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Brian Gerhardstein, MD, Neurology, Edison, NJ

BrianGerhardsteinMDPhD

Neurology Edison, NJ

Headache

Director of Headache Medicine, Associate Professor of Neurology, Hackensack University JFK Medical Center

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  • Office

    65 James Street
    Department Of Neurology
    Edison, NJ 08820
    Phone+1 732-321-7010

Summary

  • Dr Gerhardstein is currently the Director of Headache Medicine at the Neuroscience Institute at Hackensack Meridian Health JFK University Medical Center. He previously was the Founder and Director of the Headache Clinics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

    Dr Gerhardstein holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Pharmacology and Biochemistry from Northwestern University in Chicago, IL with his thesis on calcium channel regulation. He later received his M.D. from WSU. He then did his Neurology Residency and was the Chief Resident in Neurology at JFK Neuroscience Institute. He is now the Director of Headache Medicine, Associate Professor of Neurology and a UCNS-certified Headache Medicine Specialist at Hackensack JFK University Medical Center.

Education & Training

  • JFK Medical Center
    JFK Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 2004 - 2007
  • Capital Health Regional Medical Center/St. Francis Medical Center
    Capital Health Regional Medical Center/St. Francis Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 2003
  • Northwestern University
    Northwestern UniversityPh.D., Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Doctorate, 1993 - 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2008 - 2028
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • United Council for Neurological SubspecialtiesHeadache Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Department of Neurology 2024 Volunteer Faculty Award Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2024
  • Golden Apple Teaching Award Nomination Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, 2018
  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Differential effects of subunit interactions on protein-kinase A-and C-mediated phosphorylation of L-type calcium channels.  
    Puri, T.S., Gerhardstein, B.L., Zhao, X.L., Ladner, M.B. and Hosey, M.M., Biochemistry 36 (31): 9605-15., 1997
  • Identification and subcellular localization of the subunits of L-type calcium channels and adenylyl cyclase in cardiac myocytes.  
    Gao, T., Puri, T.S., Gerhardstein, B.L., Chien, A.J., Green, R.D. and Hosey, M.M., . Journal of Biological Chemistry 272 (31): 19401-7., 1997
  • Identification of the sites phosphorylated by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase on the beta 2 subunit of L-type voltage-dependent calcium channels.  
    Gerhardstein, B.L., Puri, T.S., Chien, A.J., and Hosey, M.M., Biochemistry 38 (32): 10361-70., 8/10/1999
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Other

  • Hallervorden-Spatz Disease 
    Brian Gerhardstein, M.D., Ph.D.; Phil Hanna, M.D., eMedicine
    eMedicine Article - 6/1/2006