Jack Stern, MD, PhD
Dr. Jack Stern is the proud founder of Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York and a board-certified Neurosurgeon who received both his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
He and Dr. Seth Neubardt were the first to promote the concept of spinal surgery being performed by an orthopedic/neurosurgical team. He was a pioneer in the use of intraoperative neuromonitoring to promote and enhance patient safety during neurosurgery. Dr. Stern now confines his practice to spinal surgery including spinal tumors, spinal reconstructions, degenerative disc disease, and herniated discs. He uses conventional as well as minimally invasive approaches.
Dr. Stern is an associate professor at New York Medical College. He has previously been on the faculties of Tufts University School of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, and the Cornell School of Medicine.
In 2015, his book, Ending Back Pain, was published by Penguin Press and remains an Amazon best-seller. Dr. Stern is a frequent lecturer both locally and internationally.
Hospital Appointment
- White Plains Hospital, White Plains, New York
Education
- M.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Ph.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- B.A. B. Heb. Lit Yeshiva University
Postgraduate Training and Fellowships
- Research Fellow, Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
- Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences, Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY
- Lecturer, Department of Pathology, New York State, College of Optometry, NY
- Resident in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, NY
- Resident in Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
- Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
Specialty Certification
- Diplomate, American Board of Neurological Surgery
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Awards, Honors & Societies
- U.S.P.H.S., National Institute of Health Fellowships
- Tay-Sachs and Allied Disease Foundation Fellowship
- Biomedical Research Grant-National Institute of Health
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- American Pain Society
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Eastern Pain Association
- International Association for the Study of Pain
- New England Neurosurgical Society
- New York State Neurosurgical Society
- Research Society of Neurological Surgeons
- Society for Neuroscience
- Stroke Council, American Heart Association
Insurance Plans Accepted
- No-Fault
- Pomco
- Workers Comp
- Aetna
Bibliography
- Stern, Jack: The Induction of Ganglioside Storage in Nervous System Cultures. Laboratory Investigation 26: 509-511, 1972.
- Stern, Jack; Novikoff, Alex B.; and Terry, Robert D.: The Induction of Sulfatide, Ganglioside and Cerebroside Storage in Organized Nervous System Culture. IN: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 19, Ed: Volk, B.W., and Aronson, S.M., Plenum Press, New York, London, 1972, pp. 651-660.
- Bornstein, Murray B.; Pelletier, Georges; and Stern, Jack: A Light and Electron Microscopic Study of Rat Anterior Pituitary in Organotypic Tissue Culture. Brain Research 40: 489-495, 1972.
- Pelletier, Georges; Bornstein, Murray B.; Stern, Jack; and Puviani, Romano: Etude Morphoiogique des effets du 3′, 5’Adenoside Monophosphate Cyclique (AMP Cyclique) sur l’Adenohypophyse du Rat Maintenue en Culture de Tissu. Journal de Microscopie 13: 383-390,1972.
- Stern, Jack: The Formation of Sulfatide Inclusions in Organized Nerve Tissue Culture. Laboratory Investigation 28: 87-96, 1972.
- Stern, Jack; and Bornstein, Murray, B., The Formation of Sulfatide Inclusions in Cultures of Organized Central and Peripheral Nervous System. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 31: 195, 1972.
- Stern, Jack: The Development of Intracellular Inclusions in Cultured Nervous Tissue after the Addition of Different Lipids. Dissertation Abstract Int. 37:2, 1976.
- Hochwald, Gerald, M.; Wald, Alvin; Marlin, Arthur E.; Stern Jack; and Malhan, Chaman: Exchange of Sodium between Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid in Hydrocephalic Cats. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology: 18: 164, 1976.
- Hochwald, Gerald M.; Wald, Alvin; Marlin, Arthur E.; and Stern, Jack: Evidence for the Movement of fluid, Macromolecules and Ions from the Brain Extracellular Space to the Cerebrospinal Fluid. Neurology 27: 386, 1977.
