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Viviane Tabar, MD, Neurosurgery, New York, NY, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Neurosurgery • New York, NY

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base

Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Theresa Feng Professor of Neurosurgical Oncology; Director, Multidisciplinary Pituitary and Skull Base Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Overview of Dr. Tabar

Dr. Viviane Tabar is a neurosurgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Memorial Hospital for Cancer and allied Diseases. She received her medical degree from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 28 years. Dr. Tabar accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 28 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and one of 28 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in Neurosurgery. She also speaks multiple languages, including French. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • UMass Chan Medical School
    UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1993 - 1998
  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1993
  • American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
    American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2001 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Member National Academy of Medicine, 2017
  • Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2014
  • New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Endoscopic Resection Followed by Proton Therapy with Pencil Beam Scanning for Skull Base Tumors  
    Viviane Tabar, MD, The Laryngoscope
  • Marked Response of a Hypermutated Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Carcinoma to Ipilimumab and Nivolumab  
    Michael Postow, Viviane Tabar, T Jonathan Yang, John Cuaron, Jinru Shia, Lisa M DeAngelis, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Press Mentions

  • Preclinical Efficacy and Safety of a Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Midbrain Dopamine Progenitor Product, MSK-DA01
    Preclinical Efficacy and Safety of a Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Midbrain Dopamine Progenitor Product, MSK-DA01February 4th, 2021
  • Current Poultry Food Safety Guidelines Do Not Stop Salmonella Outbreaks
    Current Poultry Food Safety Guidelines Do Not Stop Salmonella OutbreaksAugust 26th, 2020
  • Pediatric Computed Tomography Scans: Weighing the Risks and Benefits
    Pediatric Computed Tomography Scans: Weighing the Risks and BenefitsJanuary 11th, 2019
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Grant Support

  • CNS Radiation Injury: Regeneration VIA Human ES CellsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2011
  • Radiation Damage Repair In The Brain VIA Human ES CellsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003–2004

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

  • Anthem Blue Access PPO
    Anthem Blue Preferred HMO
    Anthem Blue Preferred Plus POS
    BCBS Blue Card PPO
    BCBS Illinois PPO
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    Empire BCBS HMO
    Empire BCBS PPO
    GHI PPO
    Great West PPO
    Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PPO
    MVP Healthcare PPO
    QualCare HMO
    QualCare PPO
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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