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Nirit Weiss, MD
Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
About Me
Nirit Weiss, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon who joined the Department of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai in 2005. Prior to completing a neurosurgical residency at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Weiss received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her medical degree from Yale University. She then completed additional training in spine and functional neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins.
Since joining the staff at Mount Sinai, Dr. Weiss has specialized in treating complex disorders of the brain and spine, severe chronic pain syndromes, and craniofacial reconstructions in adults and children. Dr. Weiss’ practice utilizes a collaborative approach with specialists from other fields, including pain management, neurology, oncology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery in order to create an optimal and individualized comprehensive treatment plan for her patients.
Dr. Weiss has authored dozens of peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters detailing cutting-edge treatments of pain, degenerative disease and tumors.
Dr. Weiss and her team are committed to ensuring that each patient is provided outstanding neurosurgical care in a welcoming and compassionate environment that promotes their health and wellness. She sees patients at The Mount Sinai Hospital and at Mount Sinai Downtown-Union Square.
Language
English, Hebrew, Spanish
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Focus
- Achondroplasia
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Acromegaly
- Arnold-Chiari Syndrome
- Astrocytoma
- Biopsy
- Brain Metastasis
- Brain Tumor And Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumors
- Brain, Spine Tumors
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Cervical Disc Replacement
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chiari Malformation
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniotomy
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Epidermal Cyst
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Hemangioblastoma
- Herniated Disk
- Hydrocephalus
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Meningioma
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendoscopy
- Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Sciatica
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Subdural Hematoma
- Thoracic/Lumbar Laminectomy
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Ventriculostomy
- Vestibular Schwannoma
Education
MD, Yale University School of Medicine
Internship, Surgery (General Surgery)
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Residency, Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Awards
2013
Super Doctors
Super Doctors
2003
Business of Medicine Academic Fellowship
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/ Johns Hopkins School of Professional Studies in Business and Education
2001
Irving J. Sherman Award for Outstanding Neurosurgery Resident Achievement
1998
Peter F. Curran Prize for Outstanding Thesis
1998
Farr Scholarship for Outstanding Medical Student
1995
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship
1994
NIH Short-Term Research Training Fellowship
1993
<em>magna cum laude</em>
Harvard University
1989
Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Certificate of Merit
1989
John Harvard Scholarship
1989
Harvard College Scholarship
1989
Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Award
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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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.
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Surgical Management of Thoracic Dorsal Arachnoid Webs: A 10-Year Single-Institution Experience. Matthew T. Carr, Abhiraj D. Bhimani, Alexander J. Schupper, Anthony Yang, Mark Chen, Meenakshi Vij, Amish Doshi, Tanvir F. Choudhri, Saadi Ghatan, John K. Houten, Arthur L. Jenkins, Konstantinos Margetis, Jeremy Steinberger, Nirit Weiss, Chan Roonprapunt. World Neurosurgery
- Avoidance of Complications in Neurosurgery. Travis R. Ladner, Nirit Weiss, Ronit Gilad, Kalmon D. Post.
- Ventricular catheter tract hemorrhage as a risk factor for ventriculostomy-related infection. Julie Kim, James Lee, Rui Feng, Alexander Chartrain, Stanislaw Sobotka, Stephen Griffiths, Nirit Weiss, Neha Dangayach, Joshua Bederson, Stephan A. Mayer, Errol Gordon. Operative Neurosurgery
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. Weiss 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.