
Overview
David Altschul, MD—a graduate of SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn, New York completed a general surgery internship, neurological surgery residency (he served as chief resident) and a fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery at Montefiore.
Dr. Altschul is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Spondylosis. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 202 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Cervical Spondylosis.
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Locations
3316 Rochambeau Ave, Bronx, NY 10467
111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467
3316 Rochambeau Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
122 Maple Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601
555 Taxter Road, 2nd Floor, Elmsford, NY 10523
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.
5 Clinical Trials
Maxim Spine
John Knightly, a long-standing member of the medical staffs at Morristown Memorial Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center, is a practicing neurosurgeon with 30 years of experience and a subspecialty interest in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery. He is the Past-President, Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists and Altair Health as well as Chief of Quality, Atlantic Neuroscience Institute. He currently serves as the Vice President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) as well as Chairman of the Neurosurgical Quality Council of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee.A multi-timed named Castle Connelly Top-Doctor recipient, both regionally and nationally, his other areas of specialty interest and research include health care policy, outcomes and registry science, and quality improvement on which he has published extensively. He has served as Chair of the Joint Section on Disorders of Spine and Peripheral Nerves for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) as well as chair of the of the Quality Improvement Workforce of the AANS/CNS and the AANS representative to the AANS/CNS Washington Committee. Dr Knightly has also served as an unaffiliated neurosurgical consultant for the NFL.On a national basis, Dr Knightly is a Past Chairman, Board of Directors, for NeuroPoint Alliance and was appointed a founding member of the executive committee of the newly created American Spinal Registry (ASR) on which he still serves. He is a former Vice-Chairman and Director on the American Board of Neurological Surgeons (ABNS) and has had appointments on several committees within the AANS, American College of Surgeons as well as the National Quality Forum.Dr Knightly’s primary passion is the care of his patients, maximizing the care he gives to his patients striving to perform the right care, for the right patient at the right time. Dr. Knightly is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Spondylosis. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.
North Shore-Lij Medical PC
Daniel Sciubba is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Sciubba is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Spondylosis. His top areas of expertise are Chordoma, Scoliosis, Bone Tumor, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.
Weill Medical College Of Cornell
Michael Virk is a Neurosurgery provider in New York, New York. Dr. Virk has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Spondylosis. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Spondylosis, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Altschul isDistinguished. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Altschul isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Altschul isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Increased Intracranial PressureDr. Altschul isDistinguished. Learn about Increased Intracranial Pressure.
- Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeDr. Altschul isDistinguished. Learn about Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome.
- Stent PlacementDr. Altschul isDistinguished. Learn about Stent Placement.
- Advanced
- CraniectomyDr. Altschul isAdvanced. Learn about Craniectomy.
- Endovascular EmbolizationDr. Altschul isAdvanced. Learn about Endovascular Embolization.
- MeningiomaDr. Altschul isAdvanced. Learn about Meningioma.
- Moyamoya DiseaseDr. Altschul isAdvanced. Learn about Moyamoya Disease.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Altschul isAdvanced. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Altschul isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- AngioplastyDr. Altschul isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- ApoplexyDr. Altschul isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Altschul isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Bone TumorDr. Altschul isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Altschul isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
