Brendan Judy, MD
Neurosurgery
Headshot of Brendan Judy, MD

Brendan Judy, MD

Neurosurgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital
View 2 additional locations
Headshot of Brendan Judy, MD
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery

My education and training

  • Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical CollegeMedical School
  • Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineResidency
  • Johns Hopkins HospitalFellowship

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

323 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
October 2026
This was my first visit with Dr judy. He was very informative and pleasant. He answered all my questions and I did not feel rushed.
Anonymous
October 2026
Dr Ludy listens and makes you feel comfortable
Anonymous
October 2026
As expected
Anonymous
October 2026
Knowledgeable

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

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.
Dr. Judy is a Penn Medicine provider.

Qualifications and experience

All conditions and treatments

Research

Publications

Arena JD, Ghenbot Y, Dagli MM, Golubovsky JL, Gu B, Quinones A, Macaluso D, Malhotra NR, Ali ZS, Judy BF, Yoon JW, Welch WC, Arlet V, Shin JH, Ozturk AK Incidence and outcomes of spinopelvic fixation loosening following adult spinal deformity surgery , Spine Deform, 14(5): 2026,1661-1669


Hoglund ZT, Wu AQ, Kathawate VG, Sollenberger C, Englander R, Rani N, Saadoun J, Massaad E, Dagli MM, Malhotra N, Yoon JW, Welch WC, Ozturk AK, Shin JH, Judy BF. Generalist Large-Language Models for Spine Imaging Diagnostics: An Early Analysis of Detection Performance for Scoliosis and Lumbar Stenosis. , World Neurosurg, 211: 2026,125023


Golubovsky JL, Gu BJ, Massaad E, Dagli MM, Crabill GA, Ghenbot Y, Arena J, Shost M, Welch WC, Ali Z, Judy B, Malhotra NR, Shin JH, Ozturk AK Radiographic predictors of lumbar disc re-herniation requiring repeat discectomy or fusion: a matched retrospective cohort analysis , Spine J, 26(7): 2026,1325-1336


Hoglund ZT, Kathawate VG, Sollenberger CS, Wu AQ, Englander R, Rani N, Saadoun J, Massaad E, Schuster JM, Marcotte PJ, Shammassian BH, Welch WC, Casper DS, Ozturk AK, Ali ZS, Malhotra NR, Shin JH, Judy BF. Cost-effectiveness of three-level cervical disc arthroplasty vs. anterior discectomy and fusion: a comparative single-system analysis. , J Spine Surg, 12(6): 2026,90


Parker M, Myneni S, Judy B, Hersh A, Patel J, Ahmed AK, Azad TD, Dardick J, Xia Y, Xu R, Lubelski D, Groves ML, Witham TF, Huang J, Brem H, Mukherjee D Implementation of a virtual curriculum for medical students completing clinical rotations in neurosurgery , Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 147: 2026,111937


Sollenberger C, Wu AQ, Hoglund Z, Kathawate VG, Welch W, Ozturk A, Shin J, Judy BF Comparative Outcomes of Single-Level Lumbar Laminectomy versus Hemilaminectomy: A Retrospective TriNetX Analysis , Global Spine J: 2026


Xu E, Karsalia R, Arena J, Gor A, Malhotra RD, Kost J, McClintock SD, Yoon J, Ozturk A, Judy B, Marcotte PJ, Schuster J, Malhotra NR Positive Preprocedure Depression Screening Is Associated With Worse Outcomes After Single-Level Posterior-Only Lumbar Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis , Neurosurgery, 98(2): 2026,442-449


Santangelo G, Sollenberger C, Wathen C, Macaluso D, Dagli MM, Ghenbot Y, Gu B, Malhotra N, Ali Z, Yoon JW, Welch WC, Judy B, Ozturk AK. Patient factors rather than surgical approach are associated with readmission and reoperation for cervical spondylotic myelopathy , J Spine Surg, 12(1): 2026,4


Branscom GA, Hao L, Judy BF, Carpenter R, Casper DS, Lee JYK Orthopedics on the Rise: Billing Trends Reveal Changing Roles in Spine Surgery , Cureus, 17(11): 2025,e96836


Karsalia R, Xu E, Malhotra RD, Gor A, Arena JD, Kost J, McClintock SD, Yoon J, Ozturk AK, Judy B, Marcotte P, Shin JH, Schuster J, Malhotra NR. Markers of preoperative depression and anxiety as predictors of increased short-term healthcare utilization after lumbar fusion surgery. , J Neurosurg Spine, 44(1): 2025,118-125