Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D.
Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D.
One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Rated one of New York Magazine's Best Doctors

Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D.

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

Locations and Appointments


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Neurological Surgery

1305 York Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10021
US
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Neurological Surgery

525 East 68th Street
Starr Pavilion, 651
New York, NY 10021
US
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  • Aetna - NYP
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • United Healthcare

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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
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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

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Education

  • Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Boston

  • Internship: Harvard Medical School, Boston

  • Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston

  • Residency: Harvard Medical School, Boston

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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

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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