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David H. Harter, MD

  • Specialties: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
  • Language: English
  • Phone: 212-263-6419
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About Me

 


Conditions and Treatments

For Children
Conditions
  • Chiari malformation
  • arteriovenous malformation
  • moyamoya disease
  • hydrocephalus
  • spinal cord disease
  • pituitary tumor
  • pineal tumor
  • spina bifida
  • tethered cord syndrome
  • spasticity
  • pseudotumor cerebri
Treatments
  • craniosynostosis
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Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Spina Bifida in Children, Hydrocephalus in Children, Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors in Children

Credentials

Positions
  • Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
  • Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program
  • Director, Pediatric Cerebral Endoscopy, Tisch Hospital
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery, 2003
Education and Training
  • Fellowship, Children's Memorial Hospital, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2001
  • Residency, University of Maryland Hospital, Neurosurgery, 2000
  • MD from Georgetown University, 1994
Departments

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Insurance Plans Accepted

This provider accepts the following insurance plans.

  • Aetna
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Indemnity
    • Aetna International
    • Aetna Medicare Managed Care
    • Aetna Meritain Health
    • Aetna Open Access EPO
    • Aetna Open Access HMO
    • Aetna POS
    • Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
    • Aetna PPO
    • Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
    • Aetna Student Plan
    • Allied
    • Chesterfield Resources Inc
    • Christian Brothers Services
    • CoreSource
    • Healthscope
    • Nippon Life of America-Aetna
    • Nippon Life-Aetna
    • Starmark
    • WellNet
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
    • BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
    • BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
    • BCBS Blue Access GEPO Large Group
    • BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
    • BCBS Blue Access HMO Small Group
    • BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
    • BCBS EPO
    • BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
    • BCBS EPO (NYU Winthrop Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Winthrop Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS Federal Program
    • BCBS HMO
    • BCBS Indemnity
    • BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
    • BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
    • BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
    • BCBS POS
    • BCBS PPO
    • BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
    • BCBS PPO (NYU Winthrop Employees)
    • BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
    • New York Hotel Trades
    • Unicare
  • Cigna
    • Apwu Health Plan
    • Cigna Great West PPO
    • Cigna HMO
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • Cigna Managed Care/POS
    • Cigna NALC
    • Cigna Open Access
    • Cigna Open Access PPO
    • Cigna PPO
    • Cigna Premier Plus
    • Consolidated Health Plans-NYU Student
    • Great West HMO
    • MVP-Cigna Network
  • Empire BCBS Health Plus
    • BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1
    • BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 2
    • BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3
    • BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4
    • BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange
    • BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY
    • BCBS Healthplus NY Medicaid Managed Care NY
    • BCBS Healthplus Special Needs
  • Fidelis Care
    • Fidelis Care Bronze Exchange
    • Fidelis Care Catastrophic Cvg Exchange
    • Fidelis Care Child Health Plus
    • Fidelis Care Gold Exchange
    • Fidelis Care Medicaid Managed Care
    • Fidelis Care Medicare
    • Fidelis Care Native American Exchange
    • Fidelis Care Platinum Exchange
    • Fidelis Care Silver Exchange
    • Fidelis Essential Plan 1
    • Fidelis Essential Plan 2
    • Fidelis Essential Plan 3
    • Fidelis Essential Plan 4
  • GHI
    • American Plan Administrators
    • GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
    • GHI Emblem Health EPO
    • GHI Emblem Health PPO
    • GHI HMO Medicare
    • GHI Medicare PPO
    • GHI Medicare Supplement
    • GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
    • GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
    • IUOE Local 14-14B
    • Wlny-TV Inc.
  • HIP
    • HIP Bridge
  • Health Smart
    • WTC Health Program-HHC
  • Healthfirst
    • Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)
    • Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Child Health Plus
    • Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
    • Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4
    • Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Medicaid
    • Healthfirst Medicare
    • Healthfirst Medicare/NYU Risk
    • Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan
    • Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Senior Health Partners
    • Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
  • Humana
    • Humana Medicare Advantage
  • Local 1199
    • Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
    • Local 1199 PPO
  • Magnacare
    • Magnacare PPO
  • Medicaid of New York
    • NYS Medicaid
  • Medicare
    • Medicare Part B
  • Metroplus
    • Metroplus Bronze Plus Plan Exchange
    • Metroplus Child Health Plus
    • Metroplus Essential Plan 1
    • Metroplus Essential Plan 2
    • Metroplus Essential Plan 3
    • Metroplus Essential Plan 4
    • Metroplus Gold
    • Metroplus Gold Care 2
    • Metroplus Gold Plus Plan Exchange
    • Metroplus Medicaid Managed Care
    • Metroplus Medicare
    • Metroplus Medplus Plan Exchange
    • Metroplus Platinum Plus Plan Exchange
    • Metroplus Silver Plus Plan Exchange
  • Multiplan
    • AXA Assistance USA
    • Administrative Concepts
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Diversified Administration Corporation
    • Fiserv Health
    • GEHA
    • Global Excel
    • Global Health
    • Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
    • Health Net Of California
    • Health Republic Of NJ
    • Humana Health Plan
    • Insurance Design Administrators
    • Kaiser Foundation
    • Kaiser Permanente
    • Meritain Health
    • Multiplan PPO
    • Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
    • Mutual Of Omaha
    • Nippon Life Ins Co
    • PHCS
    • Professional Benefit Admin
    • Qualcare Inc
    • Screen Actors Guild
    • Teamsters Allied Benefits
    • US Life Insurance Company
  • NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
    • NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan
  • Oxford
    • Oxford Health Plans Freedom
    • Oxford Health Plans Liberty
  • POMCO Insurance Company
    • POMCO Insurance Company
  • Qualcare Inc.
    • Qualcare Direct
  • Railroad Medicare
    • Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
  • United Healthcare
    • AARP Medicare Complete
    • Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
    • UMR
    • UMR WTC Health Program
    • United Healthcare AARP
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice NSLIJ
    • United Healthcare EPO
    • United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare HMO
    • United Healthcare Indemnity
    • United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Medicare
    • United Healthcare Navigate
    • United Healthcare POS
    • United Healthcare PPO
    • United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Student Resources
    • UnitedHealthcare Choice (JP Morgan Employees)
View All Accepted Plans This list of insurances changes regularly, and insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider. Before your appointment, please confirm with your insurance company that this provider accepts your insurance.

Locations and Appointments

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NYU Pediatric Neurosurgery Associates

317 East 34th Street, Suite 1002
New York, NY 10016

Phone

212-263-6419

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Research Academic Contact

Academic office

317-23 East 34th Street

Tenth Floor

New York, NY 10016

Phone

212-263-6419

Publications

  • Intra-reservoir administration of alteplase to treat a distal ventriculo-atrial shunt obstruction

    Delavari, Nader; Mureb, Monica C; Yaun, Amanda; Wisoff, Jeffrey H; Harter, David H; Hidalgo, E Teresa

    World neurosurgery. 2019 Nov 09; 135:259-261

  • Prospective feasibility and safety assessment of surgical biopsy for patients with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma

    Gupta, Nalin; Goumnerova, Liliana C; Manley, Peter; Chi, Susan N; Neuberg, Donna; Puligandla, Maneka; Fangusaro, Jason; Goldman, Stewart; Tomita, Tadanori; Alden, Tord; DiPatri, Arthur; Rubin, Joshua B; Gauvain, Karen; Limbrick, David; Leonard, Jeffrey; Geyer, J Russel; Leary, Sarah; Browd, Samuel; Wang, Zhihong; Sood, Sandeep; Bendel, Anne; Nagib, Mahmoud; Gardner, Sharon; Karajannis, Matthias A; Harter, David; Ayyanar, Kanyalakshmi; Gump, William; Bowers, Daniel C; Weprin, Bradley; MacDonald, Tobey J; Aguilera, Dolly; Brahma, Barunashish; Robison, Nathan J; Kiehna, Erin; Krieger, Mark; Sandler, Eric; Aldana, Philipp; Khatib, Ziad; Ragheb, John; Bhatia, Sanjiv; Mueller, Sabine; Banerjee, Anu; Bredlau, Amy-Lee; Gururangan, Sri; Fuchs, Herbert; Cohen, Kenneth J; Jallo, George; Dorris, Kathleen; Handler, Michael; Comito, Melanie; Dias, Mark; Nazemi, Kellie; Baird, Lissa; Murray, Jeff; Lindeman, Neal; Hornick, Jason L; Malkin, Hayley; Sinai, Claire; Greenspan, Lianne; Wright, Karen D; Prados, Michael; Bandopadhayay, Pratiti; Ligon, Keith L; Kieran, Mark W

    Neuro-oncology. 2018 Oct 09; 20(11):1547-1555

  • Endothelium-Independent Primitive Myxoid Vascularization Creates Invertebrate-Like Channels to Maintain Blood Supply in Optic Gliomas

    Snuderl, Matija; Zhang, Guoan; Wu, Pamela; Jennings, Tara S; Shroff, Seema; Ortenzi, Valerio; Jain, Rajan; Cohen, Benjamin; Reidy, Jason J; Dushay, Mitchell S; Wisoff, Jeffrey H; Harter, David H; Karajannis, Matthias A; Fenyo, David; Neubert, Thomas A; Zagzag, David

    American journal of pathology. 2017 Aug ; 187(8):1867-1878

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