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	Alvina and Willis Murphy Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

Boockvar, John

(212) 746-1996

(212) 746-8947

Honored Guest Speaker: Emerging Concepts in Medicine Symposium: Brain Tumor Stem Cells. SUNY Downstate Medical Center, March, 2008

Starr Foundation Stem Cell Award Recipient 2007-8

Morgan Seed Grant Award for Collaborative Multidisciplinary Research in Tissue Engineering (Co-PI)

Editor-in-Chief, Current Stem Cell Research and Therapy, 2007-2010

American Association of Neurological Surgeons NREF Young Investigator Award, 2006

The Alvina and Willis Murphy Clinical Scholar Award, 2005

The American Brain Tumor Association Research Fellowship Award, 2005-06

The Charles Elsberg Fellowship, The New York Academy of Medicine, 2005

Anspach Research Award in Cerebral Ischemia 2004

American Association of Neurological Surgeons Joint Section of Trauma and Critical Care: Young Investigator?s Award 2003

NIH National Research Service Award (1F32 NS 41699-01) 2001-2003

Basic Science Research Award, Pan Philadelphia Neurosurgery 2003

The John P. Craig Award for Excellence in Microbiology and Immunology 1997

The Morris Glass Award for Clinical Excellence 1997

The Class of 1898 Prize for Medical School
Graduating Class Valedictorian 1997

President Omega Chapter, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 1997

Dean's List, University of Pennsylvania 1991-1993

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.

For more information on Brain Tumors, please visit the following sites:

New York Brain Tumor Center

Brain Tumor Research Group

Medical Practice(s)

Neurological Surgery

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Clinical Expertise

Brain Tumors

Minimally Invasive (Endoscopic) Neurosurgery

Pituitary Tumors

Pituitary Surgery

Skull Base Surgery

Glioblastoma Multiforme

Meningioma

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Cervical Herniated Disc

Lumbar Herniated Disc

Peripheral Neuropathy

Pituitary Disease

Spinal Stenosis

Endoscopic Intracranial Surgery

Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery

Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Minimally Invasive Cervical Spinal Surgery

Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spinal Surgery

Education

M.D., State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 1997