Alex B. Theventhiran
<p>Medical and surgical management of glaucoma, anterior segment surgery and complex cataracts.</p>
<p>Focus on optimization of diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma; analyzing and optimizing patient outcomes post surgery; analysis of post-operative treatment modalities; minimally invasive glaucoma surgery outcomes and analysis of post surgical findings/complication.</p>
Shrivatsa Nadiger
Donald S. Miller
Umar K. Mian
<p>All Aspects of Vitreoretinal Diseases evaluation, treatment and surgery. Special interest in retinovascular disease, Diabetes, macular degenerations, sickle cell and vascular occlusions.</p>
<ol><li>Sickle Cell disease</li><li>ROP in developing Countries</li><li>Diabetes</li><li>International Ophthalmology</li></ol>
Richard J. Lucariello
<p>Clinic Cardiology, Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology</p>
<p>Dr. Lucariello is a member of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart &Vascular Care Research Board.</p>
<p>Richard Lucariello, MD, is Clinical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology at the Wakefield Campus of Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical interests include clinical cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology.</p><p>Dr. Lucariello earned his Bachelor of Science in biology at Fordham University in 1979, followed by his Doctor of Medicine at New York Medical College in 1984. He began his postdoctoral training at Westchester County Medical Center, completing a medicine internship in 1985 and a two-year medicine residency in 1987. He then completed a cardiology fellowship at St. Vincent’s Hospital & Medical Center in 1989 before returning to Westchester County Medical Center to complete a nuclear cardiology fellowship in 1990.</p><p>Following his clinical interests, Dr. Lucariello’s research focuses primarily on echocardiography. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Lucariello is actively involved in educating medical residents and cardiology fellows at the Wakefield campus, and was awarded the Program Director’s Training Award for Cardiology for the 2011–2012 academic year. He is board certified and is a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the American Society of Echocardiography.</p>
Alan D. Legatt
<p>Dr. Legatt's clinical activities include intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring, EEG-CCTV monitoring for epilepsy, and clinical EEG and evoked potential studies. His research interests include the analysis of EEG monitoring data, the subcomponent structure and generators of evoked potentials, new methods for analysis of evoked potential studies, evoked potential changes in patients with epilepsy, and techniques for intraoperative monitoring of the nervous system.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Haut SR, Shinnar S, Legatt AD, O'Dell C, Moshe SL. The association between seizure clustering and status epilepticus in patients with intractable complex partial seizures. Epilepsia, 1999;40:1832-1834.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Kader A. Topography of the initial cortical component of the median nerve somatosensory evoked potential: relationship to central sulcus anatomy. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2000;17:321-325.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Lado FA, Legatt AD, LaSala PA, Shinnar S. Alteration of the cortical motor map in a patient with intractable focal seizures. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat 2002;72:811-814.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Emerson RG. Motor evoked potential monitoring - It's about time (editorial). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J Clin Neurophysiol, 2002;19:383-386.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Mechanisms of intraoperative brainstem auditory evoked potential changes. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2002;19:396-408.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Current practice of motor evoked potential monitoring: Results of a survey. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2002;19:454-460.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Ellen R. Grass Lecture: Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring. Amer J Electroneurodiagnostic Technol, 2004;44:222-243. Legatt AD.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Pathways of Hearing and Balance. In: Van De Water T, Staecker H (Eds.), Basic Science Review for Otolaryngology. Thieme, New York, 2006:350-360.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Lefebvre PP, Legatt AD. Assessment of Central Auditory Function. In: Van De Water T, Staecker H (Eds.), Basic Science Review for Otolaryngology. Thieme, New York, 2006:361-367.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. BAEPs in Surgery. In: Nuwer, M (Ed.) Intraoperative Monitoring of Neural Function. Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology, Volume 8; Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2008:334-349.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Cherian K, Weidenheim K, Legatt A, Shifteh K, Abbott IR, Moshe <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SL. Extensive apoptosis in a case of intractable infantile status epilepticus. Epilepsy Research, 2009;85:305-310.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Nuwer MR, Emerson RG, Galloway G, Legatt AD, Lopez J, Minahan R, Yamada T, Goodin DS, Armon C, Chaudhry V, Gronseth GS, Harden CL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evidence-based guideline update: Intraoperative spinal monitoring with somatosensory and transcranial electrical motor evoked potentials: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. Neurology, 2012; 78:585-589.