Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D.
Locations and Appointments
Neurological Surgery
Neurological Surgery
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Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- Aetna - NYP
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Oxford Health Plans
- United Healthcare
About Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D.
Theodore H. Schwartz, MD, received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. After completing his residency and chief residency in Neurosurgery at The Neurological Institute of NewYork at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Dr. Schwartz spent a year at Yale-New Haven Medical Center receiving advanced fellowship training. Dr. Schwartz specializes in the surgical treatment of brain tumors, pituitary tumors, and epilepsy using the latest techniques in computer-guided surgical navigation, minimally invasive endoscopy, and microsurgery. Dr. Schwartz was recently named David and Ursel Barnes Professor in Minimally Invasive Surgery, the first endowed professorship in the department.
Dr. Schwartz has provided commentary for numerous television shows on ABC, NBC, CBS, and Larry King, in addition to national radio shows. His expertise has been sought through interviews, quoted and published, in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, and Crain's New York Business; he is asked to lecture throughout the country and world. Dr. Schwartz has published many scholarly articles for the Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Epilepsia, Clinical Neurosurgery the Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Nature Medicine, NeuroImage and the Journal of Neuroscience.
Dr. Schwartz has been named one of New York's Super Doctors, Best Doctors in New York Magazine, America's Top Surgeons, America's Best Doctors and America's Best Doctors for Cancer. He is the co-author of two books on endoscopic skull base surgery and endoscopic pituitary surgery.
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Dr. Schwartz sees patients at: 1305 York Avenue (at 70th Street), 9th Floor, New York, NY
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To schedule an appointment with Dr. Schwartz, please call (212) 746-5620
Board Certifications
- Surgery, Neurological
Expertise
Acromegaly
Astrocytoma
Brain Cancer
Brain Stem Glioma
Brain Surgery
Brain Tumor
Brain Tumor Surgery
Chordoma Tumor
Craniotomy
Cushing Disease
Endoscopic Brain Surgery
Endoscopic Chordoma Surgery
Endoscopic Craniopharyngioma Surgery
Endoscopic Neurosurgery
Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
Epilepsy Surgery
Excision, Neoplasm, Brain, Endoscopic
Functional Brain Mapping
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Gliomas
Meningioma
Minimally Invasive (Endoscopic) Neurosurgery
Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Pituitary Adenoma
Pituitary Benign Neoplasm
Pituitary Carcinoma
Pituitary Cushing Syndrome
Pituitary Cyst
Pituitary Disease
Pituitary Disorder
Pituitary Mass
Pituitary Neoplasm
Pituitary Surgery
Seizure Disorder
Spinal Cord Tumor
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Stereotactic Surgery
Education
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Boston
Internship: Harvard Medical School, Boston
Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston
Residency: Harvard Medical School, Boston
Titles & Positions
Attending Neurological Surgeon
David and Ursel Barnes Professor of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Professor of Neurological Surgery in Otolaryngology
Professor of Neuroscience
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Education
- Residency: Harvard Medical School, Boston
- Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Boston
- Internship: Harvard Medical School, Boston
- Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston
Titles & Positions
- Attending Neurological Surgeon
- David and Ursel Barnes Professor of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
- Professor of Neurological Surgery
- Professor of Neurological Surgery in Otolaryngology
- Professor of Neuroscience
Board Certifications
- Surgery, Neurological
Languages Spoken
- English