About
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Neurological Surgery
- Spine Surgery
- Interventional Neuroradiology
Expertise
- Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysm
- Intracranial Aneurysm Repair
- Surgery, Intracranial Aneurysm
- Presurgical Tumor Embolization
- Brain Aneurysm Surgery
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Spinal Disease
- Microvascular Decompression
- Spinal Cord Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Microvascular Decompression of Facial Nerve
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Embolization of Intracranial AV Malformation
- Subdural Hematoma
- Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy
- Coil Embolization of Cerebral Aneurysm
- Moya Moya Disease
- Moya-Moya Disease
- Moyamoya
- AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation)
- AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) Brain
- Cerebral AVM
- Cerebrovascular AVM
- Brain AVM Repair
- Aneurysm
- Aneurysm Repair
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery
Biography
Jared Knopman, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and interventional neuroradiologist who specializes in cerebrovascular disorders, including aneurysms, AVM’s, brain tumors, and carotid occlusive disease. He has expertise in embolization of aneurysms and AVM’s, carotid stenting/endarterectomy, and intra-arterial chemotherapy. He also performs spinal cord stimulation and microvascular decompression for chronic pain syndromes and trigeminal neuralgia. He is one of the few neurosurgeons in New York City with dual expertise in both open neurosurgical as well as minimally invasive interventional techniques for the treatment of neurologic disease, which affords him a unique perspective in determining the optimal treatment for each individual patient's needs using the most cutting-edge technologies. Dr. Knopman has been named to the SuperDoctors Rising Stars list, a distinction afforded the top 2.5% of physicians in his field. His expertise is widely sought and he serves as a consultant to other neurosurgeons, travelling the country to proctor them in advanced stenting techniques for complex aneurysms.
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Dr. Knopman sees patients at 1305 York Avenue (@70th Street); New York, NY
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Dr. Knopman received a B.S. and graduated Cum Laude and with Honors from Northwestern University. Dr. Knopman received an M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he was elected to the AOA honor society. Dr. Knopman did his surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at Weill Cornell Medical College/Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Hospital, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Knopman did specialized fellowship training in endovascular neurosurgery/interventional neuroradiology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He has surgical and interventional expertise in treating a diverse array of diseases of the brain and spine.
Dr. Knopman has extensive research experience in the area of minimally invasive neurosurgery and has published both articles and book chapters pertaining to the treatment of degenerative spinal disease, brain tumors, and aneurysms utilizing the most innovative, least invasive approaches. He was one of the original contributors and authors of a novel trial of super-selective treatment of malignant brain tumors using targeted chemotherapy, as featured in The New York Times. He has lectured both nationally and internationally. Dr. Knopman was awarded the prestigious CNS/Micrus Endovascular Neurosurgery grant for his research in vascular disease.
For more information, visit weillcornellbrainandspine.org.
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
2009 CNS/Micrus Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship for Research
2007 Medtronic Resident Grant
Merck Manual Award to Outstanding Students in Medical Studies, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha, Lambda Chapter, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
American Stroke Association Medical Student Scholarship for research
Mount Sinai Medical Student Scholarship for research
Northwestern University Class Honors, Cum laude
Northwestern University Departmental Honors, Biological Sciences
Northwestern University Dean's list
Northwestern Erwin Macey Scholarship in the Life Sciences for independent research
Northwestern College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship for independent research
Northwestern University Weinberg Scholar
Golden Key National Honor Society, Northwestern University
National Society for Collegiate Scholars, Northwestern University
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Neurological Surgery
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery in Radiology - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Assistant Attending Neurological Surgeon - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Education and Training
- M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2005
- B.A., Northwestern University, 2001
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- AETNA - HMO
- AETNA - Medicare
- AETNA - PPO
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Affinity Access
- Affinity Health Plan
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem Select Care
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Connection
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus - CHP
- Fidelis Care
- GHI - CBP
- Health First
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicaid
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicare
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Community Plan
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare
- WellCare of NY
- WorldWide Medical
Locations and Appointments
News and Media
News
External Relationships
External Relationships
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