The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology

STROKE

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Overview

Faculty

Research

Our ACGME-accredited one year stroke fellowship provides broad experience in the clinical care of patients with cerebrovascular disorders with an emphasis on building clinical, teaching and research skills. We are a dedicated group of clinician-educators that provide strong individualized mentorship to our fellows. The program is designed with flexibility so that our fellows, who have different backgrounds and aspirations, can tailor their training to achieve their career goals.

If you are interested in our program please apply through ERAS.

Program Director:
Daniel Antoniello, MD
dantonie@montefiore.org

Stroke Overview

 

Current Fellows

Dr. Kush Sharma
Residency: SUNY Downstate

Dr. Atif Sheikh
Residency: Nuvance Health

 
 
 

Past Fellows

Class of 2023

Dr. Arham Khan
Residency: Stony Brook
Current Position: Faculty Practice, Lahey Hospital, MA

Dr. Olga Rubalsky
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current Position: Stroke Director, Wyckoff Medical Center, NY

Class of 2022

Dr. Sara Shapouran
Residency: Rutgers-NJMS
Current Position: Faculty, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY

Dr. Emma Wallace
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current position: Interventional Neuroradiology Fellow, NYU-Brooklyn, NY

Class of 2021

Dr. Brent Flusty
Residency: NYU-Brooklyn
Current position: Interventional Neuroradiology Fellow, NYU-Brooklyn, NY

Dr. Oleg Otlivanchik
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current position: Faculty, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY

Class of 2020

Dr. Taha Nisar
Residency: Rutgers-NJMS
Current Position: Faculty, Interventional Neuroradiology, University of Southern Alabama, AL

Dr. David Rahimian
Residency: Temple University
Current Position: Private Practice, Long Island NY

Class of 2018

Dr. Ekaterina Bakradze
Residency: University of Connecticut
Current Position: Faculty, University of Alabama, AL

Dr. Ainie Soetanto
Residency: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current Position: Faculty, Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY

Dr. Steven Tversky
Residency: North Shore University Hospital – Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
Current Position: Stroke Neurology, NYU Winthrop, NY

Class of 2017

Dr. Daniel Landau
Residency: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current Position: Stroke Neurology, Capital Health, NJ

Dr. Reuben Burshtein
Residency: North Shore University Hospital – Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
Current Position: Stroke Neurology, Good Samaritan, NY

Class of 2016

Dr. Daniel Brooks
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
Current Position: Director of Stroke, Stamford Hospital, CT

Dr. John Hanna
Residency: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current Position: Stroke Neurology, Atlantic Medical Group, NJ

Dr. Neha Mirchandani
Residency: Stony Brook
Current Position: Stroke and Neurohospitalist, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, CA

Class of 2015

Dr. Isma Velez-Fernandez
Residency: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current Position: Stroke Neurology, Novant Health Inpatient Stroke & Neurosciences – Forsyth, NC

Dr. Lauren Deniro
Residency: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current Position: Faculty, SUNY Stony Brook, NY

Dr. Krishna Nalleballe
Residency: Temple University
Current Position: Faculty, University of Arkansas, AK

Class of 2014

Dr. Deepa Bhupali
Residency: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current Position: Director, Stroke Program, Advocate Christ Medical Center, IL

Dr. Mellanie Springer
Residency: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current Position: Faculty, University of Michigan, MI

Class of 2013

Dr. Ryna Then
Residency: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current Position: Director, Stroke Program, Cooper University Health Care, NJ

Dr. Shazia Alam
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Current Position: Director, Neurohospitalist and Stroke Services, NYU Winthrop, NY

Class of 2012

Dr. Huma Sheikh
Residency: Montefiore Hospital/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Current Position: Faculty, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, NY

Department Chairman

Mark Mehler Mark F. Mehler, M.D. (bio)

Professor of Neuroscience
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Chair of The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Alpern Family Foundation Chair in Cerebral Palsy Research
Director, Institute for Brain Disorders and Neural Regeneration


Letter from the Chairman