David Joseph Altschul MD

Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Interventional Neuroradiology

Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology, Associate Residency Program Director, Surgical Director of the Advanced Comprehensive Center for Stroke Care, Division Chief of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery

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3316 Rochambeau Ave.Department of NeurosurgeryBronx, NY 10467
Phone+1 718-920-7498
Fax+1 718-515-8235

Summary

I am a board-certified cerebrovascular neurosurgeon. Surgical director of our comprehensive stroke center and associate residency program director.

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Morningside)Fellowship, Neurointerventional , 2013 - 2014
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2007 - 2013
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore (New Rochelle)Internship, Transitional Year, 2006 - 2007
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2011 - 2027
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
American Board of Neurological Surgeons, American Board of Radiology, American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyRecognized Focus Practice - CNS Endovascular Surgery
CASTCAST-Neuroendovascular Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Member at large - Endovascular Neurosurgery Society of Neurointerventional Surgery, 2024
PLP Leadership Graduate Montefiore Health System, 2023
AOA AOA, 2006

Clinical Trials

International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial II Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 12
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
Minimally Invasive Surgery Plus Rt-PA for ICH Evacuation Phase III Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 30
Completed
Phase 3
Understanding the Pathophysiology of Migraine Pain Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
ASSIST Registry Studying Various Operator Techniques Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 23
Completed
Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Adherence With Reminder App Usage Start of enrollment: 2021 Oct 27
TERMINATED
NA
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Psychiatric Outcomes of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms (POUIA) Start of enrollment: 2023 Dec 01
RECRUITING
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 17
RECRUITING
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
International Registry of Intra-arterial and Endosaccular Flow Diverters (IRF) Start of enrollment: 2023 Oct 01
RECRUITING
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization (MMAE) Outcomes for Chronic Subdural Hematoma (cSDH) Start of enrollment: 2023 Dec 05
RECRUITING
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
INSPIRE Pipeline™ Shield Post Approval Study Start of enrollment: 2021 Dec 20
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
MicroVention, Inc. Flow Re-Direction Endoluminal Device X (FRED™ X™) Post-Approval Study Start of enrollment: 2022 Sep 20
RECRUITING
NA
US Pilot Study of the CereVasc® EShunt® System in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 20
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
Prophylactic Antibiotics Useful With Antibiotic Impregnated External Ventricular Drains (EVDs)? Start of enrollment: 2021 Jun 14
RECRUITING
PHASE1
Citadel Embolization Device Study Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 18
RECRUITING
NA
SEAL™IT: Saccular Endovascular Aneurysm Lattice System Interventional Pivotal Trial Start of enrollment: 2024 Aug 06
RECRUITING
PHASE3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Spetzler-martin grade IV cerebral arteriovenous malformations in adult patients: a propensity-score matched analysis of resection and stereotactic radiosurgery.
Salem M Tos, Mahmoud Osama, Georgios Mantziaris, Bardia Hajikarimloo, Nimer Adeeb
Neurosurgical Review. 2025-03-31
Multicenter study of association between socioeconomic status and treatment of ruptured cerebral aneurysms compared to unruptured cerebral aneurysms: insights from 4,5...
Samhita Bheemireddy, Avi A Gajjar, Mofetoluwa Abe, Amanda Custozzo, Sonia Lipp
Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2025-03-29
Long-term (12 months) Outcomes of Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Stroke: A Meta-Analysis of SELECT2, TESLA, TENSION, and LASTE trials.
Ali Mortezaei, Muhammed Amir Essibayi, Ahmed Abdelsalam, Joshua Hanna, Redi Rahmani
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2025-03-26

Authored Content

Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: New technologies and treatments let us find it and fix itOctober 2019

Press Mentions

Johanna T. Fifi, MD, Named President of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS)August 14th, 2024
How COVID-19 Affects the Brain: What to Know if You’re Already Prone to Headache, Brain Fog, Fatigue, and Other Neurological IssuesFebruary 8th, 2021
Woman, 29, 'Lucky to Be Alive' After Doctors Mistake Ruptured Brain Aneurysm for MigraineJanuary 14th, 2021
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Grant Support

The Bee Foundation Research GrantThe Bee Foundation2023–2024
A multivariate predictive model for long-term disability post subarachnoid hemorrhage in Caucasian and African American populationsUniversity of Tennessee - Memphis2020–2021

Professional Memberships

Congress of Neurological Surgeons - CNS
Member
American Association of Neurological Surgeons - AANS
Member
Society of Neurointerventional Surgery
Member

Industry Relationships

Consultant, Penumbra2024 - Present
Advisory Board, Glia Medical2024 - Present
Consultant, Synchron2024 - Present
Investor, Von Vascular2023 - Present
Consultant, Q'apel2023 - Present
Consultant, Cerenovus - J&J MedTech2023 - Present
Consultant, StrykerProctor for Surpass2019 - Present
Consultant, Microvention - Terumo NeuroProctor for WEB device2019 - Present

External Links

Megyn Kelly Todayhttps://youtu.be/K9eLfQFR0wU
BronxNet Openhttps://youtu.be/IGF2tUkuKDk