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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23,955

encounters in 2023

6%

increase in encounters since 2020

+4,000

procedures over the past 4 years

3%

increase in procedures since 2020

HIGHLIGHTS

Pioneering the future of treatment and care

Montefiore Einstein Leads the Paradigm Shift for the Early Surgical Management of Hemorrhagic Stroke

In April 2023, Montefiore Einstein researchers completed the first positive clinical trial in history for the surgical treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), setting the new standard for managing hemorrhagic strokes with early, minimally invasive surgery to reduce disability.

Montefiore Einstein One of Three Sites Participating in Trial Addressing Timing of Radiation Therapy in Patients with Resectable Brain Metastases

Montefiore Einstein is actively enrolling patients in a multicenter clinical trial to investigate whether targeted radiation, administered before or after surgical tumor resection, yields better results in eligible patients with brain metastases.

Montefiore Einstein Offering Promising Vaccine Trial for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

Montefiore Einstein is actively enrolling patients in a new multicenter clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of a personalized combination immunotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive primary malignant brain cancer.

Breakthrough Vagus Nerve Stimulation Technology Paired with Neurorehabilitation Gives Chronic Ischemic Stroke Survivors a New Chance for Recovery

In collaboration with our Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, Montefiore Einstein Division of Vascular Neurosurgery is one of the few health systems in the nation to launch a novel, multidisciplinary treatment program technology for chronic ischemic stroke survivors with long-term upper extremity motor impairment to maximize recovery after stroke when all hope has been lost.

Revolutionizing State-of-the-art 3D-photography to Improve The Evaluation of Pediatric Cranial Reconstructions

Montefiore Einstein’s experts are one of the first in the nation to advance the standard of care for cranial reconstructions, improving the correction of cranial deformities in children and guiding parents on surgical outcomes.

Novel Application of Elastography for the Evaluation and Treatment of Hydrocephalus

Using a new type of MRI, called Magnetic Resonance Elastography, our researchers unlock hidden properties of the brain, previously unrecognized with standard MRI techniques, to gain an unprecedented understanding of the relationship between fluid spaces and the structural integrity and stiffness of brain tissue.

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research.

Aberrant Fast Spiking Interneuronal Activity Precedes Seizure Transitions in Humans

The Role of Superficial and Deep Layers in the Generation of High Frequency Oscillations and Interictal Epileptiform Discharges in the Human Cortex

Characterizing Brain Dynamics During Ketamine-induced Dissociation and Subsequent Interactions with Propofol Using Human Intracranial Neurophysiology

Spatiotemporal Spike-centered Averaging Reveals Symmetry of Temporal and Spatial Components of the Spike-LFP Relationship During Human Focal Seizures

Aura Type and Outcome After Anterior Temporal Lobectomy

Responsive Thalamic Neurostimulation: A Systematic Review of a Promising Approach for Refractory Epilepsy

Characterizing Brain Dynamics During Ketamine-induced Dissociation and Subsequent Interactions with Propofol Using Human Intracranial Neurophysiology

Propofol Disrupts Alpha Dynamics in Functionally Distinct Thalamocortical Networks During Loss of Consciousness

Closed-loop Enhancement and Neural Decoding of Cognitive Control in Humans

Local and Distant Cortical Responses to Single Pulse Intracranial Stimulation in the Human Brain are Differentially Modulated by Specific Stimulation Parameters

Phasic Stimulation in the Nucleus Accumbens Enhances Learning After Traumatic Brain Injury

Treating Refractory Mental Illness With Closed-Loop Brain Stimulation: Progress Towards a Patient-Specific Transdiagnostic Approach

Widespread Ripples Synchronize Human Cortical Activity During Sleep, Waking, and Memory Recall

Cortical Ripples During NREM Sleep and Waking in Humans

Attractor Dynamics Reflect Decision Confidence in Macaque Prefrontal Cortex

An In Vivo Platform for Rebuilding Functional Neocortical Tissue

Natural History, Pathophysiology, and Recent Management Modalities of Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Racial Disparities in Perioperative Morbidity Following Oncological Spine Surgery

