Upstate Stroke Center

David A Carter, MD, PhD
315 470-7962
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Neurological Surgery; Brain Cancer; Brain Injury; Brain Tumor; Brain and Spine Tumors; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; more
Education: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Research Interests: Enhancing Central Nervous System (brain & spinal cord) plasticity & repair; Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy

Clinical Interests: Brain Tumors; Functional Neurosurgery (Epilepsy and Movement Disorders)

Associations/Memberships: Alpha Omega Alpha Honour Society; American Epilepsy Society (AES); Society for Neuroscience (SFN); American Association of Neurological Surgeons; Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Eric M Deshaies, MD
315 464-5502
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Neurological Surgery; Brachial Plexus Injury; Brachial plexopathy; Brain Abscess; Brain Aneurysm; Brain Tumor; more
Education: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Associations/Memberships: American Medical Association; AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section; North American Skull Base Society; American College of Surgeons (ACS); Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society; American Association of Neurological Surgeons; New York Academy of Sciences

Ashok Devasenapathy, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Vascular Neurology; Neurocritical Care; Neurology; Atherosclerosis; Stroke; Adult Trauma and Critical Care; more

Research Interests:

Diabetes and Stroke, Metabolic Syndrome

Education Interests:

Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Interests:

Complex causes of Stroke in Adults, Neurological Critical Care, Brain Trauma

Associations/Memberships: American Heart Association (AHA)

Ziad El Zammar, MD, MRCP(UK)
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Neurology; Vascular Neurology; Neurocritical Care; Brain Injury; Coma; Epilepsy, Severe; more
Education: Damascus University School of Medicine

Research Interests: Neuroprotective and Acute therapies of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes, Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment, Moderate Hypothermia for Post-Cardiac Arrest, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage treatment, and EEG Monitoring for patients in Coma.

Clinical Interests: Management of Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Encephalopathies, Meningitis/Encephalitides, Status Epilepticus, Post-Cardiac Arrest Coma, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage are among many other Neurological Emergencies that are treated at our Stroke and Neurocritical Care Units.

Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Neurology (AAN); American Heart Association (AHA); Society of Critical Care Medicine

Shernaz K Hurlong, DO
315 464-5820
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Physical Medicine and Rehab; Amputation; Brain Injury; Concussion; Guillain Barre Syndrome; Neuropathic Pain; more
Education: Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA

Clinical Interests: Stroke, spinal cord injury, neurologic disorders, amputees, traumatic brain injury, trauma, orthopedic post-op

Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMandR); American Osteopathic Association; American Heart Association (AHA); American Stroke Association

Gary A Johnson, MD, FACEP
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Emergency Medicine; Medical Emergencies; Emergency Services
Education: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Associations/Memberships: American College of Emergency Physicians

Julius Gene S Latorre, MD, MPH
315 464-5014
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Neurology; Clinical Neurophysiology; Neurocritical Care; Vascular Neurology; Brain Injury; Guillain Barre Syndrome; more
Education: University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center

Research Interests: Multimodality neuromonitoring, advanced neurophysiologic monitoring, intensive insulin therapy for SAH, IV and IA thrombolysis for acute ischemic strokes, Moderate hypothermia

Clinical Interests: Management of Subarachnoid hemorrhage, acute ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, traumatic brain injuries, nontraumatic encephalopathies, encephalitides, status epilepticus, post-cardiac arrest coma management.

Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Neurology (AAN); American Heart Association (AHA); Society of Critical Care Medicine

Thomas R Lavoie, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Emergency Medicine; Medical Emergencies; Emergency Services
Education: Boston University School of Medicine

Research Interests: Emergency Medicine; Toxicology; Medical Education

Associations/Memberships: American College of Emergency Physicians; Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Amar S Swarnkar, MD
315 464-8668
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Neuroradiology; Cardiovascular/Interventional Radiology; Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology; Computed Tomography; more

Research Interests:

Acute stroke, latest treatment of brain aneurysms, vascular malformations of head, neck and spine, sclerotherapy of lymphangioma.

Education Interests:

Teaching medical students, Neuroradiology of brain and spine.

Clinical Interests:

Interventional Neuroradiology, endovascular treatment of brain aneurysms, vascular disorders of head, neck, and spine, acute stroke treatment, functional MRI

Margaret A Turk, MD
315 464-5820
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Physical Medicine and Rehab; Brain Injury; Concussion; Multiple Sclerosis (MS); Muscle Cramps and Spasms; Muscular Dystrophy (MD); more
Education: Ohio State University

Research Interests: Secondary conditions of cerebral palsy in adults. Health promotion effect on adults with disabilities, including assessment of a health resource model for persons with disabilities.

Clinical Interests: Lifelong disability issues (adults with cerebral palsy spina bifida polio persons with spinal cord injury brain injury); health promotion for person with disabilities; outcomes and function measurement; electrodiagnosis; The Energy Expenditure in Cerebral

Vicki Casper, BS, RN, Manager Neuroscience Step-down Unit
Katherine DeNoyelles, MS, CCC/SLP, Communincation Disorders Unit
Leonard Hurleau, MS, RN, Manager Interventional Radiology
Sharon Klaiber, MS, RN, NEA-BC, Stroke Program Administrator
Karla Louenstein, Clinical Pathology
Scott Murray, PharmD, Pharmacy
Linda Phillips, MS, RN-BC, Manager Neuroscience Unit
Catherine Stephens, BS, RN,CNRN, Manager, Neuroscience ICU