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	Alvina and Willis Murphy Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

Boockvar, John

(212) 746-1996

(212) 746-8947

Dr. John Boockvar is a board certified adult neurosurgeon. Dr. Boockvar received a B.A. and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Boockvar received an M.D. from SUNY Brooklyn-Downstate Medical Center where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with Distinction in Research and was medical school class valedictorian. Dr. Boockvar did his surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Boockvar did his NIH supported Post Doctoral research training in Neuro-oncology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Boockvar did specialized surgical training in brain and spinal tumors.

Dr. Boockvar's surgical focus is in benign and malignant brain tumors (go to www.cornellneurosurgery.org/braintumor), skull base and endoscopic pituitary surgery, spinal tumors, minimally invasive spinal surgery and complex spinal disorders. Dr. Boockvar performs minimally invasive brain and spinal neurosurgery.

Dr. Boockvar currently directs the Cornell Neurosurgery Laboratory for Translational Stem Cell Research and is Co-Director of the Brain Tumor Research Group at Weill Cornell. Dr. Boockvar's laboratory interests have focused on studying adult human neural stem cell biology to investigate brain tumor formation and stem cell migration and survival. Dr. Boockvar is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Current Stem Cell Research and Therapy and is an editorial board member of the journal Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery. He is an ad-hoc reviewer for Neurosurgery, Brain Research and Human Gene Therapy. Dr. Boockvar was recently highlighted on ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News for his work on stem cells. Dr. Boockvar is a frequent live medical consultant for the Fox Cable News Network.

If you would like to make an appointment with Dr. Boockvar, please call 212-746-1996.

For more information about our Brain Tumor Center, please visit us at www.cornellneurosurgery.org/braintumor.

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