Dr. Labovitz is a board-certified vascular neurologist and neuroepidemiologist and is director of the Stern Stroke Center. He completed his residency, fellowship and epidemiology training at Columbia University. Recent projects have used the Montefiore Stroke Registry for publications on imaging of intracerebral hemorrhage and diagnosis of transient ischemic attack.

Original Peer-reviewed Reports

Springer, M, Labovitz DL. The capsular warning syndrome reconsidered. Cerebrovasc Dis 2013;36:152.

Fields MC, Labovitz DL, French JA.  Hospital onset seizures—an inpatient study.  JAMA Neurol 2013 Mar 1;70:360-364. doi: 10.1001/2013.jamaneurol.337.

Liff JM, Labovitz D, Robbins MS. Profound gastroparesis after bilateral posterior inferior cerebellar artery territory infarcts. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012:789-91. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.12.042.

Bunch ME, Nunziato EC, Labovitz DL. Barriers to the use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for in-hospital strokes. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2012:808-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.04.012.

Labovitz DL, Boden-Albala B, Hauser WA, Sacco RL.  Lacunar infarct or deep intracerebral hemorrhage: who gets which?  The Northern Manhattan Study. Neurology 2007;68:606-608.

Boylan LS, Labovitz DL, Jackson SC, Starner K, Devinsky, O.  Auras are frequent in idiopathic generalized epilepsy. Neurology 2006;67:343-345.

Labovitz DL, Halim AX, Brent B, Boden-Albala B, Hauser WA, Sacco RL.  Subarachnoid hemorrhage incidence among whites, blacks and Caribbean Hispanics: The Northern Manhattan Study. Neuroepidemiology 2006;26:147-150.

Labovitz DL, Halim A, Boden-Albala B, Hauser WA, Sacco RL.  The incidence of deep and lobar intracerebral hemorrhage in whites, blacks, and Hispanics. Neurology 2005;65:518-522.

Boylan LS, Flint LA, Labovitz DL, Jackson SC, Starner K, Devinsky O. Depression but not seizure frequency predicts quality of life in treatment-resistant epilepsy. Neurology 2004;62:258-261.

Stapf C, Labovitz DL, Sciacca RR, Mast H, Mohr JP, Sacco RL. Incidence of adult brain AVM hemorrhage in a prospective population-based stroke survey. Cerebrovasc Dis 2002;13:43-46.

Labovitz DL, Hauser WA, Sacco RL.   Prevalence and predictors of early seizure and status epilepticus after first stroke: the Northern Manhattan Stroke Study. Neurology 2001;57:200-206.

Susser E, Neugebauer R, Hoek HW, Brown AS, Lin S, Labovitz D, Gormanz JM. Schizophrenia after prenatal famine: further evidence. Arch Gen Psych 1996;53:25-31.

Reviews, Editorials, and Letters

Bhupali DP, Labovitz DL. Clinical Scores for Predicting Recurrence After Transient Ischemic Attack or Stroke, How Good are They? Stroke 2013; in press. (letter)

Labovitz DL, Bhupali DP.  Transient ischemic attack in Joinville, Brazil, 2010: a population-based study. Stroke 2012; doi: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.651356. (letter)

Labovitz DL. Keeping an eye on lacunar infarction. Stroke 2010;41:1314-1315. (editorial)

Labovitz D. Uncommon causes of stroke. Neurology 2010;75:1661. (editorial)

Al-Shahi SR, Labovitz DL, Stapf C. Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage. BMJ 2009; 339:b2586. (review)

Labovitz DL. Accuracy and yield of ICD-9 codes for identifying children with ischemic stroke.  Neurology 2007;68:1638. (letter)

Flaherty ML, Woo D, Broderick J, Labovitz DL, Halim A, Boden-Albala B, Hauser WA, Sacco RL.  The incidence of deep and lobar intracerebral hemorrhage in whites, blacks, and Hispanics. Neurology 2006;66:956-7. (letter)

Boylan LS, Labovitz DL. Unbalanced statistical analysis of combined divalproex
and antipsychotic therapy for schizophrenia. Neuropsychopharmacology 2004;29:636. (letter)

Tebartz van Elst L, Trimble MR, Boylan LS, Labovitz DL, Flint LA, Devinsky O.  Depression but not seizure frequency predicts quality of life in treatment-resistant epilepsy.  Neurology 2004;64:942-943. (letter)

Labovitz DL, Hauser WA. Preventing stroke-related seizures: when should antiepileptic drugs be started? Neurology 2003;60:365-366. (editorial)

Labovitz DL, Sacco RL. Intracerebral hemorrhage: update. Curr Opin Neurol 2001;14:103-108. (review)