Julie R. Kaplan

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<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</span>

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<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan's research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women.</span>

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<p>Julie Kaplan, MD is an attending physician, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology and Women's Health and Medical Student OBGYN Associate Clerkship Director at Montefiore Einstein. She has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in 2008 from Cornell University, Dr. Kaplan earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2012 at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She then came to Montefiore Einstein to complete an internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2016.</p><p>Her research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women. Her work has been published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.</p><p>Dr. Kaplan is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.</p>

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Mahsa Kanzali

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Steven 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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Phyllis L. Bieri

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<p>Dr. Phyllis Bieri sees patients in the EMG Laboratory of the Department of Neurology at Montefiore Medical Center.&nbsp; Her area of interest is the diagnososis and treatment of neuromuscular diseases, including diseases of nerve, muscle, neuromuscular junction and anterior horn cell.&nbsp; She participates in the training of EMG and EEG fellows, and has particular expertise in performing electromyography and nerve conduction studies.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Scelsa, S.N., Ghali, V., Herskovitz, S., <strong>Bieri, P.L.</strong>, Shank, D.L., MacGowan, D.D.J., and Liau, S., &ldquo;Blood gd T Cells, <em>Campylobacter jejuni</em>, and GM1 Titers in Guillain-Barr&eacute; Syndrome,&rdquo; <em>Muscle &amp; Nerve,</em> <strong>30</strong>:423-432,2004.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Verghese, J., <strong>Bieri, P.L.</strong>, Gellido, C., Schaumburg, H.H., and Herskovitz, S., &ldquo;Peripheral Neuropathy in Young-old and Old-old Patients,&rdquo; <em>Muscle &amp; Nerve,</em> <strong>24</strong>:1476-1481, 2001.</p>
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<p><strong>Bieri, P.L., &ldquo;</strong>Botulism,&rdquo; Spencer, Schaumburg, Ludolph eds., <em>Experimental and Clinical Neurotoxicology</em>, 2^nd edition.&nbsp; Oxford University Press, 2000.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Scelsa, S.N., Herskovitz, S., <strong>Bieri, P.L.,</strong> and Berger, A.R., &ldquo;Median Mixed and Sensory Nerve Conduction Studies in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,&rdquo; <em>Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology,</em> <strong>109</strong>:268-273 (1998).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Bieri, P.L.,</strong> Arezzo, J.C., and Weinstein, D.E., &ldquo;Abnormal Nerve Conduction Studies in Mice Expressing a Mutant Form of the POU Transcription Factor SCIP,&rdquo; <em>Journal of Neuroscience Research</em>, <strong>50</strong>:821-828, (1997).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Maycox, P.R., Ortu&ntilde;o, D., Burrola, P., Kuhn, R., <strong>Bieri, P.L.,</strong> Arezzo, J.C., and Lemke, G., &ldquo;A Transgenic Mouse Model for Human Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsies,&rdquo; <em>Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience</em>, <strong>8</strong>, 405-416 (1997).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Liedtke, W., Edelmann, W., <strong>Bieri, P.L.,</strong> Chiu, F-C, Cowan, N.J., Kucherlapati, R., and Raine, C., &ldquo;GFAP Is Necessary for the Integrity of CNS White Matter Architecture and Long-Term Maintenance of Myelination,&rdquo; <em>Neuron</em>, <em>17</em>, 607-715, 1996.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chandross, K.J., Kessler, J.A., Cohen, R.I., Simburger, E., Spray, D.C., <strong>Bieri, P.</strong>, Dermietzel, R., &ldquo;Altered Connexin Expression after Peripheral Nerve Injury,&rdquo; <em>Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience,</em> <strong>7</strong>, 501-518, 1996.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michaelson, M., <strong>Bieri, P</strong>., Mehler, M., Xu, H., Arezzo, J., Pollard, J., and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kessler, J., &ldquo;CSF-1 Deficiency in Mice Results in Abnormal Brain Development.&rdquo; <em>Development</em>, <strong>122</strong>, 2661-2672, 1996.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Herskovitz, S., <strong>Bieri, P.,</strong> and Berger, A., "Depressor Septi Nasi Myokymia," <em>Muscle and Nerve</em>, Jan., 1994.</p>
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<p>Phyllis Bieri, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Bieri's clinical focus centers on the accurate diagnosis of neuromuscular disease through careful history, neurologic examination and electrodiagnostic tools such as electromyography (EMG), nerve conduction study (NCS) and neuromuscular ultrasound. She sees adults and pediatric patients referred to the EMG laboratory for consultation.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in chemistry and biology from Antioch College in 1982, Dr. Bieri earned her Doctor of Medicine at Ohio State University in 1988. She then attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine, completing an internal medicine internship in 1989 and her neurology residency in 1992, where she was Chief Resident in her final year. Following her final year of residency, Dr. Bieri completed an EMG/neuromuscular disease fellowship at the same institution.</p><p>Dr. Bieri's research is focused on diseases that present to the EMG laboratory, including hereditary and acquired peripheral neuropathies, disorders of the anterior horn cell, myopathies, muscular dystrophies and polyradiculopathies and entrapment neuropathies. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Bieri is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neuromuscular Medicine and Neurology with added qualifications in Clinical Neurophysiology. She is also certified in Electromyography by the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Dr. Bieri is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. In 1989, she received the Leo M. Davidoff Award for excellence in teaching.</p>

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Steven Ira Berk

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