2021 Highlights
Montefiore Einstein Neurological Sciences
Comprising the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and the Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery, our Neurological Sciences Program is driven by a shared mission to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for patients with disorders affecting the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Each department endeavors to improve service and optimize the patient journey using a patient-centered approach, engage in high-impact translational research and participate in the education and mentorship of students, residents, fellows and faculty.
DATA & STATISTICS
2021 by the numbers
35%
Increase in neurology outpatient visits since 2017
35%
Increase in neurosurgery outpatient visits since 2017
8%
Increase in neurology admissions since 2017
4,000+
Neurosurgical procedures over last four years
HIGHLIGHTS
Notable innovations and achievements for Montefiore Einstein Neurology
HIGHLIGHTS
Notable innovations and achievements by Montefiore Einstein Neurological Surgery
Montefiore’s Comprehensive Stroke Center achieves The Joint Commission recertification in 2021
Montefiore’s Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) has achieved recertification following a comprehensive evaluation by The Joint Commission, the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. The Gold Seal of Approval was awarded by the independent, nonprofit organization that assesses patient safety, treatment effectiveness and care environment.
An ongoing commitment to research and mentorship
Founded in 2012 and currently led by Emad N. Eskandar, MD, the Neurosurgeon Research Career Development Program (NRCDP) is an NIH-funded K12 program whose mission is to develop a cadre of diverse neurosurgeon scientists at institutions throughout the country. In the nine years since its inception, the highly successful and expanding program has reviewed applications from 125 individuals at 60 different institutions and has supported 26 scholars.
In a recent review, it was discovered that 85% of NRCDP scholars successfully obtained subsequent independent federal funding and continue to lead active, productive research efforts as neurosurgeon-scientists. This ethos animates the faculty, residents and students in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery who collectively strive to improve patient outcomes through basic, translational and clinical research.
Research Review
Improving care and outcomes through research
Over the course of 2020 and into 2021, Montefiore Einstein Neurological Sciences published widely on a variety of topics.
Explore our latest
research.
CLINICAL TRIALS
Advancing neurological care through clinical trials
Our scientists and researchers are paving the way for novel treatments and diagnostic breakthroughs through our innovative clinical research, which includes work in cerebrovascular diseases, epilepsy, migraine, sleep wake disorders and more.
NIH Strokenet for Acute Interventional Stroke Trials
Study of BOTOX Injections in Prevention of Migraine in Adult Participants With Episodic Migraine
Statins In Intracerbral Hemorrhage (SATURN)
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Zavegepant in Migraine Prevention
Reduction in migraine pain intensity in patients treated with erenumab: A post hoc analysis of two pivotal randomized studies
Richard B. Lipton, MD
Patient-identified most bothersome symptom in preventive migraine treatment with eptinezumab: A novel patient-centered outcome
Richard B. Lipton, MD
Efficacy of erenumab in chronic migraine patients with and without ictal allodynia
Richard B. Lipton, MD
Effects of fremanezumab in patients with chronic migraine and comorbid depression: Subgroup analysis of the randomized HALO CM study
Richard B. Lipton, MD
Mapping Migraine-Specific Quality of Life to Health State Utilities in Patients Receiving Rimegepant
Richard B. Lipton, MD
Safety and efficacy of ubrogepant in participants with major cardiovascular risk factors in two single-attack phase 3 randomized trials: ACHIEVE I and II
Richard B. Lipton, MD
Pharmacokinetics and safety of ubrogepant when coadministered with calcitonin gene-related peptide-targeted monoclonal antibody migraine preventives in participants with migraine: A randomized phase 1b drug-drug interaction study
Richard B. Lipton, MD
Oral rimegepant for preventive treatment of migraine: a phase 2/3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Richard B. Lipton, MD
Reversion from chronic migraine to episodic migraine following treatment with erenumab: Results of a post-hoc analysis of a randomized, 12-week, double-blind study and a 52-week, open-label extension
Richard B. Lipton, MD
Advancing neurological surgery care through clinical trials
Through innovative clinical research, our scientists and researchers are at the forefront of discovery, offering breakthroughs in atypical meningiomas and pituitary adenoma. Faculty in the Department of Neurological Surgery are involved in nearly 80 research protocols studying a broad range of disorders, including neurovascular disease, epilepsy, movement disorders, spinal disease, brain tumors and neurosurgical disorders affecting infants and children.
US IDE Study of the Contour NEurovasCular System™ for IntraCranial Aneurysm Repair (NECC)
David Altschul, MD
The Cerus contour device is a new endosaccular flow disruptor designed to treat wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms. Historically, aneurysms in this location have been treated with open surgical clipping or stent-assisted coiling, which requires the need of long-term dual antiplatelet therapy. The Cerus contour device offers a minimally invasive alternative without the need for long-term antiplatelet therapy. Montefiore is one of a handful of select hospitals in the country participating in the trial designed to study the safety and efficacy of the device. If you have any questions or potential candidates, please contact Dr. David Altschul.
The SQUID Trial for the Embolization of the Middle Meningeal Artery for Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma (STEM) (STEM)
Chronic subdural hematoma is a common disease that affects elderly patients. Traditional treatment involves surgical evacuation; however, these treatments come with a high complication rate, including the need for multiple surgeries. Minimally invasive treatments have been discovered in the form of middle meningeal artery embolization. Montefiore is one of some 20 centers in the country assessing the safety and efficacy of patients with middle meningeal artery embolization with or without surgery for the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma. If you have any questions or potential candidates, please contact Dr. David Altschul.
A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2b Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of IGV-001, an Autologous Cell Immunotherapy With Antisense Oligonucleotide (IMV-001) Targeting IGF1R...
The purpose of this study is to assess progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) participants treated with IGV-001 as compared with placebo. If you have any questions or potential candidates, please contact Dr. Vijay Agarwal.
Intractable Migraine Study
David Altschul, MD
Intractable migraine disorder is a serious illness that affects many young people and impacts their ability to work and participate in society. We are researching the theory that the cause of this illness is vascular in nature, due to an imbalance of the vasomotor tone of the extracranial vasculature. We are currently in the study’s first phase: recruiting patients and injecting vasodilator medications into these arteries to prove migraine headaches can be triggered. Once proved, we can then move to the next phase of the study, which will be to embolize these arteries as a potential modality for treatment.
Basic and translational research
The Department of Neurological Surgery includes four outstanding scientists performing translational research to develop new understandings of specific neurological conditions. This research is aimed at understanding the basis of cognition and its impairment in Parkinson disease, understanding the mechanisms underlying learning and their derangement in substance use or behavioral addictions, developing neural prosthetics for the treatment of blindness and developing a better understanding of the biology and immunology of glioblastoma in an effort to develop more effective treatments.
Team News
Updates and additions to our Neurology faculty
Team News
Updates and additions to our Neurological Surgery faculty
Patient referrals
At Montefiore Einstein, we know providing patients with the best possible care includes teamwork and trust. We work closely with our valued referring physicians to ensure open communication and reliable expertise
Contact us
Mark F. Mehler MD, Chair, Neurology
mark.mehler@einsteinmed.edu
Emad Eskandar MD, MBA, Chair, Neurological Surgery
eeskandar@montefiore.org
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