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Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery
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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.
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Position
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
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
Position
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
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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
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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
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Increased hindbrain motion in Chiari I malformation patients measured through 3D amplified MRI (3D aMRI). Javid Abderezaei, Fargol Rezayaraghi, Aymeric Pionteck, Ya Chen Chuang, Alejandro Carrasquilla, Gizem Bilgili, Tianyi Ren, Tyson Lam, Tse An Lu, Miriam Scadeng, Patrick Fillingham, Peter Morgenstern, Michael R. Levitt, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Yang Yang, Samantha J. Holdsworth, Raj Shrivastava, Mehmet Kurt. Brain Multiphysics
- Microglia and monocyte-derived macrophages drive progression of pediatric high-grade gliomas and are transcriptionally shaped by histone mutations. James L. Ross, Montserrat Puigdelloses-Vallcorba, Gonzalo Piñero, Nishant Soni, Wes Thomason, John DeSisto, Angelo Angione, Nadejda M. Tsankova, Maria G. Castro, Matthew Schniederjan, Nitin R. Wadhwani, G. Praveen Raju, Peter Morgenstern, Oren J. Becher, Adam L. Green, Alexander M. Tsankov, Dolores Hambardzumyan. Immunity
- Intracranial ependymomas in pediatric patients: patterns of care, disparities, and survival outcomes from the National Cancer Database. Pemla Jagtiani, Mert Karabacak, Chi Le, Zeynep Bahadir, Peter F. Morgenstern, Konstantinos Margetis. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
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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.
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.