- Hochwald, Gerald M.; Wald, Alvin; Marlin, Arthur E.; Stern, Jack; and Malhan, Chaman: Sodium Exchange between Blood, Brain and CSF in Normal and Hydrocephalic Cats. Journal of Neuroscience Research 3:267-273, 1977.
- Stern, Jack; Hochwald, Gerald M.; Wald, Alvin; Gandhi, Mysore: Visualization of Brain Interstitial Fluid during Osmotic Disequilibrium. Experimental Eye Research 25: 475-482, 1977.
- Stern, Jack; Hochwald, Gerald M.; Wald, Alvin; Gandhi, Mysore: Visualization of Brain Interstitial Fluid Movement during Osmotic Disequilibrium. IN: The Ocular and Cerebrospinal Fluids, Ed: Bito, L.Z.; Davson, H.; and Fenstermacher, J.D.; Academic Press, New York, 1978, PP 474-482.
- Stern, Jack; Correll, James W.; Bryan, Nick: Persistent Hypoglossal Artery and Persistent Trigeminal Artery Presenting with Posterior Fossa Transient Ischemic Attacks. Journal of Neurosurgery 49: 614-619, 1978.
- Michelsen, W. Jost; Hilal, Sadek K.; Stern, Jack: The Management of Arteriovenous Malformation of the Orbit. IN: Ocular and Adnexal Tumors, Ed: Jakobiec, F., Aesculapius Publishing Company, Birmingham, Alabama, 1978, pp 782-786.
- Correll, James W.; and Stern, Jack: Carotid Artery Lesions Causing Vertebral Basilar Insufficiency. Stroke 9: 107, 1978.
- Stern, Jack; and Housepian, Edgar M.: Neurofibromatosis and Optic Glioma: Clinical-morphological Correlates. Neurosurgery 3: 228, 1978.
- Stern, Jack; DiGiacinto, George; Housepian, Edgar M.: Neurofibromatosis and Optic Glioma; Clinical and Morphological Correlations. Neurosurgery 4: 524-528, 1979.
- Stern, Jack; Whelan, Margaret; Brisman, Ronald; Correll, James W.: Management of Extracranial Carotid Stenosis and Intracranial Aneurysms. A Plan for Management. Journal of Neurosurgery 51: 147-15O, 1979.
- Correll, James W.; Stern, Jack; Zyroff, Jack; Whelan, Margaret A.: Vertebral Basilar Insufficiency Relieved by Carotid Surgery. IN: Advances in Neurosurgery, Vol. 7, Ed: Marguth, F.; Brock, M.; Kazner, E.; Klinger,M.; Schmiedek, P.; Springer?Verlag, Berlin?Heidelberg, 1979, pp 40-43.
- Jakobiec, Frederick A.; Stern, Jack; and Housepian, Edgar M.; Optic Nerve Glioma in Neurofibromatosis. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 18; 204?205, 1979.
- Stern, Jack; Whelan, Margaret A.; and Correll, James W.: Spinal Extradural Meningiomas. Surgical Neurology 14: 155?159, 1980.
- Correll, James W.; and Stern, Jack: Neurosurgery. IN: Pediatric Therapy, Ed; Shirkey, H.C., Mosby, St. Louis, MO., 1980, pp 1084?1097.
- Stern, Jack; Jakobiec, Frederick A.; Housepian, Edgar M.: The Architecture of Optic Nerve Gliomas with and without Neurofibromatosis. Archives of Ophthalmology, 98: 505?511, 1980.
- Whelan, Margaret A.; and Stern, Jack: Intracranial Tubercloma. Radiology 138: 75?81, 1981.
- Stern, Jack; Bernstein, Carol A; Whelan, Margaret A.; and Neu, Harold C.: Pausteurella Multocida Subdural Empyema. Journal of Neurosurgery, 54:550?552, 1981.
