
Overview
Benjamin Himes, MD, PhD, MHS, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. He specializes in cranial neurosurgical oncology, particularly in the treatment of intrinsic brain tumors in eloquent regions, including awake surgery with motor and speech mapping. Dr. Himes is particularly interested in the treatment of low-grade gliomas and glioblastoma. He also specializes in the treatment of metastatic disease to the brain, intraventricular tumors and extra-axial lesions including meningiomas. Dr. Himes has extensive experience with state-of-the-art surgical approaches, including the use of intraoperative ultrasound, 5-ALA, laser interstitial therapy (LITT) and radiosurgery.
Dr. Himes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Laminectomy, and Awake Craniotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 42 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Arachnoid Cysts.
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Locations
3316 Rochambeau Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
160 North Midland Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960
555 Taxter Road, Elmsford, NY 10523
70 Dubois Street, Newburgh, NY 12550
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Atlantic Brain And Spine LLC
Yaron Moshel is a Neurosurgery provider in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Moshel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Glioma, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Moshel is currently accepting new patients.
Michael Tobias is a General Surgeon and a Neurosurgery provider in White Plains, New York. Dr. Tobias is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Arachnoid Cysts, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Thrombectomy, and Laminectomy.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurosurgery & Spine At Lenox Hill
John Boockvar, MD, is the vice chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and director of the department's Brain Tumor Center, the Pituitary/Neuroendocrine Center, and the New York Head and Neck Institute at Lenox Hill and Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat hospitals. Dr. Boockvar is a professor of neurological surgery and otolaryngology/head and neck surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is also an investigator at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, where he directs the Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology and Therapy. Dr. Boockvar was appointed as an adjunct professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory thanks to his great advancements in understanding and treating brain cancer. He is also head of experimental therapeutics for Northwell Health, where he helps oversee the oncological research goals for Northwell as a whole. Dr. Boockvar's compassionate cancer care was recently highlighted in the critically acclaimed Netflix docuseries Lenox Hill and Emergency NYC.Dr. Boockvar is internationally known for his surgical expertise and for providing patients with safe, effective and minimally invasive treatment for brain tumors, skull base disorders and disorders of the spine. His surgical expertise is in benign and malignant brain tumors, skull base and endoscopic pituitary surgery, spinal and peripheral nerve tumors, minimally invasive spinal surgery, and complex spinal disorders.Dr. Boockvar has been recognized for his novel research in brain tumors and stem cell biology, and has been named to lists including New York Magazine's Top Docs, Best Doctors in New York-Castle Connolly, New York Super Doctors, America's Top Surgeons, America's Best Doctors, and America's Best Doctors for Cancer. His research has been widely published and he has received numerous national awards, including the Eric Lichtenstein Humanitarian Award from Voices Against Brain Cancer for his compassionate work in treating patients with brain cancer. Dr. Boockvar was elected to the prestigious Academy of Neurological Surgeons and was elected to the Senior Society of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Boockvar is also an honorary surgeon of the NYPD and the New York State Troopers.Dr. Boockvar received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. Like his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather before him, Dr. Boockvar received an MD from SUNY Brooklyn-Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Boockvar graduated summa cum laude with Distinction in Research and was medical school class valedictorian. Dr. Boockvar did his surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Boockvar did his NIH-supported post-doctoral research training in Neuro-oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. Dr. Boockvar is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnoid Cysts. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- AstrocytomaDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Empty Sella SyndromeDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Empty Sella Syndrome.
- GlioblastomaDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- GliomaDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Glioma.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- Experienced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- CraniopharyngiomaDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Craniopharyngioma.
- Cushing's diseaseDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Cushing's disease.
- Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-MutantDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant.
- HydrocephalusDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Hydrocephalus.
