Penn Medicine Provider
Neurosurgery
Paul J. Marcotte, MD
4.9
(1195)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital
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About me

  • Associate 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

1196 reviews

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June 2025
5.0
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good visit
June 2025
5.0
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answered all my questions and concerns
May 2025
5.0
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very experienced
May 2025
5.0
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the entire meeting exceeded my expectations

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