Robert R. Goodman, MD PHD

Robert R. Goodman, MD PHD
Department of Neurosurgery 1000 Tenth Avenue Suite 5G-80 New York, NY 10019
About

Robert R. Goodman, MD PHD

Dr. Goodman centers his clinical work on the surgical management of brain tumors, epilepsy, movement disorders(including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia), trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm and hydrocephalus, while his research focuses on developing novel treatments and surgical techniques that improve patient outcomes. These include the use of Gamma Knife radiosurgery to treat temporal lobe epilepsy and implantable brain stimulation devices for the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy. His current research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and through partnerships with private industry.

An author of over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, book chapters and case reports, Dr. Goodman has been published in many national and international journals, including Science, The New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. He has presented his research at the leading medical conferences both in the United States and around the world. Dr. Goodman also belongs to numerous medical and surgical societies and professional associations such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Epilepsy Society.

Prior to his appointments at St. Luke's-Roosevelt and Beth Israel, Dr. Goodman served as senior attending physician on the surgical faculty at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center and Associate Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. Goodman will continue to maintain his academic appointment at Columbia, for which St. Luke's and Roosevelt serve as teaching affiliates.

Dr. Goodman received his MD and PhD degrees from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery internship at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, did a post-doctoral laboratory research fellowship in Neurology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and completed a neurological surgery residency at Columbia's Neurological Institute. He was a Visiting Fellow in Epilepsy Surgery at The Montreal Neurological Institute for Epilepsy Surgery.

Brain tumors
Epilepsy
Movement disorders (Parkinson's disease, Essential Tremor and Dystonia)
Trigeminal neuralgia
Hemifacial spasm
Hydrocephalus

Dr. Goodman is among New York Magazine's "Best Doctors" as listed in the June 2011 edition of the magazine. The New York Magazine is excerpted from Castle Connolly's annual guidebook, "Top Doctors: New York Metro Area."
Primary Specialty

Neurosurgeon

Gender Male
Education Johns Hopkins Univ Sch Of Med, Baltimore Md 21205
Training Mem Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr, General Surgery; Ny & Presby Hp-Columbia Campus, General Surgery
Services Robert R. Goodman, MD PHD provides neurosurgery in New York, NY. A Neurosurgeon is trained to diagnose and treat disorders of the spinal cord, brain and nervous system such as Parkinson's disease and neurological disorders.

Please call Robert R. Goodman, MD PHD at (646) 719-0754 to schedule an appointment in New York, NY or to get more information.
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