Neurological Surgery
525 East 68th Street
Starr Pavilion, 651
New York, NY 10021
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About J Mocco, M.D., M.S.
J Mocco, MD, MS, FAANS, FAHA, is an internationally recognized cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgeon and the Chair of Neurological Surgery and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at Weill Cornell Medicine. His clinical expertise spans the treatment of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, brain aneurysms, subarachnoid hemorrhage, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, carotid and intracranial stenosis and complex brain tumors.
Dr. Mocco earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and a Master of Science in Biostatistics from Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the Neurological Institu...
Board Certifications
- Surgery, Neurological
Expertise
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Astrocytoma
- Atherosclerosis
- AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation)
- AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) Brain
- Biopsy
- Biopsy (General)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Aneurysm Surgery
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumors
- Carotid Stenting
- Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
- Chiari Malformation
- Craniotomy
- Endovascular Embolization of Vessel of Head
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Mechanical Thrombectomy
- Meningioma
- Sclerotherapy
- Spinal Vascular Malformation
- Spine Tumors
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Stroke
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Vascular Malformation
Education
- Degrees: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Degrees: Columbia University, School of Public Health
- Degrees: University of Miami
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Chair of Neurological Surgery
- Neurological Surgeon in Chief
- Professor of Neurological Surgery (Pending Appointment at Rank)
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Degrees: Columbia University, School of Public Health
- Degrees: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Degrees: University of Miami
Awards & Honors
- Luessenhop Lecturer, AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Annual Meeting (2024)
- Boldgray Lecturer, UCSF Department of Neurosurgery (2024)
- Kalmon D. Post Professor, Mount Sinai Hospital (2022)
- L. Nelson Hopkins Honored Lecturer, Congress of Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting (2022)
- R. Eustace Semmes Honored Lecturer, Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting (2022)
- Visiting Professorships at leading institutions (NIH Stroke Service, Johns Hopkins, Barrow Neurological Institute, UCSF, University of Maryland)
Titles & Positions
- Chair of Neurological Surgery
- Neurological Surgeon in Chief
- Professor of Neurological Surgery (Pending Appointment at Rank)
Board Certifications
- surgery, neurological
Languages Spoken
- english
In the News
Dr. J Mocco
Crain's NY•October 22, 2025Weill Cornell Medicine names neurosurgeon-in-chief
Becker's Hospital Review•October 21, 2025
Research
Perfusion-Based Collaterals in Prediction of Infarct Growth in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Multicenter Comparative Analysis.
September 03, 2026Time to Treatment in Stroke Thrombectomy and Outcomes in the Extended Time Window: A Meta-Analysis.
July 20, 2026Angiographic Grading of Liquid Embolic Penetration in Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization: A Novel Grading System for Predicting Chronic Subdural Hematoma Resolution.
July 01, 2026