Dr. John Boockvar is a board-certified adult neurosurgeon. Dr. Boockvar received a B.A. and graduated Cum Laude from theUniversity of Pennsylvania. Dr. Boockvar received an M.D. from SUNY Brooklyn-Downstate Medical Center where he 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 (Brain and Spinal Tumors) at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. Dr. Boockvar did specialized surgical training in brain and spinal tumors.
Dr. Boockvar's surgical focus is in benign and malignant brain and spinal tumors, skull base and endoscopic pituitary surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery and complex spinal disorders. Dr. Boockvar performs minimally invasive brain and spinal neurosurgery.
Dr. Boockvar currently is Co-Director of the Brain and Spinal Tumor Program at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Boockvar heads the Brain Tumor and Stem Cell Research Laboratory and directs the institution's Brain Tumor Research Group. Dr. Boockvar's laboratory interests have focused on studying adult human neural stem cell biology to investigate brain tumor formation and brain tumor and stem cell migration and survival. Dr. Boockvar's laboratory is funded by the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Boockvar served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Current Stem Cell Research and Therapy and is an editorial board member of the journal Neurosurgery, and Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery. He is an ad-hoc reviewer for Neurosurgery, Brain Research and Human Gene Therapy. He is a member of the Executive Committee (2009-2011) of the Joint Section of Brain Tumors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Boockvar is the principal investigator of a new clinical trial using super selective intraarterial infusion techniques for the delivery of novel therapeutics such as Avastin or Cetuximab for the treatment of malignant brain cancer. (For more information on these trials please visit Clinical Trials.Gov or call 212-746-1996)
Dr. Boockvar has been highlighted in multiple newspapers (New York Times, Daily News, Wall Street Journal, Crain's) and on television for his research on brain tumors and stem cells and for his minimally invasive surgical approaches. Dr. Boockvar has published multiple articles on the subjects of brain and spinal neurosurgery. Dr. Boockvar was recently selected (2009-2010) as one of America's Top Doctors. Most recently he was seen in the New York Times, on CNBC and CBS Evening News for his work on a novel treatment for brain tumors using Super Selective Delivery of Targeted Therapies. Dr. Boockvar is a frequent live medical consultant for the Fox Cable News Network.
If you would like to make an appointment with Dr. Boockvar, please call 212-746-1996.
Administrative Coordinator for Dr. Boockvar: Yair Bitton
Clinical Practice Coordinator for Dr. Boockvar: Regina Foskey
Clinical Practice Coordinator for Dr. Boockvar: Christopher James
Nurse Practioner for Dr. Boockvar: Sherese Fralin
Surgical Coordinator for Dr. Boockvar: Nya King
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Dr. John Boockvar is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. He received a B.A. and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Boockvar received an M.D. from SUNY Brooklyn-Downstate Medical Center where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with Distinction in Research and was medical school class valedictorian. Dr. Boockvar served as President of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He did his surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He directed the University of Pennsylvania endoscopic pituitary and skull base laboratory and completed fellowship training in neurooncology and complex spine surgery.
Dr. Boockvar's surgical focus is in benign and malignant brain tumors, skull base and endoscopic pituitary surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery and complex spinal surgery. Dr. Boockvar performs minimally invasive brain and spinal surgery. Dr. Boockvar was recently featured on ABC World News Tonight for his work on minimally invasive approaches to brain and spinal surgery.
Dr. Boockvar is Co-Director of the Brain and Spinal Tumor Program at Weill Cornell. He directs the Laboratory for Brain Tumor and Stem Cell Research. His laboratory interests have focused on neural stem cells to investigate brain tumor formation and stem cell survival after intracerebral transplantation. Towards this effort, he has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NCI and NINDS) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Boockvar was awarded the AANS/CNS Joint Section of Neurotrauma and Critical Care's Young Investigator Award, a National Research Service Award from the NIH and the 2004 Anspach Research Award in cerebral ischemia. Last year, Dr. Boockvar was awarded The Charles Elsberg Fellowship from The New York Academy of Medicine and the American Brain Tumor Association Research Fellowship for his work on human neural stem cells. Dr. Boockvar was awarded the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Young Investigator's Award for his research on brain tumors. This year, Dr. Boockvar was awarded the Starr Foundation Award as well as a 5 year research award from the National Cancer Institute for his work on brain tumor stem cells. Dr. Boockvar is the principal investigator of a novel clinical trial using interventional neuroradiology techniques to delivery chemotherapy to malignant brain tumors.
Dr. Boockvar is a scientific reviewer for the journals Neurosurgery, Brain Research, and Human Gene Therapy and is an editorial board member for the journal Neurosurgery, and Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery. Dr. Boockvar was recently Editor-in-Chief of the journal Current Stem Cell Research and Therapy.
If you would like to make an appointment with Dr. Boockvar, please call 212-746-1996.
Administrative Coordinator to Dr. Boockvar: Yair Bitton
Clinical Practice Coordinators for Dr. Boockvar: Regina Foskey
Nurse Practioner for Dr. Boockvar: Sharese Fralin
Surgical Coordinator for Dr. Boockvar: Nya King
