Overview
Benjamin Himes, MD, PhD, MHS, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. He specializes in cranial neurosurgical oncology, particularly in the treatment of intrinsic brain tumors in eloquent regions, including awake surgery with motor and speech mapping. Dr. Himes is particularly interested in the treatment of low-grade gliomas and glioblastoma. He also specializes in the treatment of metastatic disease to the brain, intraventricular tumors and extra-axial lesions including meningiomas. Dr. Himes has extensive experience with state-of-the-art surgical approaches, including the use of intraoperative ultrasound, 5-ALA, laser interstitial therapy (LITT) and radiosurgery.
Dr. Himes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hydrocephalus. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Laminectomy, and Awake Craniotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 44 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Hydrocephalus.
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- MEDICARE MAPD
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- STATE MEDICAID
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- MEDICARE MAPD
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- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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Locations
3316 Rochambeau Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
160 North Midland Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960
555 Taxter Road, Elmsford, NY 10523
70 Dubois Street, Newburgh, NY 12550
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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Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- AstrocytomaDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain TumorDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Empty Sella SyndromeDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Empty Sella Syndrome.
- GlioblastomaDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Glioblastoma.
- GliomaDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Glioma.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Himes isAdvanced. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- Experienced
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- CraniopharyngiomaDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Craniopharyngioma.
- Cushing's diseaseDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Cushing's disease.
- Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-MutantDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant.
- HydrocephalusDr. Himes isExperienced. Learn about Hydrocephalus.