 21(9): 1996,1114-1118