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Hongyan Zou, MD, PhD
Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
About Me
Dr. Hongyan Zou focuses her clinical practice on minimally-invasive and complex spine surgery, brain and spine tumors, and general neurosurgery.
Read Dr. Zou's profile in Chinese
Dr. Zou's research laboratory studies axon regeneration and neurodevelopment, as well as brain tumor. Her research supports the development of novel treatments for neural repair and brain cancer.
Zou lab website
Language
Chinese (Mandarin), English, Chinese (Cantonese)
Position
PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery, PROFESSOR | Neuroscience
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Axon Guidance, Axonal Growth and Degeneration, Brain, Cancer Genetics, Developmental Neurobiology, Epigenetics, Neurobiology, Regeneration, Spinal Cord, Stem Cells, Transcription Factors, Tumorigenesis
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Cancer Biology [CAB], Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS], Neuroscience [NEU]
Clinical Focus
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Biopsy
- Bone Cancer
- Brain Tumor And Brain Cancer
- Brain, Spine Tumors
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Chiari Malformation
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Craniotomy
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Herniated Disk
- Kyphosis
- Laminectomy
- Low Back Pain
- Meningioma
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Fracture
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Quadriplegia And Paraplegia
- Sciatica
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Fusion
- Spondylolisthesis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertebroplasty And Kyphoplasty
Education
MD, Stanford University School of Medicine
PhD, Cornell University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute
Internship, Surgery (General Surgery)
Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency, Neurosurgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Research
Specific Research Interests
- Molecular mechanisms of axon growth
- Transcription factors regulating axonal regeneration
- Neural stem cell proliferation, differentiation, and implication in CNS tumorigenesis
Our lab is interested in understanding how neurons are born, how they extend axons, and how they regenerate or fail to regenerate after injury. Brain and spinal cord injuries account for billions of dollars each year in medical costs. Understanding classic and identifying novel signaling pathways that promote neurogenesis and axonogenesis will provide new molecular targets towards effective CNS regeneration. Similar mechanisms that regulate the neural stem cell niche also regulate brain tumor stem cells. Understanding tumor microenvironment will have great impact on developing novel strategies to curb brain cancer invasion and relapse.
Zou lab website
- Molecular mechanisms of axon growth
- Transcription factors regulating axonal regeneration
- Neural stem cell proliferation, differentiation, and implication in CNS tumorigenesis
Our lab is interested in understanding how neurons are born, how they extend axons, and how they regenerate or fail to regenerate after injury. Brain and spinal cord injuries account for billions of dollars each year in medical costs. Understanding classic and identifying novel signaling pathways that promote neurogenesis and axonogenesis will provide new molecular targets towards effective CNS regeneration. Similar mechanisms that regulate the neural stem cell niche also regulate brain tumor stem cells. Understanding tumor microenvironment will have great impact on developing novel strategies to curb brain cancer invasion and relapse.
Zou lab website
Locations
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
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Invasion of glioma cells through confined space requires membrane tension regulation and mechano-electrical coupling via Plexin-B2. Chrystian Junqueira Alves, Theodore Hannah, Sita Sadia, Christy Kolsteeg, Angela Dixon, Robert J. Wiener, Ha Nguyen, Murray J. Tipping, Júlia Silva Ladeira, Paula Fernandes da Costa Franklin, Nathália de Paula Dutra de Nigro, Rodrigo Alves Dias, Priscila V. Zabala Capriles, José P. Rodrigues Furtado de Mendonça, Paul A. Slesinger, Kevin D. Costa, Hongyan Zou, Roland H. Friedel. Nature Communications
- 3D Brain Vascular Niche Model Captures Glioblastoma Infiltration, Dormancy, and Gene Signatures. Vivian K. Lee, Rut Tejero, Nathaniel Silvia, Anirudh Sattiraju, Aarthi Ramakrishnan, Li Shen, Alexandre Wojcinski, Santosh Kesari, Roland H. Friedel, Hongyan Zou, Guohao Dai. Advanced Science
- Glioblastoma shift from bulk to infiltrative growth is guided by plexin-B2-mediated microglia alignment in invasive niches. Sangjo Kang, Mary E. Ughetta, Jack Y. Zhang, Valerie J. Marallano, Anirudh Sattiraju, Theodore Hannah, Shalaka Wahane, Aarthi Ramakrishnan, Molly Estill, Nadejda M. Tsankova, Li Shen, Alexander M. Tsankov, Roland H. Friedel, Hongyan Zou. Nature Cancer
Industry Relationships
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Dr. Zou did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry and other outside entities during 2024 and/or 2025: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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