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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
- Rescue Lead Implantation After Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease: A Single-Center Experience and Case Series.Zane Schnurman, Arash Fazl, Andrew S Feigin, Alon Y Mogilner, Michael Pourfar
Operative Neurosurgery. 2024-09-01 - 2 citationsInteractive mobile application for Parkinson's disease deep brain stimulation (MAP DBS): An open-label, multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial.Gordon Duffley, Aniko Szabo, Barbara J Lutz, Emily C Mahoney-Rafferty, Christopher W Hess
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2023-04-01 - 4 citationsDistinct population code for movement kinematics and changes of ongoing movements in human subthalamic nucleusDennis London, Arash Fazl, Kalman Katlowitz, Marisol Soula, Michael H. Pourfar
Elife. 2021-09-14
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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