About Me
As a neurocritical care specialist at NYU Langone, I am dedicated to providing comprehensive care to patients during their most vulnerable moments. The brain is a humbling system to study and treat, and I am driven by the challenge of addressing complex neurologic issues. Working in the NYU Langone Neurocritical Care Unit, I lead a comprehensive team to deliver advanced neurologic and medical care to our patients and their families.
I specialize in treating patients with critical conditions, including large strokes, brain bleeds, persistent seizures, spinal cord injuries, and severe autoimmune conditions affecting the brain, spine, nerves, or muscles. Additionally, I provide care for patients before and after significant neurosurgeries. My expertise ensures that patients receive the highest level of care during these critical times.
Throughout my career, I have been involved in various research projects aimed at advancing the field of neurocritical care. My prior work has included studying the basic mechanisms of brain circuits that control breathing, developing multimodal brain-machine interfaces for paralyzed patients, and conducting spinal cord injury research to restore movement. Currently, I am leveraging breakthroughs in large language models to harness new data types to ultimately develop predictive algorithms for optimizing care for patients with severe strokes.
Further, as an assistant professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, I actively teach medical students and neurology residents, and I am the associate program director for the NYU Langone Neurocritical Care Fellowship. Through these roles, I take great pride in mentoring the next generation of doctors, helping them grow into compassionate and skilled physicians.
My path to medicine was inspired by the profound impact that neurologic care can have on patients' lives. This inspiration continues to drive my commitment to both patient care and medical education. At NYU Langone, I am honored to be part of a team that strives for excellence in every aspect of neurocritical care.
Credentials
Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurocritical Care), 2022
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology, 2020
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurocritical Care, 2022
- Residency, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Neurology, 2020
- MD from Harvard Medical School, 2016
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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO/EPO
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Amidacare
- Amidacare
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Empire BCBS
- Empire BCBS Top Tier
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Centerlight
- Centerlight
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Centers Plan For Healthy Living
- Centers Plan for Healthy Living
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Cigna
- Cigna EPO/POS
- Cigna PPO
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ElderPlan
- ElderPlan
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Emblem
- Emblem Select Care Exchange
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Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield MediBlue
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
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Fidelis
- Fidelis Child Health
- Fidelis Exchange
- Fidelis Medicaid
- Fidelis Medicare
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GHI
- GHI CBP
- GHI HMO
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HIP
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Child Health
- HIP EPO/PPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP Medicaid
- HIP Medicare
- HIP POS
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Hamaspik Choice
- Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP
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Healthfirst
- Healthfirst
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Humana
- Humana Medicare
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 PPO
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Longevity Health Plan
- Longevity Health Plan Medicare
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MagnaCare
- MagnaCare PPO
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Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
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Medicare
- Medicare
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MetroPlus
- MetroPlus Child Health
- MetroPlus Exchange Plans
- MetroPlus Medicaid
- MetroPlus Medicare
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MultiPlan/PHCS
- MultiPlan/PHCS PPO
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NYS Health Insurance Plan
- The Empire Plan
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Oxford
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- Oxford Medicare
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PHP
- PHP
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Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare
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River Spring Health Plan
- River Spring Medicare HMP SNP
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Senior Whole Health
- Senior Whole Health
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UHC
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Top Tier
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VNS
- Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) Medicare
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Village Caremax
- Village Caremax
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WTC Health Program
- WTC Health Program
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WellCare
- WellCare Medicare
Benjamin Brush, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
NYU Langone Neurology Associates
550 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Neurological Emergencies Outcomes at NYU
Publications
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Phillips, Ethan; O'Donoghue, Odhran; Zhang, Yumeng; Tsimpos, Panos; Mallinger, Leigh Ann; Chatzidakis, Stefanos; Pohlmann, Jack; Du, Yili; Kim, Ivy; Song, Jonathan; Brush, Benjamin; Smirnakis, Stelios; Ong, Charlene J; Orfanoudaki, Agni
NPJ digital medicine. 2025 May 17; 8(1):288
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Song, Jonathan J; Stafford, Rebecca A; Pohlmann, Jack E; Kim, Ivy So Yeon; Cheekati, Maanyatha; Dennison, Sydney; Brush, Benjamin; Chatzidakis, Stefanos; Huang, Qiuxi; Smirnakis, Stelios M; Gilmore, Emily J; Mohammed, Shariq; Abdalkader, Mohamad; Benjamin, Emelia J; Dupuis, Josée; Greer, David M; Ong, Charlene J
Scientific reports. 2025 Apr 05; 15(1):11738
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Yu, Boyang; Melmed, Kara R; Frontera, Jennifer; Zhu, Weicheng; Huang, Haoxu; Qureshi, Adnan I; Maggard, Abigail; Steinhof, Michael; Kuohn, Lindsey; Kumar, Arooshi; Berson, Elisa R; Tran, Anh T; Payabvash, Seyedmehdi; Ironside, Natasha; Brush, Benjamin; Dehkharghani, Seena; Razavian, Narges; Ranganath, Rajesh
Neurocritical care. 2025 Feb 07;