ClaraRaquelEpsteinMDFICS

Neurosurgery • Westcliffe, CO

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

Neurosurgeon/CEO at Epstein Neurosurgery Center, LLC and Epstein Neurosurgery Foundation, Inc.

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Office
109 N. 2nd St.
Suite #102
Westcliffe, CO 81252
Phone+1 303-800-9129

Fax+1 720-638-0497

Summary

Clara Raquel Epstein, MD is a Board Certified Neurosurgeon with Subspecialty Fellowship Training in Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disorders, Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Neurosurgical Oncology, Skull Base Neurosurgery and Advanced Physician Leadership. Dr. Epstein engages in the full scope of neurosurgical practice. In addition to training in each major subspecialty area of neurosurgery and her experience with the full breadth of the field, Dr. Epstein has also received specialized instruction in interventional neuroradiology, skull base surgical approaches, Neurosurgical robotics, CyberKnife treatment, neuromodulation, complex spine interventions and minimally invasive spine and cranial surgery.

Dr. Epstein is well respected amongst her peers, and has been an invited national and international faculty and guest speaker, taught numerous hands-on neurosurgical workshops, and published and presented peer-reviewed papers. Dr. Epstein is honored to be one of the neurosurgical leaders and pioneers. She is currently the Chair of Neurosurgery for the International College of Surgeons and holds several other leadership positions in organized medicine locally, nationally, and internationally. In addition to the respect she commands in neurosurgery, she is also a recognized expert in the field of health policy, and healthcare professionalism and has been consulted on issues ranging from medical informatics, international neurosurgery, and healthcare disparities, to healthcare reform implementing technological solutions.

Dr. Epstein is also actively involved in National and International Organized Medicine and the Development of Novel Technologies as Applied to Neurosurgery including Neuro-robotics, Minimally Invasive Spine and Cranial Applications, Neuro-endoscopy, Stereotaxis and Neuro-imaging, and Neuroinformatics.

Education & Training

Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2007
Riverside Methodist2005 - 2006
Wayne State UniversityPhD, Computer Assisted Surgery, 2002 - 2003
Wayne State University School of Medicine2002
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2000
Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumFellowship, Research, 1998 - 1999
Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1998
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Internship, Surgery, 1996 - 1997
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1996
University of IllinoisB.A, Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1984

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2001 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2003 - 2008
NY State Medical License 2001 - 2005
MI State Medical License 2002 - 2004

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Chair of Neurosurgery International College of Surgeons
Selected as Listserv Administrator Young Neurosurgeons Listserv Administrator, 2001-Present, 2012
President Boulder County Medical Society, 2012
Appointed 2013 Vice-President International College of Surgeons, United States Section, 2012
Appointed 2013 President-Elect Boulder County Medical Society, 2012
Appointed to the Council on Legislation Colorado Medical Society by Boulder County Medical Society Executive Committee, 2012
Appointed to The First CMS/RIHEL Advanced Physician Leadership Fellowship Program Colorado Trust Fund, 2011-2012, 2012
Appointed Boulder County Medical Society Delegate Beaver Run Resort & Conference Center, Breckenridge, CO, 2009, 2012, 2012
Guide To America’s Top Surgeons Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2007 - 2012, 2012
Nominated as Liason World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2002-Present, 2012
Selected as Editor for Neurosurgery Resident Corner and Young Neurosurgeons Web Pages, 1999-2012, 2012
Phi Delta Epsilon 1987-present, 2012
Appointed 2012 Vice-President International College of Surgeons, United States Section, 2011
Recipient of Honorary Recognition US Section at the AANS International Reception & Award Program, 79th AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Denver, CO, 2011
Nominated for upcoming election Governing Council of the American Medical Association, 2008-2010, 2010
Induction into the International College of Surgeons Mexican and United States Sections of the International College of Surgeons, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2009
Appointed Chair 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2009
Appointed Executive Committee Secretary 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Reno, NV, 2008
Appointed to the Scientific Organizing Committee 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Reno, NV, 2008
President-Elect 2011 The American Board of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons, Reno, NV, 2008
Elected to The American Board of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Reno, NV, 2008
Invited Guest Speaker Nineteenth Congress of the Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery, Mexico City, Mexico, 2007
Steering Committee Member AMA Annual Meeting, Hilton Chicago, 2006
Annual Research Award and Traveling Scholarship Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, 2004
Scholarship Recipient Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2002-2003, 2003
Nominated as Member of Physician Website Development Committee, Mount Sinai-NYU Health, NY, 1999-2001, 2001
Nominated as Editor/Liaison Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) Editorial Board and Web Development, 2001
Nominated as Co-Chairperson American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Young Neurosurgeons Committee, San Francisco, CA, 2000
Marshal's Subcommittee AANS, 1998-2000, 2000
Sergeant at Arms CNS, 1999-2000, 2000
Coach Redlands Unified School District, Kimberly School, Redlands, CA, 1999
Nominated to Telecommunications Committee California Association of Neurological Surgeons, Inc, 1998-1999, 1999
Nominated to Membership Committee California Association of Neurological Surgeons, Inc, 1998-1999, 1999
Nominated to Board of Directors California Association of Neurological Surgeons, Inc., 1997-1999, 1999
Nominated as Co-Chairperson Committee for Childcare Project American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1998-1999, 1999
Invited Honorary Guest Speaker FUHS/The Chicago Medical School, Grand Rounds, 1999
Nominated as Liaison for Women Neurosurgical Societies of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1999
Co-Chairperson/Founder American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1999
1st Neurosurgical Resident Representative Council of State Neurosurgical Societies of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1998
Nominated to the Brain Death Committee Loma Linda University, 1997-1998, 1998
Nominated to the California Medical Association Committee for Women Physicians by the California Association of Neurological Surgeons, Inc, 1998
1st Neurosurgical Resident Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1998
Board of Executives Chaim Weizman Community Day School, Pasadena, CA, 1996-1997, 1997
Selected as Ex Officio Member Department of Medicine, Undergraduate Education Committee, 1994-1996, 1996
Nominated as Vice President Academic Affairs Latino Midwest Medical Student Association, 1993-1994, 1994
Nominated as Class of 1995 Representative Department of Medicine, Undergraduate Education Committee, 1993-1994, 1994
Dean's List University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1980-1984, 1984
James Scholar University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1980-1984, 1984
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

