Orrin Devinsky is a Neurologist and a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Devinsky is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Ruben Kuzniecky is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Kuzniecky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Partial Seizure.

Alan Johnson is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Stroke, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Arachnoid Cysts, and Laminectomy.

Rachelle Goldfisher is a Pediatric Radiologist and a Radiologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Goldfisher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Gas Bloat Syndrome, Marshall-Smith Syndrome, Perlman Syndrome, and Cantu Syndrome.

Pe’er Dar, MD, is Director of Fetal Medicine and OBGYN Ultrasound at Montefiore and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Dar’s clinical focus is on the care of women who carry babies with disorders and medical conditions that may affect their lives and he leads the Fetal Medicine and Surgery Team at Montefiore. He particularly specializes in diagnosis and management of medical and structural abnormalities in the fetus and in complicated twin and triplet pregnancies. His expertise include performing detailed ultrasound examination of the fetus including fetal echocardiography (scanning of the fetal heart) and fetal neurosonography (scanning of the fetal brain) as well as performing in-utero fetal surgeries such as fetoscopic laser surgery for monochorionic twins with twin to twin transfusion syndrome, in-utero blood transfusion for fetuses with anemia and in-utero drainage and shunt procedures. Dr. Dar is also experienced in performing amniocentesis, chorionic villous sampling (CVS) and multifetal selective reduction for multiple pregnancies.    Dr. Dar completed his Doctor of Medicine from Tel-Aviv University in Tel-Aviv, Israel in 1986. He started his postgraduate education at Assaf Harofe Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, with a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a specialty in high-risk pregnancies from 1992 through 1998. He then came to Montefiore-Einstein, completing a two-year fellowship in medical and reproductive genetics. After spending two years as an attending-specialist in the field of prenatal diagnosis he completed in 2005 three-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Montefiore-Einstein. In 2007, he completed additional training in fetal surgery in world-known fetal surgery centers in France and Belgium.  Dr. Dar is very active in research and he is currently the principal investigator in many studies including international multicenter studies. His research focus is in fetal medicine and surgery, non-invasive prenatal screening and placenta accreta spectrum. He has shared his work in many peer-reviewed journals, textbook chapters, abstracts and invited presentations. He is also a reviewer for national and international journals including the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Plos one and Prenatal Diagnosis. Dr. Dar is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Clinical Genetics and is a member of several professional societies including the Society of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society and the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has been regularly listed among Castle Connolly Top Doctors for obstetrics and gynecology in the New York Metro area. Dr. Dar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Placenta Previa, Trisomy 18, Trisomy 13, and Chromosome 13q Duplication.

John Amodio, MD, FACR, is Chief, Radiology and Division Lead, Pediatric Radiology at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Professor, Radiology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Amodio has 40 years of experience in pediatric imaging. His particular interest is the use of contrast ultrasound in pediatric imaging. Dr. Amodio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Gas Bloat Syndrome, Schizencephaly, Porencephaly, and Tracheobronchopathia Osteoplastica.

The maturation of GABAA receptor-mediated signaling from depolarizing to inhibitory is an age-related process controlled by cation chloride cotransporters, such as KCC2. As a result, GABA exerts dual functions, being an important neurotrophic factor during early development and the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter of the mature central nervous system. In our laboratory we have been investigating the age and mechanisms through which early life stressors and seizures may disrupt the normal patterns of brain development, by disrupting the neurotrophic effects of GABA. We are also studying methods to reverse these adverse processes. Furthermore, we are very interested in understanding how epileptogenesis proceeds in the developing brain and what is the specific role of GABAA receptors in this process. Dr. Galanopoulou is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.

Susan Klugman, MD, FACOG, FACMG, is Director, Reproductive and Medical Genetics, Program Director, Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency and Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health and Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is on the evaluation of patients and families at risk for genetic disorders including those patients at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes. She also provides evaluations during pregnancy or preconception, including prenatal diagnosis and consultation for patients undergoing assisted reproductive technologies. Dr. Klugman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Mosaicism, Trisomy 13, Chromosome 13q Duplication, Holoprosencephaly, and Salpingo-Oophorectomy.

Adam Z. Fink, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Emergency Radiology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Fink’s clinical focus is on the radiologic diagnosis of acute conditions with a particular interest in abdominopelvic pathologies. Dr. Fink is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top area of expertise is Cortical Dysplasia.

Ian Krantz is a Medical Genetics provider in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Krantz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Cornelia De Lange Syndrome, Pallister-Killian Mosaic Syndrome, Mosaicism, and KBG Syndrome.

Erica Fernandes is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Fernandes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Microcephaly, Chromosome 13q Deletion, Scalp-Ear-Nipple Syndrome, and Snyder-Robinson Syndrome.

Steven Schneider is a General Surgeon and a Neurosurgery provider in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Schneider has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Hydrocephalus, Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery.

David Chitayat practices in Canada. Mr. Chitayat is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Fetal Akinesia Sequence, Symphalangism Distal, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, and Congenital Contractures.

Karen Black is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in New York, New York. Dr. Black is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Hydrocephalus.

Judith Bluvstein is a Pediatric Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Bluvstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Myoclonic Epilepsy, West Syndrome, and Epilepsy.

Joseph Maytal is a Pediatric Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Maytal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

Shaun Rodgers is a General Surgeon and a Neurosurgery provider in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Rodgers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Plagiocephaly, Hydrocephalus, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery.

Obehioya Irumudomon is a Pediatric Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Irumudomon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Seizures.

Mark Mittler is a General Surgeon and a Neurosurgery provider in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Mittler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

Sanjeev Kothare is a Pediatric Neurologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Kothare is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cortical Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).