Department of Neurosurgery at Roosevelt Hospital

Department of Neurosurger at Roosevelt Hospital

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Chandranath Sen, MD Dr. Chandranath Sen is the Chairman in the Department of Neurosurgery as well as Co-Director in the Center for Cranial Base Surgery, Roosevelt Hospital Center. He is a world leader in the complex Neurosurgical treatment of cranial base tumors and has extensive experience in the management of trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. His innovative surgical techniques have minimized complications, while improving patient's ability to regain function and aesthetic appearance after challenging procedures. Dr. Sen is board certified in neurological surgery.	Noel I. Perin, MD Dr. Noel Perin is the Director of the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine and Neurosurgery. His primary specialty is Neurosurgery and sub. Specialty is spinal surgery. Dr. Perin has vast experience in the treatment of all disorders of the spine, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. He specializes in minimally invasive and thoracoscopic surgery, surgery for tumors in the spine & spinal cord, peripheral nerve surgery, complex spinal surgery for deformity and spinal fusion and sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis.	Douglas S. Cohen, MD Dr. Douglas Cohen is a Harvard educated, Columbia trained board certified neurosurgeon. He has been practicing in the New York City and Westchester area for over 10 years. As well as serving as the Medical Director of the Inpatient Neurosurgical Service at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, he is also the Director of the Medical Board of the international charitable organization, People Against Childhood Epilepsy (PACE). His areas of expertise include both degenerative and traumatic injuries to the spine as well as Brain tumors in the adult. His office staff is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Chandranath Sen, MD Department Chairman 212-523-6720 csen@chpnet.org www.cranialbasecenter.org	Noel I. Perin, MD Director, Spine Surgery 212-523-6720 nperin@chpnet.org www.spineneurosurgery.com	Douglas S. Cohen, MD General Neurosurgery 212-523-8502 dcohen@chpnet.org

Eric H. Elowitz, MD Dr. Eric Elowitz is a board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive spinal surgery. He is currently an Active Attending in Department of Neurosurgery at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital and is committed to providing state-of-the-art patient care in a personalized environment. Dr. Elowitz specializes in the minimally-invasive treatment of degenerative spinal disease including herniated cervical and lumbar discs and spinal stenosis. He also has a clinical interest in surgery of spinal tumors.	David J. Langer, MD Dr. David J. Langer is the Director of the Center for Neurovascular Surgery at Roosevelt Hospital. His primary specialty is neurovascular/skull base and complex spinal surgery and his clinical interests include neurovascular surgery including arteriovenous malformations, aneurysms and carotid artery disease as well as complex spinal disorders and brain tumors. He additionally has developed a number of research interests in brain revascularization and RNA gene therapy. Dr. Langer is the author of many papers and chapters, and has lectured nationally and internationally on a number of topics in neurosurgery.	George V. DiGiacinto, MD Dr. DiGiacinto has been an attending in Neurological Surgery at Roosevelt Hospital for thirty (30) years and is a Senior Attending at the hospital. He has served as Director of Neurosurgery since 1992 and now shares that responsibility under the Chairmanship of Dr. Chandranath Sen. He specializes in the treatment of problems involving the entire spine including disc herniations, arthritis of the spine, tumors of the spine and spinal cord and instability problems requiring complex spinal fusion techniques.

Eric H. Elowitz, MD Co-Director, Spine Surgery 212-636-3660 eelowitz@chpnet.org www.nycneurosurgery.com	David J. Langer, MD Neurovascular Surgery 212-636-3204 dlanger@chpnet.org www.drdavidlanger.com	George V. DiGiacinto, MD Director, Neurosurgery 212-523-8500 gdigacin@chpnet.org www.roosevelthospitalnyc.org

Arthur Williams, MD Dr. Williams has been the Director of the Neurosurgery Unit at St. Luke’s Hospital for the past five years. He is fellowship trained in both Spine and Neuro-Oncology. Patients can be seen at 1090 Amsterdam Avenue across the street from St Luke’s Hospital. Please call 212-636-3119 and speak to Ms. Alicea to arrange for a consultation.	Raj K. Shrivastava, MD Raj K. Shrivastava completed his BS-MS in Neuroscience at Stanford University and Med school at University of Pennsylvania, Neurosurgery residency at Mt. Sinai, with fellowship training in Cranial Base surgery at RH. Currently, Co-Director of the Brain Tumor Program with specialty interests in brain tumors, skull-base tumors, pituitary tumors, spinal cord tumors and treatment for trigeminal neuralgia. In addition, Dr. Shrivastava is actively involved in the Stereotactic Radio surgery program.	Chan Roonprapunt, MD Dr. Chan Roonprapunt has a broad experience in the treatment of surgical disorders of the nervous system. He has a special interest in Chiari Malformations, syringomyelia, and complex spine problems, and was a member of The Chiari Institute at North Shore-LIJ Health system. He is a neurosurgeon with fellowship training in orthopedic spine surgery and with this unique background in neurosurgery and orthopedic spine; he treats all spine conditions, by utilizing minimally invasive techniques of decompression and stabilization. Dr. Roonprapunt graduated from the medical scientist training program at New York University School of Medicine, where he received MD and PhD degrees. His PhD thesis involved the study of acute spinal cord injury. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the American Paralysis Association. He has been recognized within the “Guide to America’s Top Surgeons 2007” by the Consumer’s Research Council of America and Strathmore’s “Who’s Who 2007-2008.”

Arthur Williams, MD General Neurosurgery 212-636-3119 arthur@accdwil.com	Raj K. Shrivastava, MD Director, Brain Tumor Neurosurgery 212-636-3119 rshrivas@chpnet.org	Chan Roonprapunt, MD, PhD Attending Neurosurgeon Division of Spine and Minimally Invasive Surgery 212-523-6720 nyneurosurgeon@gmail.com

Affiliated Departments and Physicians
ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY



Alejandro Berenstein, MD Chief, Interventional Neuro-Radiology 212-636-3400 aberenstein@chpnet.org	Yasunari Niimi, MD Endovascular Surgery 212-636-3400 yniimi@chpnet.org

ENT, HEAD & NECK SURGERY, CRANIAL BASE SURGERY	NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY	NEUROPHYSIOLOGY



Peter Costantino, MD Co-Director Center for Cranial Base Surgery 212-262-4444 dr.c@cranialbasecenter.org	Mark Kupersmith, MD Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology 212-636-3200 mkuper@chpnet.org	Vedran Deletis, MD, PhD Monitoring Neurophysiologist 212-870-9686 vdelitis@chpnet.org

NEUROLOGY Susan Bressman, MD 212-844-8379 Carolyn Brockingham, MD 212-636-3236 Ed Chai, MD 212-265-8070 Joel Delfiner, MD 212-523-6521 John Nasrallah, MD 212-523-3144 NEURO-ANESTHESIA Jonathan Lesser Director 212-523-7521	OTOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD & NECK SURGERY Joseph Krespi, MD Chairman 212-523-7791 Peter Costantino, MD Vice chairman 212-523-6756 DIAGNOSTIC NEURORADIOLOGY Richard Pinto, MD Director 212-870-8421 HEAD & NECK RADIOLOGY Deborah Shatzkes, MD 212-523-7043	DIAGNOSTIC NEURORADIOLOGY Richard Pinto, MD Director 212-870-8421 REHABILITATION Malcolm Reid, MD Director 212-523-6595 Salvatore Girardi, MD 212-523-6598 NEURO-INTENSIVE CARE Rup Swarup, MD Graciano Riviera, MD Vala Berjis, MD Amando Aloran, MD

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