New Treatments Bring Hope to Epilepsy Patients
As we celebrate National Epilepsy Awareness Month, I’m struck by some strides we’ve made in […]
Board Certified by the American board of neurological surgery
A pioneer who helped develop modern treatments for epilepsy, Dr. Goodman established one of the first multidisciplinary epilepsy centers in New York City (while at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center) and now works with experienced neurologists to offer the same advanced care in New Jersey. He has advanced fellowship training in epilepsy surgery from the Montreal Neurological Institute and has spent more than 30 years caring for patients. In addition to epilepsy, Dr. Goodman’s expertise includes the treatment of general neurosurgical conditions (including spinal conditions), trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, normal pressure hydrocephalus, brain tumors, tremors and Parkinson’s disease.
Meet The Expert
Doctor's Biography
Dr. Goodman is dedicated to advancing neurosurgical knowledge among his fellow neurosurgeons and physicians in training. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and publications and has served on the treatments committee of the American Epilepsy Society. He has also served as a clinical associate professor at various medical schools, including Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York University School of Medicine, and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Goodman enjoys treating all types of movement disorders and other neurological conditions, but he finds the surgical treatment of epilepsy particularly rewarding. His dedication to this less common neurosurgical subspecialty enables him to give patients the latest, less invasive treatment options that can often cure their epilepsy.
Specializations
Education and Fellowship
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency
Neurological Institute of New York at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Department of Neurology; Visiting Clinical Fellow: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Department of Neurological Surgery; Fellowship: Epilepsy Surgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Awards and Recognition
- America’s Top Doctors (book series): 10th Edition, 11th Edition, 12th Edition, 13th Edition, 14th Edition, 7th Edition, 8th Edition, 9th Edition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area (book series): 10th Edition, 11th Edition, 12th Edition, 13th Edition, 14th Edition, 15th Edition, 16th Edition, 17th Edition, 18th Edition, 5th Edition, 6th Edition, 7th Edition, 8th Edition, 9th Edition
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors: 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors (digital guide): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Top Doctors New York Metro Area (digital guide): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Hospital Affiliations
- Clara Maass Medical Center
- Hackensack University Medical Center
- Holy Name Medical Center
- Lenox Hill Hospital
- Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Professional Memberships
- The AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pain
- The American Association for the Advancement of Science
- The American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- The American College of Surgeons
- The American Epilepsy Society
- The American Medical Association
- The American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- The Medical Society of the State of New York
- The New Jersey Neurosurgical Society
- The New York State Neurosurgical Society
- The Society for Neuroscience
Posts by Dr. Robert R. Goodman
Epilepsy Team Implants Neurostimulator System in Patient at White Plains Hospital
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (January 8, 2016) – Neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Goodman and the White Plains […]