NicholasD.SchiffMD

Neurology • New York, NY

Professor, Neurology & Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Office
520e. 70th Street, Starr 661
New York, NY 10021

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
Rush University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1995 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Clinical Trials

Exploratory Study of Melatonin Induced Sleep Regularization in Severe Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 2016 May 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Changes in Glutamatergic Neurotransmission of Severe TBI Patients Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 23
Suspended
Early Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

16 citations
Prolonged Unconsciousness is Common in COVID-19 and Associated with Hypoxemia.
Greer Waldrop, Seyed A Safavynia, Megan E Barra, Sachin Agarwal, David A Berlin
Annals of Neurology. 2022-06-01
214 citations
Possible axonal regrowth in late recovery from the minimally conscious state.
Henning U. Voss, Aziz M. Uluç, Jonathan P. Dyke, Richard Watts, Erik J. Kobylarz
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2006-07-03
52 citations
Late recovery from the minimally conscious state Ethical and policy implications
Joseph J. Fins, Nicholas D. Schiff, Kathleen M. Foley
Neurology. 2007-01-23

Press Mentions

People in Comas May Be Conscious and ThinkingAugust 20th, 2024
Brain Scans of Some Unresponsive Hospital Patients Show Detectable ActivityAugust 18th, 2024
Hidden Consciousness Found in Patients in Vegetative StateAugust 15th, 2024
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Grant Support

Mechanisms Of Recovery Following Severe Brain InjuryEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2008–2012
Central Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation ModelsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2011
Neurophysiologic Studies Of Neurological Disorders Of ConsciousnessNational Center For Research Resources2005–2007
Intralaminar Thalamic Influences On Visual AwarenessNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2004
Multidisciplinary Assessment Of Severe Brain InjuryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2003
Nonspecific Thalamic Influences On Visual ProcessingNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1997–1999