Sebastian Rubino
Experienced in Ganglioglioma
Experienced in Ganglioglioma

Overview

Dr. Sebastian Rubino, MD, is a neurosurgical oncologist specializing in the neurosurgical treatment of brain and spine tumors, as well as treatment of spinal and general neurosurgical pathologies. He provides comprehensive care at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) and Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurosurgery at 501 Seaview Avenue on Staten Island, New York.

Dr. Rubino earned his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, New Hampshire and completed his neurosurgery residency at Albany Medical Center Hospital in Albany, New York. He further completed fellowship subspecialty training in spine surgery at Albany Medical Center Hospital and in neurosurgical oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.

As an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Dr. Rubino is dedicated to mentoring future neurosurgeons and is the medical student neurosurgery clerkship director at SIUH. As a member of the Northwell Cancer Institute, Dr. Rubino is committed to providing the highest level of collaborative, technologically advanced neurosurgical care to improve outcomes for cancer patients. His research includes a study where he served as the lead author, entitled Improving outcomes for brain metastases patients through the synergy of stereotactic radiosurgery and targeted cancer therapies.

Dr. Rubino combines advanced surgical techniques with compassionate care to provide his patients with the best possible outcomes. His dedication to excellence and patient advocacy leads him to never accept the status quo, to lead by example and to continually to fight for his patients on a daily basis.

Dr. Rubino is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ganglioglioma. His top areas of expertise are Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Ganglioglioma, Brain Stem Cancer, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 17 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Ganglioglioma.

Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in NY
Hospital Affiliations
Staten Island University Hospital
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Lenox Hill Hospital
Hofstra/Northwell School Of Medicine/Nursing
Spine Institute
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Northwell Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO

Locations

Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurosurgery & Spine at Seaview Avenue
501 Seaview Avenue, Suite 201, Staten Island, NY 10305
Other Locations
Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopaedic Institute at Richmond Road
1551 Richmond Road, Suite 1A, Staten Island, NY 10304

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Rubino 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.

Meningioma

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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