604 Jacobsen Hall
175 Elizabeth Blackwell Street
Syracuse, NY 13210

315 464-4418

Current Appointments

• Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
• Associate Professor of Pediatrics
• Director of Pediatrics

Hospital Campus

• Downtown

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Clinic/Unit

• Upstate Brain & Spine Center
  Physicians' Office Building
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  Suite 503, 725 Irving Ave
  Syracuse, NY 13210
  315 464-4470
  
• Upstate Cleft and Craniofacial Center
  Upstate Specialty Services at Harrison Center
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  Suite E, 550 Harrison Street
  Syracuse, NY 13202
  315 464-6586
  
• Neurosurgery Clinic
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  Suite M, 550 Harrison Street
  Syracuse, NY 13202
  315 464-1800
  

Education & Fellowships

• Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children - Toronto, Canada, 2007, Pediatric Epilepsy
• Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children - Toronto, Canada, 2006, Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Residency: University of Tel Aviv - Rabin Medical Center, 2005, Neurological Surgery
• MD: Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela, 1993

Specialties & Certification

• Neurological Surgery
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Surgery

Diseases & Conditions Treated

• Brachial Plexus Injury
• Brachial plexopathy
• Brain Abscess
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Injury
• Brain Tumor
• Brain and Spine Tumors
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cervical Radiculopathy
• Chiari Malformation
• Congenital and Developmental Malformations of the Nervous System
• Curved Spine or Scoliosis
• Epilepsy
• Epilepsy, Severe
• Head and Neck Tumors and Masses
• Hydrocele
• Hydrocephalus
• Kyphosis
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Stenosis
• Lumbosacral Plexopathy
• Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
• Myelopathy
• Neck Injuries
• Neck Spasms
• Neck Stinger
• Nervous System Vascular Lesions
• Neuralgias
• Neuritis
• Neuroendocrine Tumors
• Neurofibromatosis
• Neuropathy
• Pediatric Brain Trauma
• Pediatric Brain Tumor
• Pediatric Spinal Cord Tumor
• Pituitary Disorders
• Pituitary Tumors
• Scoliosis
• Seizures
• Skull Deformities
• Spasticity
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Fracture
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spinocerebellar Ataxi
• Spondylolisthesis
• Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
• Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Ulnar neuropathy

Treats

• Adults and Children

Treatments/Services

• Arachnoid Cyst Treatment
• Brain Tumor Treatment
• Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
• Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
• Epidural/Caudal
• Fracture Treatment of Spine
• Hydrocephalus Treatment
• Kyphoplasty/Vertebroplasty
• Lumbar Puncture
• Pediatric Brain Tumor Surgery
• Pediatric Spine Tumor Surgery
• Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
• Spinal Decompression Surgery
• Spinal Surgery
• Spine Pain Treatment
• Surgical Options for Back Pain
• Surgical Repair of Congenital and Developmental Lesions of the Nervous System
• Surgical Treatment of Brain and Spine Tumors
• Surgical Treatment of Craniosynostosis
• Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy
• Surgical Treatment of Hydrocephalus
• Surgical Treatment of Spasticity
• Surgical Treatment of Stroke or Brain Ischemia
• Surgical Treatment of Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy

Associations/Memberships

• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Women in Neurosurgery
• International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)
• Women in Medicine
• American Epilepsy Society (AES)
• Pediatric Craniocervical Society (PCS)
• American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons
• AANS/Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care

Current Hospital Privileges

• Upstate University Hospital

Languages Spoken (Other Than English)

• Hebrew
• Spanish

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Web Resources

• New MRI-Guided Laser Surgery for Children Brain Tumors and Epilepsy

Publications

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