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Office
710 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032Phone+1 212-305-5582Fax+1 212-305-2026
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1972 - 1976
- Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Neurological Surgery, 1970 - 1971
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1970
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignB.S., Mathematics, With honors, 1957 - 1961
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1976 - Present
- NY State Medical License 1973 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 1979 - 2019
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Gold Medal for Meritorious Service Alumni Association of The College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, 2015
- Alumni Medalist Columbia Alumni Association, 2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Original Cushing Society: A Historical Review of the Senior Society's First 6 MeetingsArunprasad Gunasekaran, Aravind Somasundarum, Muhammad Abu-Rmaileh, Ann Liu, Thomas Glenn Pait
World Neurosurgery. 2021-03-01 - 42 citationsStatins Reduce Neurologic Injury in Asymptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy PatientsEric J. Heyer, Joanna L. Mergeche, Samuel S. Bruce, Justin T. Ward, Yaakov Stern
Stroke. 2013-04-01 - 112 citationsSimulation in Neurosurgery: A Review of Computer-Based Simulation Environments and Their Surgical ApplicationsHani Malone, Omar N. Syed, Michael S Downes, Anthony L. D’Ambrosio, Donald O. Quest
Neurosurgery. 2010-10-01
Journal Articles
- Simulation in Neurosurgery: A Review of Computer-Based Simulation Environments and their Surgical ApplicationsMalone HR, Syed ON, Downes MS, D’Ambrosio AL, Quest DO, Kaiser MG, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2010
- Heart of a Lion, Hands of a Woman: What Women Neurosurgeons DoQuest DO, JAMA, 1/1/2010
- The Centennial of the Neurological Institute of New York and Its Department of Neurological Surgery: A Pictorial EssayQuest DO, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Osler Inaugural Lecture: Mentorship in Neurosurgery1/1/2014
- Resident Selection: Can We Do a Better Job?1/1/2010
- Neurosurgical Training: Time for a Change?1/1/2008
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Press Mentions
- The Man Who Brought Us Brain CellsOctober 23rd, 2018
- Mentorship and Service at AANS 2018April 30th, 2018
- Artist, Scientist, Father of Neuroscience: Meet Santiago Ramón Y CajalOctober 23rd, 2018
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- Spanish, French
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