17 citations
“Tumoral Pseudoblush” Identified within Gliomas at High-Spatial-Resolution Ultrahigh-Field-Strength Gradient-Echo MR Imaging Corresponds to Microvascularity at Stereot...
Gregory A. Christoforidis, Ming Yang, Amir M. Abduljalil, Abhik Ray Chaudhury, Herbert B. Newton
Radiology. 2012-07-01
4 citations
Preoperative direct percutaneous embolization of spinal metastasis from renal cell carcinoma
Mario Ammirati, Konstantinos Spiliopoulos, Clara Raquel Epstein, Josue Gabriel, Eric C Bourekas
Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2011-09-01
30 citations
Challenges to neurosurgical professionalism.
Ayhan Kanat, Clara Raquel Epstein
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2010-12-01

Abstracts/Posters

Multi-Lingual IMR-E Intelligent Medical Records Entry Software Development.
Epstein CR, Trace D, Naeymi-Rad F, Midwest Medical Student Research Forum, University of Nebraska College of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebra
Infections Related to Major Neurosurgical Procedures.
Epstein CR, XX Congreso Mexicano de Cirugía Neurológica/XX Mexican Congress of Neurological Surgery, Cancun, Mexico
Gliomas: Diagnosis, Treatment & Future Technology.
Epstein CR, Mexican and United States Sections of the International College of Surgeons, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Primer Simposium - La Mujer en la Neurocirugia del Siglo XXI, Women in Neurosurgery.
Epstein CR, Nineteenth Congress of the Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery, Mexico City, Mexico
Multiple Infarctions of Unknown Etiology.
Epstein CR, Tuhrim S, Clinical Program for Cerebrovascular Disorders/Stroke Conference, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan, NY
Malignant Stroke and Hemicraniectomy.
Epstein CR, Bederson JB, Clinical Program for Cerebrovascular Disorders/Stroke Conference, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan, NY
Intracranial Hemorrhage Associated with Thrombolysis.
Epstein CR, Sheinart KF, Clinical Program for Cerebrovascular Disorders/Stroke Conference, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan, NY
Cerebellar Infarction.
Epstein CR, Sheinart KF, Clinical Program for Cerebrovascular Disorders/Stroke Conference, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan, NY
Developing a Stroke Team.
Epstein CR, Bederson JB, Tuhrim S, AANS/CNS/ASITN Annual Cerebrovascular Surgery Conference, New Orleans, LA
Stroke Associated with Intracranial Vascular Disease and A Discussion of WASID. The Warfarin-Aspirin Symptomatic Intracranial Disease Trial.
Epstein CR, Tuhrim S, The Clinical Program for Cerebrovascular Disorders/Stroke Conference, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan, NY
Intracerebral Hemorrhage and A Comprehensive Overview of the Malignant Gliomas and Their Treatment.
Epstein CR, Clinical Program for Cerebrovascular Disorders/Stroke Conference, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan, NY
Intraventricular Hemorrhage and TPA.
Epstein CR, Tuhrim S, Clinical Program for Cerebrovascular Disorders/Stroke Conference, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan, NY
Sagittal Sinus and Transverse Sinus Thrombosis.
Epstein CR, Horowitz DR, Clinical Program for Cerebrovascular Disorders/Stroke Conference, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan, NY
Aneurysms/Carotid Bypass/Factor VIII Deficiency.
Epstein CR, Bederson JB, Aledort L, Clinical Program for Cerebrovascular Disorders/Stroke Conference, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Multiple locations, 1999
My Patient: Glioblastoma multiforme and A Comprehensive Overview of the Malignant Gliomas and Their Treatment.
Epstein CR, FUHS/The Chicago Medical School, Grand Rounds, North Chicago, IL
Tumoral Pseudoblush Identified within Gliomas at High-Spatial-Resolution Ultrahigh- Field-Strength Gradient-Echo MR Imaging Corresponds to Microvascularity at Stereota...
Christoforidis GA, Yang M, Abduljalil A, Chaudhury AR, Newton HB, McGregor JM, Epstein CR, Yuh WTC, Watson S, Robitaille PML, RAD;(264):210-217
Multi-Lingual IMR-E Intelligent Medical Records Entry.
Epstein CR, Trace D, Naeymi-Rad F, Clinical Research Journal
Activating the L.D. Brain to Enhance Maximum Performance in Higher Education.
Epstein CR, et al, for AHEAD Pre-conference Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia
Professional Development in Neurological Surgery.
Epstein CR, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Young Neurosurgeons' News. (6): Article 6
Web-based Teaching Tools with Wireless Access for Computer Assisted Neurosurgery and Radiosurgery.
Epstein CR, Zamorano L, Fourth Annual Teaching, Learning, and Technology Round Table Conference, Wayne State University Medical Campus, Detroit, MI
Radiosurgical Treatment of Incompletely Obliterated AVM After LINAC and Gamma Knife Surgery.
Epstein CR, Zamorano L, Kim H, Diaz F, Levin K, Fontanesi J, Ducharme E, American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Quadrennial Meeting, New York, NY
Correlation of Microvascularity within Human Gliomas Identified at 8-Tesla Ultra High Resolution MRI and Histopathology Using Frameless Stereotactic Guided Biopsies.
Epstein CR, McGregor JM, Yang M, Abduljalil A, Chaudhury AR, Robitaille PM, Christoforidis GA, 16th Congress of the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Multiple locations, 2004
8-Tesla Ultra High Resolution MRI: Triangulation and Correlation of Microvascularity Within Human Gliomas Using Neuronavigation.
Epstein CR, McGregor JM, Yang M, Chang DJ, Christoforidis GA, Robitaille PM, World Federation of Neurological Surgeons 1stAnnual Levantine Forum, Palace Hotel Congress Center, Bari, Italy; San Francisco, CA
Orbitocranial Penetrating Trauma by a Tree Branch: Case Report and Literature Review.
Epstein CR, Chang DJ, 3rd International Symposium on Microneurosurgical Anatomy, Antalya, Turkey
Comparison of Preoperative Transarterial Embolization vs. Direct Percutaneous Embolization of Hypervascular Spinal Renal Cell Metastasis.
Epstein CR, Bourekas EC, Gabriel J, Ammirati M, 57th Annual Congress of Neurological Surgeons Meeting, San Diego, CA
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Lectures

