Meet the Neurosurgeons
Team Leader

Emad N. Eskandar, MD, MBA
Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor, Epilepsy, Meningioma, Parkinson Disease, Trigeminal Neuralgia
Title: Chair of Neurological Surgery; Director of Epilepsy and Facial Pain Centers; David B. Keidan Chair of Neurological Surgery
Medical Education:University of Southern California
Physicians

Vijay Agarwal, MD
Neurological Surgery, Acoustic Schwannoma, Meningioma, Pituitary Adenoma, Primary Brain Tumor, Skull Base Tumor
Title: Director of Montefiore Skull-Base Tumor Center
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David J. Altschul, MD
Neurological Surgery, Arterio-venous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Stroke
Title: Director of Neurovascular Surgery, Co-Director Montefiore Comprehensive Stroke Center
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Nrupen Y. Baxi, MD
Neurological Surgery, Chronic Pain, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Parkinson Disease, Spinal Cord Stimulator , Spine Disease
Title: Director of Movement Disorders Surgery
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Celina Crisman, MD
Neurological Surgery
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Eugene S. Flamm, MD
Neurological Surgery, Arterio-venous Malformation, Benign Brain Tumor, Brain Aneurysm, Chiari Malformation, Meningioma
Title: Past Chairman of Neurosurgery
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Yaroslav Gelfand, MD
Neurological Surgery
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Neil Haranhalli, MD
Neurological Surgery
Title: Assistant Professor
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Andrew J. Kobets, MD
Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery
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Patrick A. Lasala, MD
Neurological Surgery, Acoustic Schwannoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Epilepsy, Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Neuro-oncology, Oligodendroglioma
Title: Vice Chair of Neurosurgery
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Saikiran Murthy, DO
Neurological Surgery
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Reza Yassari, MD
Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine Disease
Title: Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery; Director, Neurosurgery Residency
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