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Office
550 1st Ave
# HCC3C
New York, NY 10016Phone+1 212-263-2607Fax+1 212-263-4061
Education & Training
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Neurology, 2000 - 2003- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2001 - 2026- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- An Exploratory, Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Folic Acid and L-methylfolate in Parkinson's Disease Start of enrollment: 2006 Dec 01
- Parkinson's Disease Genetics Database Start of enrollment: 2008 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 169 citationsTourette syndrome deep brain stimulation: A review and updated recommendationsLauren E. Schrock, Jonathan W. Mink, Douglas W. Woods, Mauro Porta, Dominico Servello
Movement Disorders. 2015-04-01 - 285 citationsManagement of Referred Deep Brain Stimulation Failures: A Retrospective Analysis From 2 Movement Disorders CentersMichael S. Okun, Michele Tagliati, Michael H. Pourfar, Hubert H. Fernandez, Ramon L. Rodriguez
Archives of Neurology. 2005-08-01 - 25 citationsLessons Learned from Open-label Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome: Eight Cases over 7 Years.Maria G. Motlagh, Megan E. Smith, Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger, Andrew J. Kobets, Robert A. King
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements. 2013-11-01
Press Mentions
Study: Deep Brain Stim Shown to Improve Tourettes SymptomsApril 11th, 2017
Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome - NYU Langone - NeurosurgeryFebruary 10th, 2016
Grant Support
- Parkinson'S Disease Genetics DatabaseNational Center For Research Resources2008–2010
- Brain Networks In Parkinson'S DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources2007–2010
- An Exploratory Trial Of Folic Acid And L-Methylfolate In Parkinson'S DiseaseNational Center For Research Resources2007–2010
- PharosNational Center For Research Resources2006–2007
Other Languages
- French
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