Meet the Neurosurgeons
Team Leader
![Emad N. Eskandar, MD, Chair of Neurological Surgery, Director of Epilepsy and Facial Pain Centers, David B. Keidan Chair of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor, Dystonia, Epilepsy, Essential Tremor, Meningioma, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Parkinson Disease, Trigeminal Neuralgia](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/1010cda0-b882-11ee-8618-fda8dc77c52b.jpg)
Emad N. Eskandar, MD
Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor, Dystonia, Epilepsy, Essential Tremor, Meningioma, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Parkinson Disease, Trigeminal Neuralgia
Title: Chair of Neurological Surgery, Director of Epilepsy and Facial Pain Centers, David B. Keidan Chair of Neurological Surgery
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Physicians
![Vijay Agarwal, MD, Neurological Surgery, Acoustic Schwannoma, Meningioma, Pituitary Adenoma, Primary Brain Tumor, Skull Base Tumor](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/748e7280-d2b8-11eb-981b-69b115faa2cb.jpg)
Vijay Agarwal, MD
Neurological Surgery, Acoustic Schwannoma, Meningioma, Pituitary Adenoma, Primary Brain Tumor, Skull Base Tumor
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![David J. Altschul, MD, Director of Neurovascular Surgery, Co-Director Montefiore Comprehensive Stroke Center, Neurological Surgery, Arterio-venous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Moyamoya, Stroke](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Altschul_David_MD_420x504.jpg)
David J. Altschul, MD
Neurological Surgery, Arterio-venous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Moyamoya, Stroke
Title: Director of Neurovascular Surgery, Co-Director Montefiore Comprehensive Stroke Center
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![Nrupen Y. Baxi, MD, Director of Movement Disorders Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Chronic Pain, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Parkinson Disease, Spinal Cord Stimulator , Spine Disease](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Baxi_Nrupen_420x504.jpg)
Nrupen Y. Baxi, MD
Neurological Surgery, Chronic Pain, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Parkinson Disease, Spinal Cord Stimulator , Spine Disease
Title: Director of Movement Disorders Surgery
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![Mandana Behbahani, MD, Attending Physician, Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurological Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/eb3164b0-abb0-11ed-b7cd-5bb190218576.jpg)
Mandana Behbahani, MD
Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Title: Attending Physician
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![Celina Crisman, MD, Neurological Surgery, Acoustic Schwannoma, Astrocytoma, Benign Brain Tumor, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Oligodendroglioma](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/5f9771e0-4245-11ec-9f43-cb1a79f37024.jpg)
Celina Crisman, MD
Neurological Surgery, Acoustic Schwannoma, Astrocytoma, Benign Brain Tumor, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Oligodendroglioma
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![Eugene S. Flamm, MD, Past Chairman of Neurosurgery, Neurological Surgery, Arterio-venous Malformation, Benign Brain Tumor, Brain Aneurysm, Chiari Malformation, Meningioma](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Flamm_Eugene_MD_420x504.jpg)
Eugene S. Flamm, MD
Neurological Surgery, Arterio-venous Malformation, Benign Brain Tumor, Brain Aneurysm, Chiari Malformation, Meningioma
Title: Past Chairman of Neurosurgery
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![Yaroslav Gelfand, MD, Neurological Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/28265010-4645-11ec-8051-8198cc8e62dd.jpg)
Yaroslav Gelfand, MD
Neurological Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease
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![Neil Haranhalli, MD, Neurological Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Haranhalli_Neil_MD_420x504.jpg)
Neil Haranhalli, MD
Neurological Surgery
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![Benjamin T. Himes, MD, MD, PhD, Neurological Surgery](https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/1152b990-b7d3-11ed-9653-8957fcc72790.jpg)
Benjamin T. Himes, MD, MD, PhD
Neurological Surgery
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![Andrew J. Kobets, MD, Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurological Surgery](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Kobets_Andrew_MD_420x504.jpg)
Andrew J. Kobets, MD
Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurological Surgery
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![Patrick A. Lasala, MD, Neurological Surgery, Abdominal Imaging, Acoustic Schwannoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Epilepsy, Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Neuro-oncology, Oligodendroglioma](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Lasala_Patrick_MD_420x504.jpg)
Patrick A. Lasala, MD
Neurological Surgery, Abdominal Imaging, Acoustic Schwannoma, Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor, Epilepsy, Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Neuro-oncology, Oligodendroglioma
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![Saikiran Murthy, DO, Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Murthy_Saikiran_DO_420x504(b).jpg)
Saikiran Murthy, DO
Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease
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![Reza Yassari, MD, Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery, Director, Neurosurgery Residency, Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease](https://www.montefiore.org/physphoto/Yassari_Reza_MD_420x540.jpg)
Reza Yassari, MD
Neurological Surgery, Minimally-invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Tumors, Spine, Spine Disease
Title: Chief, Division of Spinal Neurosurgery, Director, Neurosurgery Residency
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