Ethnic-Associated Phenotype Variations in Moyamoya Cerebrovascular Outcomes

The Role of Venous Anatomy in Guiding Treatment Approach for Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas of the Craniocervical Junction; Case Series & Systematic Review

Antiplatelets and Antithrombotics in Neurointerventional Procedures: Guideline Update

Identifying Risk Factors for Perioperative Thromboembolic Complications in Patients Treated with the Woven EndoBridge Device

Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery: Position Statement on Pregnancy and Parental Leave for Physicians Practicing Neurointerventional Surgery

Impact of Aneurysm Diameter, Angulation, and Device Sizing on Complete Occlusion Rates Using the Woven Endobridge (WEB) Device: Single Center United States Experience

Predictors of Mortality in Chronic Subdural Hematoma Evacuation

Spinal Cord Signal Intensity Predicts Functional Outcomes in the Operative Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

Is Perioperative Blood Transfusion Associated with Postoperative Thromboembolism or Infection After Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery?

Performance Assessment of the American College of Surgeons Risk Calculator in Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery

The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) is Independently Associated with 90-day and 12-month Mortality After Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery

Selecting the Lowest Instrumented Vertebra in a Multilevel Posterior Cervical Fusion Across the Cervicothoracic Junction: A Biomechanical Investigation

Evaluation of Lymphopenia as a Predictor of Postoperative Mortality and Major Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Metastatic Spine Tumors

Predictive Value of Six Nutrition Biomarkers in Oncological Spine Surgery: A Performance Assessment for Prediction of Mortality and Wound Infection

Performance Assessment and External Validation of Specific Thresholds of Total Psoas Muscle Cross-sectional Area as Predictors of Mortality in Oncologic Spine Surgery

Imaging Score for Differentiation of Meningioma Grade

Biphenotypic Sinonasal Sarcoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

A Case of Pituitary Apoplexy Mimicking Viral Meningitis

Autologous Cell Immunotherapy (IGV-001) with IGF-1R Antisense Oligonucleotide in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients

Expert Consensus on the Management of Advanced Clear-cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Indian Perspective (PEARL-INDIA)

High-Grade Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma within the Cerebellopontine Angle: A Case Report

Medical Malpractice and Intracranial Hemorrhages in the U.S.: An Analysis of 121 Cases Over 35 Years

Infarctive Apoplexy of Previously Healthy Pituitary Glands: A Small Case Series and Literature Review

Blood-brain Barrier DIsruption Defines the Extracellular Metabolome of Live Human High-grade Gliomas

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Gliomas: Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of Current Literature

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Pediatric Brain Aneurysms: A Review of 1458 Brain MR Angiograms

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Tap Task Trainer: A Technical Report

STAT5b Gain-of-function Disease in a Child with Mycobacterial Osteomyelitis of the Skull: Rare Presentation of an Emerging Disease Entity

Can Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Predict Early Outcome in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury?

Case Report: Treatment of the Rare B-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma with Scalp Lesion Using Rotation Flap

A Nine-month-old boy with Regression of Milestones and Severe Constipation: An Unusual Case of a Large Spinal NTRK1 Fusion Pilocytic Astrocytoma

Ventriculopleural Shunt Outcomes for Pediatric Hydrocephalus: A Single-institution Experience

An Adolescent Case of Sellar Osteochondromyxoma in the Setting of Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia

Interim Safety Profile from the Feasibility Study of the BrainGate Neural Interface System

PP2Ac Deficiency Enhances Tumor Immunogenicity by Activating STING-Type I Interferon Signaling in Glioblastoma

Editorial: Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies in Neurological Surgery

The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) is Independently Associated with 90-day and 12-month Mortality After Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery

Evaluation of Lymphopenia as a Predictor of Postoperative Mortality and Major Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Metastatic Spine Tumors

Racial Differences in Perioperative Complications, Readmissions, and Mortalities After Elective Spine Surgery in the United States

Is Perioperative Blood Transfusion Associated with Postoperative Thromboembolism or Infection After Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery?

