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Benjamin Rapoport, MD, PhD
Neurosurgery
About Me
Ben Rapoport, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. As a neurosurgeon in the Skull Base Surgery Center, he treats adult patients with a diverse range of conditions. He specializes in minimally invasive, technologically enabled surgery of the skull base and ventricular system, including endoscopic surgery for pituitary tumors, and comprehensive management of adult hydrocephalus. He also has a major applied research interest in the emerging field of brain-computer interfaces.
Dr. Rapoport also serves as the Scientific Director of Mount Sinai BioDesign, a medical device incubator at Mount Sinai, which operates as a center of expertise in engineering, prototyping, and project management to enable Mount Sinai physicians and researchers to translate their ideas into commercially viable products and practical solutions to problems in healthcare. The center also facilitates structured collaborations with the medical technology industry. With support from the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the program is in the process of launching a Comprehensive Center for Surgical Innovation to be based at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Rapoport received master’s degrees in Physics from Harvard University and Mathematics from Oxford University, a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his neurosurgery residency, chief residency, and fellowship training in endovascular neurosurgery and endoscopic skull base surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He has a track record of technology translation in the areas of digital health, including serving as co-founder of Simbionics (acquired by Apple), and of neurotechnology, including serving as a cofounding member of Neuralink.
Dr. Rapoport authored over 50 scientific publications and 40 patents, many of which are related to brain-computer interfaces and other innovations in medical technology.
Dr. Rapoport is committed to providing compassionate care to patients and their families while also delivering the most precise, technologically advanced, and minimally invasive treatments.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Biomechanics/Bioengineering, Brain, Brain Imaging
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Medicine [AIET], Neuroscience [NEU]
Clinical Focus
- Acromegaly
- Adenomas
- Arnold-Chiari Syndrome
- Benign Neoplasm
- Biopsy
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Surgery
- Brain Trauma / Injury
- Brain Tumors
- Brain, Spine Tumors
- Cavernous Malformations
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Chiari Malformation
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniotomy
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Disc Herniation
- Endovascular Embolization
- Herniated Disk
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
- Intracranial Abscess
- Meningioma
- Neuroendoscopy
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Diseases
- Pituitary Macroadenomas
- Pituitary Tumor
- Skull Base Surgery
- Skull Base Tumor/Cancer
- Subdural Hematoma
- Suprasellar Tumor
- Syrinx
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Ventriculostomy
Education
MD, Harvard Medical School
Residency, Neurological Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell
Fellowship, Endovascular Neurosurgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell
Fellowship, Neurological Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell
Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
Insurance and health plan networks that the various Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and facilities participate in can be found on the Mount Sinai Health System website.
Publications
Selected Publications
- In Reply: Angiographic Features of Meningiomas Predicting Extent of Preoperative Embolization. Ian C. Odland, Rui Feng, Stavros Matsoukas, Lily Huo, Denzel E. Faulkner, Halima Tabani, Joshua Bederson, Benjamin I. Rapoport. Neurosurgery
- First-in-human experience performing high-resolution cortical mapping using a novel microelectrode array containing 1024 electrodes. Peter Konrad, Kate R. Gelman, Jesse Lawrence, Sanjay Bhatia, Dister Jacqueline, Radhey Sharma, Elton Ho, Yoon Woo Byun, Craig H. Mermel, Benjamin I. Rapoport. Journal of Neural Engineering
- Leveraging Physical Human-Robot Interaction for Surgical Robot Learning in Neuroendoscopy. Audrey Lee, Benjamin I. Rapoport.
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Rapoport during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Board Service
- Precision Neuroscience Corporation
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- Micro Technologies
Equity (Stock or stock options valued at greater than 5% ownership of a publicly traded company or equity of any value in a privately held company)
- Precision Neuroscience Corporation
Founder/Co-Founder/Partner
- AngioWave Imaging LLC
- Precision Neuroscience Corporation
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.