Maimonides Medical Center

Division of Neurosurgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.

Maimonides Medical Center is a non-profit, non-sectarian hospital located in Borough Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. Maimonides is both a treatment facility and academic medical center with 711 beds, and more than 70 primary care and sub-specialty programs.

Division of Neurosurgery, Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY


Nossek E, Lombardo K, Schneider JR, Kwan K, Chalif DJ, Setton A. Unilateral Venous Approach to Contralateral or Bilateral Carotid Cavernous Shunts. World Neurosurg. 2019 Sep 18. pii: S1878-8750(19)32484-2. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.09.054. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31541756.

2: Houten JK, Pasternack J, Norton RP. Cervical Myelopathy Presenting without Symptoms in the Upper Extremities: Incidence and Presenting Characteristics. World Neurosurg. 2019 Sep 9. pii: S1878-8750(19)32398-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.231. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31513953.

3: McLaren RA Jr, Chang KW, Ankumah NE, Yang LJ, Chauhan SP. Erratum: Persistence of Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy among Nulliparous Versus Parous Women. AJP Rep. 2019 Jan;9(1):e1. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1687855. Epub 2019 Apr 4. PubMed PMID: 30956893; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6449157.

4: Kim JK, Lieberman E, Stein EG, Betchen SA. Spontaneous Hemorrhage followed by paraparesis in a patient with a Spinal Meningioma. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan 23. pii: S1878-8750(19)30126-3. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.031. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30684702.

5: Raz E, Shapiro M, Buciuc R, Nelson PK, Nossek E. Radial Artery Access for Treatment of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms Using the Pipeline Embolization Device: Case Series. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 Oct 1;17(4):340-347. doi: 10.1093/ons/opy378. PubMed PMID: 30668769.

6: McLaren RA Jr, Chang KW, Ankumah NE, Yang LJ, Chauhan SP. Persistence of Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy among Nulliparous Versus Parous Women. AJP Rep. 2019 Jan;9(1):1-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1677051. Epub 2019 Jan 4. Erratum in: AJP Rep. 2019 Jan;9(1):e1. PubMed PMID: 30647989; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6327754.

7: Nossek E, Schneider JR, Kwan K, Kulason KO, Du V, Chakraborty S, Rahme R, Faltings L, Ellis J, Ortiz R, Boockvar JA, Langer DJ. Technical Aspects and Operative Nuances Using a High-Definition 3-Dimensional Exoscope for Cerebral Bypass Surgery. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 Aug 1;17(2):157-163. doi: 10.1093/ons/opy342. PubMed PMID: 30508137.

8: Ellis JA, Nossek E, Kronenburg A, Langer DJ, Ortiz RA. Intracranial Aneurysm: Diagnostic Monitoring, Current Interventional Practices, and Advances. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Oct 24;20(12):94. doi: 10.1007/s11936-018-0695-y. Review. PubMed PMID: 30353282.

Weisberg SD, Houten JK. An Unusual Presentation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma with Isolated Foot drop. World Neurosurg. 2018 Oct 13. pii: S1878-8750(18)32338-6. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.042. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30326314.

2: Rychen J, Croci D, Roethlisberger M, Nossek E, Potts MB, Radovanovic I, Riina HA, Mariani L, Guzman R, Zumofen DW. Keyhole approaches for surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms: a short review. Neurol Res. 2018 Oct 12:1-9. doi: 10.1080/01616412.2018.1531202. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30311865.

3: Houten JK, Weinstein GR, Collins M. Long-term fate of C3-7 arthrodesis: 4-level ACDF versus Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion. J Neurosurg Sci. 2018 Oct 2. doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.18.04563-0. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30290695.

4: Weinstein GR, Komlos D, Haranhalli N, Houten JK. Improved Cosmetic Outcome With Bilateral Paraspinal Muscle Flap Closure Following Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 Sep 7. doi: 10.1093/ons/opy245. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30202986.

5: Jackson N, Haxton E, Morrison K, Markey E, Andreoli LJ, Maloney T, Omelchenko N, Aroose A, Stevens LB. Reflections on 50 Years of Neuroscience Nursing: The Growth of Stroke Nursing. J Neurosci Nurs. 2018 Aug;50(4):188-192. doi: 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000375. PubMed PMID: 29750679.

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7: Nossek E, Langer DJ. Internal Maxillary Artery to Middle Cerebral Artery Cranial Bypass: The New “Work Horse” for Cerebral Flow Replacement. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jul;115:44-46. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.214. Epub 2018 Apr 9. PubMed PMID: 29649651.

8: Rychen J, Croci D, Roethlisberger M, Nossek E, Potts M, Radovanovic I, Riina H, Mariani L, Guzman R, Zumofen DW. Minimally Invasive Alternative Approaches to Pterional Craniotomy: A Systematic Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg. 2018 May;113:163-179. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.02.016. Epub 2018 Feb 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 29452317.

