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Office
Westchester Medical Center, Dept of Neurosurgery
100 Woods Rd, Macy Pavillion Suite 1325
Valhalla, NY 10595Phone+1 914-493-5098Fax+1 914-650-5437
Summary
- Dr. Muh is a Board certified pediatric neurosurgeon with a specialty in epilepsy surgery for children and young-adults. She received two undergraduate degrees from MIT, followed by a Master's from MIT, an MD from Columbia University, and another Master's degree from Duke University. She completed a residency in neurological surgery at Emory University, followed by a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, one of the busiest pediatric neurosurgery programs in the country.
She was faculty at Duke University for 8 years until she was recruited to Westchester Medical Center-New York Medical College to become Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in 2019. While at WMC and MFCH, Dr. Muh has built an NAEC Level 4 Epilepsy Center, and has overseen a vast increase in the scope of the pediatric neurosurgical practice at MFCH to provide comprehensive care for children with brain and spine tumors, peripheral nerve injuries, cerebrovascular anomalies, and the full range of neurosurgical disorders.
Dr. Muh has a patent for a novel CSF shunt, works with international programs to teach epilepsy surgery abroad, and has published more than 100 journal articles, chapters and invited reviews/commentaries. She was elected to the Executive Committee of the AANS/CNS Pediatric Neurosurgery Section, serves as Associate Editor & reviewer for numerous neurosurgery journals, and has been the recipient of multiple awards including MFCH Physician Exemplar, a Pediatric Leadership certificate from Harvard Medical School, a Duke Health Fellow, and a Finalist for the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Innovator of the Year.
Dr. Muh is known for her dedication, compassion and kindness towards her patients and colleagues.
https://www.wmchealth.org/physician-locator/carrie-muh
https://www.wmchealth.org/news/maria-fareri-childrens-hospital-welcomes-carrie-mu-1349
https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/our-faculty/carrie-rebecca-muh
Education & Training
- Harvard Medical SchoolPediatric Leadership Program, collaboration with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, 2019 - 2020
- Duke UniversityMHSc, Clinical Research, 2017
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Scottish RiteFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2010 - 2011
- Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2010
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2003, MD
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMS, Political Science, Health Policy, 1996 - 1997
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Biology, 1992 - 1996
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Political Science, 1992 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2019 - 2026
- NC State Medical License 2011 - 2019
- GA State Medical License 2010 - 2012
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
- American Board of Pediatric Neurological SurgeryPediatric Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician Exemplar Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and WMC Health, 2023
- Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2020-2023
- Exceptional Women In Medicine Castle Connolly Award, 2020-2023
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Clinical Trials
- Third Ventriculostomy Versus Shunt for Children With Hydrocephalus Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
- RNS System RESPONSE Study Start of enrollment: 2021 Oct 27
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Does new research address persistent questions since the publication of the CDC's 2018 pediatric mTBI guideline.Rebecca Dann, Ankita Das, Alexandria Naftchi, Brinda Raval, Eris Spirollari
Child's Nervous System. 2024-12-16 - Epilepsy surgery education and practice around the globe: An ILAE taskforce report.Johannes M Nico Enslin, Carrie R Muh, Xiongfei Wang, Tatiana von Hertwig Fernandes de Olivera, Guy M McKhann
Epilepsia. 2024-12-05 - Bilateral pulvinar responsive neurostimulation for bilateral multifocal posteriorly dominant drug resistant epilepsy.Richard Wang, Ariel Sacknovitz, Sima Vazquez, Jose Dominguez, Patty McGoldrick
Epilepsia Open. 2024-12-01
Authored Content
- Compassion and Connection: The Gifts of a Pediatric NeurosurgeonJanuary 2023
Press Mentions
- Dr. Carrie Muh named to 2022 NOTABLE HEALTH CARE LEADERSSeptember 1st, 2022
- Month after brain surgery, Pecovic scoresJuly 19th, 2022
- Study Suggests Risky Diagnostic Surgery Can Be Used Safely on Young Children with EpilepsyMay 29th, 2024
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Committees
- Secretary, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Class office 2021 - Present
- Epilepsy Surgery Education Committee, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) 2021 - Present
- Executive Committee Member-At-Large, Communications Committee Co-Chair, Social Media committee co-chair, AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery 2019 - Present
- CPR Committee, Washington Committee, Communications and Public Relations Committee 2015 - 2020
- Vice Chair, previously Secretary and Acting Chair, CSNS Young Neurosurgeons Section 2009 - 2016
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- American Society of Pediatric NeurosurgeonsMember
- Neurosurgical Society of AmericaMember
- AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological SurgeryMember-At-Large, Executive Committee; Communications Committee Co-Chair
- New York Society of NeurosurgeryBoard of Directors
- International Epilepsy Surgery SocietyMember
External Links
- Duke Universityhttps://neurosurgery.duke.edu/profile/carrie-rebecca-muh
- Westchester Medical Centerhttps://www.westchestermedicalcenter.org/physicians/muh-carrie-r-1494
- Congress of Neurological Surgeonshttps://www.cns.org/surgeon-well-being/resilience-literature-detail/carrie-muh-profile-balancing-my-neurosurgical-care-2
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