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Peter F Morgenstern, MD
Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery
About Me
Dr. Peter Morgenstern is a board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in pediatric neurosurgery. He has extensive training in the comprehensive care of children with brain tumors, hydrocephalus, spinal and cranial malformations including craniosynostosis and spina bifida, Chiari malformation, and other common pediatric neurosurgical conditions. He is particularly interested in applying minimally invasive techniques, such as neuroendoscopy, to pediatric neurosurgery. Throughout his career, Dr. Morgenstern has been praised for his thoughtful and level-headed approach to complex problems, and has been recognized for the excellence and compassion with which he cares for his patients. He is dedicated to guiding patients and their families through the difficult journey from diagnosis through treatment and follow-up.
Dr. Morgenstern attended Dartmouth College as an undergraduate, where he majored in music and graduated summa cum laude as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He obtained his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, graduating with honors in research and joining the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He completed his residency training in neurological surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and was awarded a Distinguished Housestaff Award for excellence in patient care. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at the Seattle Children’s Hospital, where he cared for more than 1,000 children throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Dr. Morgenstern has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and has won several grants and awards for his research, including the Kenneth Schulman Award from the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery, and the Christopher Gaposchkin ’99 Research Prize from the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell. His previous research has been funded by the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation and the Voices Against Brain Cancer Foundation. His current research focuses on pediatric brain tumors, clinical outcomes in pediatric neurosurgery and neuroendoscopy.
In his spare time Dr. Morgenstern enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, running, cooking, and playing music.
"Teen Athlete Shares Recovery Story After Traumatic Brain Injury" via Today Show
Dr. Morgenstern joins Alex, a teenager who suffered a brain bleed after getting hit in the head with a baseball, requiring neurosurgery.
Read about how Dr. Morgenstern and Dr. Saadi Ghatan removed a rare pineal parenchymal tumor in a 14-year-old patient in the 2020 Neurology & Neurosurgery Specialty Report.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Patient Centered Outcomes Research
Clinical Focus
- Abnormally Large Head / Macrocephaly
- Achondroplasia
- Acromegaly
- Arnold-Chiari Syndrome
- Astrocytoma
- Benign Neoplasm
- Biopsy
- Brain / Spinal Cord Cancer
- Brain Compression
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Hemorrhage
- Brain Infection
- Brain Malformation
- Brain Surgery
- Brain Trauma / Injury
- Brain Tumors
- Brain Tumors, Pediatric
- Cavernous Malformations
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Chiari Malformation
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniotomy
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Disc Displacement
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
- Neuroendoscopy
- Neurofibromatosis
- Pediatric Cancer Second Opinion
- Pediatric Surgery Second Opinion
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Tumor
- Spinal Cord Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Subdural Hematoma
- Suprasellar Tumor
- Syrinx
- Tethered Cord Syndrome
- Vascular Malformations
- Ventriculostomy
Education
MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Residency, Neurological Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell
Fellowship, Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell
Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Seattle Children's Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Locations
Mount Sinai Doctors-Faculty Practice
5 E 98th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10029212-241-0954Mount Sinai Doctors-Brooklyn Heights
300 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn, NY, 11201212-241-0954Mount Sinai Doctors-Faculty Practice
5 East 98th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10029212-241-0954Mount Sinai Doctors Westchester
116 Fifth Ave, Village of Pelham, Pelham, NY, 10803212-241-0954
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
- Inpatient outcomes in pediatric diffuse axonal injury: high mortality in severe TBI and limited impact of Grade III DAI. Sean Inzerillo, Mert Karabacak, Peter Morgenstern, Konstantinos Margetis. Child's Nervous System
- Shaping futures: how surgical timing influences outcomes in endoscopic sagittal craniosynostosis repair. Gabrielle Price, Frederika Rentzeperis, Hannah Price, Peter Taub, Peter Morgenstern. Child's Nervous System
- Trends in Open Versus Minimally Invasive Craniosynostosis Repair: A 10-Year National Analysis. Ethan Fung, Bernice Z. Yu, Jacquelyn M. Roth, Maxwell Godek, Sabrina Shih, Peter Morgenstern, Peter J. Taub. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
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. Morgenstern 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.