Cynthia C. Hung

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Cynthia

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Hung

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Dr.Hung has a particular interests in strokes, traumatic brain injury, and spasticity management. Dr.Hung did an extra year of training in brain injury medicine to increase my expertise in these topics.

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<p>Cynthia C. Hung, MD, is an Attending Physician at Montefiore and is an assistant professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining the Montefiore team, her clinical focus has been on strokes, traumatic brain injuries, and general rehabilitation management.</p><p>In 2009, Dr. Hung received her Bachelor of Arts in cell biology and neuroscience at Rutgers University. She then attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where she received her Doctor of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Hung began her postgraduate training in 2013 as a preliminary medicine resident at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, completing her residency in 2014. She then became a physical medicine and rehabilitation resident at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which she completed in 2017. Dr. Hung then continued training at NYU Langone Health as a brain injury medicine fellow to increase her expertise in this specialty.</p><p>Extending from her clinical interests, Dr. Hung&rsquo;s research is also primarily focused on injuries of the brain and stroke. In 2012, she conducted research at Kessler Foundation Research Center on stroke patients with spatial neglect to determine their community mobility.&nbsp; In 2017 she conducted research at NYU- Langone Medical Center on hand and arm rehabilitation after stroke. Her work has been presented nationally.</p><p>Dr. Hung is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Brain Injury Medicine, and is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Association of Academic Physiatrists.</p>

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Steven Herskovitz

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Steven

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Herskovitz

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<p>Dr. Herskovitz is Professor of Clinical Neurology and Director of the EMG Lab / Neuromuscular division. He earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical Center in 1980. He completed residencies in both Internal Medicine and Neurology, followed by a Fellowship in Electromyography/Neuromuscular Disorders,&nbsp;all at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is a diplomate of the ABIM, ABPN, ABEM, and ABPN-AQNM. His clinical research interests include the peripheral neuropathies, entrapment neuropathies and peripheral&nbsp;neurotoxicology. He has published on various aspects of carpal tunnel syndrome including electrophysiologic diagnosis, treatment and autonomic features, clinical features of a variety of peripheral neuropathies, and the neurotoxicology of pharmaceutical and industrial agents. He is author of: <em>Herskovitz S, Scelsa S, Schaumburg HH. Peripheral Neuropathies in Clinical Practice. Contemporary Neurology Series. Oxford University Press. New York. 2010</em>. Two positions are available yearly in the clinical neurophysiology /EMG fellowship program.</p>

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Dr. Herskovitz focuses on the clinical and neurodiagnostic (EMG; neuromuscular ultrasound) evaluation of neuromuscular disorders.

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Dr. Herskovitz's research is focused on the clinical and neurodiagnostic assessment of neuropathies.

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<p><strong>Bibliography</strong><br /><br /><strong>A. Original Communications in Reviewed Journals:</strong></p>
<p>1. Lipton RB, Krupp L, Horoupian D, Herskovitz S, Arezzo JC, Kurtzberg D. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy of the posterior fossa in an AIDS patient: Clinical, radiographic and evoked potential findings. European Neurology. 28:258?261,1988.</p>
<p>2. Herskovitz S, Lipton RB, Lantos G. NeuroBehcet's disease: CT and clinical correlates. Neurology. 38:1714?1720, 1988.</p>
<p>3. Herskovitz S, Siegel SE, Schneider AT, Nelson SJ, Goodrich JT, Lantos G. Spinal cord toxoplasmosis in AIDS. Neurology. 39:1552?1553, 1989.</p>
<p>4. Loh F, Herskovitz S, Berger AR, Swerdlow M. Brachial plexopathy associated with interleukin 2 therapy. Neurology. 42:462?463, 1992.</p>
<p>5. Newman LC, Herskovitz S, Lipton RB, Solomon S. Chronic paroxysmal headache: Two cases with cerebrovascular disease. Headache 32: 75?76, 1992.</p>
<p>6. Gonzales GR, Herskovitz S, Rosenblum M, et al. Dejerine Roussy syndrome caused by CNS toxoplasmosis in patients with AIDS. Neurology 42: 1107?1109, 1992.</p>
<p>7. Herskovitz S, Gordon M, Strauch B. Shiatsu massage induced injury of the median recurrent motor branch. Muscle &amp; Nerve 15 (10): 1215, 1992.</p>
<p>8. Herskovitz S, Loh F, Berger AR, Kucherov M. Erythromelalgia: Association with hereditary sensory neuropathy and response to amitriptyline. Neurology 43: 621?622, 1993.</p>
<p>9. Herskovitz S, Bieri P, Berger AR. Depressor septi nasi myokymia. Muscle &amp; Nerve 17: 116, 1994.</p>
<p>10. Strominger MB, Slamovits TL, Herskovitz S, Lipton RB. Transient worsening of optic neuropathy as a sequela of the Jarisch?Herxheimer reaction in the treatment of Lyme disease. J Neuro Ophthalmol 14(2): 77?80, 1994.</p>
<p>11. Scelsa SN,, Lipton RB, Sanders H, Herskovitz S. Headache characteristics in hospitalized patients with Lyme disease. Headache 35 (3): 125-130, 1995.</p>
<p>12. Berger AR, Herskovitz S, Kaplan J. Late motor involvement in cases presenting as chronic sensory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Muscle &amp; Nerve 18: 440-444, 1995.</p>
<p>13. Herskovitz S, Berger AR, Lipton, RB. Low dose, short-term oral prednisone in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. Neurology 45: 1923-1925, 1995.</p>
<p>14. Berger AR, Herskovitz, S, Scelsa SN. Restoration of IVIg efficacy by plasma exchange in CIDP. Neurology 45: 1628-1629, 1995.</p>
<p>15. Oware A, Herskovitz S, Berger AR. Long thoracic nerve palsy associated with chiropractic manipulation. Neurology 18:1351, 1995.</p>
<p>16. Berger AR, Swerdlow M, Herskovitz S. Myasthenia gravis presenting with uncontrollable flatulence and urinary/fecal incontinence. Muscle &amp; Nerve 19: 113-114, 1996.</p>
<p>17. Scelsa SN, Berger AR, Herskovitz S. The diagnostic utility of F waves in L5/S1 radiculopathy. Muscle &amp; Nerve 18: 1496, 1995.</p>
<p>18. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S, Berger AR. A predominantly motor polyradiculopathy of Lyme disease. Muscle &amp; Nerve 19: 780-783, 1996.</p>
<p>19. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S, Bieri P, Berger AR. Median mixed and sensory conduction studies in carpal tunnel syndrome. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 109: 268-273, 1998</p>
<p>20. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S, Reichler B. Treatment of Mononeuropathy Multiplex in Hepatitis C Virus and Cryoglobulinemia. Muscle &amp; Nerve 21: 1526-1529, 1998.</p>
<p>21. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S. Miller Fisher syndrome: axonal, demyelinating or both? Electromyogr. Clin. Neurophysiol. 40: 497-502, 2000.</p>
<p>22. Manfredi PL, Herskovitz S, Folli F, Pigazzi A, Swerdlow ML. Spinal epidural abscess: treatment options. Eur Neurol 40:58-60, 1998.</p>
<p>23. Berger AR, Schaumburg HH, Freeman K, Gourevitch MN, Herskovitz S, Arezzo JC. Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in injection drug users. Neurology 1999; 53: 592-597</p>
<p>24. Verghese J, Galanopoulou AS, Herskovitz S. Autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle &amp; Nerve 23: 1209-1213, 2000.</p>
<p>25. Scelsa S, Berger A, Herskovitz S. Electrophysiologic correlates of L5/S1 radiculopathy. Electromyogr. clin. Neurophysiol 2001, 41, 145-151.</p>
<p>26. Verghese J, Bieri PL, Gellido C, Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. Peripheral neuropathy in young-old and old-old patients. Muscle &amp; Nerve 24: 1476-1481, 2001.</p>
<p>27. Scelsa S, Ghali V, Herskovitz S, et al. Blood &atilde;&auml; T cells, Campylobacter jejuni, and GM1 titers in Guillain Barre syndrome. Muscle &amp; Nerve 30: 423-432, 2004.</p>
<p>28. Geyer H, Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. Methyl bromide intoxication causes reversible, symmetric, brainstem and cerebellar MRI lesions. Neurology 2005; 64:1279-1281.</p>
<p>29. Herskovitz S, Song H, Cozien D, Scelsa S. Sensory symptoms in acquired neuromyotonia. Neurology 2005;65:1330-1331.</p>
<p>30. Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S, Cassano V. Occupational manganese neurotoxicity provoked by hepatitis C. Neurology 2006;67:322-3.</p>
<p>31. Blumenthal S, Herskovitz S, Verghese J. Carpal tunnel syndrome in older adults. Muscle &amp; Nerve 2006;34:78-83.</p>
<p>32. Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. Is acquired copper deficiency myeloneuropathy from denture cream use a clue to clioquinol-induced subacute myelo-optic neuropathy (SMON)? Neurology 2008; 71 (9):622.</p>
<p>33. Robbins MS, Roth S, Swerdlow ML, Bieri P, Herskovitz S. Optic neuritis and palatal dysarthria as presenting features of post-infectious GQ1b antibody syndrome. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2009;111:465-466.</p>
<p>34. Issa SS, Herskovitz S, Lipton RB. Acquired neuromyotonia as a paraneoplastic manifestation of ovarian cancer. Neurology 2011;76:101-103 .</p>
<p><strong>B. Books, Chapters in Books, Editorials and Review Articles:</strong></p>
<p>1. Contributing author: Pousada, L, Osborn HH. Emergency Medicine for the House Officer. Williams and Wilkins, 1986. (chapters on headache and CPR).</p>
<p>2. Contributing author: Schaumburg HH, Berger AR, Thomas PK. Disorders of Peripheral Nerves, 2nd edition, F.A. Davis, 1992.</p>
<p>3. Berger AR, Herskovitz S. Cumulative trauma disorders and occupational nerve disease. In: Rosenberg, N ed. Occupational and Environmental Neurology. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 1995.</p>
<p>4. Assistant Editor: Spencer PS, Schaumburg HH, Ludolph AC. Experimental and Clinical Neurotoxicology, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, 2000.</p>
<p>5. Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. The Weak Child &ndash; A Cautionary Tale. N Engl J Med 2000 (editorial); 342, 127-129.</p>
<p>6. Herskovitz, S. Toxic neuropathies &ndash; Amiodarone, Gold, Perhexilene, Misonidazole. In Medlink Neurology (www.medlink.com), 2001/2002/2003/2004/2005/2006.</p>
<p>7. Herskovitz S, Schaumburg HH. Neuropathy due to drugs. In: Dyck PJ, Thomas PK, editors: Peripheral Neuropathy, 4th edition, 2005.</p>
<p>8. Herskovitz S, Scelsa S, Schaumburg HH. Peripheral Neuropathies in Clinical Practice.&nbsp;Contemporary Neurology Series. Oxford University Press. New York. 2010.</p>

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<p>Steven Herskovitz, MD, is Director, Neuromuscular Medicine and Director, Electromyography (EMG) Lab at Montefiore. He is also Professor of Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Herskovitz&rsquo;s clinical focus is on the evaluation and management of all neuromuscular disorders, with a particular interest in electrodiagnostic and neuromuscular ultrasound assessment.</p><p>In 1976, Dr. Herskovitz received his Bachelor of Science in biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He then attended Cornell University Medical College, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 1980. From 1980 to 1987, Dr. Herskovitz completed his postgraduate training at Montefiore. During this time, he spent his first year as a medical intern and next two years as a medical resident. In 1983, he began a three-year neurology residency, becoming Chief Resident in the final year. He ended his postgraduate training with a fellowship in Electromyography and Neuromuscular Diseases.</p><p>Expanding on his clinical focus, Dr. Herskovitz&rsquo;s research centers on clinical, electrodiagnostic and neuromuscular ultrasound assessment of neuropathies. His work has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, books, review articles and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Herskovitz is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, including Added Qualification in Neuromuscular Medicine, and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.</p>

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Sikha K. Guha

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Sikha

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Guha

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Clinical and academic teaching and patient care with musculoskeletal problems and Neuromuscular disorders.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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EMG, neuromuscular disorders and vascular disorders.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Sikha Guha, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on academic teaching and patient care with musculoskeletal problems, general physiatry and neuromuscular disorders, including electrodiagnosis. She is the coordinator of the bimonthly electrodiagnosis conference for residents and attendings within the Rehab Department.</p><p>Dr. Guha earned her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at Christian Medical College in Punjab, India, in 1975. She completed a rotating internship at Brown Memorial Hospital in Punjab, India, in 1976 and her physical medicine &amp; rehabilitation residency in 1981 at Montefiore Medical Center. She was the Chief Resident in her final year.</p><p>Building on her clinical focus, Dr. Guha&rsquo;s research focuses on electromyography (EMG), neuromuscular disorders and vascular disorders. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, and she has given national poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Guha is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, the American Association of Neuromuscular &amp; Electrodiagnostic Medicine and the American Board of Neuromuscular Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Association of Neuromuscular &amp; Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Dr. Guha won the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Best Teacher Award from Montefiore in 2003 and 2005.</p>

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Victor Ferastraoaru

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Victor

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Ferastraoaru

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Ali Ezzati

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Ali

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Ezzati

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<p>Dr. Ezzati is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. His research interest is in epidemiology, clinical trial design and development of digital health technology.&nbsp; Dr. Ezzati is the recipient of Alzheimer&rsquo;s Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship (AACSF) award.&nbsp; In his research, Dr. Ezzati uses big-data from cohorts and clinical trials, and apply advanced statistical methods and Machine Learning techniques to develop predictive and diagnostic tools to improve prognosis prediction and make early diagnosis more accurate for chronic Neurological diseases such as dementia.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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Mery Elashvili

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<p>Mery Elashvili, DO , is Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Service, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on neurorehabilitation, with a particular interest in stroke rehabilitation.</p><p>After earning her Doctor of Medicine from Tbilisi State Medical School in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1977, Dr. Elashvili completed an internship at the same institution in 1978. She then completed her postgraduate training in neurology at the Institute for Physicians, USSR in 1979. Upon moving to the United States to continue her medical education, Dr. Elashvili earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1996. She then completed an internship in internal medicine at Nassau University Medical Center in 1997, followed by a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency in 2000.</p><p>Building on her clinical focus, Dr. Elashvili&rsquo;s research focuses on stroke rehabilitation. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and she has given national presentations and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Elashvili is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Medical Association and the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.</p>

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Jessica R. Cristallo

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Jessica

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Cristallo

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Moorice A. Caparo

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<p class="MsoNormal">Moorice Caparo M.D. is an Assitant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&amp;R) and Anesthesiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Dr. Caparo earned his B.A. in Biology at Johns Hopkins University and his M.D. at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Caparo completed his PM&amp;R residency at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical school. He completed his Pain Medicine fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Pain Medicine and PM&amp;R. His areas of expertise include pain medicine, medical education, simulation medicine, and musculoskeletal medicine. Dr. Caparo has received multiple awards, including the Excellence in Teaching at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He is an active member of the The New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (NYSIPP), and has served on the Physiatrist in Training Council (PHiT) at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR).</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; color: black; background: white;">1. Rainville J., Capar&oacute; M., Laxer E., Pena E., Kim D.H., Milam R.A., Carkner E. Inciting Events Associated with Cervical Radiculopathy. PM&amp;R. 2019 Jan 25. PubMed ID: 30684302.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; color: black;"><br style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">2. Kurz, J., Isaac, Z., Capar&oacute; M. Chronic Back Pain: A Society Primed for Pain with an Emphasis on Passive Treatments. Phyzforum. The Physiatrist: Letter to the editor. 2018. Retrieved from https://phyzforum.aapmr.org/blogs/ai-mukai/2018/10/11/the-physiatrist-l… style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">3. Eloy JD, Anthony C, Amin S, Capar&oacute; M., Reilly MC, Shulman S. Gabapentin Does Not Appear to Improve Postoperative Pain and Sleep Patterns in Patients Who Concomitantly Receive Regional Anesthesia for Lower Extremity Orthopedic Surgery: A Randomized Control Trial. Pain Res Manag. 2017. PubMed ID 28348503.</span></span></span></p>

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<p>Moorice Caparo, MD, is Associate Fellowship Program Director, Multidisciplinary Pain Program and Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Anesthesia at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus centers on pain medicine, medical education, simulation medicine and musculoskeletal medicine.</p><p>After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts in biology with a minor in psychological and brain sciences from Johns Hopkins University in 2012, Dr. Caparo earned his Doctor of Medicine from Rutgers University in 2016. He then completed a preliminary internship in internal medicine at Morristown Medical Center in 2017 before completing a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School in 2020. Following this, Dr. Caparo completed a fellowship in multidisciplinary pain medicine at Montefiore in 2021.</p><p>Dr. Caparo&rsquo;s research interests mirror his clinical expertise. His work has been published in original communications in peer-reviewed journals, books, review articles, abstracts and poster presentations, and he has given invited presentations nationally.</p><p>Dr. Caparo is board certified by the American Board of Pain Medicine and the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He is a member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, the North American Neuromodulation Society and the North American Spine Society. Dr. Caparo has received multiple awards, including the Excellence in Teaching award at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School.</p>

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Sharon M. Bushi

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Collaborating with the team of nurses, therapists, social workers, and neuropsychologists to provide comprehensive rehabilitative care to those with traumatic brain injuries, concussions, brain tumors, intracranial hemorrhages, and ischemic strokes. Dr. Bushi is focused on improving quality of life and continuity of care as she also sees patients in an outpatient clinic.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Research interests focus on caregiver support, delirium in the rehabilitation setting, spasticity treatment, and medical education of residents and fellows<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Sharon Bushi, MD, is an attending rehabilitation physician and Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical interests lie in comprehensively caring for her patients who&rsquo;ve experienced brain injuries, including traumatic brain injury and acquired brain injury such as stroke, tumor and neurodegenerative processes. Dr. Bushi takes an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on maximizing patient wellness and function. She believes in the continuum of care, practicing in inpatient and outpatient settings.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in biology from The College of New Jersey in 2011, Dr. Bushi earned her Doctor of Medicine at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) in 2015. She then completed a preliminary year internship in internal medicine at Morristown Medical Center in 2016 before completing her physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Rutgers-NJMS in 2019, where she was Chief Resident in her final year. Dr. Bushi remained at this institution to complete a brain injury fellowship in 2020.</p><p>Education is also a passion for Dr. Bushi, as she trains residents and fellows and engages in evidence-based approaches to teaching/education. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications, and she has given national poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Bushi is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a subspecialty in Brain Injury Medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is a member of the Association of Academic Physiatrists, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In 2023, Dr. Bushi was named &ldquo;Teacher of the Year: Inpatient&rdquo; by Montefiore Einstein.</p>

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Larry Jay Bernstein

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<p>Larry J. Bernstein, MD, is Associate Program Director, Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Bernstein&rsquo;s clinical focus is in chronic urticaria, asthma, and primary and acquired immunodeficiencies.</p><p>After receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Yeshiva University in 1973, Dr. Bernstein came to Einstein for his medical education, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1977. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at Bronx Municipal Hospital Center in 1981, taking on the role of Chief Resident in his final year. In 1983, Dr. Bernstein completed a two-year fellowship in allergy and immunology at Einstein.</p><p>Dr. Bernstein&rsquo;s research focus is in clinical service grants for HIV care. He has shared his work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, poster presentations and book chapters.</p><p>Dr. Bernstein is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Allergy and Immunology and a member of the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology and the Clinical Immunology Society. In 1981, he received the Leo M. Davidoff Certificate of Distinction for excellence in medical student teaching.</p>

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