Meet Your Neurological Surgery Team

The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery Team

We are home to an elite team of neurosurgical experts, many recognized internationally for their contributions to medicine and science and appreciated deeply by patients and families for the compassionate care they provide.

Team Leader

Emad N. Eskandar, M.D.

Chair, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Team Members

Vijay Agarwal, MD

Director of Montefiore Einstein Skull-Base Tumor Center

David J. Altschul, MD

Chief, Division of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Nrupen Y. Baxi, MD

Director of Movement Disorders Surgery

Celina Crisman, MD

Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Rafael De La Garza Ramos, MD

Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Eugene S. Flamm, MD

Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Yaroslav Gelfand, MD

Director, Minimally Invasive & Endoscopic Spine Surgery

Benjamin T. Himes, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Deepak Khatri, MD

Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurosurgery

Andrew J. Kobets, MD

Assistant Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Patrick A. Lasala, MD

Vice Chair, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery

Saikiran Murthy, DO

Director, Adult Deformity & Complex Spine

Reza Yassari, MD, NSDR

Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery