Overview
"Dr. David Langer is Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital. In 2013 Dr. Langer was recruited to Lenox Hill Hospital as Director of Neurosurgery to begin to build on a vision of not only an outstanding clinical entity in the Neurosciences but to create an entirely new environment for patients and their families. Dr. Langer is a third generation medical doctor and attended the University of Pennsylvania and its medical school. He completed his neurosurgical residency there and joined his chairman, Eugene S. Flamm MD, when he left Penn to embark on the establishment of a new neurosurgical institute in New York City in 1998. He remained in New York City until 2010 when he joined North Shore-LIJ and Dr. Raj Narayan's new academic neurosurgery department in 2010 after completing a neuroendovascular fellowship at SUNY/Buffalo.
Dr. Langer has focused the majority of his clinical and academic attention to diseases of the brain vessels and is an internationally recognized expert in cerebral revascularization and cerebral aneurysms. He additionally is recognized as a thought leader and expert in the uses of consumer information technology in the medical space and has lectured on the design and implementation of these technologies.
Dr. Langer has published on and spoken both nationally and internationally on vascular disorders such as aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVM) of the brain and is one of the few remaining expert cerebral bypass surgeons in the country. In 2011, Dr. Langer established the Moyamoya Center of New York and embarked on the development of a project focused upon the use of social networking technology and video to enhance the patient experience and improve the medical record. This project has grown into Cirrus Health which continues to disrupt the status quo in patient communication and the current electronic medical record.
Dr. Langer has received a number of awards during his training and career including being a ""Top Doctor"" and New York Magazine ""Best Doctor."" He is currently a peer reviewer for the journals Neurosurgery.
Dr. Langer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemangioma. His top areas of expertise are Moyamoya Disease, Brain Aneurysm, Meningioma, Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery, and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 147 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Hemangioma.
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Locations
130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10075
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Langer 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.
5 Clinical Trials
Penn Neurosurgery Princeton
Visish Srinivasan is a Neurosurgery provider in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Dr. Srinivasan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemangioma. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Arteriovenous Malformation, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Endovascular Embolization, and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery. Dr. Srinivasan is currently accepting new patients.
New York University
Jacob Baranoski is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Baranoski is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemangioma. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Pica, Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Liver Embolization.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurosurgery & Spine At Lynbrook
Dr. Daniel G. Eichberg is an assistant professor of neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at Northwell Health. He completed his undergraduate studies at Cornell University, where he developed his interest in oncology and neuroscience. He completed his medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine where he graduated magna cum laude, and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society. Dr. Eichberg was awarded the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigating therapies for brain tumors.Dr. Eichberg completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of Miami, where he was selected for the National Institutes of Health T32 grant and the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Research Fellowship Grant for glioblastoma research. Before he completed his training, he served as Chief Resident for the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Eichberg also completed a Neurosurgical Oncology fellowship at the University of Miami, focused on minimally invasive brain tumor surgery techniques.Dr. Eichberg has published over 130 peer-reviewed publications focused on the clinical, translational, and basic science of brain tumor biology and surgical treatment.To me, the most gratifying part of my profession is the meaningful connections I make with my patients, and to see them healthy and feeling better after surgery, he says. It is truly a gift to get to know these brave and resilient individuals on their path to recovery.Dr. Eichberg currently works in the Northwell Health Department of Neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, where he focuses on the treatment of patients with brain tumors using minimally invasive surgical techniques. He is currently involved in multiple clinical trials for brain tumors, and is accepting new patients. Dr. Eichberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemangioma. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Endoscopy.
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
- Elite
- Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery
- Distinguished
- Brain AneurysmDr. Langer isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass SurgeryDr. Langer isDistinguished. Learn about Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.
- MeningiomaDr. Langer isDistinguished. Learn about Meningioma.
- Moyamoya DiseaseDr. Langer isDistinguished. Learn about Moyamoya Disease.
- Advanced
- AstrocytomaDr. Langer isAdvanced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Langer isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cerebellum Agenesis HydrocephalyDr. Langer isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Langer isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Congenital Cardiovascular ShuntDr. Langer isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt.
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Langer isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- ApoplexyDr. Langer isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Langer isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Langer isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Langer isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Langer isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.

