E. Sander Connolly Jr., MD, FACS
Biography
Dr. Connolly serves as the Surgical Director of the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit, caring for patients suffering from the acute effects of both hemorrhagic as well as ischemic stroke.
Working as part of an extremely experienced and world-renowned team of critical care and stroke neurologists, as well as interventional radiologists, endovascular neurosurgeons, neuroanesthesiologists, and specialized nurse practitioners, he provides highly personalized, state of the art care for patients with brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, spontaneous hemorrhages, as well as for those patients with carotid stenosis, moyamoya disease, and cerebral ischemia due to atherosclerosis and other vasculopathies. In addition he serves as the Director of the Cerebrovascular Research laboratory which continues to be at the forefront of biomedical science, bringing the latest discoveries to the operating room and the patient bedside to not only treat but also prevent stroke.
Dr. Connolly's special interests include Brain Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations, Carotid Stenosis, EC-IC Bypass for Atheroocclusive disease and moyamoya, Surgical management of acute cerebrovascular emergencies
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Area of Expertise
- Cerebrovascular Malformation
- Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery
- Congenital Spinal Malformation
- Dural Arteriovenous Malformation
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Microsurgery
- Minimally Invasive (Endoscopic) Neurosurgery
- Minimally Invasive Aneurysm Repair
- Neurovascular Disease
- Radiosurgery
- Shunts
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Stroke
- Vascular Malformation
- Acute Stroke
- Aneurysm
- Arterial Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Carotid Artery Surgery
- Cerebral Aneurysm & Tumors
- Cerebral Vascular Disease
- Cerebral Vascular Malformation
- Craniotomy
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Achondroplasia
- Biopsies
- Moyamoya Syndrome
- Hydrocephalus
- Gamma Knife
- Cerebrovascular Dural AV Fistula
- Brain Aneurysm
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Transient Cerebral Ischemia
- Cerebral Ischemia
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Cavernous Malformation
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Brain Abscess
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- Aetna [EPO, HMO, Medicare Managed Care, NY Signature, NYP Employee Plan, POS, PPO, Signature Administrators, Student Health]
- Affinity [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
- AgeWell [Medicare Managed Care, Special Needs Plan]
- Amida Care [Special Needs Plan]
- Capital District Physician Health Plan [Capital District Physician Health Plan]
- Cigna [EPO, Great West, HMO, POS, PPO]
- Emblem/GHI [Medicare Managed Care, PPO]
- Emblem/HIP [ConnectiCare, EPO, HMO, POS, PPO]
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield [Blue Access (Exchange), EPO, Gatekeeper (Exchange), HMO, Medicare Managed Care, Pathway (Exchange), POS, PPO]
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
- Fidelis Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
- Healthfirst [Child/Family Health Plus, Leaf (Exchange), Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
- Local 1199 [NYP Employee Plan]
- MagnaCare [MagnaCare]
- MVP Health Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, HMO, Medicaid Managed Care]
- Oxford Health Plans [Freedom, Liberty, Medicare Managed Care]
- UnitedHealthcare [Columbia University Employee Plan, Compass (Exchange), HMO, Medicaid (Community Plan), Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO]
- VNSNY CHOICE [Medicare Managed Care, SelectHealth, Special Needs Plan]
- WellCare [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
Education
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Neurological Institute of New York
710 West 168th StreetSuite 4-431New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212) 305-0376
Fax: (212) 305-2026
Bennett M. Stein Professor of Neurological Surgery