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John Boockvar, MD, Neurosurgery, New York, NY, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital / Lenox Hill Hospital-Northwell Health

JohnBoockvarMD

Neurosurgery New York, NY

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Pituitary Surgery

Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Lenox Hill Hospital Director, Brain Tumor and Pituitary/ Neuroendocrine Center Lenox Hill Hospital Investigator, Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research Professor, Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

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Summary

  • Dr. Boockvar is the Vice Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and Director of the Brain Tumor Center, and the Pituitary/Neuroendocrine Center of the Department of Neurosurgery and the New York Head and Neck Institute at Lenox Hill and Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospitals. Dr. Boockvar is a Professor of Neurological Surgery and Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the Zucker School of Medicine. Dr. Boockvar is an investigator at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research where he directs the Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology and Therapy.

    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. Dr. Boockvar's 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. He has been recognized for his novel research in brain tumors and stem cell biology. He has been repeatedly named to the lists of New York Magazine’s Top Docs, Best Doctors in New York-Castle Connolly, New York SuperDoctors , 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. In 2016 Dr. Boockvar was elected to the prestigious Academy of Neurological Surgeons. In 2017 he was elected to the Senior Society of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

    Dr. Boockvar has been featured on special episodes of the Dr. Oz Show on brain tumors and Medical Mysteries, Good Morning America and the Today Show with Megyn Kelly. Dr. Boockvar is also an honorary surgeon of the NYPD and the New York State Troopers.

Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1998 - 2004
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1997 - 2004
  • Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
    Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1997 - 1998
  • State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
    State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1997
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaBA, Cum Laude, 1989 - 1993
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaBA, Cum Laude, 1989 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2004 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2011 - 2013
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1998 - 2004
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2011-2018
  • Lichtenstein Humanitarian Award Voices Against Brain Cancer 2013
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Surgical Technique and Clinically Relevant Resection Cavity Dynamics Following Implantation of Cesium-131 Brachytherapy in Patients with Brain Metastases  
    John A Boockvar, Stefanie P Lazow, Theodore H Schwartz, Susan Pannullo, A Gabriella Wernicke, Philip E Stieg, Operative Neurosurgery

Abstracts/Posters

  • Phase I trial of superselective intraarterial cerebral infusion of Cetuximab
    McCrea HJ, Kesavabhotla K, Boockvar JA, Society for Neuro-oncology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 11/14/2012
  • Proton MR Spectroscopy: Assessing the Metabolic Effects of Super-Selective Intra-Arterial Cerebral Infusion of Bevacizumab in Treatment of Glioblastoma
    Jeon J, Kovanlikaya I, Boockvar JA, Mao X, Shin B, Burkhardt J, Kesavahotla K, Christos P, Shungu D, Riina H. Tsiouris J, American Society of Neuroradiology, 1/1/2011
  • Comparative volumetric analysis of glioblastoma multiforme cases using F18 FDG PET /MRI fusion images in evaluation of early treatment response to Superselective Intra...
    Z Cayci, MD, New York, NY; R P Killeen, MBBCh Boockvar JA, E Cakan; H Riina; I Kovanlikaya: et al, Radiological Society of North American, 1/1/2011
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Lectures

  • Intraarterial chemotherapy to target the glioma stem cell niche 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2014
  • Emerging concepts in tumor stem cell biology 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
  • Intrarterial chemotherapy for malignant brain tumor 
    Atlantic City, NJ - 1/1/2011
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Authored Content

  • Do Craniopharyngioma Molecular Signatures Correlate with Clinical Characteristics? RelatedMay 2018
  • Do Craniopharyngioma Molecular Signatures Correlate with Clinical Characteristics? RelatedMay 2018

Press Mentions

  • Northwell Health’s Top 5 Research Advances of the Year
    Northwell Health’s Top 5 Research Advances of the YearJanuary 21st, 2022
  • Brain Cancer Treatment Using Belly Fat Is First in World
    Brain Cancer Treatment Using Belly Fat Is First in WorldOctober 19th, 2021
  • Netflix and Drill: 3 Surgeons Starring on the Small Screen
    Netflix and Drill: 3 Surgeons Starring on the Small ScreenDecember 7th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations