Meet the Team Tiled
Meet the Neurosurgeons

Ira R. Abbott, MD
Acting Director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery; Director, Surgical Neuro-Oncology, CHAM
Neurological Surgery, Pediatrics - Neurological Surgery, Craniofacial Reconstruction, Epilepsy, Hydrocephalus, Moyamoya, Pediatric Brain Tumor, Spasticity
Associate Professor
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Vijay Agarwal, MD
Director of Montefiore Skull-Base Tumor Center
Neurological Surgery, Acoustic Schwannoma, Meningioma, Pituitary Adenoma, Primary Brain Tumor, Skull Base Tumor
Assistant Professor
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David J. Altschul, MD
Director of Neurovascular Surgery, Co-Director Montefiore Comprehensive Stroke Center
Neurological Surgery, Arterio-venous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Stroke
Assistant Professor
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Nrupen Y. Baxi, MD
Director of Movement Disorders Surgery
Neurological Surgery, Chronic Pain, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Parkinson Disease, Spinal Cord Stimulator , Spine Disease
Assistant Professor
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Emad N. Eskandar, MD, MBA
Chair of Neurological Surgery; Director of Epilepsy and Facial Pain Centers; David B. Keidan Chair of Neurological Surgery
Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor, Epilepsy, Meningioma, Parkinson Disease, Trigeminal Neuralgia
Jeffrey P. Bergstein Chair in Neurological Surgery
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Eugene S. Flamm, MD
Past Chairman of Neurosurgery
Neurological Surgery, Arterio-venous Malformation, Benign Brain Tumor, Brain Aneurysm, Chiari Malformation, Meningioma
Professor of Neurosurgery
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Patrick A. Lasala, MD
Vice Chair of Neurosurgery
Neurological Surgery, Acoustic Schwannoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Epilepsy, Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Neuro-oncology, Oligodendroglioma
Associate Professor
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Vijay Yanamadala, MD
Director, Center for Surgical Optimization
Neurological Surgery
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
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Reza Yassari, MD
Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery; Director, Neurosurgery Residency
Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine Disease
Professor of Neurosurgery
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