The 20 Best Meningoencephalocele Doctors Near Me in Hackensack, NJ
Find the Top Meningoencephalocele Experts and Specialists
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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 27 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy. Dr. Boockvar is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery.
Advanced Neurosurgery Associates
Arno Fried is a General Surgeon and a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Rutherford, New Jersey. Dr. Fried is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hydrocephalus, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Posterior Fossa Tumor, Glioma, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Fried is currently accepting new patients.
CUIMC/Neurological Institute Of New York
Dr. Feldstein has been the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurological Surgery since his arrival in 1994. Among his interests and expertise is a national reputation in the management of Chiari Malformations and spinal dysraphism. He has an active practice in such subspecialty areas as brain and spinal cord tumors, craniofacial abnormalities, vascular malformations such as Moyamoya, AVMs and cavernous malformations. In an effort to decrease operative time and morbidity as well as hospital stay he has begun to utilize endoscopic assistance to perform common procedures through smaller incisions. This is currently seen in the management of craniosynostosis, chiari malformations and in certain forms of hydrocephalus. Dr. Feldstein’s practice is based at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York.His special interests include spinal dysraphism/tethered spinal cord, craniofacial surgery, brain tumors, chiari malformations, syringomyelia, vascular (Moyamoya, Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformations). Dr. Feldstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Myelomeningocele, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Rhizotomy. Dr. Feldstein is board certified in Neurological Surgery. Dr. Feldstein is currently accepting new patients.
CUIMC/Neurological Institute Of New York
Dr. McKhann graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from Duke University, with Research Honors for his investigations into brain tumor immunobiology. He attended Yale School of Medicine where he was AOA, Cum Laude, a Farr Scholar, and one of five recipients of the medical school’s highest thesis award. Dr. McKhann trained in Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington, as well as Atkinson Morley’s Hospital in Wimbledon, England. Dr. McKhann combines clinical skill and compassionate care to maximize patient outcomes. He treats patients with a variety of brain conditions including Brain Tumors, Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, Adult Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformations, Cavernous Malformations, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and Neurotrauma. His areas of particular technical expertise include microneurosurgery, computer guided stereotactic neuronavigation, intraoperative awake brain mapping, neuroendoscopy, minimally invasive brain surgery, gamma knife radiosurgery, deep brain stimulation, and cerebrospinal fluid shunting. Dr. Mckhann is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hydrocephalus, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Mckhann is board certified in Neurological Surgery. Dr. Mckhann is currently accepting new patients.
CUIMC/Neurological Institute Of New York
"Dr. Sekula is one of the world’s foremost leaders in minimally invasive brain surgery. His world-renowned practice is dedicated to less invasive but maximally effective treatment of a variety of brain disorders, particularly difficult to reach tumors involving the skull base (acoustic neuroma, meningioma, and other brain tumors) as well as rare and debilitating conditions like trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Dr. Sekula routinely performs keyhole surgeries, which allow patients to experience a gentler and faster recovery without the need for the intensive care unit. During his career, he has performed more than 6,000 surgeries, including more than 2,500 microvascular decompressions. After receiving his undergraduate degree from The University of Virginia and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Sekula completed his internship and residency training in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he also completed advanced and fellowship training in minimally invasive brain and skull base surgery.Prior to Columbia, Dr. Sekula was Professor and Residency Program Director at the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Neurological Surgery.Dr. Sekula's prolific academic career includes writing over 100 scientific manuscripts, including editing of the textbook, ""Microvascular Decompression Surgery."" He is Principal Investigator of a study concerning trigeminal neuralgia investigating fundamental mechanisms of facial pain from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Sekula is a surgeon and educator, who is regularly invited to lecture in numerous countries to teach his advanced techniques.Learn more about Dr. Sekula via his website: raymondsekulamd.com". Dr. Sekula is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Trigeminal Neuralgia, Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia, Neuralgia, Microvascular Decompression, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Sekula is board certified in Neurological Surgery.
Mount Sinai
Joshua Bederson is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Bederson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Balloon Sinuplasty, and Thrombectomy.
Noel I Perin, M.D.
Raj Shrivastava is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Shrivastava is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 36 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Shrivastava is currently accepting new patients.
CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion
Arthur Mandel is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Mandel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, GAPO Syndrome, Epilepsy, and CLN4 Disease. Dr. Mandel is currently accepting new patients.
Mount Sinai
Peter Morgenstern is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Morgenstern is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 34 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Plagiocephaly, Hydrocephalus, Sunken Fontanelles, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Endoscopy. Dr. Morgenstern is currently accepting new patients.
Mount Sinai West
Saadi Ghatan is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Ghatan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 45 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Vein of Galen Aneurysm, Awake Craniotomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Ghatan is currently accepting new patients.
Saint Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Lab
Hae Baang is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Baang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, and Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM).
Neonatology (Newborn Medicine)
Margaret Pulju is a Neonatologist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Pulju is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. Her clinical expertise encompasses Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Esophageal Atresia Coloboma Talipes, Atresia of Small Intestine, and Hirschsprung Disease.
Ambulatory Pavilion
Raymund Yong is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Long Island City, New York. Dr. Yong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 30 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Brain Tumor, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Yong is currently accepting new patients.
New York University
Donato Pacione is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Pacione is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meningioma, Cushing's disease, Hypothalamic Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy.
Gramercy Park Physicians LLP
Benjamin Rapoport is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Rapoport is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Meningoencephalocele. He is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hydrocephalus, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Meningioma, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Thrombectomy.
Last Updated: 04/28/2026