9: Kobets AJ, Komlos D, Houten JK. Congenital cervical kyphosis in an infant with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 Jul;34(7):1411-1415. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3750-9. Epub 2018 Feb 15. PubMed PMID: 29450629.

10: Nossek E, Setton A, Chalif DJ. Trapping and resection of cortical MCA mycotic aneurysm in eloquent area. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2018 Mar;160(3):579-582. doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3401-z. Epub 2017 Nov 23. PubMed PMID: 29170845.

11: Nossek E. Occipital Microarteriovenous Malformation Resection, Strategy, and Nuances. World Neurosurg. 2017 Dec;108:987.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.087. Epub 2017 Sep 21. PubMed PMID: 28943425.

12: Cooper JS. Radiation Therapy Followed by Ipilimumab Is Appropriate. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 May 1;98(1):13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.12.031. PubMed PMID: 28586951.

13: Nossek E, Chalif DJ, Buciuc R, Gandras EJ, Anderer EG, Insigna S, Dehdashti AR, Setton A. Intraoperative Angiography for Arteriovenous Malformation Resection in the Prone and Lateral Positions, Using Upper Extremity Arterial Access. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2017 Jun 1;13(3):352-360. doi: 10.1093/ons/opw034. PubMed PMID: 28521353.

14: Houten JK, Smith S, Schwartz AY. Vaginal Migration of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak as a Complication of Hysterectomy. World Neurosurg. 2017 Aug;104:1046.e13-1046.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.04.138. Epub 2017 Apr 28. PubMed PMID: 28461282.

15: Bernstein DN, Thirukumaran C, Saleh A, Molinari RW, Mesfin A. Complications and Readmission After Cervical Spine Surgery in Elderly Patients: An Analysis of 1786 Patients. World Neurosurg. 2017 Jul;103:859-868.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.04.109. Epub 2017 Apr 26. PubMed PMID: 28456739.

16: Alobaid A, Nossek E, Wagner K, Setton A, Dehdashti AR, Langer D, Chalif D. Paradigms for single-patient multimodality treatment for cerebral aneurysms: single-center eleven-year experience. Neurosurg Rev. 2017 Jul;40(3):495-506. doi: 10.1007/s10143-016-0810-z. Epub 2017 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 28091826.

17: Potts MB, Shapiro M, Zumofen DW, Raz E, Nossek E, DeSousa KG, Becske T, Riina HA, Nelson PK. Parent vessel occlusion after Pipeline embolization of cerebral aneurysms of the anterior circulation. J Neurosurg. 2017 Dec;127(6):1333-1341. doi: 10.3171/2016.9.JNS152638. Epub 2017 Jan 6. PubMed PMID: 28059658.

18: Zumofen DW, Rychen J, Roethlisberger M, Taub E, Kalbermatten D, Nossek E, Potts M, Guzman R, Riina HA, Mariani L. A Review of the Literature on the Transciliary Supraorbital Keyhole Approach. World Neurosurg. 2017 Feb;98:614-624. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.10.110. Epub 2016 Oct 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 27989977.

19: Nossek E, Zumofen DW, Setton A, Potts MB, Raz E, Shapiro M, Riina HA, De Miquel MA, Chalif DJ, Nelson PK. Treatment of distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms with the Pipeline Embolization Device. J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Jan;35:133-138. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.10.041. Epub 2016 Nov 15. PubMed PMID: 27863970.

20: Morrison RS, Dickman E, Hwang U, Akhtar S, Ferguson T, Huang J, Jeng CL, Nelson BP, Rosenblatt MA, Silverstein JH, Strayer RJ, Torrillo TM, Todd KH. Regional Nerve Blocks Improve Pain and Functional Outcomes in Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Dec;64(12):2433-2439. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14386. Epub 2016 Oct 27. PubMed PMID: 27787895; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5173407.

21: Tyagi V, Theobald J, Barger J, Bustoros M, Bayin NS, Modrek AS, Kader M, Anderer EG, Donahue B, Fatterpekar G, Placantonakis DG. Traumatic brain injury and subsequent glioblastoma development: Review of the literature and case reports. Surg Neurol Int. 2016 Aug 26;7:78. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.189296. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27625888; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5009580.

22: Nassery A, Palmese CA, Sarva H, Groves M, Miravite J, Kopell BH. Psychiatric and Cognitive Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2016 Oct;16(10):87. doi: 10.1007/s11910-016-0690-1. Review. PubMed PMID: 27539167.

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24: Nossek E, Setton A, Karimi R, Dehdashti AR, Langer DJ, Chalif DJ. Analysis of superiorly projecting anterior communicating artery aneurysms: anatomy, techniques, and outcome. A proposed classification system. Neurosurg Rev. 2016 Apr;39(2):225-35; discussion 235. doi: 10.1007/s10143-015-0677-4. Epub 2015 Dec 3. PubMed PMID: 26631225.

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