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Stephan Mayer, MD, Neurology, Valhalla, NY

StephanAnthonyMayerMDFCCM(He/Him)

Neurology Valhalla, NY

Neurocritical Care

Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery

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  • Office

    100 Woods Road
    Valhalla, NY 10595
    Phone+1 914-493-5098

Summary

  • I am Director of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology Services for Westchester Medical Center Health System and Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at New York Medical College. I earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York City, and has previously served as Professor at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Wayne State School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. My interests include the emergency and critical care management of stroke, status epilepticus, cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injury. I am also an editor of Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, considered a classic in the field.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Neurocritical Care, 1992 - 1994
  • Neurological Institute of New York
    Neurological Institute of New York1989 - 1992
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1988
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityA.B, Biology, 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1990 - 2026
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2017 - 2021
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • UCNS Neurocritical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Lifesaver Award, New York City Chapter American Heart Association, 2014
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
  • Best Doctors New York Metropolitan Region, Neurology/Neurocritical Care, Castle & Connolly, 2003-Present, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Nonconvulsive seizures in subarachnoid hemorrhage link inflammation and outcome  
    Claassen J, Albers D, Schmidt JM, De Marchis GM, Pugin D, Falo MC, Mayer SA, Cremers S, Agarwal S, Elkind MSV, Connolly ES, Dukic V, Hripcsak G, Badjatia N, Ann Neurol, 1/1/2014
  • Systemic glucose variability predicts cerebral metabolic distress and mortality after subarachnoid hemorrhage: a retrospective observational study  
    Kurtz P, Claassen J, Helbok R, Schmidt JM, Fernandez L, Presciutti M, Stuart RM, Connolly ES, Lee K, Badjatia N, Mayer SA, Crit Care, 1/1/2014
  • Is pentobarbital safe and efficacious in the treatment of super-refractory status epilepticus: a cohort study  
    Pugin D, Foreman B, De Marchis GM, Fernandez A, Schmidt JM, Czeisler BM, Mayer SA, Agarwal S, Lesch C, Lantigua H, Claassen J, Crit Care, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • High-fidelity simulation versus traditional didactic techniques for teaching neurological emergencies to neurology residents: a feasibility study.
    Agarwal S, Dangayach N, Patel P, Roque A, Ford B, Fowler D, Claassen J, Mayer SA, Neurocrit Care, 1/1/2014
  • Impact of ictal and epileptiform EEG activity on outcome in cardiac arrest patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia.
    Agarwal S, Patel P, Rodriguez A, Foreman B, Velasquez A, Rahal S, Falo CM, Mayer SA, Choi H, Claassen J, Neurocrit Care, 1/1/2014
  • Ultra-early vaspspasm in aneurysmal SAH associated with increased mortality.
    Al-Mufti F, Scmidt JM, Lahiri S, Dangayach N, Reilly K, Meyers E, Agarwal A, Mayer SA, Claassen J, Neurocrit Care, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Update on Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 
    Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH - 1/30/2014
  • All cEEG Siezures Should be Aggressively Treated. In: Hot Topics Crossfire Debate 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/27/2014
  • When and How to Withdraw Life Support. In: Neurological Intensive Care 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/27/2014
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Press Mentions

  • An International Consensus Guideline Aims to Standardize Brain Death Criteria Worldwide
    An International Consensus Guideline Aims to Standardize Brain Death Criteria WorldwideSeptember 3rd, 2020
  • Neurologic Symptoms and COVID-19: What's Known, What Isn't
    Neurologic Symptoms and COVID-19: What's Known, What Isn'tApril 11th, 2020
  • Expanding CTA to More Stroke Patients Improves Outcomes
    Expanding CTA to More Stroke Patients Improves OutcomesNovember 18th, 2019
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