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Leslie C Schlachter, PA
Neurosurgery
About Me
Leslie C. Schlachter, PA-C is a board-certified physician assistant and serves as Assistant Physician Assistant Site Director at The Mount Sinai Hospital, Neurosurgery Clinical Director for the Mount Sinai Health System, and Chief Physician Assistant in the Department of Neurosurgery. Additionally, she manages Dr. Bederson’s clinical and surgical practice.
Leslie collaborates with Dr. Bederson and partners with patients from their first patient consultation, throughout their hospital stay, and after discharge from Mount Sinai.
To ensure that everyone is on the same page from your neurosurgical care and beyond, Leslie coordinates directly with the other primary and specialized physicians involved patients' care; including neurologists, otolaryngologists, endocrinologists, oncologists, ophthalmologists, primary care physicians, rehabilitation specialists, etc. Leslie is the only Advanced Practice Provider at Mount Sinai to win the Cullman Family Award for 2023. This distinguished recognition is presented to health care providers who rank in the top 5% nationally (95th percentile) for excellence in patient communication on the Press Ganey ambulatory patient experience survey.
Leslie considers helping patients through their surgical process an integral part of the patient experience, which ultimately leads to the best outcome.
Urgent and Same Day Visits Available
Leslie is often available for in-person or video consults.
Social Media
Leslie is a well-known in social media for neurosurgery, medicine, and a leader for physician assistants and other advanced practice providers.
- Instagram: @brainyleslie
- Tik Tok: @brainyleslie
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Twitter: @BrainyLeslie
Language
English
Position
CLINICAL DIRECTOR | Neurosurgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Adenomas
- Arteriovenous Malformation of the Brain
- Biopsy
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain, Spine Tumors
- Cavernous Malformations
- Cervical Disc Replacement
- Cholesteatoma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordoma
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniotomy
- Hemangioblastoma
- Hemangioma
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Meningioma
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Tumor
- Skull Base Tumor/Cancer
- Spinal Cord Tumors
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.
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.
Dr. SCHLACHTER has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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.