Paul J. Marcotte, MD

Neurosurgery
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

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Ottawa
  • Residency: The Ottawa Hospital-General Campus
  • Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute

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Spoken languages

English
English
Français
French

Reviews

Average Rating

1754 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
he is an excellent surgeon.
Anonymous
May 2026
i did a lot of research on dr. marcotte before i had my previous surgery and it went very well that is why i went back to see him again. he already understands my back issues.
Anonymous
May 2026
his skill and experience
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. marcotte is excellent. pleasant personality. answers all questions. feel comfortable with him. he really helped me. great surgeon.

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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

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

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