- Whelan, Margaret A.; and Stern, Jack: Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Posterior Fossa Mass. Surgical Neurology 15: 455?457, 1981.
- Whelan, Margaret A.; Stern, Jack; and DeNapoli, Robert A.: The Computed Tomographic Spectrum of Intracranial Mycosis: Correlation with Histopathology. Radiology, 141: 703?707, 1981.
- King, Lucille W.; Molitch, Mark E.; Gittenger, John W.; Wolpert, Samuel M.; and Stern, Jack: Cavernous Sinus Syndrome Due to Prolactinoma: Resolution with Bromocriptine. Surgical Neurology, 19: 280?284, 1983.
- Moorthy, Chitti, R.; Fakhry, Joseph; Shih, Lyn; and Stern, Jack: Feasibility of Ultrasound?Guided Iodine?125 Bratty Therapy for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme. Journal of Endocurie?Hyperthermia Oncology, 2:213,1986.
- Trobe, Judy; Haber, Joel; Stern, Jack; The Alexander Technique in the Physical Therapy Management of Low Back Pain. Pain Suppl. 4: 92, 1987.
- Stern, Jack: Management of the Near?Drowned Child; Emergency Pediatrics, 2: 3?5, 1989.
- Stern, Jack: Neurological Evaluation and Neurological Sequelae of the Spinal Cord Injured Patient. IN: The Spinal Cord Injured Patient. Comprehensive Management, Ed: Lee, B.Y.; Ostrander, L.E.; Cochran, G.V.; Shaw, W.W.; Saunders, Phil. 1991, pp 115-123.
- Mills, Catherine M.; Wolpert, Samuel; Herman, Talia; Molitch, Mark; Prager, Robert; Stern, Jack; Fisk, John. High Detail Coronal Computed Tomography in Patients with Suspected Pituitary or Hypothalamic Dysfunction. American Journal of Neurosurgery. February 1992
Lectures & Presentations
- Stern, Jack: A Tissue Culture Model for the Lipid Storage Diseases. Meeting of The National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association, Philadelphia, April 1971
- Stern, Jack; and Bornstein, Murray B.: The Formation of Sulphatic Inclusion in Cultures of Organized Central and Peripheral Nervous System. 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neuropathologists, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 1971
- Stern, Jack; and Terry, Robert D.: The Induction of Sulphatide and Ganglioside in Organized Nervous System Tissue Culture. IV International Symposium on Sphingolipids, Sphingolipidosis and Allied Disorders, New York, October 1971
- Stern, Jack: Exchange of Sodium between Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid in Hydrocephalic Cats. Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida, Bern, Switzerland, June 1976
- Hochwald, Gerald M.; Wald, Alvin; and Stern, Jack: Evidence for the Movement of Fluid, Macromolecules and Ions from the Brain Extracellular Space to the Cerebrospinal Fluid. 29th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1977
- Correll, James, W.; and Stern, Jack: Carotid Artery Lesions Causing Vertebral Basilar Insufficiency, Third Annual Joint Meeting on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 1978
- Stern, Jack; and Hochwald, Gerald M.: Visualization of Fluid Movement in Brains of Cats with Osmotic Dysequilibria. 21st Annual Meeting of the Research Society of Neurological Surgeons, New York, June 1978.
- Stern, Jack; and Housepian, Edgar M.: Neurofibromatosis and Optic Glioma: Clinical-morphological Correlates. 28th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Washington, D.C., September 1978
- Correll, James W.; and Stern, Jack: Vertebral-basilar Insufficiency Relieved by Carotid Surgery. Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Heurochirurgie, Munich, Germany, October 1978.
