Overview
Amit Schwartz is a Neurosurgery provider in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Porencephaly. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Pituitary Tumor, Subdural Hematoma, Laminectomy, and Awake Craniotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
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- OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations
4802 10th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219
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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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 Familial Porencephaly. 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 Familial Porencephaly. 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
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Schwartz isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Pituitary TumorDr. Schwartz isDistinguished. Learn about Pituitary Tumor.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Schwartz isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Brain TumorDr. Schwartz isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Schwartz isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- GliomaDr. Schwartz isAdvanced. Learn about Glioma.
- HydrocephalusDr. Schwartz isAdvanced. Learn about Hydrocephalus.
- MeningiomaDr. Schwartz isAdvanced. Learn about Meningioma.
- Experienced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- AstrocytomaDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Brain HerniationDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Brain Herniation.
