Andrew Joshua Kobets, MD, MHS
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Areas of Expertise
Conditions I Treat
- Brain tumors
- Chiari malformation
- CNS lymphoma
My Specialties
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Neuroendoscopy
Get to Know Me
I'm a pediatric neurosurgeon, a doctor with special training in surgery on the central nervous system. This includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. I treat children and adolescents.
I'm a neurosurgeon, which is a doctor with special training in surgery on the central nervous system. This includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
- Assistant Attending Neurosurgeon
Conditions I Treat
- Brain tumors
- Chiari malformation
- CNS lymphoma
- Gliomas
- Head and neck cancers
- Hydrocephalus
- Neurologic-related conditions - neurofibromatosis
- Schwannomatosis
- Pituitary and skull base tumors
- Pituitary adenomas
- Spine tumors and spinal cancer
My Specialties
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Neuroendoscopy
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Systems Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University
- MD & Master of Health Sciences (MHS), Yale University School of Medicine
Residencies
- Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowships
- Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Board Certifications
- Neurosurgery
- Pediatric neurosurgery
Awards and Honors
- Rising Star Award, Super Doctors (2023-2025)
- Doctor of Distinction, Westfair Business Magazine (2023)
- Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for Outstanding Medical Student Education, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2019)
- Norma Bailey Berniker Humanitarian Award, Yale School of Medicine (2012)
- Farr Scholar, Yale School of Medicine (2011)
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HMO
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HMO, PPO
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HMO, EPO PPO, POS
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Supplemental
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PPO, POS, HMO
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POS, HMO
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PPO, POS, EPO, HMO
Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Emblem to learn more.
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HMO
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PPO, HMO
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HMO
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PPO
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HMO, EPO
Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Fidelis to learn more.
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HMO
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HMO
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PPO
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EPO, HMO, PPO, POS
Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Healthfirst to learn more.
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HMO
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HMO, PPO
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HMO
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State Government
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HMO (City Employee Health Plans Gold and Gold Care Only)
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Supplemental
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PPO/OAP
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PPO, POS, EPO, HMO
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TBD
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PPO, EPO
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PPO, POS, HMO
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State Government
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State Government
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PPO, HMO
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS
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PPO, POS, HMO
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State Government
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- Lockhart Z, Ruiz VY, King Z, Kirnaz S, Jabbar Dar A, Abbas I, Oriko D, Cohen J, Loeb DM, Fox JL, Martin AM, Kobets AJ. Treatment strategies for relapsed medulloblastoma in the pediatric population: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2026 Mar 23;11(12):CASE25612. PMID: 41871404; PMCID: PMC13007652.
- Bases B, Ruiz VY, Yu J, Tisnovsky I, Stich J, Cohen J, Kobets A. Nuances in the management of cerebellopontine angle ependymomas: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2026 Feb 23;11(8):CASE25687. PMID: 41730205; PMCID: PMC12927202.
- Jung G, Cohen JM, Oriko D, Buckner-Wolfson E, Kim T, Liriano G, Kobets AJ. Endoscopic endonasal versus open approach for craniopharyngioma treatment: a systematic review of clinical characteristics. Childs Nerv Syst. 2025 Mar 17;41(1):131. PMID: 40095100; PMCID: PMC11914310.
- Kobets A, Fullerton J, Lober RM, Gordon C, Machado HR, Lee SK, Cohen A, Walker ML. Characterizing the Venous Anatomy of Craniopagus Twins. Neurosurgery. 2026 Feb 1;98(2):474-478. Epub 2025 Jul 7. PMID: 40622169.
- Kobets AJ, Nauen D, Lee A, Cohen AR. Unexpected Binding of Tozuleristide “Tumor Paint” to Cerebral Vascular Malformations: A Potentially Novel Application of Fluorescence-Guided Surgery. Neurosurgery. 2021 Jul 15;89(2):204-211. PMID: 33826729.
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