LEE ERIC TESSLER, M.D. is a Neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of primary brain tumors, metastatic tumors, meningiomas, stereotactic surgery, and radiosurgery.  He received his undergraduate degree cum laude from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and completed Post-Baccalaureate studies at University of California, Los Angeles, California. He obtained his medical degree at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, Ohio, with Clinical Honors in Neurosurgery and General Surgery.

At the Department of Neurological Surgery, New York University Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York Dr. Tessler served as Intern, progressed to Resident, and then became Chief Resident. Previously, Dr. Tessler worked at the  University of Florida’s Center for Neurobiological Sciences. He obtained certification in both Gamma Knife and Cyber Knife Radiosurgery.

Dr. Tessler has written about Advanced MRI for Brain Tumors, The Progression to Surgery after Gamma Knife Radiosurgery of Cerebral Melanoma Metastases, and Anterior Spinal Meningiomas. He has published comments on articles about robotic neurosurgery and intracranial surgery with three-dimensional ultrasound.  

He has been active with the House Staff Committee and Hospital Technology Committee at NYU Medical Center, served as President of the OSU Surgical Interest Group in Columbus, Ohio, and volunteered at several free clinics.  Dr. Tessler is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the New York Neurosurgical Society, and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.