- Stern, Jack; Jacobiec, Frederick, A.; and Housepian, Edgar M.: Optic Nerve Glioma in Neurofibromatosis. 11th Annual Meeting of the Neuro Ophthalmology Pathology Symposium, San Francisco, California, February 1979
- Stern, Jack; Brisman, Ronald; and Correll, James W.: Carotid Stenosis and Co-existing Intracranial Aneurysm. Fourth Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Los Angeles, California, April 1979
- Jakobiec, Frederick, A.; Stern, Jack; and Housepian, Edgar M.: Optic Nerve Glioma in Neurofibromatosis. Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota, Florida, May 1979
- Correll, James W.; and Stern, Jack: Intracranial Hemorrhage following Carotid Endarterectomy. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, Memphis, Tennessee, November 1979
- Copeland, Brian; Stern, Jack; Michelson, W. Jost; and Hilal, Sadek: Dural Arteriovenous Malformations. 48th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New York, April 1980
- Stern, Jack: Carotid Endarterectomy. 48th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New York, April 1980
- Housepian, Edgar M; Quest, Donald 0.; and Stern, Jack: Differences in Surgical Objectives and Techniques in the Treatment of Optic Nerve Gliomas and Meningiomas. 50th Anniversary Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Boston, Massachusetts, April 1981
- Housepian, Edgar M.; Quest, Donald 0.; and Stern, Jack: Transcranialorbital Surgery for the Optic Nerve Sheath Glioma and Meningioma. Seventh International Congress of Neurological Surgery, Munich, Germany, July 1981
- Stern, Jack: Managing Neurosurgical Trauma. Grand Rounds. Penobscot Bay Medical Center. Rockland, ME. December 1981
- Stern, Jack: Cranial and Spinal Trauma: An Update. Third Annual Meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Waterville, New Hampshire, February 1982
- Stern, Jack: Cerebral Revascularization. Visiting Professor Lectureship. St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT. April 1982
- Stern, Jack: Emergency Management of Head and Spine Trauma: National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, Boston, Massachusetts, May 1982
- Stern, Jack: Management of Pain in Oncology Patients. Medicine Grand Rounds.Tufts University School of Medicine. September 1982
- Stern, Jack: Neurosurgical Management of Pain. Grand Rounds. Bon Secours Hospital, Lawrence, MA . September 1982
- Stern, Jack: Syndromes of the Cavernous Sinus. Ophthalmology Grand Rounds. New England Medical Center. Boston, MA. December 1982
- Stern, Jack: Guest Discussant. Neurology Grand Rounds. Brown University School of Medicine. January 1983
- Stern, Jack: The Neurosurgical Management of Benign and Malignant Facial Pain. Grand Rounds. Department of Otolaryngology. New England Medical Center. Boston, MA. May 1983.
- Stern, Jack: The Neurosurgical Management of Pain. Rehabilitation Medicine Grand Rounds. Tufts University School of Medicine. July 1983
- Stern, Jack: Surgical Intervention in Chronic Pain. Pan Symposium. Montrose, V..A. Montrose, NY. March 1984
- Stern, Jack; Kasoff, Samuel: Intraventricular Morphine for Control of Malignant Pain. American Pain Association, Fifth General Meeting, Dallas, Texas, October 1985.
- Jabbour, Ihsan; Savno, John; Kasoff, Samuel; and Stern, Jack: Conjunctival Oxygen Tension more Accurate that Cerebral Perfusion Pressure in Monitoring Cerebral Oxygenation; 19th Annual Meeting Association for Academic Surgery, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 1985.
- Kasoff, Samuel; Holder, Donovan; Agrawald, Nawakrami; Lansen, Thomas; and Stern, Jack: Aggressive Physiological Monitoring of the Pediatric Patient with Elevated Intracranial Pressure. 14th Annual Meeting of the Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgeons of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Houston, Texas, December 1985.
- Jabbour, Ihsan; Savino, John; Kasoff, Samuel; and Stem, Jack: Comparison of Conjunctival Oxygen and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure in Monitoring Cerebral Oxygenation. A New Technique: 56th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Denver, Colorado, April 1986.
