Raymond F. Sekula, MD
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - 300 Frank Burr Blvd
ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown
CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- Amerigroup of New Jersey
- AmeriHealth of New Jersey
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Raymond F. Sekula, MD
Dr. Sekula is one of the world's foremost leaders in minimally invasive brain surgery. His world-renowned practice is dedicated to less invasive but maximally effective treatment of a variety of brain disorders, particularly difficult to reach tumors involving the skull base (acoustic neuroma, meningioma, and other brain tumors) as well as rare and debilitating conditions like trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Dr. Sekula routinely performs keyhole surgeries, which allow patients to experience a gentler and faster recovery without the need for the intensive care unit. During his career, he has performed more than 6,000 surgeries, including more than 2,500 microvascular decompressions.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from The University of Virginia and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Sekula completed his internship and residency training in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he also completed advanced and fellowship training in minimally invasive brain and skull base surgery.
Prior to Columbia, Dr. Sekula was Professor and Residency Program Director at the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Sekula's prolific academic career includes writing over 100 scientific manuscripts, including editing of the textbook, "Microvascular Decompression Surgery." He is Principal Investigator of a study concerning trigeminal neuralgia investigating fundamental mechanisms of facial pain from the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Sekula is a surgeon and educator, who is regularly invited to lecture in numerous countries to teach his advanced techniques.
Learn more about Dr. Sekula via his website: raymondsekulamd.com
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery
Expertise
Acoustic Neuroma
Brain Tumor
Chiari Malformation
Colloid Cysts
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Gliomas
Hemifacial Spasm
Meningioma
Skull Base Tumors
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery
Education
Fellowship: University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Director, Cranial Nerve and Brainstem Disorders Center
Director, Facial Pain and Spasm Research Laboratory
Professor of Neurological Surgery at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Education
- Medical School: Georgetown University
- Residency: Allegheny General Hospital
- Fellowship: University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Director, Cranial Nerve and Brainstem Disorders Center
- Director, Facial Pain and Spasm Research Laboratory
- Professor of Neurological Surgery at CUMC
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English