Performance Assessment of the American College of Surgeons Risk Calculator in Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery

Can We Use Artificial Intelligence Cluster Analysis to Identify Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Spine at Highest Risk of Postoperative Adverse Events?

A Curious Cervical Spine Case: Multiple, Primary CNS Leiomyosarcomas Presenting with Rapid Growth in the Immunocompromised Patient

Are There Racial or Socioeconomic Disparities in Ambulatory Outcome or Survival After Oncologic Spine Surgery for Metastatic Cancer?

CLINICAL TRIALS

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Rafael De la Garza, MD

Neurological Surgery

Deepak Khatri, MD

Neurological Surgery

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Emad Eskandar MD, MBA,
David B. Keidan Professor and Chair of Neurological Surgery
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Montefiore Einstein Neurosurgery

2024 by the numbers

23,955

6%

+4,000

3%

Montefiore Einstein Leads the Paradigm Shift for the Early Surgical Management of Hemorrhagic Stroke

Incisionless Brain Tumor Surgery

Montefiore Einstein Offering Advanced Treatment for Multifocal and Generalized Epilepsy

Montefiore Einstein One of Three Sites Participating in Trial Addressing Timing of Radiation Therapy in Patients with Resectable Brain Metastases

Montefiore Einstein Offering Promising Vaccine Trial for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

Breakthrough Vagus Nerve Stimulation Technology Paired with Neurorehabilitation Gives Chronic Ischemic Stroke Survivors a New Chance for Recovery

The Hardest Brain Aneurysm to Treat Can Now Be Safely Managed Without Any Skin Incision

An International Referral Site for the Most Complex Rare Moyamoya Cases

Revolutionizing State-of-the-art 3D-photography to Improve The Evaluation of Pediatric Cranial Reconstructions

Novel Application of Elastography for the Evaluation and Treatment of Hydrocephalus

Improving care and outcomes through research

Aberrant Fast Spiking Interneuronal Activity Precedes Seizure Transitions in Humans

The Role of Superficial and Deep Layers in the Generation of High Frequency Oscillations and Interictal Epileptiform Discharges in the Human Cortex

Characterizing Brain Dynamics During Ketamine-induced Dissociation and Subsequent Interactions with Propofol Using Human Intracranial Neurophysiology

Spatiotemporal Spike-centered Averaging Reveals Symmetry of Temporal and Spatial Components of the Spike-LFP Relationship During Human Focal Seizures

Aura Type and Outcome After Anterior Temporal Lobectomy

Responsive Thalamic Neurostimulation: A Systematic Review of a Promising Approach for Refractory Epilepsy

Characterizing Brain Dynamics During Ketamine-induced Dissociation and Subsequent Interactions with Propofol Using Human Intracranial Neurophysiology

Propofol Disrupts Alpha Dynamics in Functionally Distinct Thalamocortical Networks During Loss of Consciousness

Closed-loop Enhancement and Neural Decoding of Cognitive Control in Humans

Local and Distant Cortical Responses to Single Pulse Intracranial Stimulation in the Human Brain are Differentially Modulated by Specific Stimulation Parameters

Phasic Stimulation in the Nucleus Accumbens Enhances Learning After Traumatic Brain Injury

Treating Refractory Mental Illness With Closed-Loop Brain Stimulation: Progress Towards a Patient-Specific Transdiagnostic Approach

Widespread Ripples Synchronize Human Cortical Activity During Sleep, Waking, and Memory Recall

Cortical Ripples During NREM Sleep and Waking in Humans

Attractor Dynamics Reflect Decision Confidence in Macaque Prefrontal Cortex

Attractor Dynamics Reflect Decision Confidence in Macaque Prefrontal Cortex

An In Vivo Platform for Rebuilding Functional Neocortical Tissue

Natural History, Pathophysiology, and Recent Management Modalities of Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Racial Disparities in Perioperative Morbidity Following Oncological Spine Surgery

Ethnic-Associated Phenotype Variations in Moyamoya Cerebrovascular Outcomes

The Role of Venous Anatomy in Guiding Treatment Approach for Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas of the Craniocervical Junction; Case Series & Systematic Review

