Brendan Judy, MD
Neurosurgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery

Education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

193 reviews

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October 2025
overall great experience
October 2025
again, dr. judy is great! i had never been in so much pain and couldn't imagine living like that. thanks to dr. judy, i'm getting my life back.
October 2025
excellent communicator
October 2025
all good

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Judy is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Gabriel ED, Gu B, Judy BF Air In the Spine: A Rare Gas-filled Cyst , World Neurosurgery: 2025

Azad TD, Alfonzo Horowitz M, Tracz JA, Khalifeh JM, Liu CJ, Hughes LP, Judy BF, Khan M, Bydon A, Witham TF Augmented Reality Versus Freehand Spinopelvic Fixation in Spinal Deformity: A Case-Control Study , Surgical Innovation, 32(1): 2025,36-45

Bhimreddy M, Hersh AM, Jiang K, Weber-Levine C, Davidar AD, Menta AK, Judy BF, Lubelski D, Bydon A, Weingart J, Theodore N. Accuracy of Pedicle Screw Placement Using the ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation Platform: An Analysis of 728 Screws , International Journal of Spine Surgery, 18(6): 2024,712-720

Naseri Alavi SA, Fluss R, Lehner K, Judy B, Groves M, Cohen A, Kobets AJ Tethered cord prevalence among patients with prenatal or postnatal myelomeningocele repair , Child's Nervous System, 40(11): 2024,3621-3628

Jiang K, Weber-Levine C, Vattipally VN, Davidar AD, Kerensky M, Hersh AM, Routkevitch D, Judy B, Ashayeri K, Lubelski D, Groves M, Husari K, Theodore N Morphometric analysis of the spinal cord in patients undergoing posterior vertebral column subtraction osteotomy for recurrent tethered cord syndrome , Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, 42(1): 2024,91-99

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

Rajkovic CJ, Tracz JA, DeMordaunt T, Davidar AD, Perdomo-Pantoja A, Judy BF, Zhang KY, Hernandez VN, Lin J, Lazzari JL, Cottrill E, Witham TF Synthesis and evaluation of a novel vancomycin-infused, biomimetic bone graft using a rat model of spinal implant-associated infection , North American Spine Society Journal, 18: 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): 2024,207-216

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): 2024,1-13

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): 2024,4