Saikiran Murthy
<p>Saikiran Murthy, DO, is a neurosurgeon and Assistant Professor, Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurosurgery at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Murthy specializes in the surgical treatment of spinal disorders including chronic back pain, degenerative disk disease, spinal trauma, spinal tumors, cervical myelopathy, spondylotic arthropathy, spondylolisthesis and thoracolumbar deformity. His clinical interests also include robotic spinal surgery, computer navigation assisted spinal surgery and general neurosurgery.</p><p>Dr. Murthy brings a unique background as he is dually trained in neurology and neurosurgery. After completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001 at New York University, he attended Boston University School of Medicine, earning his Master of Arts in medical sciences in 2005. He then attended New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, earning his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 2009. Dr. Murthy’s postdoctoral training began at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, Cornell University with a yearlong internship. From 2010 to 2013 he completed a neurology residency at Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University. Following this, he pursued a neurological surgery residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers University completing it in 2018. During this time, he also completed a fellowship in endoscopic skull-base neurosurgery at Weill Cornell College of Medicine. In 2019, he completed a CAST accredited, AO-Spine fellowship in complex spinal neurosurgery at the University of Virginia Medical Center.</p><p>The focus of Dr. Murthy’s research is comparative effective research in spinal neurosurgery. His work has been shared in posters, presentations and peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Murthy is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery. He is an affiliate member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, a member of AO Spine North America, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.</p>
Celina Crisman
Neurosurgical oncology and focuses on the diagnosis and surgical treatment of cranial lesions in adult patients
<p>Celina Crisman , MD, MPH, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Crisman specializes in neurosurgical oncology and focuses on the diagnosis and surgical treatment of cranial lesions in adult patients. Through a dedicated fellowship, she received specialized training in surgical approaches to benign and malignant cranial tumors and enjoys applying the most advanced techniques and surgical adjuncts to each case. Dr. Crisman performs awake tumor resection when indicated and works closely with a multidisciplinary team to maximize resection of tumors in eloquent regions. She also cares for patients with general neurosurgical needs ranging from hydrocephalus, chiari malformation and herniated discs, as well as traumatic bleeds.</p><p>Dr. Crisman obtained her Bachelor of Science in biology and biology and society from Cornell University, and earned her Doctor of Medicine from Columbia University Valegos College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed her residency in neurological surgery at Rutgers University and was a neurosurgical oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Dr. Crisman also earned a Masters in Public Health from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health.</p>
Nrupen Baxi
<p><strong>Areas of Expertise:</strong><br /><br />Neurological Surgery, Neuromodulation, Deep Brain Stimulation, Parkinson's Disease, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Chronic Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Degenerative Spinal Disorders, Spinal Oncology, Brain Tumors, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Epilepsy, Brain Trauma, Brain Mapping, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Signal Processing </p>
<p><strong>Education:</strong><br /><br />BS - Electrical and Biomedical Engineering - Tufts University, Medford MA<br />MS - Biomedical Engineering - Tufts University, Medford, MA<br />MD - Medicine - Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ</p>
<p><strong>Residency:<br /><br /></strong>Internship - General Surgery - Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx NY<br />Resident - Neurological Surgery - Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx NY / St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY<br />Chief Resident - Neurological Surgery - Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY</p>
<p><strong>Fellowship:</strong><br /><br />Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery - New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY</p>
Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuromodulation, Epilepsy, Brain Trauma, Parkinson's Disease, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Chronic Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Degenerative Spinal Disorders, Spinal Oncology, Brain Tumors, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Brain Mapping, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Signal Processing
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Peer-Reviewed Articles:</span></strong></p>
<p>• Baxi, N. and Mogilner, A. Comment on: Long-term Outcomes after Replacement of Percutaneous Leads with Paddle Leads in a Retrospective Cohort of Patients with Spinal Cord Stimulation Systems. Neurosurgery. 2014:75(4) 436.<br />• Dowd, R., Pourfar, M., Baxi, N., Mogilner, A. Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Tourette Syndrome: Analysis of Thalamic CM-Pf/Voi Target with Symptomatic Improvement. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2014:92(Suppl 1) 1-75.<br />• Houten, J., Nasser, R., Baxi, N. Clinical Assessment of Percutaneous Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement Using the O-Arm Multidimensional Surgical Imaging System. Neurosurgery. 2012:70(4) 990-995.<br />• Baxi, N., Flamm, E., Brook A., Miller, T. Size of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in a Series of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages. Neurosurgical Focus. 2011:30(2) A1-A35.<br />• Biswal, B. and Baxi, N. Time-frequency analysis of fMRI signal response. Proceedings of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2004. 11:2534.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conference Presentations:</span></strong></p>
<p>• Dowd, R., Pourfar, M., Baxi, N., Mogilner, A. Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Tourette Syndrome: Analysis of Thalamic CM-Pf/Voi Target with Symptomatic Improvement. American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Biannual Meeting. Washington, DC – May 2014 <br />• Baxi, N., Yassari, R. Intraoperative O-arm Image Guided Navigation for the Localization and Resection of Spinal Tumors. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA – April 2013<br />• Baxi, N. Yassari, R. Intraoperative O-arm Image Guided Navigation for the Localization and Resection of Spinal Tumors. American Association of Neurological Surgeons / Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ – March 2013<br />• Baxi, N. Tandon, A., Tassler, A. Sphenoid Sinus Multiple Myeloma Presenting As Cavernous Sinus Syndrome. North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Miami, FL – February 2013<br />• Baxi, N. Hughes, K. Lasala, P. Risks and Complications in a Series of Ommaya Reservoirs Placed Using Frameless Stereotactic Image-Guided Navigation With Intraoperative CT Confirmation. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Denver, CO – April 2011.<br />• Houten, J., Nasser, R., Baxi, N., Tandon, A., Schiraldi, M. Accuracy of Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement Using the O-ARM Multidimensional Surgical Imaging System Compared with Fluoroscopy. Joint Congress of Neurological Surgeons and American Association of Neurological Surgeons Spine and Peripheral Nerve Section Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ – March 2011.<br />• Baxi, N., Flamm, E., Brook A., Miller, T. Size of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in a Series of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages. Joint Congress of Neurological Surgeons and American Association of Neurological Surgeons Cerebrovascular Section Annual Meeting. Los Angeles – February 2011.<br />• Houten, J., Nasser, R., Baxi, N., Tandon, A., Schiraldi, M. Accuracy of Lumbar Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement Using the O-ARM Multidimensional Surgical Imaging System. Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Meeting. Miami, FL – November 2010. <br />• Baxi, N., Flamm, E., Brook A., Miller, T. Size of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in a Series of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA – October 2010.<br />• Biswal, B. and Baxi, N. Time-frequency analysis of fMRI signal response. Proceedings of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2004. 11:2534. 12th Annual Conference in Kyoto May 15-21.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Book Chapters:</span></strong></p>
<p>• Baxi, N. and Mogilner, A.: Chronic Therapeutic Brain Stimulation: History, Current Clinical Indications, and Future Prospects, in Rosch, P. (ed) Bioelectromagnetic and Subtle Energy Medicine, Second Edition. Boca Raton. CRC Press 2014.<br />• Baxi, N., Brunswick, A., Mazel, E., Kondziolka, D.: Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, in Lunsford, L. and Sheehan, J.(eds) Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery, 2nd Edition. New York. Thieme 2014.<br />• Baxi, N. and Mogilner, A.: Patient Selection and Complication Avoidance in Occipital Nerve Stimulation, in Mammis, A. (ed) Migraine Surgery. Hauppauge. Nova Science 2014.<br />• Kinon, M. and Baxi, N.: Subdural Hematomas, in Yunen, J.(ed), 5 Minute ICU Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott 2012.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thesis:</span></strong></p>
<p>• Baxi, N. Time-frequency analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). (MS Thesis – Tufts University 2004)<br />• Baxi, N. Analysis of Siemens Near-Infrared Mammography Prototype. (BS Thesis – Tufts University 2003)</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Oral Presentations:</span></strong></p>
<p>• Risks and Complications in a Series of Ommaya Reservoirs Placed Using Frameless Stereotactic Image-Guided Navigation With Intraoperative CT Confirmation. Montefiore Medical Center Department of Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds. Bronx, NY – October 2010.<br />• Size of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in a Series of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages. New York Society for Neurosurgery – Resident Research Night. New York, NY – May 2010<br />• Size of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in a Series of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages. New York State Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting. Valhalla, NY – June 2010.</p>
Ammar Y. Ahmad
Dr. Ahmad's clinical focus is psychosomatic medicine, with particular interest in heart and lung transplant psychiatry.
Dr. Ahmad’s research focuses on psychosomatic medicine and medical ethics, particularly in the area of organ transplantation selection.
<p>Ammar Yasser Ahmad, MD, is Attending Psychiatrist at Montefiore. His clinical focus is psychosomatic medicine, with particular interest in heart and lung transplant psychiatry.</p><p>In 2007, Dr. Ahmad received his Bachelor of Science in history and biology at the University of Pittsburgh. He then attended St. George’s University, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 2014. He began his postgraduate training in 2015 with a four-year residency in psychiatry at the Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, becoming Chief Resident in his final year. In 2019, he began a yearlong fellowship in consultation-liaison psychiatry at Montefiore. In 2020, Dr. Ahmad completed the certificate program in bioethics and medical humanities at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Ahmad’s research focuses on psychosomatic medicine and medical ethics, particularly in the area of organ transplantation selection. His work has been published in a number of abstracts.</p><p>In 2020, Dr. Ahmad received the Davidoff Teaching Award. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a member of the American Psychiatric Association. </p>