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 Gastrostomy. 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.
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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 Medical Center
Arash Gohari, MD, is an Attending Radiologist at Montefiore specializing in Cardiothoracic Imaging and Vascular and Interventional Radiology. He is also an Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is percutaneous diagnostic and therapeutic treatments, including biopsies, peripheral vascular diseases and venous insufficiency. Dr. Gohari received his Doctor of Medicine from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1998. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Staten Island University Medical Center, followed by a diagnostic radiology residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Montefiore. Dr. Gohari then completed two fellowships, one in thoracic imaging at Montefiore in 2004 and another in vascular and interventional radiology at New York University Medical Center in 2008. He is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health degree at City University in New York. Dr. Gohari?s research focuses on kidney and lung biopsies. He has had many publications and presentations nationally. Among the numerous honors and awards he has received, he was named Teacher of the Year, Radiology Department at SUNY Downstate, New York. Dr. Gohari is a member of the Radiologic Society of North America and the Society of Interventional Radiology. Dr. Gohari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Lung Nodules, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.
Neuroscience Institute
Colum Amory is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Amory is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Gastrostomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.
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Stephen Reis is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in New York, New York. Dr. Reis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Ascites, Gastrostomy, and Liver Embolization.
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.