Meet Your Neuroscience Center Team
Montefiore Einstein Neuroscience Center Team
At the Montefiore Einstein Neuroscience Center, we are committed to applying the latest biomedical breakthroughs and technological innovations to advance our understanding of the underlying mechanisms mediating the full spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders. Our development of revolutionary diagnostic and treatment paradigms to prevent, delay, ameliorate and eventually cure diseases that are frequently chronic and debilitating provides hope and inspiration to patients, families, and interconnected and particularly innovative national and international biomedical research communities.
We have a long history of developing state-of-the-art and cross-disciplinary research and clinical innovations led by the leadership of the associated departments, disease centers and institutes. Moreover, each successive chair from our founding to the present time represents internationally renowned physician-scientists who have pioneered novel and paradigm-shifting programs that are uncovering the secrets of normal brain function throughout the lifespan and the biological basis of numerous complex and challenging disease entities that are beginning to revolutionize intersectional therapeutic initiatives.
Our center continues to elevate the standard for biomedical creativity and discovery established by our visionary founders, who defined major new fields of interdisciplinary scholarship that have progressively expanded the scope of what encompasses modern neuroscience disciplines today, giving rise to explosive new understandings of disease mechanisms that led to disease-modifying therapies and eventual cures.
Novel examples of these intersectional approaches include enhancing brain health and resilience mechanisms active during critical periods throughout the lifespan, epigenomic, neuroregenerative and cellular/neural network rejuvenation paradigms, advanced real-time and environmentally responsive cognitive biotechnologies, additional synthetic biology/emerging AI, advanced robotics and nano-therapeutic platforms. In addition, we are pioneering next-generation and more biologically relevant biomarker and therapeutic target discoveries to complement our evolving therapeutic applications.
Leadership
Emad N. Eskandar, MD, MBA
Jeffrey P. Bergstein Chair in Neurological Surgery, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery
Mark F. Mehler, MD
Chair, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Adam Kohn, Ph.D.
Isidor Tachna Professor in Ophthalmology
Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, PhD
Dorothy and Marty Silverman Chair in Psychiatry
Matthew N. Bartels, MD, MPH
Chair, The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Judy Yee, MD
University Chair, Radiology
The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery
Vijay Agarwal, MD
Chief, Division of Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
David J. Altschul, MD
Surgical Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center
Nrupen Y. Baxi, MD
Associate Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery
Mandana Behbahani, MD
Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery
Celina Crisman, MD
Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery
Yaroslav Gelfand, MD
Director, Minimally Invasive & Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Neil Haranhalli, MD
Physician
Benjamin T. Himes, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery
Andrew J. Kobets, MD
Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery
Patrick A. Lasala, MD
Associate Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery
Saikiran Murthy, DO
Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery
Reza Yassari, MD, NSDR
Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery
The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Daniel Antoniello, MD
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Cynthia E. Armand, MD
Clinical Director, Montefiore Headache Center
Karen R. Ballaban-Gil, MD
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Phyllis L. Bieri, MD
Neurologist
Alexis D. Boro, MD
Director, EEG Laboratory
Stephen W. Briggs, MD, PhD
Neurologist
Diana Bronshteyn, PsyD
Neuropsychologist
Cathy Chuang, MD
Neurologist
Jason A. Cohen, MD
Neurologist
Daniel J. Correa, MD
Neurologist
Nagma Dalvi, MD
Director, Neurocutaneous Center
Pierfilippo De Sanctis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Leslie D. Delfiner, MD
Co-Director, MDA Care Center
Carol A. Derby, Ph.D.
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Gnanapackiam S. Devakanmalai, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Susan E. Duberstein Coad, MD
Associate Director, Neurocutaneous Clinic
Donya Eizadkhah, MD
Pediatric Neurologist
Charles C. Esenwa, MD
Neurologist
Ronda L. Facchini, PhD
Neuropsychologist
Victor Ferastraoaru, MD
Director, Epilepsy Fellowship
Yonatan I. Fishman, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Nervous System and Human Behavior Course
Aristea S. Galanopoulou, MD, PhD
Neurologist
Laura Thi Germine, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Howard L. Geyer, MD, PhD
Director, Movement Disorders
Lauren Gluck, MD
Director, Montefiore Multiple Sclerosis Center
Solen Gokhan, MD
Associate Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Robin Green
Ilana E. Green, MD
Neurologist
Steven L. Grenell, MD
Neurologist
Jonathan M. Gursky, MD
Associate Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Rajanigandhi Hanumanthu, MD
Neurologist
Sheryl Haut, MD
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Steven Herskovitz, MD
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Roee Holtzer, PhD
Neuropsychologist
Nicole S. Holtzman-Hayes, MD
Neurologist
Adilia Hormigo, MD, PhD
Director, Neuro-Oncology
Christine Hung, MD
Co-Director, Intraoperative Neurophysiology
Jinshil Hyun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Aleksandra A. Jacobs, MD, PhD
Director, Rett Center
Anna M. Katsarou, M.D.
