
Overview
Raphael Sacho is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Neuroradiologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Sacho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gliomatosis Cerebri. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM), Gastrostomy, and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 24 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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Locations
501 Seaview Avenue, Suite 201, Staten Island, NY 10305
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sacho 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.
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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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 Gliomatosis Cerebri. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.
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
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Sacho isDistinguished. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Sacho isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Advanced
- Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
- Moyamoya DiseaseDr. Sacho isAdvanced. Learn about Moyamoya Disease.
- Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM)
- StrokeDr. Sacho isAdvanced. Learn about Stroke.
- Subarachnoid HemorrhageDr. Sacho isAdvanced. Learn about Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Trigeminal NeuralgiaDr. Sacho isAdvanced. Learn about Trigeminal Neuralgia.
- Experienced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Sacho isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- ApoplexyDr. Sacho isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Sacho isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Arterial Calcification of InfancyDr. Sacho isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Calcification of Infancy.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Sacho isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Sacho isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.

