Lee
Eric Tessler, M.D. is a Neurosurgeon
who specializes in the treatment of primary brain tumors,
metastatic tumors, meningiomas, stereotactic surgery,
and radiosurgery. He received his undergraduate
degree cum laude from Duke University in Durham,
North Carolina, and completed Post-Baccalaureate studies
at University of California, Los Angeles, California.
He obtained his medical degree at The Ohio State University
College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, Ohio,
with Clinical Honors in Neurosurgery and General Surgery.
At the Department of Neurological Surgery, New York
University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center
in New York, New York, Dr. Tessler served as Intern,
progressed to Resident, and then became Chief Resident.
Previously, Dr. Tessler worked at the University of Florida’s
Center for Neurobiological Sciences. He obtained certification
in both Gamma Knife and Cyber Knife Radiosurgery.
In
2008, Dr. Tessler was appointed as Assistant Professor
of Neurosurgery at NYU Medical Center. He is currently
the Chief of Neurotrauma and the Chairman of the Neurosurgery
Quality Improvement Committee at Winthrop University
Hospital. Most recently, Dr. Tessler was elected to serve
as a member of the Mercy Medical Center Executive Committee
through 2010.
Dr. Tessler has written about Advanced MRI for Brain
Tumors, The Progression to Surgery after Gamma Knife
Radiosurgery of Cerebral Melanoma Metastases, and Anterior
Spinal Meningiomas. He has published comments on articles
about robotic neurosurgery and intracranial surgery with
three-dimensional ultrasound.
Dr. Tessler is a member of the American Association
of Neurological Surgeons, the New York Neurosurgical
Society, and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, as
well as the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Tumors.
5th Annual Stroke Symposium
Current Approaches to Cerebrovascular
Disorders & Neuro Critical Care
with Lee Eric Tessler, M.D. speaking 9am - 9:50 -
Advances in Hemicraniectomy Saturday, November 7, 2009
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Aug, 2008 - Neurosurgery Kim Berk with KJOY chats with Dr Lee Tessler
on brain tumors and brain surgery. CLICK
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5th Annual Stroke Symposium 
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