Craig M. Shannon, MD
Dr. Craig Shannon was born in Manhattan, New York but grew up in the small town of Zanesville, Ohio. He is the son of a private practice Neurosurgeon and his mother is a registered nurse. He has two sisters, a twin sister, and a younger sister. He attended college at Miami University in Oxford Ohio and graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts. He then attended the University of Toledo College of Medicine and graduated with his medical degree in 2007.
Dr. Shannon began his training in Neurosurgery in 2007 at the Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College. During his training he was the Chief Resident at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Manhattan, completed an Infolded spine fellowship at Westchester Medical Center, and completed a Chief Resident year at Westchester Medical Center. He graduated from his residency program in June of 2016 and joined the BSSNY Neurosurgery group. In August 2017, Dr. Shannon was appointed Chief and Medical Director of Neurosurgery at Vassar Brothers Hospital. He is also Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at New York Medical College.
Dr. Shannon is interested in all aspects of Neurosurgery which include cranial neurosurgery, trauma, and spine surgery.
Credentials
Education:
- Miami of Ohio University, Oxford, Ohio, B.A. – 2002
- University of Toledo College of Medicine, M.D. – June 2007
Medical Licenses
- State of New York: Medicine and Surgery
- State of New Jersey: Medicine and Surgery
- State of Connecticut: Medicine and Surgery
- State of Ohio: Medicine and Surgery
- State of Florida: Medicine and Surgery
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Instructor in Neurosurgery: New York Medical College, Department of Neurosurgery,
- Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery: New York Medical College, Department of Neurosurgery
Hospital Appointments/Affiliations
- Vassar Brothers Medical Center: Poughkeepsie NY, Chief and Medical Director of Neurosurgery
- Westchester Medical Center: Valhalla NY
- Mid Hudson Medical Center of Westchester Medical Center: Poughkeepsie NY
- White Plains Hospital: White Plains NY
- Northern Westchester Medical Center: Mt. Kisco, NY
- Putnam Hospital: Carmel NY
- Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center: Attending Physician, Neurosurgery: Bronx NY
Academic Training
- Resident: Neurosurgery
Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla NY - Chief Resident: Neurosurgery
St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan, NY - Infolded Spine Fellowship: Neurosurgery
Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla NY: - Chief Resident: Neurosurgery
Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla NY
Awards & Commendations
- 2011- NREF/DePuy Spine Research Fellow: Presented Research at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting May 2015, Washington, D.C.
- 2011- Dr. Del Guercio First Place Research Award
- 2011- New York State Society 2nd Place Research Award
Professional Societies
- Sigma Chi Fraternity (Alpha Chapter): Life Loyal Sig
- American Medical Association
- American College of Physicians
- Ohio State Medical Association
- Florida Medical Association
- New York State Neurosurgical Society
- American Academy of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Insurance Plans Accepted:
- Workers Comp
- No Fault
- Fidelis
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- MVP Medicaid Only
- Partners Health Plan
- Pomco
- Railroad Medicare
- Teamsters Local 456
- Tricare aka Healthnet aka Humana
- WellCare
- Corvel Workers Comp PPO
- Affinity
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