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Dr. Hoffman is a board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in pediatric neurosurgery as well as in adult and pediatric epilepsy surgery. She has completed fellowship training in pediatric neurosurgery with a focus on surgical epilepsy, and has performed extensive research on the molecular mechanisms of progression of brain tumors, specifically medulloblastoma. Her clinical research includes venous anomalies in craniosynostosis, early surgical treatment for Rasmussen’s encephalitis, minimally invasive methods of treating hydrocephalus and intracranial cysts, and the characteristics and safety of invasive monitoring for pediatric neurovascular disorders such as AVM. Dr. Hoffman sees patients at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist, and performs surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Looking for a second opinion? Dr. Hoffman can review your scans: Click here to upload your images. (If you do not have an account simply enter your email address and you will be prompted to create an account. Instructions here.)TRAININGDr. Hoffman graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, before receiving her M.D. from Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed a neurosurgical residency and chief residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, then went on to complete advanced fellowship training in pediatric neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto.During her neurosurgical training, Dr. Hoffman was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Housestaff Award by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the 2012 Dr. Kenneth Shulman Award by the AANS Pediatric Section, and the 2011 New York State Neurosurgical Society-Resident Research Award; in 2006 she was selected for membership in Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society.RESEARCHDr. Hoffman has published academic papers in leading journals including Cancer Research, Nature Medicine, Neurosurgery, and Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics on topics ranging from mechanisms of tumor progression to pediatric cerebrovascular disorders. Dr. Hoffman sees patients at:1305 York Avenue, 9th Floor (At 70th Street)New York, NY 10022She also sees patients in Brooklyn and Queens; please talk with the office staff about which location is best for you.To request an appointment with Dr. Hoffman please visit neurosurgery.weillcornell.org or call 212-746-2363.

Dr. Jules Beal is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an attending pediatric neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens.Dr. Beal received his medical degree (M.D.) from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He trained in Pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Hospital in New Hyde Park, NY, and completed his residency in Child Neurology and a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy at the Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine in The Bronx. He is board certified both in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, and in Epilepsy by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.His clinical expertise is in childhood seizures, epileptic encephalopathies, neurocutaneous disorders, and migraine, in addition to general pediatric neurology. He has directed specialty clinics dedicated to neurocutaneous disorders and neurogenetic conditions. He also has extensive experience working with critically ill children and managing the neurologic manifestations and complications of complex medical diseases.In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Beal is active in research and education. He has initiated or been involved with multiple hospital-based quality improvement measures. He has participated in numerous clinical trials in child neurology and epilepsy, and has published more than 20 journal articles and chapters. Dr. Beal regularly gives talks to medical professionals on various topics in child neurology, and has been invited to speak at conferences by the American Epilepsy Society and the International League Against Epilepsy. He is a member of the American Epilepsy Society and the Child Neurology Society.