The 20 Best Brain Tumor Doctors Near Me in Paramus, NJ

Andrew B. Lassman, MD, FAAN, FASCO, is a Professor of Neurology and Associate Dean of Clinical Research Compliance at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Lassman also serves as Chief of the Division of Neuro-Oncology and Vice Chair for Clinical Research in the Department of Neurology, and as Associate Director for Clinical Trials at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Lassman focuses both his research and clinical efforts on improving the understanding and treatment of brain tumors.Dr. Lassman has particular expertise in translational clinical trials for brain tumors, with molecular correlative analyses to understand the reasons for treatment success or failure, and to refine treatment paradigms. Dr. Lassman has led retrospective studies, single institution prospective clinical trials, and multicenter prospective trials conducted nationally through the National Cancer Institute sponsored National Clinical Trials Network. His contributions to the field of Neuro-Oncology have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Preuss Award in Neuro-Oncology from the American Academy of Neurology, the Boyer Clinical Research Award from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and the Gary Lichtenstein Humanitarian Award from Voices Against Brain Cancer.Dr. Lassman earned his BS and MS degrees in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, as part of a combined four-year program at Yale University. He attained his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed Neurology residency at the Neurological Institute of New York, at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Lassman completed his fellowship in Neuro-Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he joined the faculty and served as fellowship director, until his return to NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Lassman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

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

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 Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Gliosarcoma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Glioma.

George Kaptain is a Neurosurgery provider in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Kaptain is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

Cameron Brennan is a Neurosurgery provider in Montvale, New Jersey. Dr. Brennan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Brennan is currently accepting new patients.

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 Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Bruce is currently accepting new patients.

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

Adomas Bunevicius is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Bunevicius is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Meningioma, Cushing's disease, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Rhizotomy.

Rajnik Raab is a Neurosurgery provider in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Raab is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Subdural Hematoma, Spinal Stenosis, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, and Laminectomy. Dr. Raab is currently accepting new patients.

Anthony Ingenito is a Radiation Oncologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Ingenito is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Metastatic Brain Tumor, and Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.

Theodore Schwartz is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Craniopharyngioma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Turbinectomy.

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

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 Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Tabar is currently accepting new patients.

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

Thomas Kaley is an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kaley is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Meningioma, and Glioma. Dr. Kaley is currently accepting new patients.

Douglas Kondziolka is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Kondziolka is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Arteriovenous Malformation, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Endovascular Embolization.

Hooman Ghadimi is a Neurosurgery provider in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Ghadimi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gastrostomy.

Alexandra Reynolds is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Reynolds is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Stroke, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.

Joyce Tsai is a Neurologist in Westwood, New Jersey. Dr. Tsai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Memory Loss.

Jad Donato is a Neurologist in Westwood, New Jersey. Dr. Donato has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.