Brendan Judy, MD

Neurosurgery

4.8 with 101 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Brendan Judy, MD

Neurosurgery

4.8 with 101 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery
Dr. Judy is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Abnormal Vertebrae
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery in the Cervical Spine
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery in the Lumbar Spine
Back Surgery
Biological Enhancement of Spinal Fusion
Broken Coccyx
Bulging Disc
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cervical Arthritis
Cervical Bone Spur
Cervical Compression Fracture
Cervical Decompression
Cervical Deformity
Cervical Disc Degeneration
Cervical Disc Disease
Cervical Disc Displacement
Cervical Disc Herniation
Cervical Laminoplasty
Cervical Laminotomy
Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical Revision Surgery
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Cervical Steroid Injection
Complex Spinal Deformities
Complex Spinal Surgery
Compression Fracture
Cordotomy
Decompression Laminectomy
Degenerative Spine Conditions
Disc Arthroplasty
Disc Replacement
Disc Surgery
Diskectomy
Dorsal Column Stimulator
Facet Injection
Facet Surgery
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Flatback Syndrome Post Harrington Rods
Foot Drag
Foot Drop
Growing Rods
Herniated Disc
Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (ACDF)
Intraspinal Abscess
Junctional Kyphosis
Kyphoplasty
Kyphosis
Laminectomy
Laminoplasty
Lateral Access Spine Surgery
Low Back Surgery
Lumbar Scoliosis
Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Lumbar Stress Fracture
Lumbosacral Plexus Lesion
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
Magnetic Expansion Control
Mehta Casting
Microdiscectomy
Microsurgical Laminoplasty
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Partial Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Myelopathy
Myelopathy Surgery
Neck Fracture (Cervical Spine Fracture)
Neck Fusion Surgery (Cervical Fusion Surgery)
Neck Surgery
Neurogenic Claudication
Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Occipito-Cervical Fusion
Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Fusion, Without Instrumentation
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Instrumentation and Fusion
Post-Laminectomy Kyphosis
Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
Radiculopathy
Revision of Spinal Surgery
Rhizotomy
Rigo Cheneau Bracing
Robotic Spine Surgery
Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
Sacroiliac Joint Block
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Sacroiliac Joint Surgery
Sacroiliitis
Scheuermann Disease
Schroth Therapy
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Scoliosis Surgery
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Spinal Abscess
Spinal Abscess Surgery
Spinal Cord Compression
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Stimulator
Spinal Cord Surgery
Spinal Cyst Removal
Spinal Dural Graft
Spinal Fracture
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Meningioma
Spinal Microsurgery
Spinal Reconstruction
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Tethering for Scoliosis
Spine Deformity
Spine Deformity Correction Surgery
Spine Injury
Spine Stapling
Spine Surgery
Spondylectomy
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylosis
Spondylosis Surgery
Spondylosis With Myelopathy
Spondylosyndesis
Surgery for Sciatica
Surgical Treatment of Myelopathy
Tarlov Cysts
Tethered Spinal Cord
Thoracic Disc Herniation
Thoracic Laminectomy
Vascular Malformations of the Spine
Vertebrae Surgery
Vertebral Epiphysitis
Vertebral Stapling
Vertebroplasty
Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib
X-Stop Surgery

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Judy is part of these programs:

Education and Training

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

Primary Location

Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital
Spruce Building, 3rd Floor
801 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

A facility of Pennsylvania Hospital

Map Call 215-829-6700

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Penn Spine Center Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital
Spruce Building, 3rd Floor
801 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

A facility of Pennsylvania Hospital

Map Call 800-789-7366

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Penn Spine Center Radnor

Penn Medicine Radnor
Floor 3, South
145 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087

A facility of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

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Aetna
Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
Centivo
Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare
Claim Watcher (Homestead/Index)
Clover Health
Devoted Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
Highmark Blue Shield
Highmark Blue Shield
Highmark Wholecare (fka Gateway Health)
Horizon BC/BS of NJ
Humana Medicare
Humana Military (Tricare/Health Net Federal Services)
Imagine Health (Imagine Health 360)
Independence Blue Cross (IBC)

Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners
Jefferson Health Plans/Health Partners (Includes CHIP)
Keystone First Health Plan
Keystone First Health Plan
Medicaid - New Jersey
Medicaid - Pennsylvania
Medicare - Pennsylvania
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health & Wellness
Perennial Advantage
Preferred Health Care/Eliance
Provider Partners Health Plan
Qualcare
Rail Road Medicare/Palmetto GBA
UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of PA
UPMC Health Plan
US Family Health Plan
VA Insurance (Veteran's CCN)

Selected Publications

MacLean L, Hersh AM, Bhimreddy M, Jiang K, Davidar AD, Weber-Levine C, Alomari S, Judy BF, Lubelski D, Theodore N: Comparison of accuracy, revision, and perioperative outcomes in robot-assisted spine surgeries: systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of Neurosurgery Spine : 2024.

Judy B, Menta A, Pak H, Azad T, Witham T: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Spine Surgery: A Comprehensive Review Neurosurgery Clinics 35 (2): 207-216,2024.

Azad T, Tracz J, Warman A, Hughes L, Judy B, Witham T: Augmented Reality in Spine Surgery – Past, Present, and Future Spine Journal 24 (1): 1-13,2024.

Kerensky M, Hersh A, Weber-Levine C, Judy B, Lehner K, Jiang K, Young L, Routkevitch D, Perdomo-Pantoja A, Davidar D, Manbachi A, Theodore N: Tethered spinal cord tension assessed via ultrasound elastography in computational and intraoperative human studies Communications Medicine (Lond) 4 (1): 4,2024.

Judy B, Hersh A, Theodore N.: Robotics in Spine Surgery In: Handbook of Spine Surgery, 3rd Edition : In Press ,2024.

Judy B, Groves M: Part IV: Intramedullary Tumors - Chapter 5: Complications and Avoidance In: World Spinal Column Society Tumor Book : In Press,2024.

Pennington Z, Judy B, Theodore N: Chapter 17: Anterior Thoracoscopic Diskectomy Master Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery, 4th Edition : In Press,2024.

Hersh A, Judy B, Theodore N: Robotically assisted spine surgery Operative Techniques in Spine Surgery, 4th edition : In Press ,2024.

Jiang K, Hersh A, Bhimreddy M, Weber-Levine C, Davidar A, Menta A, Routkevitch D, Alomari D, Judy B, Lubelski D, Weingart J, Theodore N: Learning curves for robot-assisted pedicle screw placement: operative time analysis for 238 cases Operative Neurosurgery 25 (6): 482-488,2023.

Judy B, Abou-Mrad T, Bydon A: Synovial Cyst in the Setting of an Interspinous Fusion Device World Neurosurgery 179 : 144-145,2023.

Academic Contact Information

Pennsylvania Hospital
Department of Neurosurgery
801 Spruce Street, Floor 3
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

Alpha Omega Alpha, National
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, National
Congress of Neurological Surgeons, National
Gold Humanism Honor Society, National
North American Spine Society, National