Overview
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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Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Acromegaly
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Astrocytoma
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Stem Glioma
- Brain Tumor
- Chordoma Tumor
- Craniopharyngioma Surgery
- Craniotomy
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Endoscopic Neurosurgery
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Glioblastoma
- Gliomas
- Head & Neck Tumors
- Meningioma
- Microsurgery
- Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
- Neuroendocrine Tumor
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmic Tumors
- Orbital Tumor
- Pineal Tumor
- Pituitary Neoplasm
- Pituitary Tumor
- Radiosurgery
- Skull Base Surgery
- Skull Base Tumors
- Stereotactic Neurosurgery
- Tumor Resection
Academic Appointments
- Edgar M. Housepian Professor of Neurological Surgery Research at the Columbia University Medical Center
Administrative Titles
- Vice Chairman of Academic Affairs
- Director, Bartoli Brain Tumor Research Laboratory
- Co-Director, Brain Tumor Center
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Languages
- Spanish
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amerigroup of New Jersey
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
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
- Medicare Managed Care
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
Fidelis Care
- 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
- PPO - New Jersey Services
Local 1199
- NYP Employee Plan
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
QualCare
- POS - New Jersey Services
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
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
- Internship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
- Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
- Fellowship: National Institutes of Health
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery
Research
Research Interests
- Brain Tumor Drug Delivery
- Molecular Biology, Gene Therapy & Angiogenesis
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov
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Testimonials
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“I had the first pains in my head two days after my sophomore year of high school ended.” says Jennifer Hanichak Farrell. The year was 1994 and the sixteen year old Indiana cheerleader had no idea just how serious those headaches were.
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A very grateful woman, Maria Bonyhay, has posted her story of survival on the Brain Tumor Foundation website. Her surgeon was Dr. Jeffrey Bruce from the Brain Tumor Center.
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“When your oncologist calls you on a Sunday, it’s rarely good news,” says Richard Heimler. “He’s probably not calling to ask how your weekend was.” In Richard’s case, his doctor was calling to tell him he had a brain tumor.
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When doctors told Maria Bonyhay that her fatigue, headaches, and sensitivity to light and sound were symptoms of an inoperable brain tumor, she and her husband, Istvan, refused to believe it.
