Dr. Kevin J. Mullins
Overview
Dr. Kevin J. Mullins is the Chair of Neurosurgery at South Shore University Hospital and a board-certified neurosurgeon with over two decades of experience. Specializing in spinal and cranial disorders, Dr. Mullins provides comprehensive care for conditions affecting the brain, spine, and nervous system. He has performed more than 6,000 neurosurgical procedures, with expertise in both minimally invasive spine surgery and complex spinal reconstruction.
A graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Dr. Mullins completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He further distinguished himself as a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital before transitioning to Long Island in 1998. Dr. Mullins has since played a pivotal role in expanding neurosurgical services at South Shore University Hospital, where he leads a multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care.
Dr. Mullins' clinical practice is deeply rooted in evidence-based medicine, emphasizing conservative, non-surgical treatment options whenever possible. He reserves surgery for patients who have exhausted all non-operative approaches, ensuring that each patient receives the most appropriate and personalized care. His clinical focus includes managing neck and back disorders, degenerative spine conditions, spinal deformities, and other complex spinal and cranial pathologies.
In 2017, Dr. Mullins founded SpineCare Long Island, which evolved into NeuroCare Long Island in 2023. NeuroCare Long Island joined Northwell Health in 2024, expanding access to top-tier neurosurgical care. Dr. Mullins continues to lead the practice with a commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care, using the latest advancements in neurosurgical techniques and technology to improve patient outcomes.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Mullins serves as an Associate Professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is dedicated to training the next generation of neurosurgeons and advancing the field through education and research. His contributions to neurosurgery include numerous academic publications and presentations, and he remains actively involved in neurosurgical education and departmental leadership.
Dr. Mullins is highly respected by both his patients and colleagues for his surgical expertise and compassionate approach. Known for his dedication to patient care, he takes the time to explain diagnoses and treatment options clearly, ensuring that patients feel informed and supported throughout their medical journey.
Dr. Mullins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Choroid Plexus Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Chronic Pain, Pallister-Hall Syndrome, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.
Insurance
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- INSURANCE PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1175 Montauk Highway, Suite 6, West Islip, NY 11795
722 Montauk Highway, West Islip, NY 11795
4681 Veterans Memorial Highway, Holbrook, NY 11741
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Mullins has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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 Choroid Plexus Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Glioma, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Moshel is currently accepting new patients.
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 Choroid Plexus Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Saadi Ghatan is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Ghatan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Choroid Plexus Cyst. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Hydrocephalus, Awake Craniotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
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
- Distinguished
- Spinal StenosisDr. Mullins isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Stenosis.
- Advanced
- Choroid Plexus PapillomaDr. Mullins isAdvanced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Papilloma.
- Chronic PainDr. Mullins isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Herniated DiskDr. Mullins isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Pallister-Hall SyndromeDr. Mullins isAdvanced. Learn about Pallister-Hall Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Mullins isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Mullins isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Mullins isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Mullins isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Choroid Plexus CystDr. Mullins isExperienced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Cyst.
- Familial PorencephalyDr. Mullins isExperienced. Learn about Familial Porencephaly.