Overview
Dr. Rafael Alexander Ortiz is Executive Director of Neurosciences, Chief of Neuro-Endovascular Surgery and Chief of Neurology at White Plains Hospital. His specialties include endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms; embolization of brain tumors and vascular tumors of the head and neck region; cerebral and spinal arteriovenous malformations; ischemic stroke; cerebral and carotid artery stenting; and treatment of craniofacial vascular lesions in adults and children, among others.
Dr. Ortiz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Headache. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Apoplexy, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 48 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Headache.
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Locations
122 Maple Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
4 Clinical Trials
Montefiore At AECOM
Richard B. Lipton, M.D., is the Edwin S. Lowe Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Lipton earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. After a medical internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, he completed his neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also completed a fellowship in neuroepidemiology at Columbia University. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Lipton is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Headache. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease.
David Dodick is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Dodick is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Headache. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Cluster Headache, and Migraine with Brainstem Aura.
Stewart Tepper is a Neurologist in Stamford, Connecticut. Dr. Tepper is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Headache. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Cluster Headache, and Vasoconstriction.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Brain AneurysmDr. Ortiz isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- StrokeDr. Ortiz isDistinguished. Learn about Stroke.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Ortiz isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Ortiz isAdvanced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Ortiz isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Stent PlacementDr. Ortiz isAdvanced. Learn about Stent Placement.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Ortiz isAdvanced. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Experienced
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Ortiz isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AstrocytomaDr. Ortiz isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)
- Brain TumorDr. Ortiz isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Carotid Artery DiseaseDr. Ortiz isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Disease.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Ortiz isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.