
Overview
"Michael Schulder, MD, is the vice chair of neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He is also the director of the Brain Tumor Center at the Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery-which treats more than 600 patients annually-and co-director of the Center for Stereotactic Radiosurgery, where his team offers the latest treatment technologies. His research focuses on improving methods of image guidance for brain tumor surgery, and on new techniques for radiosurgery.
""I've always been fascinated by the workings of the brain and how it gives rise to our thoughts.
Dr. Schulder is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Brain Tumor, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 93 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 12 articles and participated in 8 clinical trials in the study of Astrocytoma.
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Locations
450 Lakeville Road, Entrance F, Lake Success, NY 11042
Additional Areas of Focus
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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.
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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.
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 Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.
Mskcc Surgery Group
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.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- AstrocytomaDr. Schulder isElite. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Schulder isElite. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- GlioblastomaDr. Schulder isElite. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- MeningiomaDr. Schulder isElite. Learn about Meningioma.
- OligodendrogliomaDr. Schulder isElite. Learn about Oligodendroglioma.
- SchwannomaDr. Schulder isElite. Learn about Schwannoma.
- Distinguished
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Schulder isDistinguished. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Schulder isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Schulder isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Choroid Plexus PapillomaDr. Schulder isDistinguished. Learn about Choroid Plexus Papilloma.
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)Dr. Schulder isDistinguished. Learn about Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET).
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Schulder isDistinguished. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Schulder isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Schulder isAdvanced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Brain AbscessDr. Schulder isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Cerebellum Agenesis HydrocephalyDr. Schulder isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Schulder isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Gamma Knife RadiosurgeryDr. Schulder isAdvanced. Learn about Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
- Experienced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Schulder isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Schulder isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Bone TumorDr. Schulder isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain HerniationDr. Schulder isExperienced. Learn about Brain Herniation.
- Chiari MalformationDr. Schulder isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation.
- Chiari Malformation Type 1Dr. Schulder isExperienced. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 1.

