Departments of Neurosurgery (FGP PEDIATRICS) and Pediatrics (Administration)
Member of NYU Pediatric Neurosurgery Associates
Member of NYU Pediatric Neurosurgery Associates
Clinical Responsibilities
Howard L. Weiner, MD, FACS, FAAP, is a Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics at the NYU Langone Medical Center and NYU School of Medicine. A faculty pediatric neurosurgeon at NYU since 1997, in the largest Pediatric Neurosurgery program of its kind in the region, Dr. Weiner has become one of the country's leading pediatric epilepsy surgeons, attracting patients from across the U.S. and abroad because of his innovative approach. Working closely with the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, he has developed one of the largest modern experiences in the surgical treatment of young children with medically refractory epilepsy. His expertise also includes the treatment of childhood brain and spinal tumors. A research grant recipient to study childhood brain tumors and epilepsy, he has authored over 70 publications, was the youngest Neurosurgery faculty at NYU to receive tenure, and has been recognized in New York Magazine, the New York Time Magazine, and Castle Connolly's "Best Doctors" lists. Dr. Weiner graduated with highest academic standing in his class from both the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University Medical College. He received his B.A. from Penn in 1985, graduating Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year, and was one of three graduating seniors who received the Dean's Scholar Award for highest academic standing in his class. He earned his M.D. from Cornell in 1989, where he received the John Metcalf Polk Prize for graduating with highest academic standing in his class, as well as Alpha Omega Alpha in his junior year. Arriving as an intern in 1989, he completed neurosurgical training and a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at NYU. In 1996, he was awarded the Van Wagenen Fellowship by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the "Rhodes Scholarship" of neurosurgery, and the premier award granted to a graduating neurosurgery resident, to study brain development in Paris.
Medical Specialty
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Medical Interests
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Surgery, Epilepsy Surgery, Brain Mapping, Spasticity, Craniosynostosis, Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformations, Spina Bifida, Tethered Cord, Endoscopy
Education
Medical Education
Cornell University Medical College 1985-1989
PostDoctoral Training
Research Fellow, Laboratory of Nicole M. Le Douarin, PhD, Institut d'Embryologie moleculaire at cellulaire du CNRS et du College de France, Nogent-sur-Marne, France 1996-1997
Internships
Department of Surgery, NYU Medical Center 1989-1990
Residency Training
Department of Neurosurgery, NYU Medical Center 1990-1996
Clinical Fellowships
Research Fellow, Laboratory of Dr. Edward B. Ziff Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biochemistry, Brain Tumor Research Center, NYU 1993-1994; Pediatric Neurosurgery, NYU Medical Center 1996-1997
Insurance
Aetna, Anthem Health, BC/BS CHP, BC/BS HMO, BC/BS Indemnity, BC/BS POS, BC/BS PPO, Beech Street PPO, Cigna, Cigna HMO, Cigna PPO, Empire NYS Plan, HealthFirst Medicare, HealthNet, Healthnet, MagnaCare, Mt. Sinai PPO, Multiplan, Oxford, PHCS, RR Medicare, UHC, UPN Elite: Humana/MedCal/Island Group Administrators, US Healthcare, United Healthcare
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