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Kurt Yaeger, MD

Neurological Surgery

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Biographical Info

Dr. Kurt Yaeger is a dual-trained endovascular Neurosurgeon, specializing in treating vascular disorders of the brain and spine. He also has a special interest in neurological conditions with either excess cerebrospinal fluid or spinal fluid leaks. He completed residency and fellowship training in neurosurgery and endovascular neurosurgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. At Mount Sinai, he also completed a BioDesign fellowship, during which time he invented and patented a new catheter for the minimally invasive treatment of brain AVMs and aneurysms. Prior to residency, he attended medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. For his undergraduate degree in Biology, Dr. Yaeger attended Lafayette College in Easton, PA, and he is originally from the north shore of Boston, MA.

Board Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Clinical Expertise
AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) Brain
Brain Aneurysm
Carotid Stenosis
DAVF (Dural Arteriovenous Fistula)
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Moyamoya Disease
Stroke
Spinal Vascular Malformation
Tumor Embolization
Education 
  • M.D.
    Georgetown University School of Medicine
    2015
  • B.S.
    Lafayette College
    2011
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Neurological Surgeon
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Provisional Staff
    Houston Methodist Hospital

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