2024 Highlights

Montefiore Einstein Neurosurgery

The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery is driven by a mission to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for patients with disorders affecting the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Each service within the department endeavors to optimize the patient journey using a patient-centered approach, to engage in high-impact translational research and to provide exceptional education and mentorship of students, residents, fellows and faculty. 

DATA & STATISTICS

2024 by the numbers

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18,282

encounters in 2024

6.9%

increase in encounters since 2020

+6,150

procedures over the past 4 years

4%

increase in procedures since 2020

RESEARCH REVIEW

Improving care and outcomes through research

Notable Neurosurgery publications in 2024

Explore our latest

research.

CLINICAL TRIALS

Advancing care through clinical trials

Montefiore Einstein Neurosurgery participates in both national and clinical trials, a selection of which are highlighted below.

NECC, Contour Neurovascular System

David Altschul, MD

STEM Trial The SQUID Trial for the Embolization of the Middle Meningeal Artery for Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma

David Altschul, MD

Intractable Migraine Study Understanding the Pathophysiology of Migraine Pain

David Altschul, MD

Citadel Trial Citadel Embolization Device Study

David Altschul, MD

Evolve, Surpass Evolve Flow Diverter Trial

David Altschul, MD

TLIF Clinical Study Infuse Bone Graft

Yaroslav Gelfand, MD

Flow Re-Direction Endoluminal Device X (FRED™ X™) Post-Approval Study

David Altschul, MD

Post Approval Study - Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of the WEB Device (WEB PAS)

David Altschul, MD

REal-World Analyses of Stroke - Thrombus Occlusion REtrieval ("RESTORE")

Neil Haranhalli, MD

The Imperative Trial: Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke With the Zoom Reperfusion System

Neil Haranhalli, MD

Imvax A Phase 2b Clinical Study With a Combination Immunotherapy in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Glioblastoma

Vijay Agarwal, MD

Inspire Pipeline - Shield Post Approval Study

David Altschul , MD

US Pilot Study of the CereVasc® EShunt® System in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

David Altschul, MD

SEAL™IT: Saccular Endovascular Aneurysm Lattice System Interventional Pivotal Trial (SEAL™IT)

David Altschul, MD

Team News

Updates and additions to our world-renowned faculty

Rafael De la Garza, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Deepak Khatri, MD

Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery and Radiology Cerebrovascular Neurological Surgery, Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurosurgery Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Contact Us

Emad Eskandar MD, MBA,
David B. Keidan Professor and Chair of Neurological Surgery
eeskanda@montefiore.org

Montefiore Einstein Neurological Surgery