- Moorthy, Chitti R.; Patel, D.J.; Kasoff, Samuel; and Stern, Jack: Intracranial 1-125 Brachy Therapy with Ultrasound Localization. American Society of Therapeutic Radiologists, Los Angeles, California, November 1986
- Stern, Jack: What’s New in the Acute Management of Head Trauma; Is Anything New? Symposium on the Comprehensive Management of the Brain Injured Patient. New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, November 1986
- Stern, Jack; Reynolds, David; and Kasoff, Samuel: Influence of ICP Monitoring on Outcome after Near Drowning. 15th Annual Meeting of the Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgeons of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 1986
- Moorthy, Chitti, R.; Fakhry, Joseph; Shih, Lyn; and Stern, Jack: Feasibility of Ultrasound Guided Iodine – 125 Brachy Therapy for Recurrent Glioblastoma. Ninth Annual Meeting of the American Endocurietherapy Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 1986
- Stern, Jack: Brachytherapy and the Treatment of Malignant Gliomas. Annual Meeting of the New York Neurosurgical Society, New York, March 1987
- Rothman, Stanley J.; Stern, Jack; Tenner, Michael; Leslie, Denise; Kasoff, Samuel: Subclinical Optic Lesions in Childhood Neurofibromatosis. 39th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, New York, April 1987
- Stern, Jack: Management of Pain. Grand Rounds. Cornwall Hospital. Cornwall, NY. June 1987
- Trobe, Judy; Haber, Joel; Stern, Jack: The Alexander Technique in the Physical Therapy Management of Low Back Pain. Fifth World Congress on Pain, Hamburg, West Germany, August 1987
- Stern, Jack: Symptom Management of the Patient with Cancer. Update Course Director, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, September 1987
- Stern, Jack: Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Practicing Physician. A Postgraduate Course. New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, October 1987
- Stern, Jack: Brachytherapy for Malignant Brain Tumors. Columbia University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Neuro-Oncology Workshop, November 13 1987
- Stern, Jack: Contemporary Technical Options: Ultrasound Guided Brain Biopsy. Eleventh Annual Post-Graduate New York Neurosurgery Course, December 1987
- Stern, Jack: Surgical Management of Spacticity. Grand Rounds. Burke Rehabilitation Institute, White Plains, NY 1989
- Stern, Jack: Surgical Management of Spinal and Cranial Metastasis. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. Lincoln Hospital. Bronx, NY, December 1991
- Danto, Joseph: Rosenthal, Alan; Schneider, Steven; and Stern, Jack: Evoked Potential and EEG Monitoring of Surgery of the Skull Base. Jerusalem Symposium on Surgery of the Skull Base and Adjacent Midline Region, Jerusalem, 1992
- Stern, Jack: Diagnosis and Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure. Department of Surgery, Grand Rounds. Lincoln Hospital. Bronx, NY. December 1992
- Stern, Jack: Differential Diagnosis of Low Back Pain and Radiculopathy. Annual Meeting of the Hudson Valley Chapter of the NY Physical Therapy Association. White Plains, NY. May 1993
- Stern, Jack: Low Back Pain Treatment Algorithms. Symposium, Manhattan Center for Pain Management, New York, NY, March 1995
- Stern, Jack: Spinal Instrumentation Update. Annual Meeting of the NY State Chiropractic Association. Ellenville, NY. May 1997
- Stern, Jack: Alternative and Complimentary Medicine. Manhattanville College Women’s Center. Purchase, NY. March 1997
- Stern, Jack: Alternative and Complimentary Medicine. Westchester County Office For Aging. White Plains, NY. August 1997
What’s Going On At BSSNY
-
-
Regional neurosurgery practice can now accept major insurance plans
19 September, 2022 -
Functional neurosurgery brings relief to patients that had given up
29 December, 2021 -
Brain and Spine Surgeons of New York expands practice to Stamford
01 December, 2021
