Meet the Neurosurgeons
Team Leader

Emad N. Eskandar, MD, MBA
Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor, Dystonia, Epilepsy, Essential Tremor, Meningioma, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Parkinson Disease, Trigeminal Neuralgia
Title: Chair of Neurological Surgery, Director of Epilepsy and Facial Pain Centers, David B. Keidan Chair of Neurological Surgery
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Physicians

Vijay Agarwal, MD
Neurological Surgery, Acoustic Schwannoma, Meningioma, Pituitary Adenoma, Primary Brain Tumor, Skull Base Tumor
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David J. Altschul, MD
Neurological Surgery, Arterio-venous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Moyamoya, 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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Mandana Behbahani, MD
Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Title: Attending Physician
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Celina Crisman, MD
Neurological Surgery, Acoustic Schwannoma, Astrocytoma, Benign Brain Tumor, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Oligodendroglioma
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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, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease
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Neil Haranhalli, MD
Neurological Surgery
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Benjamin T. Himes, MD, PhD
Neurological Surgery
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Andrew J. Kobets, MD
Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurological Surgery
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Patrick A. Lasala, MD
Neurological Surgery, Abdominal Imaging, Acoustic Schwannoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Epilepsy, Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Neuro-oncology, Oligodendroglioma
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Saikiran Murthy, DO
Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease
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Reza Yassari, MD
Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease
Title: Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery, Director, Neurosurgery Residency
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