Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD, FACS
Biography
Dr. Bruce is a leading authority on complex tumors of the brain and skull base. He leads a multidisciplinary effort as Co-Director of the Brain Tumor Center and Director of Skull Base Surgery specializing in the surgical treatment of gliomas, meningiomas, pituitary tumors, skull base tumors, craniopharyngiomas and pineal tumors. His surgical expertise includes extensive experience with minimally invasive techniques and stereotactic surgery as well as surgical alternatives such as radiosurgery. This broad expertise allows treatment to be tailored and optimized for individual patients according to their needs.
As Co-Director of the Brain Tumor Center, Dr. Bruce leads an NIH-funded translational brain tumor research effort with interests in immunotherapy and drug delivery systems. In addition to his laboratory research interests, he is actively involved in experimental clinical protocols for the treatment of brain tumors.
Dr. Bruce's special interests include Brain Tumors, Skull Base Tumors, Pituitary Tumors and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
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Area of Expertise
- Neurosurgery
- Brain & Spinal Tumors
- Meningioma
- Acromegaly
- Minimally Invasive Procedures
- Minimally Invasive Techniques
- Neurological Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Pituitary Surgery
- Endoscopic Craniopharyngioma Surgery
- Pituitary Tumors
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Gliomas
- Stereotactic Surgery
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
- Pituitary Neoplasm
- Medulloblastoma
- Skull Base Tumors
- Hydrocephalus
- Stereotactic Neurosurgery
- Arachnoid Cyst
- Orbital Tumor
- Astrocytoma
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Biopsies
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Cavernous Malformation
- Brain Tumor
- Craniopharyngioma Surgery
- Craniofacial Surgery
- Craniotomy
- Microsurgery
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Brain Stem Glioma
- Endoscopic Neurosurgery
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Endoscopic Procedures
- Neuroendocrine Tumor
- Gamma Knife
- Colloid Cyst of Third Ventricle
- Surgery
- Pineal Tumor
- Pituitary Disease
- Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive (Endoscopic) Neurosurgery
- Radiosurgery
- Skull Base Surgery
- Hemangioblastoma
- Brain Cancer
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
UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
Internship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health
Neurological Institute of New York
710 West 168th StreetSuite 4-434New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212) 305-7346
Fax: (212) 305-2026
Edgar M. Housepian Professor of Neurological Surgery Research at the Columbia University Medical Center