We have doctors located throughout Manhattan.
Recognition
In 2025, U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 hospital in the U.S. for neurology and neurosurgery for the fourth year in a row.
At NYU Langone, we understand that having a skull base tumor can feel overwhelming. You need a team with the expertise—and compassion—to guide you every step of the way. Our Skull Base Surgery Center offers unparalleled, coordinated care of complex benign and malignant skull base tumors. Our world-renowned team of neurosurgeons, ENT specialists, and craniofacial surgeons work together to create a personalized treatment plan and deliver the best possible outcome for each patient.
With one of the nation’s largest volumes of skull base tumor cases, we bring exceptional depth and expertise to every case. Our unique approach combines unmatched surgical experience, advanced technologies, and research-driven care to deliver precise treatment tailored to your body and tumor type—all while preserving function and quality of life.
Our team treats all anterior (front of skull) and lateral (side of skull) skull base conditions, including these:
Skull base tumors arise in one of the body’s most delicate regions. These growths often press on critical nerves and blood vessels, causing symptoms like hearing loss, vision changes, facial weakness or numbness, dizziness, nasal obstruction, nosebleeds, and speech or swallowing problems. We treat both your condition and your symptoms, bringing in our dedicated experts to support every aspect of your care, from tumor removal to recovery of function.
Our expert neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, oculoplastic surgeons, neuro-oncologists, endocrinologists, radiation oncologists, and audiologists are all here to guide your diagnosis, treatment planning, and recovery. They work closely with you and your family through every step of your care journey.
When you schedule your first visit with our team, you’ll typically begin with a consultation and testing—such as imaging or evaluations—based on your symptoms. Your case is then reviewed by our full multidisciplinary team. Together, we determine the most effective and safest treatment approach tailored to your anatomy, condition, and needs, ensuring that every decision reflects the collective expertise of our center.
Procedures are performed at Kimmel Pavilion in Manhattan. To improve precision and reduce recovery time, we perform specialized, minimally invasive procedures and use the most advanced tools available:
When your treatment has been completed, our nursing, physical therapy, and audiology teams personalize your recovery plan and coordinate follow-up care and rehabilitation.
At NYU Langone, research findings and technology are embedded in our patient care.
Our Skull Base Surgery Center is one of the few centers in the world to use next-generation genetic analysis techniques to profile and predict tumor behavior and develop targeted treatment options, providing you with smarter, more personalized care.
We analyze data on outcomes over time to continually inform our techniques and deliver the best results for every patient. At our Skull Base Laboratory, our experts have pioneered several innovative techniques to make surgery less invasive and improve patients’ quality of life. Our center attracts surgeons from around the globe to learn from our specialists.
Through close collaboration with the Division of Neuro-Oncology, patients also have access to emerging clinical trials.