Advanced Physician Leadership Luncheon Seminar.
74th Annual Surgical Update of the International College of Surgeons United States, Hyatt Regency, A
Neurosurgical Robotics.
74th Annual Surgical Update of the International College of Surgeons United States, Atlanta, GA
The Operating Room of the Future is Here - Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Intraoperative Imaging, Neurosurgical Robotics, Cyberknife and Other Adjuncts.
74th Annual Surgical Update of the International College of Surgeons United States, Atlanta, GA
Neurosurgical Management of Penetrating Cranial and Cervical Trauma – A Team Approach.
73rd Annual Surgical Update of the International College of Surgeons United States, Portland, OR
The Heart of Cerebrovascular Disorders.
73rd Annual Surgical Update of the International College of Surgeons United States, Portland, OR
Neurosurgery and Clinical Professionalism; A Collaborative International Effort.
Brown Palace Hotel & Spa/Spine Education & Research Institute, Denver, CO
Infections Related to Major Neurosurgical Procedures.
Mexican Congress of Neurological Surgery, Cancun, Mexico
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Other

Aneurysms/Carotid Bypass/Factor VIII Deficiency.
Epstein CR, Bederson JB, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Neurosurgery Grand Rounds
http://www.mssm.edu/neurosurgery/cpcd/carotid_bypass/
Manhattan, NY
Professional Development in Neurological Surgery.
Epstein CR, Neurosurgery://On-Call®
http://www.neurosurgery.org/resident/chicagoreview2002.html
Today News.
Epstein CR
http://www.llu.edu/news/today/oct98/llu.htm#LLU
Challenges to Neurosurgical Professionalism.
Kanat A, Epstein CR, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.07.012
Tumoral Pseudoblush Identified within Gliomas at High-Spatial-Resolution Ultrahigh- Field-Strength Gradient-Echo MR Imaging Corresponds to Microvascularity at Stereota...
Christoforidis GA, Yang M, Abduljalil A, Chaudhury AR, Newton HB, McGregor JM, Epstein CR, Yuh WTC, Watson S, Robitaille PML, Radiology Published Online, doi:10.1148/radiol.12110799
Sagittal Sinus and Transverse Sinus Thrombosis.
Epstein CR, Horowitz DR, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Clinical Program for Cerebrovascular Disorders/Stroke Conference
http://www.mssm.edu/neurosurgery/cpcd/thrombosis/
Manhattan, NY
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