Joonhyuk Kim, MD - NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens-Downtown Flushing Multispecialty

Dr. John Park is the Chief of the Department of Neurological Surgery at NewYorkPresbyterian Queens and a Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. A board-certified and award-winning neurosurgeon, Dr. Park has particular expertise in the treatment of brain and spinal tumors, CSF leaks, and degenerative disorders of the cervical and lumbar spine. While at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Dr. Park developed a national reputation for the surgical treatment of low-grade gliomas and recurrent malignant gliomas and served as the principal neurosurgeon for patients enrolled in NCI clinical trials for malignant gliomas. Before joining the faculty at the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, Dr, Park founded and served as the medical director of the multidisciplinary Brain and Spinal Tumor Program at Cottage Health in Santa Barbara, now the largest such program on the central coast of California. While in Santa Barbara, he also had an active practice providing neurosurgical treatment for patients with neck and low back pain and other disorders of the spine. At the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, he is the co-Director of the CSF Leak Program. Dr. Park is the only neurosurgeon in Queens to be named a Castle Conolly Top Doctor as well as a New York Metro Super Doctor. Dr. Park received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude with honors, from Brown University and earned his MD and Ph.D. degrees at Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency training at Harvard at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital and completed a fellowship at Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Srikanth R. Boddu, MD, is an endovascular surgical neuroradiologist in the department of neurological surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens and an assistant professor of radiology in neurosurgery at Weil/ Cornell Medicine. Dr. Boddu is a pioneer in the minimally invasive endovascular treatment for pulsatile tinnitus & idiopathic intracranial Hypertension (IIH). His areas of clinical expertise include brain aneurysms, AVMs, arteriovenous fistulae, (DAVF) carotid stenosis, and intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. Dr. Boddu also specializes in kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty for vertebral compression fractures in patients with osteoporosis, myeloma, and metastasis. Dr. Boddu treats patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens and Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Boddu earned his medical degree from JSS Medical College in Mysore, India. He completed his surgical residency, radiology residency, and interventional neuroradiology fellowship at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in the United Kingdom. He is board certified surgeon (Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh) and radiologist (Royal College of Radiologists, London) & completed specialist training by the general medical council in the United Kingdom. Dr. Boddu further enhanced his training in the United States with a fellowship in diagnostic neuroradiology at Emory University in Atlanta and a three-year fellowship in interventional Neuroradiology at New York Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR), the American Board of Neuroradiology (ABNR), and the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) for focused practice in CNS endovascular surgery. Dr. Boddu is a senior member of scientific societies such as the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS), an active researcher, involved in multiple research trials, widely published in peer-reviewed journals, as well as a passionate teacher and mentor. Dr. Boddu has been recognized as a Top Doctor and Super Doctor of New York. He takes pride in proving excellent patient-centered care and always strives to put the patient first, above all.

Pierre F. Saldinger, MD, FACSis the Senior Vice President of Perioperative Services at NewYork-Presbyterian. and Attending physician at NewYork- Presbyterian Queens. He is also a professor of Clinical Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College.Dr.Saldingerjoins NYP from NewYork-Presbyterian Queens where he serves asChairman of the Department ofSurgeryandSurgeon-in-Chief.He is alsothe Director of theNewYork-Presbyterian surgicalquality and safety programand aProfessor of Clinical Surgery atWeill Cornell Medical College.Adistinguishedandwell-publishedsurgeon,he hasextensiveexpertisein the surgical treatment of cancer and benign disorders of the pancreas,liver, gallbladder, bile ductsand surgical quality improvement.Hestudied medicine at theUniversity of Basel School of Medicine Switzerland,earned his medicaldegree fromSwitzerlands University ofBernSchool of MedicineandaMaster of HealthAdministration from the Mailman School ofPublic Health Columbia University. He completedhis residency inGeneral Surgery at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, andclinical fellowship in hepatobiliarysurgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.Dr. Saldinger is afellow of theAmerican College of Surgeons, a member of the Society of University Surgeons,the Society of Surgical Oncology, andthe Society of Surgical Chairsamongst others. He is also amember of the editorial board of the Journalof Gastrointestinal Surgery.