Adomas Bunevicius, MD, PhD
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Overview
Adomas Bunevicius, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Division of Neuro-Oncology within the Department of Neurology.
Dr. Bunevicius earned his medical degree from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in 2008 and his PhD from Tilburg University in the Netherlands in 2012. He completed residency training in neurosurgery at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, followed by fellowship training in image-guided neurosurgery for brain tumors at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and radiosurgery at the University of Virginia, where he focused on the treatment of patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors.
He subsequently completed residency training in neurology and fellowship training in neuro-oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine before joining the faculty at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Bunevicius is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Society for Neuro-Oncology, and the American Academy of Neurology. He is dedicated to advancing the field through clinical research, mentoring the next generation of physicians, and providing compassionate, evidence-based care to patients with brain tumors.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Astrocytoma
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Metastases
- Brain Stem Glioma
- Brain Tumor
- Carcinomatous meningitis
- Chordoma
- Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
- Choroid Plexus Papilloma
- Ependymoma
- Glioblastoma
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Gliomas
- Hemangioblastoma
- Leptomeningeal metastases
- Medulloblastoma
- Meningioma
- Metastatic Cancer
- Mixed Glioma
- Neurofibromatosis
- Oligoastrocytoma
- Oligodendroglioma
- Second Opinion
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spine Tumors
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Neurology at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
ElderServe
- Special Needs
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Individual Network (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
UnitedHealthcare
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- PhD , Tilburg University
- MD, 2008 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
- PhD, 2012 Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
- Residency: 2017 Neurosurgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics
- Fellowship: 2019 Image guided neurosurgery, Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Fellowship: 2021 Radiosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Fellowship: 2026 Neuro-Oncology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NY, NY
Honors & Awards
- Academy of Clinical Excellence of Columbia University, Rising Star Award, 2025
- American Neurological Association, Futures Program selection, 2023
- Stanford University’s list of the world top 2% of scientists, 2022
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons, BrainLAB Community Award, 2017
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Young Scientist Award, 2015
- European Association of Neurological Surgeons, Educational Grant, 2013
- Lithuanian Academy of Sciences for Young Scientists scholarship, 2012
- European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer fellowship, 2012
- European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Travel Award, 2011
- 2010 Heart-Brain Summit, Young Investigator Award Nominee, 2010
- American Psychosomatic Society, Travel Award for Paul MacLean Scholars, 2010
- World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry, Travel grant, 2009
- Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Student Research Award, 2008