Brett Evan Youngerman, MD

Neurological Surgery
Accepting New Patients
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Overview

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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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Dr. Youngerman discusses Laser Therapy for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (VIDEO)

Dr. Youngerman discusses Laser Therapy for Other Types of Epilepsy (VIDEO)

Dr. Youngerman discusses Neuromodulation Devices for Epilepsy (VIDEO)

Laser Therapy for Epilepsy featuring Dr. Brett Youngerman (ARTICLE)

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)

710 West 168th Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10032
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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • NYP Employee Plan
  • NY Signature
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Student Health

Affinity Health Plan

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

AgeWell

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Special Needs

Amida 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
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Fidelis Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • 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)
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

VNSNY CHOICE

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • SelectHealth
  • Special Needs

WellCare

  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

*Please contact the provider’s office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.

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

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.

 

See Dr. Youngerman's Publications