Fabio M. Iwamoto, MD
Overview
Dr. Iwamoto is a neuro-oncologist whose previous training includes a neurology residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and a neuro-oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. For over three years, Dr. Iwamoto was an attending physician and an investigator at the Neuro-oncology Branch, a trans-institute branch of the National Cancer Institute and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, in Bethesda, MD. At the intramural NIH, Dr. Iwamoto was a principal investigator in early phase clinical trials for brain tumors and worked with laboratory and computational scientists on several translational projects in brain tumors.
Dr. Iwamoto was recruited to Columbia University as the Deputy Director of the Neuro-oncology Division and is actively developing the clinical and translational research components of this program. He is an expert in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors as well as neurological complications of cancer.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
- Hemangioblastoma
- Leptomeningeal metastases
- Medulloblastoma
- Meningioma
- Metastatic Cancer
- Mixed Glioma
- Neurofibromatosis
- Oligoastrocytoma
- Oligodendroglioma
- Second Opinion
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spine Tumors
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Neurology at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Deputy Director, Division of Neuro-Oncology
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
WellCare
- Medicare Managed Care
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Universidad Federal Do Parana
- Residency: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Neurology
Research
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov