- Dr. John A Boockvar, MD
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Dr. John A Boockvar, MD
Neurosurgery - New York, Brooklyn
Overview
Dr. John A Boockvar, MD works in Brooklyn, New York is a specialist in Neurosurgery and graduated Suny Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Boockvar is affiliated with New York - Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, New York Presbyterian - Columbia, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center and practicing for 26 years
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Conditions
• Acute Urinary Retention• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Amniotomy
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Colic
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniopharyngioma
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
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• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
• Food Allergy - Codfish
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Functional Movement Screening
• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for AVM
• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
• Implanon® Placement
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• IV Sedation
• Joint Fluid Test
• Joint Fusion
• Joint X-Ray
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycobacterial Infections
• Neurological Injuries
• Pediatric Chronic Infection
• Pediatric Dermatologic Disorders
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Sinus Node Disease
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
• Women's Health Rehabilitation
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Procedures
• Acoustic Neuroma• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
• Brain Injury
• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
• Cerebrovascular Disease
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• Cervical Spine Fracture
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Craniopharyngioma
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
• Epilepsy
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Hydrocephalus
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spine Fracture
• Meningiomas
• Myelopathy
• Nerve Sheath Tumors
• Neuroplasty
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Osteosarcoma
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Pituitary Gland Tumor Excision
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Secondary Malignancies
• Spinal Compression Fracture Repair
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Cord Tumor
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Nerve Block
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylolisthesis
• Stroke
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 26
State License
- New York
Spoken Languages
- French
- Italian
- Polish
- Spanish
Education & Training
Medical School
Suny Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Graduated: 1997
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Graduated: 1997
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Office Locations
Other Office Locations
New York Presbyterian Hospital NSG
525 East 68th Street Suite 651
New York (NY)
Brooklyn
10065
Phone:(212) 746-4684
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 60 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
New York Presbyterian Hospital NSG, 525 East 68th Street Suite 651, New York, New York (NY), 10065
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Capital District Physician's Health Plan (CDPHP)
- Capital District Physician's Health Plan (CDPHP) HMO
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Emblem Health
- EmblemHealth
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Fidelis Care
- Fidelis Care HMO
- Freedom Plan
- GHI PPO
- Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP) PPO
- HealthFirst
- Humana
- MagnaCare
- MagnaCare PPO
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- National Elevator
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Neighborhood Health Plan
- Neighborhood Health Providers
- Options PPO
- Oxford Health Plans
- Oxford Liberty
- Pathway Enhanced Guided Access
- PHCS Network PPO
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
New York - Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
525 East 68th Street
New York NY,
New York,
10021
New York - Presbyterian/Weill Cornell is a hospital located in New York, NY. This hospital reports jointly with New York Presbyterian - Columbia. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are...
New York Presbyterian - Columbia
630 West 168th Street
New York NY,
New York,
10032
New York Presbyterian - Columbia is a hospital located in New York, NY. This hospital reports jointly with New York Presbyterian/Allen. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the st...
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