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Fried SJ, Smith DM, Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Median nerve somatosensory evoked potential monitoring during carotid surgery: Does reference choice matter?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J Clin Neurophysiol, 2014;31:55-57.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs). In: Aminoff M, Daroff R (Eds.),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, 2nd Edition. Elsevier Science, San Diego, 2014, volume 1, pp. 505-508.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Intraoperative Neurophysiology: Interactive Case Studies, (digital learning program on DVD-ROM), Demos Medical, New York, 2015.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brainstem auditory evoked potentials. In:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Husain AM (Ed.), A Practical Approach to Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring, 2nd Edition. Demos Medical, New York, 2015:46-54.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Electrophysiologic auditory tests. In: Celesia GG, Hickock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>G (Eds.), The Human Auditory System: Fundamental Organization And Clinical Disorders. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 3rd Series, Volume 129. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2015:289-311.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Nuwer MR, Emerson RG.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Intraoperative monitoring of central neurophysiology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schomer DL, Lopes da Silva, FH (Eds.) Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography: Basic Principles, Clinical Applications, and Related Fields, 7th Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2018:833-866.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Rotenberg A, Pascual-Leone A, Legatt AD. Transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schomer DL, Lopes da Silva, FH (Eds.) Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography: Basic Principles, Clinical Applications, and Related Fields, 7th Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2018:723-738.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Emerson RG, Epstein CM, MacDonald DB, Deletis V, Bravo RJ, López JR. ACNS Guideline: Transcranial electrical stimulation motor evoked potential monitoring. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2016;33:42-50.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Electrophysiology of cranial nerve testing: Auditory nerve. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2018;35:25-38.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><!--[endif]--></p>
Richard M. Klein
<p>Diseases of the vitreous and retina.</p>
<ol><li>Diabetic retinopathy treatment</li><li>Diabetic retinopathy public health program establishment in Myanmar</li></ol>
<p>Richard M. Klein, MD, is an attending physician, Retina and Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Science at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Klein’s clinical focus is in diseases of the vitreous and retina, with special interest in diabetic retinopathy and pathological myopia.</p><p>After receiving his Bachelor of Arts at Amherst College in 1966, Dr. Klein attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1970. In 1971, he completed his medical internship at Cornell University, New York Hospital. He then pursued a three-year ophthalmology residency at Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, completing it in 1974. In 1975, he completed a yearlong fellowship in retinal surgery at the same institution.</p><p>Dr. Klein’s research focuses on diabetic retinopathy treatment, including the establishment of a diabetic retinopathy public health program in Myanmar. Since 2011, Dr. Klein has led small groups of American ophthalmologists on annual trips to Myanmar with the goal of helping establish a robust public health program for the detection and treatment of diabetic retinopathy and teaching Burmese ophthalmologists the skills needed to diagnose and treat this disease. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals.</p><p>Dr. Klein is board certified and is a member of several professional organizations including the American Medical Association, the American Society of Retinal Specialists and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.</p>
Yu Hyon Kim
<p>All Aspects of Vitreoretinal Diseases evaluation, treatment and surgery. Special interest in retinovascular disease, Diabetes, macular degenerations, sickle cell and vascular occlusions.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif;">Diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity.</span></p>
<p>Yu Hyon Kim, MD, is an attending physician, Retina and Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus is in all aspects of vitreoretinal diseases evaluation, treatment and surgery, with a special interest in retinovascular disease, diabetes, macular degeneration, sickle cell and vascular occlusions.</p><p>A graduate of the Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Kim earned his Doctor of Medicine in 2005. After completing a medical transitional internship at the Brooke Army Medical Center in 2006, he pursued a three-year Ophthalmology residency at San Antonio Uniformed Health Services. In 2009, Dr. Kim went on to the Casey Eye Institute, where he completed a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery.</p><p>Dr. Kim’s research focuses on diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity. He’s shared his work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and presentations.</p><p>Dr. Kim is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Retina Specialists and the Society of Military Ophthalmologists.</p>