Jeffrey N Bruce, MD
Jeffrey N Bruce, MD
One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Rated one of New York Magazine's Best Doctors

Jeffrey N Bruce, MD

Neurological Surgery
One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Rated one of New York Magazine's Best Doctors
Specialties
Neurological Surgery, more

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CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York

710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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  • AETNA
  • Affinity Health Plan
  • AgeWell
  • Amida Care
  • CIGNA
  • Emblem/GHI
  • Emblem/Hip
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
  • Fidelis Care
  • Healthfirst
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Local 1199
  • Magnacare (National)
  • Medicare
  • MVP Health Care
  • QualCare
  • Quality Health Management
  • RiverSpring
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • VNSNY CHOICE
  • WellCare
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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About Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD

Dr. Bruce is a leading authority on complex tumors of the brain and skull base. He leads a multidisciplinary effort as Co-Director of the Brain Tumor Center and Director of Skull Base Surgery specializing in the surgical treatment of gliomas, meningiomas, pituitary tumors, skull base tumors, craniopharyngiomas and pineal tumors. His surgical expertise includes extensive experience with minimally invasive techniques and stereotactic surgery as well as surgical alternatives such as radiosurgery. This broad expertise allows treatment to be tailored and optimized for individual patients according to their needs.


As Co-Director of the Brain Tumor Center, Dr. Bruce leads an NIH-funded translational brain tumor research effort with interests in immunotherapy and drug delivery systems. In addition to his laboratory research interests, he is actively involved in experimental clinical protocols for the treatment of brain tumors.


Dr. Bruce's special interests include Brain Tumors, Skull Base Tumors, Pituitary Tumors and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.


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Board Certifications

  • Neurological Surgery
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Expertise

  • Acromegaly

  • Anaplastic Astrocytoma

  • Astrocytoma

  • Brain Cancer

  • Brain Stem Glioma

  • Brain Tumor

  • Chordoma Tumor

  • Craniopharyngioma Surgery

  • Craniotomy

  • Cushing's Syndrome

  • Endoscopic Brain Surgery

  • Endoscopic Neurosurgery

  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

  • Glioblastoma

  • Gliomas

  • Head & Neck Tumors

  • Meningioma

  • Microsurgery

  • Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

  • Neuroendocrine Tumor

  • Neurosurgery

  • Ophthalmic Tumors

  • Orbital Tumor

  • Pineal Tumor

  • Pituitary Neoplasm

  • Pituitary Tumor

  • Radiosurgery

  • Skull Base Surgery

  • Skull Base Tumors

  • Stereotactic Neurosurgery

  • Tumor Resection

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Education

  • Fellowship: National Institutes of Health

  • Internship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

  • Medical School: UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine

  • Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

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Languages

  • Spanish
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Titles & Positions

  • Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center

  • Director, Bartoli Brain Tumor Research Laboratory

  • Edgar M. Housepian Professor of Neurological Surgery Research at the Columbia University Medical Center

  • Vice Chairman of Academic Affairs

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Education

  • Internship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Fellowship: National Institutes of Health
  • Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Medical School: UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine

Titles & Positions

  • Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center
  • Director, Bartoli Brain Tumor Research Laboratory
  • Edgar M. Housepian Professor of Neurological Surgery Research at the Columbia University Medical Center
  • Vice Chairman of Academic Affairs

Board Certifications

  • Neurological Surgery

Languages Spoken

  • Spanish