Brendan Judy, MD

Neurosurgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery

My education and training

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

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

286 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
June 2026
the doctor was attentive and the appointment did not feel rushed.
Anonymous
June 2026
appt was on time.
Anonymous
June 2026
knowledge, coordination, and kindness all wrapped up in one.
Anonymous
June 2026
he did not rush me. he reviewed all my images. he went over my results with me, explained everything thoroughly very professional very respectful, courteous kind, and he listened.

Insurance accepted

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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

Research

Publications

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 Journal: 2026


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 Neurosurgery: 2026


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 Deformity: 2026


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. , Journal of Spine Surgery: 2026


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: 2026


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 Journal: 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: 2026


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 , Journal of Spine Surgery: 2026


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: 2025


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. , Journal of Neurosurgery Spine: 2025