Dr. Christian C. Ferreira

Christian Ferreira, MD, is a dual-trained cerebrovascular neurosurgeon at Northwell Health, providing comprehensive care at Phelps Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital. He specializes in treating brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), ischemic stroke, and other complex cerebrovascular conditions using both open surgical and minimally invasive endovascular techniques. In addition to his expertise in vascular neurosurgery, Dr. Ferreira is also trained in brain tumor resection, skull base surgery, spine surgery, and endoscopic spine procedures.

Originally from Brazil, Dr. Ferreira earned his medical degree from Centro Universit rio de Volta Redonda (UniFOA) and completed his neurosurgery residency at Hospital Universit rio Antonio Pedro, Universidade Federal Fluminense. He then pursued an endovascular neurosurgery fellowship at Hospital Santa Teresa in Petr polis, Brazil, focusing on catheter-based treatment of cerebrovascular diseases.

Following his move to the United States, Dr. Ferreira completed a CAST-accredited Cerebrovascular Fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, with a focus on both open and hybrid techniques. He subsequently advanced his training with a second Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship at Northwell Health, working across Lenox Hill and Phelps hospitals. All of his U.S.-based postgraduate training was conducted under the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, where he now serves as a faculty member and clinical mentor.

Dr. Ferreira is actively engaged in clinical research, serving as an investigator on multiple clinical trials exploring innovative approaches for stroke and glioblastoma, including intra-arterial chemotherapy and advanced device-based therapies. His work has been widely published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international meetings such as SLICE, LINNC, and CNS.

He is board-certified by the Sociedade Brasileira de Neurocirurgia and maintains active membership in the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery. Dr. Ferreira brings a patient-centered, multidisciplinary approach to care and is committed to advancing the field of neurosurgery through research, education, and innovation.

Languages

English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Dr. Ferreira is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Thrombectomy. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 43 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Thrombectomy.