Antiplatelets and Antithrombotics in Neurointerventional Procedures: Guideline Update

Identifying Risk Factors for Perioperative Thromboembolic Complications in Patients Treated with the Woven EndoBridge Device

Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery: Position Statement on Pregnancy and Parental Leave for Physicians Practicing Neurointerventional Surgery

Impact of Aneurysm Diameter, Angulation, and Device Sizing on Complete Occlusion Rates Using the Woven Endobridge (WEB) Device: Single Center United States Experience

Predictors of Mortality in Chronic Subdural Hematoma Evacuation

Spinal Cord Signal Intensity Predicts Functional Outcomes in the Operative Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

Is Perioperative Blood Transfusion Associated with Postoperative Thromboembolism or Infection After Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery?

Performance Assessment of the American College of Surgeons Risk Calculator in Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery

The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) is Independently Associated with 90-day and 12-month Mortality After Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery

Selecting the Lowest Instrumented Vertebra in a Multilevel Posterior Cervical Fusion Across the Cervicothoracic Junction: A Biomechanical Investigation

Evaluation of Lymphopenia as a Predictor of Postoperative Mortality and Major Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Metastatic Spine Tumors

Predictive Value of Six Nutrition Biomarkers in Oncological Spine Surgery: A Performance Assessment for Prediction of Mortality and Wound Infection

Performance Assessment and External Validation of Specific Thresholds of Total Psoas Muscle Cross-sectional Area as Predictors of Mortality in Oncologic Spine Surgery

Imaging Score for Differentiation of Meningioma Grade

Biphenotypic Sinonasal Sarcoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

A Case of Pituitary Apoplexy Mimicking Viral Meningitis

Autologous Cell Immunotherapy (IGV-001) with IGF-1R Antisense Oligonucleotide in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients

Expert Consensus on the Management of Advanced Clear-cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Indian Perspective (PEARL-INDIA)

High-Grade Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma within the Cerebellopontine Angle: A Case Report

Medical Malpractice and Intracranial Hemorrhages in the U.S.: An Analysis of 121 Cases Over 35 Years

Infarctive Apoplexy of Previously Healthy Pituitary Glands: A Small Case Series and Literature Review

Blood-brain Barrier DIsruption Defines the Extracellular Metabolome of Live Human High-grade Gliomas

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Gliomas: Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of Current Literature

Pediatric Brain Aneurysms: A Review of 1458 Brain MR Angiograms

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Tap Task Trainer: A Technical Report

STAT5b Gain-of-function Disease in a Child with Mycobacterial Osteomyelitis of the Skull: Rare Presentation of an Emerging Disease Entity

Can Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Predict Early Outcome in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury?

Case Report: Treatment of the Rare B-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma with Scalp Lesion Using Rotation Flap

A Nine-month-old boy with Regression of Milestones and Severe Constipation: An Unusual Case of a Large Spinal NTRK1 Fusion Pilocytic Astrocytoma

Ventriculopleural Shunt Outcomes for Pediatric Hydrocephalus: A Single-institution Experience

An Adolescent Case of Sellar Osteochondromyxoma in the Setting of Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia

Interim Safety Profile from the Feasibility Study of the BrainGate Neural Interface System

PP2Ac Deficiency Enhances Tumor Immunogenicity by Activating STING-Type I Interferon Signaling in Glioblastoma

Editorial: Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies in Neurological Surgery

The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) is Independently Associated with 90-day and 12-month Mortality After Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery

Evaluation of Lymphopenia as a Predictor of Postoperative Mortality and Major Complications in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Metastatic Spine Tumors

Racial Differences in Perioperative Complications, Readmissions, and Mortalities After Elective Spine Surgery in the United States

Is Perioperative Blood Transfusion Associated with Postoperative Thromboembolism or Infection After Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery?

Performance Assessment of the American College of Surgeons Risk Calculator in Metastatic Spinal Tumor Surgery

Can We Use Artificial Intelligence Cluster Analysis to Identify Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Spine at Highest Risk of Postoperative Adverse Events?