Overview
Dr. Brett Youngerman treats patients with a variety of brain conditions, including movement disorders (Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, hemifacial spasm), epilepsy, brain tumors (glioma, meningioma, pituitary tumors, skull base tumors), hydrocephalus, chronic pain (trigeminal neuralgia, Chiari malformation), and treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). He is experienced in minimally invasive techniques that aim to protect or improve brain function, including deep brain stimulation, responsive neurostimulation, laser ablation, robotic neurosurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, endoscopic neurosurgery, awake and asleep brain mapping, and computer-guided microsurgery.
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Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS)
- Craniofacial Abnormalities
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy/Seizure Disorders
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Facial Nerve Disorders
- Facial Pain
- Functional Brain Mapping
- Gamma Knife
- Headaches
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hydrocephalus
- Microsurgery
- Microvascular Decompression
- Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
- Movement Disorders
- Neurobehavioral Disorders
- Neurostimulation
- Neurosurgery
- Parkinson's Disease
- Radiosurgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Second Opinion
- Seizures
- Stereotactic Neurosurgery
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Third Ventriculostomy
- Tremors
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
Fidelis Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicare Managed Care
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- EPO - New Jersey Services
- HMO - New Jersey Services
- POS - New Jersey Services
- PPO - New Jersey Services
Local 1199
- NYP Employee Plan
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicare Managed Care
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
- New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- BA (Hons), Yale University
- MD, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: Neurological Institute of New York – NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Fellowship: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Fellowship: Weill Cornell Medical Center
Committees, Societies, Councils
- AOA Honor Society
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery
Research
Selected Publications
Please see Dr. Youngerman's most recent work: My Bibliography - NCBI
Dr. Youngerman’s research aims to improve surgical outcomes and quality of life for patients. He is a translational neuroscientist, working to advance new neuromodulation technologies for epilepsy, movement disorders, and other treatment refractory conditions. He also uses clinical informatics to promote patient safety and quality improvement. He received a Masters of Science in Patient-Oriented Research from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, is actively involved in New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Department of Quality and Patient Safety, and is Vice-Chair of Neurosurgery’s National Quality Council. He is a KL2 Scholar, has published dozens of articles in leading, peer-reviewed journals, and presented at prominent national meetings.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov
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