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    MediFind found 324 doctor with experience in Astrocytoma near Hackensack, NJ. Of these, 226 are Experienced, 50 are Advanced, 33 are Distinguished and 14 are Elite.

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    324 providers found
      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Elite in Astrocytoma

      Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York

      622 W 168th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jeffrey Bruce is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Bruce is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Radiation Oncology
      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Radiation Oncology

      New York University

      111 Broadway, 
      New York, NY 
       (12.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lewis Sulman is a Radiation Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Sulman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

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      John A. Boockvar
      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Elite in Astrocytoma

      Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurosurgery & Spine At Lenox Hill

      130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 3rd Floor, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      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 Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.

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      Advanced in Astrocytoma
      Radiation Oncology
      Advanced in Astrocytoma
      Radiation Oncology

      Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC

      30 Prospect Ave, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Douglas Miller is a Radiation Oncologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Miller is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, and Metastatic Brain Tumor.

      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Elite in Astrocytoma

      Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York

      710 W 168th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (6.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Fabio Iwamoto is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Iwamoto is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Neurosurgery | Oncology | Hematology Oncology
      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Neurosurgery | Oncology | Hematology Oncology

      Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai

      1 Gustave Levy Place, Mount Sinai Emergency Room, 
      New York, NY 
       (8.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Lyndon Kim is a Neurosurgery specialist and an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kim is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.

      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Neurology | Oncology | Hematology
      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Neurology | Oncology | Hematology

      Montefiore Medical Center

      111 E 210th St, 
      Bronx, NY 
       (8.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Adilia Hormigo is a Neurologist and an Oncologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Hormigo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Brain Tumor, and Myringotomy.

      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Elite in Astrocytoma

      Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York

      51 W 51st St, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Andrew Lassman is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Lassman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Elite in Astrocytoma

      Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York

      51 W 51st St, Fl 3 Suite 360, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mary Welch is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Welch is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Elite in Astrocytoma

      Memorial Neurology Group

      1275 York Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Thomas Kaley is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kaley is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Meningioma, and Glioma.

      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Elite in Astrocytoma

      Memorial Neurology Group

      1275 York Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ingo Mellinghoff is an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Mellinghoff is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Elite in Astrocytoma

      Mskcc Surgery Group

      1275 York Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Viviane Tabar is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Tabar is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Elite in Astrocytoma
      1275 York Ave, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lisa Deangelis is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Deangelis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, and Embolectomy.

      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Oncology | Neurology
      Elite in Astrocytoma
      Oncology | Neurology

      Weill Medical College Of Cornell

      525 E 68th St, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Howard Fine is an Oncologist and a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Fine is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

      Distinguished in Astrocytoma
      Distinguished in Astrocytoma

      Memorial Neurology Group

      160 E 53rd St, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Eli Diamond is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Diamond is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Erdheim-Chester Disease, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Distinguished in Astrocytoma
      Distinguished in Astrocytoma

      Memorial Neurology Group

      160 E 53rd St, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Christian Grommes is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Grommes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Primary Lymphoma of the Brain, Brain Tumor, Glioma, Vitrectomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

      Philip E. Stieg
      Advanced in Astrocytoma
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Astrocytoma
      Neurosurgery

      Weill Cornell Medicine Brain & Spine Center At Upper East Side Campus

      525 E 68th St, Starr Pavilion, Room 651, 
      New York, NY 
       (9.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Philip Stieg is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Stieg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Glioblastoma, Hydrocephalus, Nerve Decompression, and Gastrostomy.

      Distinguished in Astrocytoma
      Neurology | Hematology | Oncology
      Distinguished in Astrocytoma
      Neurology | Hematology | Oncology

      Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC

      92 2nd St, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Deric Park is a Neurologist and a Hematologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Park is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Gliosarcoma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Glioma.

      Distinguished in Astrocytoma
      Radiation Oncology
      Distinguished in Astrocytoma
      Radiation Oncology

      Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC

      92 2nd St, 
      Hackensack, NJ 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Anthony Ingenito is a Radiation Oncologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Ingenito is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Metastatic Brain Tumor, and Gliosarcoma. Dr. Ingenito is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Astrocytoma
      Neurosurgery
      Distinguished in Astrocytoma
      Neurosurgery

      Metropolitan Neurosurgery Associates, PA

      309 Engle St, Suite 1, 
      Englewood, NJ 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kevin Yao is a Neurosurgery provider in Englewood, New Jersey. Dr. Yao is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Choroid Plexus Papilloma, Pallister-Hall Syndrome, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Septoplasty, and Microdiscectomy.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Astrocytoma?

      Astrocytoma is a type of tumor that can occur in the brain or spinal cord. It originates from star-shaped cells called astrocytes that regulate electrical impulses in the brain. Astrocytomas are the most common form of glioma. Astrocytomas are classified into four different grades based on how aggressive the cancer is.  Grade 1 astrocytomas are the least aggressive. These tumors can be benign or slow-growing and are generally associated with long-term survival. This grade includes subependymomas and pilocytic astrocytomas.  Grade 2 astrocytomas are slow-growing tumors that may eventually develop into larger or more aggressive tumors.  Grade 3 astrocytomas are anaplastic (malignant) tumors. These grow more quickly than Grade 2. Grade 4 astrocytomas include glioblastoma multiforme, which is the most common primary brain tumor. Glioblastoma multiforme can quickly grow and spread to other parts of the brain, leading to seizures and other serious complications.

      When should I see an Astrocytoma doctor near Hackensack, NJ?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing an Astrocytoma doctor near Hackensack, NJ?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Astrocytoma doctors near Hackensack, NJ?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Astrocytoma doctors near Hackensack, NJ?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with an Astrocytoma doctor near Hackensack, NJ?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Astrocytoma doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Astrocytoma doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with an Astrocytoma doctor near Hackensack, NJ?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Astrocytoma doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Astrocytoma doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Astrocytoma doctors near Hackensack, NJ?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Astrocytoma doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find an Astrocytoma doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Astrocytoma doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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