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The Montefiore neurosurgeon who successfully separated conjoined 13-month-old twins in a rare operation has died from the coronavirus, the hospital announced Monday.

Dr. James Goodrich, 73, a US Marine Corps vet and Vietnam veteran who went on to spend 30 years as a leading surgeon at the Bronx hospital, died Monday from complications from COVID-19.

“Jim was in many ways the heart and soul of our department — a master surgeon, a world-class educator, and a beloved colleague for all,” Dr. Emad Eskandar, chair of the neurosurgery department at Albert Einstein College and Montefiore Medical Center, said in a statement. “His sudden loss is heart-breaking and his memory will always remain foremost in our thoughts.”

Goodrich gained worldwide acclaim in 2016 by leading a team of 40 doctors in a rare, 27-hour operation to separate conjoined twins Jadon and Anias McDonald — and became the world’s leading expert on the procedure.

The operation was just the 59th craniopagus separation surgery performed in the world since 1952.

Eskandar said Goodrich, a native of Oregon, had a penchant for historical artifacts.

Goodrich is survived by his wife and three sisters, the hospital said.