Staff Scientist, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Mindy Joy Katz, M.P.H.
Senior Staff Scientist, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
David M. Kaufman, MD
Neurologist
Jisoon Kim, MD
Neurologist
Kathryn F. Kirchoff-Torres, MD
Director, Clinical Trials in Stroke
Daniel L. Labovitz, MD
Chief, Vascular Neurology
Christopher Langston, MD
Neurologist
Daniel N. Lax, MD
Assistant Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Jiae Lee, MD
Neurologist
Alan D. Legatt, MD, PhD
Neurologist
Richard B. Lipton, MD
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Peter C. Mabie, MD
Neurologist
Eric J. Mariuma, MD
Neurologist
Marian Martin, M.D., M.P.H.
Staff Scientist, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Kristina M. Maselli, MD
Neurologist
John J. McGinley, PhD
Neuropsychologist
Katharine A. McNeill, MD
Neurologist
Mark J. Milstein, MD
Director, Adult Neurology Residency Program
Aldrin E. Molero, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Renee S. Monderer, MD
Director, Sleep Fellowship
Solomon L. Moshe, MD
Director, Child Neurology
Fabreena E. Napier, MD
Neurologist
Irvin Nasseri, MD, MBA
Neurologist
Lenore C. Ocava, M.D.
Associate Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Oleg Otlivanchik, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center
Raminder K. Parihar, MD
Director, Neuromodulation
Neil R. Patel, MD
Neurologist
Puja Patel, MD
Pediatric Neurologist
Jelena Pavlovic, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Hayley N. Price, MD
Neurologist
Mariel Y. Pullman, MD
Neurologist
Joshua K. Rim, MD
Assistant Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Jillian L. Rosengard, MD
Associate Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Elayna O. Rubens, MD
Neurophysiologist
Johanna M. Seiden, MD
Neurologist
Elizabeth K. Seng, Ph.D.
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Sara Shapouran, MD
Physician
Marnina Stimmel, PhD
Neuropshychologist
William R. Sugrue, MD
Director, Division of General Neurology
Michael L. Swerdlow, MD
Director, General Neurology
Michael S. Tau, MD
Director, Neuropsychiatry
Michael J. Thorpy, MD
Director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center
Erica F. Weiss, PhD
Director, Neuropsychology
Elissa G. Yozawitz, MD
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Carla D. Zingariello, DO
Neurologist
Jessica L. Zwerling, MD
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Psychiatry
Joseph Battaglia, MD
Director, Einstein Student Mental Health Center
Yael L. Belinkie, PhD
Senior Director, Montefiore Einstein Psychiatry Associates
Carol A. Bernstein, MD
Vice Chair, Faculty Development & Wellbeing
Thomas F. Betzler, MD
Executive Director, Montefiore Behavioral Health Center
Bryan M. Freilich, PsyD
Director, Neuropsychology
Gary J. Kennedy, MD
Chief, Geriatric Psychiatry
Andrea M. Kondracke, MD
Chief, Psychiatry & Medicine
Natalia Markova, DO
Psychiatry Director, Wakefield Campus
Adam R. McGahee, NP
Director, Quality Improvement
Ana R. Ozdoba, MD
Vice Chair, Education
Sandra S. Pimentel, PhD
Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychology
Jelena Radulovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Psychiatry Research Institute at Montefiore Einstein (PRIME)
Simon A. Rego, PsyD
Chief, Psychology
Melissa H. Rooney, MD
Psychiatry Director, Moses Campus
Matthew R. Schneider, MD
Vice Chair, Clinical Services
Bruce J. Schwartz, MD
Deputy Chair, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Michael S. Tau, MD
Director, Neuropsychiatry
Rubiahna L. Vaughn, MD, MPH
Chief, Women's Mental Health
Audrey M. Walker, MD
Director, Medical Student Education in Psychiatry
Scott E. Wetzler, PhD
Vice Chair, Population Health
Rehabilitation
Yuxi Chen, MD
Pediatric Physiatrist
Daniel P. Childs, MD
Assistant Professor, The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Monika Desai, MD
Pediatric Physiatrist
Andrew I. Gitkind, MD, MHA
Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Sikha Guha, MD
Physiatrist
Cynthia C. Hung, MD
Physiatrist
Bryan Le, MD
Assistant Professor, The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Sheryl R. Levin, MD
Director, Consult Service
Eathar A. Saad, MD
Physiatrist
Robert M. Simon, MD
Assistant Professor, The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Aye Mon Win, DO
Director, Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Program
Radiology
Amanda Baker, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
Jacqueline A. Bello, MD
Professor, Department of Radiology
Steven Benitez, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
Allan L. Brook, MD
Professor, Department of Radiology
Judah G. Burns, MD
Professor, Department of Radiology
Jimmy S. Lee, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Radiology
Seon-Kyu Lee, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Radiology
Keivan Shifteh, MD
Professor, Department of Radiology
Richard L. Zampolin, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology