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Dr. Kobets is an Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Attending Pediatric and Adult Neurosurgeon in the Montefiore Health System. Dr. Kobets received his Medical Doctorate and Master of Health Science degrees from the Yale School of Medicine and completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Kobets is the first in his family born in the United States and is from Queens, NY. His family is Ukrainian with roots in Siberia as well. Dr. Kobets' practice is focused on a patient- and family-centered approach, utilizing the most advanced neurosurgical technologies via minimally-invasive procedures to treat the most complex neurosurgical conditions in both children and adults. Doctor Kobets has offices throughout the Bronx and Westchester.

Research Areas

Pediatric and adult neurological conditions with a focus on hydrocephalus, craniofacial disorders, spina bifida and tethered cord syndrome, Chiari malformation, brain and spinal tumors, plagiocephaly, craniosynostosis, traumatic injury, spasticity, cerebr

Research Profile

https://einsteinmed.edu/faculty/17576/Andrew-Kobets

Clinical Profile

https://montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/1720346182/andrew-j-kobets

CHAM Provider

Professional Title

M.D.

Elsevier Profile

https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/a635fdbd-f584-4422-ba8b-3209500c0…

Lab Website Link

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Andrew+J.+Kobets,+MD/@40.8809452,-73.8807273,…

Selected Publications

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<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33242106/">Split cord malformation and tethered cord syndrome: case series with long-term follow-up and literature review.</a>
Kobets AJ, Oliver J, Cohen A, Jallo GI, Groves ML.Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Apr;37(4):1301-1306. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04978-9. Epub 2020 Nov 26.PMID: 33242106 Review.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29992487/">The history of intracranial infections.</a>
Kobets AJ, Goodrich JT.Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 Oct;34(10):1849-1857. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3888-5. Epub 2018 Jul 10.PMID: 29992487 Review.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32789548/">Surgical considerations in Labrune syndrome.</a>
Kobets A, Oriko D, Groves M, Robinson S, Cohen A.Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 May;37(5):1765-1770. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04861-7. Epub 2020 Aug 12.PMID: 32789548 Review.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34580005/">Factors predicting complications following cranioplasty.</a>
Bader ER, Kobets AJ, Ammar A, Goodrich JT.J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2022 Feb;50(2):134-139. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2021.08.001. Epub 2021 Aug 25.PMID: 34580005
<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35633158/">Neurological Sequelae of COVID-19.</a>
Ahmad SJ, Feigen CM, Vazquez JP, Kobets AJ, Altschul DJ.J Integr Neurosci. 2022 Apr 6;21(3):77. doi: 10.31083/j.jin2103077. PMID: 35633158
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36381735/">Cochlear Implants: What the Neurosurgeon Needs to Know.</a>
Obeidallah AS, Hamad MK, Holland RM, Cohen AR, Kobets AJ.Cureus. 2022 Oct 6;14(10):e29998. doi: 10.7759/cureus.29998. eCollection 2022 Oct.PMID: 36381735 Free PMC article. Review.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36284853/">Open craniofacial reconstruction for coronal craniosynostosis.</a>
Bader ER, Ammar A, Fortunel AN, De la Garza Ramos R, Tepper O, Kobets AJ.Neurosurg Focus Video. 2021 Apr 1;4(2):V18. doi: 10.3171/2021.1.FOCVID20122. eCollection 2021 Apr.PMID: 36284853 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32789035/">Laparoscope-Assisted Guidance to the Pineal Region.</a>
Fluss R, Kobets AJ, Altschul D, Nakhla J, Lasala P.Cureus. 2020 Jul 9;12(7):e9085. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9085.PMID: 32789035 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31845030/">The limits of endoscopic endonasal approaches in young children: a review.</a>
Kobets A, Ammar A, Dowling K, Cohen A, Goodrich J.Childs Nerv Syst. 2020 Feb;36(2):263-271. doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04455-y. Epub 2019 Dec 16.PMID: 31845030 Review.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33264792/">Dual Myelomeningoceles in Twins: Case Report, Review, and Insights for Etiology.</a>
Kobets A, Lee RP, Oriko D, Jackson E, Robinson S, Cohen A, Groves ML.Pediatr Neurosurg. 2020;55(6):363-373. doi: 10.1159/000511365. Epub 2020 Dec 2.PMID: 33264792 Review.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36284853/">Open craniofacial reconstruction for coronal craniosynostosis.</a>
Bader ER, Ammar A, Fortunel AN, De la Garza Ramos R, Tepper O, Kobets AJ.Neurosurg Focus Video. 2021 Apr 1;4(2):V18. doi: 10.3171/2021.1.FOCVID20122. eCollection 2021 Apr.PMID: 36284853 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33037453/">Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy following supine craniotomy for epidural abscess in a child.</a>
Oliver JD, Kobets AJ, Judy BF, Cohen AR.Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Aug;37(8):2657-2660. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04921-y. Epub 2020 Oct 10.PMID: 33037453
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28607820/">Incidental choroid plexus papilloma in a child: A difficult decision.</a>
Laarakker AS, Nakhla J, Kobets A, Abbott R.Surg Neurol Int. 2017 May 26;8:86. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_386_16. eCollection 2017.PMID: 28607820 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28823663/">Anterior Lumbar Dural Tear: A Transthecal Route for Primary Closure After Iatrogenic Durotomy.</a>
Nakhla J, Nasser R, de la Garza Ramos R, Kobets A, Ammar A, Echt M, Gelfand Y, Kinon M, Yassari R.World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov;107:522-525. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.156. Epub 2017 Aug 18.PMID: 28823663
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26334236/">A rare case of panspinal Pott disease simulating metastatic disease.</a>
Houten JK, Kobets AJ, Yassari R.Spine J. 2016 Jan 1;16(1):e39-41. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.08.052. Epub 2015 Aug 31.PMID: 26334236 No abstract available.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33826729/">Unexpected Binding of Tozuleristide "Tumor Paint" to Cerebral Vascular Malformations: A Potentially Novel Application of Fluorescence-Guided Surgery.</a>
Kobets AJ, Nauen D, Lee A, Cohen AR.Neurosurgery. 2021 Jul 15;89(2):204-211. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab106.PMID: 33826729
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33444944/">The incidence of venous thromboembolism following surgical resection of intracranial and intraspinal meningioma. A systematic review and retrospective study.</a>
Fluss R, Kobets AJ, Inocencio JF, Hamad M, Feigen C, Altschul DJ, Lasala P.Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Feb;201:106460. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106460. Epub 2021 Jan 5.PMID: 33444944
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32257714/">A Retrospective Quality Analysis of External Ventricular Drain Infection Rates Following Stroke Diagnoses and Other Brain Injuries: Comparison of Emergency Room and ICU/OR Setting.</a>
Altschul D, Hamad MK, Kobets A, Fluss R, Lin C, Boyke AE, Liu J, Thomas R, Unda SR.Cureus. 2020 Mar 3;12(3):e7173. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7173.PMID: 32257714 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36107222/">A nine-month-old boy with regression of milestones and severe constipation: an unusual case of a large spinal NTRK1 fusion pilocytic astrocytoma.</a>
Offenbacher R, Kobets A, Dalvi N, Hsu K, Chin S, Snuderl M, Levy A, Martin A.Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Mar;39(3):801-805. doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05662-w. Epub 2022 Sep 15.PMID: 36107222
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29462438/">Targeting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors in Recurrent Glioblastoma Via a Novel Epithelial Growth Factor Receptor-Conjugated Nanocell Doxorubicin Delivery System.</a>
Kwan K, Schneider JR, Kobets A, Boockvar JA.Neurosurgery. 2018 Mar 1;82(3):N23-N24. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx594.PMID: 29462438 No abstract available.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29889276/">Commentary: Advances in Glioblastoma Therapies: A Collaborative Effort Between Physicians and the Biotechnology Industry.</a>
Schneider JR, Kulason KO, Khan MB, White TG, Kwan K, Faltings L, Kobets AJ, Chakraborty S, Ellis JA, Ortiz RA, Filippi CG, Langer DJ, Boockvar JA.Neurosurgery. 2018 Oct 1;83(4):E162-E168. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyy253.PMID: 29889276 No abstract available.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33861350/">Repair of Giant Anterior Skull Base Encephalocele Containing Intralesional Eloquent Brain: Technical Note.</a>
Kobets AJ, Redett RJ, Walsh JM, Lopez J, Guryildirim M, Cohen AR.Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 Jul 15;21(2):73-80. doi: 10.1093/ons/opab088.PMID: 33861350
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29460063/">Virtual modeling, stereolithography, and intraoperative CT guidance for the optimization of sagittal synostosis reconstruction: a technical note.</a>
Kobets AJ, Ammar A, Nakhla J, Scoco A, Nasser R, Goodrich JT, Abbott R.Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 May;34(5):965-970. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3746-5. Epub 2018 Feb 19.PMID: 29460063
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27767680/">Postoperative urinary retention in patients undergoing elective spinal surgery.</a>
Altschul D, Kobets A, Nakhla J, Jada A, Nasser R, Kinon MD, Yassari R, Houten J.J Neurosurg Spine. 2017 Feb;26(2):229-234. doi: 10.3171/2016.8.SPINE151371. Epub 2016 Oct 21.PMID: 27767680
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35673318/">Successful Treatment of Pediatric Holo-Spinal Epidural Abscess With Percutaneous Drainage.</a>
Ammar AA, Hamad MK, Obeidallah MS, Kobets AJ, Lee SK, Abbott IR.Cureus. 2022 May 4;14(5):e24735. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24735. eCollection 2022 May.PMID: 35673318 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28680725/">Glioblastoma multiforme presenting with an open ring pattern of enhancement on MR imaging.</a>
Kinon MD, Scoco A, Farinhas JM, Kobets A, Weidenheim KM, Yassari R, Lasala PA, Graber J.Surg Neurol Int. 2017 Jun 13;8:106. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_35_17. eCollection 2017.PMID: 28680725 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17171650/">Dopaminergic polymorphisms in Tourette syndrome: association with the DAT gene (SLC6A3).</a>
Yoon DY, Rippel CA, Kobets AJ, Morris CM, Lee JE, Williams PN, Bridges DD, Vandenbergh DJ, Shugart YY, Singer HS.Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2007 Jul 5;144B(5):605-10. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30466.PMID: 17171650
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28961750/">Flow-Diverting Stents for the Obliteration of Symptomatic, Infectious Cavernous Carotid Artery Aneurysms.</a>
Kobets AJ, Scoco A, Nakhla J, Brook AL, Kinon MD, Baxi N, Altschul D.Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 Jun 1;14(6):681-685. doi: 10.1093/ons/opx166.PMID: 28961750
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27923752/">Use of Google Glass to Enhance Surgical Education of Neurosurgery Residents: "Proof-of-Concept" Study.</a>
Nakhla J, Kobets A, De la Garza Ramos R, Haranhalli N, Gelfand Y, Ammar A, Echt M, Scoco A, Kinon M, Yassari R.World Neurosurg. 2017 Feb;98:711-714. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.11.122. Epub 2016 Dec 3.PMID: 27923752
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33024592/">Evaluating the natural growth rate of metastatic cancer to the brain.</a>
Kobets AJ, Backus R, Fluss R, Lee A, Lasala PA.Surg Neurol Int. 2020 Aug 21;11:254. doi: 10.25259/SNI_291_2020. eCollection 2020.PMID: 33024592 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25561540/">Targeted ablation of cholinergic interneurons in the dorsolateral striatum produces behavioral manifestations of Tourette syndrome.</a>
Xu M, Kobets A, Du JC, Lennington J, Li L, Banasr M, Duman RS, Vaccarino FM, DiLeone RJ, Pittenger C.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Jan 20;112(3):893-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1419533112. Epub 2015 Jan 5.PMID: 25561540 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21698051/">Harmonic medicine: the influence of music over mind and medical practice.</a>
Kobets AJ.Yale J Biol Med. 2011 Jun;84(2):161-7.PMID: 21698051 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35047279/">An Unusual Presentation of Iron-Deficiency Anemia: An Autobiographical Case Report.</a>
Kobets A, Kobets K.Cureus. 2021 Dec 15;13(12):e20442. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20442. eCollection 2021 Dec.PMID: 35047279 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29450629/">Congenital cervical kyphosis in an infant with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.</a>
Kobets AJ, Komlos D, Houten JK.Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 Jul;34(7):1411-1415. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3750-9. Epub 2018 Feb 15.PMID: 29450629
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28144492/">Isolated synchondrosis fracture of the atlas presenting as rotatory fixation of the neck: Case report and review of literature.</a>
Kobets AJ, Nakhla J, Biswas A, Kinon MD, Yassari R, Abbott IR.Surg Neurol Int. 2016 Dec 26;7(Suppl 42):S1092-S1095. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.196768. eCollection 2016.PMID: 28144492 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28552699/">The Impact of Kidney Disease on Acute Tubular Necrosis and Surgical Site Infection After Lumbar Fusion.</a>
Nakhla J, de la Garza Ramos R, Bhashyam N, Kobets A, Nasser R, Echt M, Lang G, Navarro-Ramirez R, Jada A, Kinon M, Yassari R.World Neurosurg. 2017 Sep;105:498-502. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.05.088. Epub 2017 May 25.PMID: 28552699
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28962954/">The Effect of July Admission on Inpatient Morbidity, Mortality, and Discharge Disposition After Endovascular Coiling in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.</a>
De la Garza Ramos R, Haranhalli N, Kobets AJ, Nakhla J, Brook AL, Yassari R, Flamm ES, Altschul DJ.World Neurosurg. 2018 Jan;109:e170-e174. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.126. Epub 2017 Sep 27.PMID: 28962954
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24255802/">Lessons Learned from Open-label Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome: Eight Cases over 7 Years.</a>
Motlagh MG, Smith ME, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Kobets AJ, King RA, Miravite J, de Lotbinière AC, Alterman RL, Mogilner AY, Pourfar MH, Okun MS, Leckman JF.Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2013 Nov 1;3:tre-03-170-4428-1. doi: 10.7916/D8M32TGM. eCollection 2013.PMID: 24255802 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22836837/">An intervention with third-year medical students to encourage the reporting and management of occupational exposures.</a>
Kobets AJ, Perlotto J, Angoff NR.Acad Med. 2012 Sep;87(9):1199-204. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182614580.PMID: 22836837
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26251814/">Rare Presentation of Giant Cell Tumor in the Internal Auditory Canal: Case Report and Review of the Literature.</a>
Jada AS, Shrivastava RK, Mannan A, Kobets A, Manolidis S.J Neurol Surg Rep. 2015 Jul;76(1):e65-71. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1396656. Epub 2015 Feb 18.PMID: 26251814 Free PMC article.
<a style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16969268/">Norepinephrine transporter polymorphisms in Tourette syndrome with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: no evidence for significant association.</a>
Rippel CA, Kobets AJ, Yoon DY, Williams PN, Shugart YY, Bridges DD, Vandenbergh DJ, Singer HS.Psychiatr Genet. 2006 Oct;16(5):179-80. doi: 10.1097/01.ypg.0000218622.96127.71.PMID: 16969268

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Biography

Andrew Joshua Kobets, MD, is Attending Physician at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Kobets specializes in pediatric neurological surgery with a focus on minimally invasive tumor resection, neuro-endoscopy for hydrocephalus, craniofacial reconstruction, Chiari malformation surgery, tethered cord syndrome repair, and pediatric cranial trauma management.In 2005, Dr. Kobets received his Bachelor of Arts in systems neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University. From 2007 to 2012, he attended Yale University. During this time, he received his Master of Health Sciences and Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Kobets began his postgraduate training in 2012 at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and continued to train there until 2019. He began with a year-long internship in neurological surgery. He then completed a 6-year residency in neurological surgery, becoming Chief Resident in the final year. In 2019, Dr. Kobets began a year-long fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.Dr. Kobets’ research aims to develop a model of hydrocephalus secondary to intraventricular hemorrhage to trial the use of cutting-edge therapies to prevent life-long shunt dependence in children with hydrocephalus. His work has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals, books and abstracts, and has been presented internationally at invited presentations.The Norma Bailey Berniker Prize was given to Dr. Kobets by the Yale School of Medicine in 2012. In 2018, Dr. Kobets received the Fred Epstein Award from the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. The following year, he received the Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for Outstanding Medical Student Education.Dr. Kobets is a member of numerous professional societies, including the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery.

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Polymyositis-Dermatomyositis

Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain

Secondary Cancer Of Brain

Metastasis To Brain

Brain Metastasis

Brain Metastases

Malignant Neoplasm Of Prostate

Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus

Convulsive Status Epilepticus

Seizure Disorders

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Convulsions

Tonic Clonic Seizures

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Myopathy

Myositis

Infection Of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Mechanical Complication Of Ventricular Communicating Shunt

Encephalopathies

Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Encephalopathy

Brain Trauma

Malignant Neoplasm Of Transverse Colon

Malignant Neoplasm Of Splenic Flexure Of Colon

Malignant Neoplasm Of Sigmoid Colon

Malignant Neoplasm Of Other Specified Sites Of Large Intestine

Malignant Neoplasm Of Hepatic Flexure Of Colon

Grand Mal Seizure

Malignant Neoplasm Of Descending Colon

Malignant Neoplasm Of Cecum

Malignant Neoplasm Of Ascending Colon

Colorectal Carcinoma

Colorectal Cancer

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain

Primary Brain Tumors

Primary Brain Tumor

Primary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain

Malignant Neoplasm Of Colon

Encephalopathy

Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure

Neoplasm Of Uncertain Or Unknown Behavior Of Breast

Stroke

Small Cell Lung Cancer

Paget's Disease Of The Breast

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Metastatic Brain Cancer

Altered Mental Status

Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior Of Breast

Malignant Neoplasm Of Upper-Outer Quadrant Of Female Breast

Malignant Neoplasm Of Male Breast

Malignant Neoplasm Of Female Breast

Malignant Neoplasm Of Breast

Breast Neoplasm

Metastatic Breast Carcinoma

Metastatic Breast Cancer

Complex Partial Epileptic Seizure

Malignant Neoplasms

Neoplasm Of Uncertain Or Unknown Behavior Of Pituitary Gland

Malignant Neoplasm Of Pituitary Gland And Craniopharyngeal Duct

Malignant Neoplasm Of Pituitary Gland

Benign Neoplasm Of Pituitary Gland And Craniopharyngeal Duct

Benign Neoplasm Of Pituitary Gland

Pituitary Neoplasm

Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone And Bone Marrow

Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone

Metastatic Neoplasm

Metastatic Disease

Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior Of Pituitary Gland

Encephalopathy Unspecified

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Nyack

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10960-1912

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Montefiore Nyack Hospital

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3316 Rochambeau Avenue

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Bronx

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10467-2841

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Montefiore at 3316 Rochambeau Avenue

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Montefiore Medical Center

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3316 Rochambeau Avenue

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Bronx

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10467

Location Title

Montefiore Medical Center

Education and Trainings

Education Type Label

Medical Education

Education Institution

Columbia Univ College of Physicians and Surgeons

Education Type Label

Fellowship

Education Institution

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Education Type Label

Residency

Education Institution

Rutgers University School of Medicine

Research Profile

https://einsteinmed.edu/faculty/17951/Celina-Crisman

Clinical Profile

https://montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/1255699963/celina-crisman

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Professional Title

M.D.

Clinical Focus

Neurosurgical oncology and focuses on the diagnosis and surgical treatment of cranial lesions in adult patients

Elsevier Profile

https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/03b84d77-8618-4818-b6e8-108ef74ed…

EMR ID

163350

Biography

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.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.

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Expert

First Name

Nir

Last Name

Barzilai

NPI

1235228727

Faculty ID

484

CMO Specialties

Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism

Clinical Terms

Pituitary Macroadenoma

Pituitary Insufficiency

Nontoxic Uniodular Goiter

Neuroendocrine tumor

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Multinodular Goiter

Morbid obesity due to excess calories

MEN 2

MEN 1

Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome

Hormone Therapy

Pituitary Microadenoma

Weakness Of Bones

Pituitary Tumor

Porous Bones

Uncontrolled Diabetes

Tumors of Endroine Glands

TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) Low

TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) High

Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Issue

Substernal Thyroid Goiter

Spinal Compression

Significant Bone Loss

Hormone Replacement Therapy

Sex Dysphoria

Reproductive Endocrinology

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Registered Dietitian

Public Health Nutritionist

Adrenal Insufficiency

Adrenal Mass

Adrenal Tumor

Adrenogenital Syndrome

Adult Onset Diabetes

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

Thyroiditis

Prediabetes

Addison's Disease

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Cushing's Syndrome

Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Bone Mineral Density Results

Enlarged Thyroid Gland

Excessive Hair Growth

Gender Identity Disorder

Endocrine Transition Therapy

Elevated TSH

Elevated Hormone Levels

Clinical Nutritionist

Decreased Libido/Sex Drive

Diffuse Thyrotoxic Goiter

Cortisol Excess

Acromegaly

Employment Status

Full Time

Patient Type

Adult

Department

einstein-dept-medicine

einstein-dept-genetics

Languages

Hebrew

Gender

Male

nir.barzilai@einsteinmed.edu

Phone

718-430-3144

Titles

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Academic

Department

Department of Medicine

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Rank

Professor

Division

Endocrinology

Type

Academic

Department

Department of Genetics

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Rank

Professor

Type

Administrative

Title

Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair in Aging Research

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Administrative

Title

Director, Institute for Aging Research

Locations

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1575 Blondell Avenue

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Bronx

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Zip

10461-2601

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Montefiore Medical Park at 1575 Blondell

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3444 Kossuth Avenue

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Bronx

State

Zip

10467-2241

Location Title

Montefiore Medical Group-Family Care Center (FCC)

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Belfer Building

Room

701

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus

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1300 Morris Park Avenue

City

Bronx

State

Zip

10461

Location Title

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Education and Trainings

Education Type Label

Medical Education

Education Institution

Israel Institute of Technology

Education Type Label

Fellowship

Education Institution

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Education Type Label

Residency

Education Institution

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Residency

Education Institution

Hadassah University Hospital

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Residency

Education Institution

Yale - New Haven Hospital

Professional Interests

Dr. Nir Barzilai is the director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Human Aging Research and of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging. He is the Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair of Aging Research, professor in the Departments of Medicine and Genetics, and member of the Diabetes Research Center and of the Divisions of Endocrinology & Diabetes and Geriatrics.
Dr. Barzilai’s research interests are in the biology and genetics of aging. One focuses on the genetic of exceptional longevity, where we hypothesize and demonstrated that centenarians have protective genes, which allows the delay of aging or for the protection against age-related diseases. In a Program he is leading we take full advantage of phenotypes, DNA, and cells from the Ashkenazi Jewish families with exceptional longevity and the appropriate controls and his group have established at Einstein (over 2600 samples of which ~670 are centenarians) and discovered underling genomic differences associated with longevity. Longevity Genes Project (LGP) is a cross-sectional, on-going collection of blood and phenotype from families with centenarian proband. LonGenity is a longitudinal study of 1400 subjects, half offspring of parents with exceptional longevity, validating and following their aging in relationship to their genome. The second direction, for which Dr. Barzilai is holding an NIH Merit award that focuses on the metabolic decline of aging, and his team hypothesize that the brain leads this decline. His lab has identified several central pathways that specifically alter body fat distribution and insulin action and secretion by intraventricular or hypothalamic administration of several peptides that are modulated by aging including: Leptin, IGF-1, IGFBP3 and resveratrol.
He has received numerous grants, among them ones from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), American Federation for Aging Research, the Ellison Medical Foundation and The Glenn Medical foundation. He has published over 280 peer-reviewed papers, reviews, and textbook chapters. He is an advisor to the NIH on several projects and serves on several editorial boards and is a reviewer for numerous other journals. Dr. Barzilai is in the Scientific Director and on the board of the American Federation for Aging Research, is its co-scientific director, and has served on several NIA study section. He is also a founder of CohBar Inc., a biotech that develops mitochondrial derived peptides as therapy for aging and its diseases and of Lifebioscince biotech. Dr. Barzilai has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Beeson Fellow for Aging Research, the Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholar in Aging Award, the Paul F. Glenn Foundation Award, the NIA Nathan Shock Award, the 2010 Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction in Aging Research and the IPSEN Longevity Prize (2016).
He is currently leading an international effort to approve drugs that can target aging. Targeting Aging with METformin (TAME) is a specific study designed to prove the concept that multi-morbidities of aging can be delayed by metformin, working with the FDA to approve this approach which will serve as a template for future efforts to delay aging and its diseases in humans.
Born in Israel, Dr. Barzilai served as chief medic and physician in the Israel Defense Forces. He graduated from The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and completed his residency in internal medicine at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. He served in a refugee camp during the war in Cambodia (1979-1980) and built a nutritional village in the homeland of the Zulu (1983 – Kwazulu). He has completed 2 fellowships at Yale (metabolism) and Corenell (Endocrinoology and molecular Medicine). He was an invited speaker to the 4th Israeli President Conference (2012) and a Vatican conference on efforts to enhance cures (2013, 2016). He has also taken part in Global initiatives and spoke at The Milken Global Institute, Asian Megatrends and is an advisor for the Prime Minister of Singapore on Aging. Dr. Barzilai has been on the ‘Forward 50, top 50 influence Jews in the US (2011). His work has been profiled by major outlets, including the New York Times, the BBC and PBS' NOVA science now, TEDMED and several TEDx talk is the leading feature on the Ron Howard/Jonathan Silberberg/National Geographic film about the Age of Aging. He authored Age Later (2019)

Research Areas

We study the genetic of longevity, hypothesizing that centenarians have protective genes that allows the delay of aging and protect against age-related diseases.

Specialties

Aging

Expert Tags

Biology of Aging

Longevity

Expert Summary

Dr. Barzilai discovered the first “longevity gene” in humans. His research established that the gene variant that leads to high HDL, or “good cholesterol,” is linked to healthy aging and extreme longevity. Dr. Barzilai has been profiled by major outlets, including The New York Times, PBS’ “NOVA scienceNow” and National Geographic.
Treatments for age-related diseases like type 2 diabetes are being developed based on Dr. Barzilai’s work and are currently in clinical trials. In addition to his “longevity gene” research, Dr. Barzilai studies key mechanisms involved in the biology of aging, including how nutrients and genetics influence lifespan. He is also investigating the physical and mental declines associated with aging and how they affect longevity. Dr. Barzilai is professor of medicine (endocrinology) and of genetics, a member of the Diabetes Research Center and director of the Diabetes Research and Training Center’s Animal Physiology core.

Research Profile

https://einsteinmed.edu/faculty/484/Nir-Barzilai

Clinical Profile

https://montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/1235228727/nir-barzilai

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Professional Title

M.D.

Elsevier Profile

https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/a4f77aba-ea5d-4a20-97c6-870d5ff9c…

Selected Publications

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<li>Genomic of Exceptional Longevity in humans.
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<li>Barzilai N, Atzmon G, Schechter C, Schaefer E, Lipton R, Cheng S, Shuldiner AR. Unique lipoprotein phenotype and genotype associated with exceptional longevity. JAMA. 2003. 290:2030-40</li>
<li>Atzmon G, … Barzilai N: Lipoprotein genotype and conserved pathway for exceptional longevity in humans. PLoS Biol. 2006 Apr;4(4):e113. PMC1413567.</li>
<li>Atzmon G, … , Barzilai N, Govindaraju DR, Suh Y. Genetic variation in human telomerase is associated with telomere length in Ashkenazi centenarians. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 4 PMC2868292</li>
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<li>The resiliency to cognitive decline with Exceptional Longevity.
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<li>Ismail K, Nussbaum L, Sebastiani P, Andersen S, Perls T, Barzilai N, Milman S. Compression of Morbidity Is Observed Across Cohorts with Exceptional Longevity. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Aug;64(8):1583-91. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14222. Epub 2016 Jul 5. PMID: 27377170 PMC4988893</li>
<li>Perice L, Barzilai N, Verghese J, Weiss EF, Holtzer R, Cohen P, Milman S. Lower circulating insulin-like growth factor-I is associated with better cognition in females with exceptional longevity without compromise to muscle mass and function. Aging (Albany NY). 2016 Oct 14;8(10):2414-2424. doi: 10.18632/aging.101063. PMID: 27744417 PMC5115897c)</li>
<li>N. Barzilai, G. Atzmon, C.A. Derby, and R.B. Lipton, A genotype of exceptional longevity is associated with preservation of cognitive function (2006). Neurology; 67: 2170 PMID: 17190939 PMC3347321</li>
<li>Sanders AE, Wang C, Katz M, Derby CA, Barzilai N, Ozelius L, Lipton RB. Association of a functional polymorphism in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene with memory decline and incidence of dementia. JAMA. 2010 Jan 13;303(2):150-8.PMID: 20068209, PMC3047443</li>
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<li>Metabolism and mammalian aging. Muzumdar R, … Barzilai N. Visceral Adipose Tissue Modulates Mammalian Longevity. Aging Cell. 2008 Mar 18. PMCID: PMC2504027.
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<li>Cobb LJ, … Barzilai N, Cohen P. Naturally occurring mitochondrial-derived peptides are age-dependent regulators of apoptosis, insulin sensitivity, and inflammatory markers. Aging (Albany NY). 2016 Apr 10. PMCID: PMC4925829.</li>
<li>Heo HJ, Tozour JN, Delahaye F, Zhao Y, Cui L, Barzilai N, Einstein FH. Advanced aging phenotype is revealed by epigenetic modifications in rat liver after in utero malnutrition. Aging Cell. 2016 Jul 29. PMCID: PMC5013021</li>
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<li>GH/IGF-1 axis and mammalian aging. Muzumdar RH, …, Barzilai NCentral and opposing effects of IGF-I and IGF-Binding Protein-3 on systemic insulin action. Diabetes 2006;55(10):2788-96.
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<li>Huffman DM, … Barzilai N. Central insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) restores whole-body insulin action in a model of age-related insulin resistance and IGF-1 decline. Aging Cell. 2015 Nov 4. PMCID: PMC4717281</li>
<li>Milman S,…Barzilai N. Low insulin-like growth factor-1 level predicts survival in humans with exceptional longevity. Aging Cell, 2014 Mar12. PMCID: PMC4116456.</li>
<li>Suh Y, …, Barzilai N, Cohen P. Functionally-significant insulin-like growth factor-I receptor mutations in centenarian. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Mar 4;105(9):3438-42. PMCID: PMC2265137</li>
<li>Ben-Avraham … P, Barzilai N, Atzmon G. The GH receptor exon 3 deletion is a marker of male-specific exceptional longevity associated with increased GH sensitivity and taller stature. Sci Adv. 2017 Jun 16;3(6):e1602025. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1602025. eCollection 2017 Jun. PMID:28630896</li>
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EMR ID

3869

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