Overview
Dr. Gayle Salama is Direct of Spine Imaging and Interventions, Co-director of the Weill Cornell Medicine CSF Leak Program, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology. In addition to diagnostic image interpretation, her expertise is in performing fluoroscopic and CT-guided procedures. Her specific areas of research interest include the diagnosis and minimally-invasive treatment of intracranial hypotension and CSF leaks and degenerative disorders of the spine. She has earned national and international recognition for her in-depth understanding of CSF leaks. Dr. Salama is actively engaged in the education of medical students, residents, and fellows at Weill Cornell Medical Center and has co-authored a myriad of peer-reviewed publications in radiology, neurology, and neurosurgical journals.
Dr. Salama is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Siderosis. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Brain Herniation, Spinal Stenosis, and Hydrocephalus.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 24 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Siderosis.
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Locations
1283 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
1305 York Ave, New York, NY 10021
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Salama has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
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Scott Schlesinger is a Neuroradiologist and a Radiologist in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Schlesinger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Siderosis. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Hepatocerebral Degeneration, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Stroke.
Alan Johnson is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Johnson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Siderosis. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Arachnoid Cysts, Familial Porencephaly, and Laminectomy.
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
- Advanced
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Salama isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Experienced
- Brain HerniationDr. Salama isExperienced. Learn about Brain Herniation.
- HeadacheDr. Salama isExperienced. Learn about Headache.
- HydrocephalusDr. Salama isExperienced. Learn about Hydrocephalus.
- MeningitisDr. Salama isExperienced. Learn about Meningitis.
- Normal Pressure HydrocephalusDr. Salama isExperienced. Learn about Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.
- Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeDr. Salama isExperienced. Learn about Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome.