Resume of: | Michael Tobias, M.D. Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics Department of Neurosurgery |
Attending: |
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2008 - Present | Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics New York Medical College/Maria Fareri Children's Hospital/Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York |
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2008 - Present | Co-Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Valhalla, New York |
Education: |
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2007 - 2008 | LeBonheur Children's Medical Center and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee University of Tennessee, Memphis, Department of Neurosurgery Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellow |
2001 - 2007 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York Neurosurgery PGY-7 Chief Resident
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2000 - 2001 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York Internship in General Surgery
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1996 - 2000 | Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island Doctor of Medicine
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1992 - 1996 | Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
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Presentations and Posters: |
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2007 | AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, oral presentation at the Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida, " Identifying and treating patients with pseudotumor and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. |
2006 | Congress of Neurological Surgeons, poster presentation at the 56th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, "Surgical Resection of Malignant Astrocytomas of the Spinal Cord." |
2006 | American Society of Neuroradiology, oral presentation at the Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, "A Rare Cause of Isolated Third Nerve Palsy: Spontaneous Hemorrhage vs. Cavernous Malformation." |
2004 | Congress of Neurological Surgeons, oral presentation at the 54th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, "Induction Neurogenesis in a Rat Model of Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion." |
2004 | New York Neurosurgical Society, oral presentation at the Annual Resident Research Meeting in Manhattan, New York, "Induction Neurogenesis in a Rat Model of Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion." |
2003 | Congress of Neurological Surgeons, poster presentation at the 53rd Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, "Holocord Tumors of the Spine – Surgical Management and Review of the Literature." |
2002 | Congress of Neurological Surgeons, poster presentation at the 52nd Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, "Malignant Astrocytomas of the Spinal Cord: A Retrospective Study." |
1999 | Congress of Neurological Surgeons, oral presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, "Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Childhood Malignant Brain Tumors." |
Research and Publications: |
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2007 | Goldstein I, Tobias ME, Kothbauer K, Jallo G, and Epstein, F. "High grade spinal cord tumors of the spine: a retrospective study." Journal of Neurosurgery (to be submitted). |
2007 | Tobias, ME, McGirt MJ, Chaichana KL, Goldstein IM, Kothbauer KF, Epstein F, Jallo GI. "Surgical management of long intramedullary Spinal cord tumors. Childs Nerv Syst. July 2007. |
2006 | Tobias, ME, Lenart, C, Gokhan, S, Abrahams, J, Mehler, M. "Induction neurogenesis in a rat model of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion." Neurosurgery (to be submitted). |
2005 | Tobias, ME, Silvera, M, Jallo, G, "Spine astrocytoma." Radiology Section, Emedicine, pp. 1-10, 2005. |
2003-2004 | Worked at Rose F. Kennedy Center for research in mental retardation and developmental disabilities at Albert Einstein College of Medicine neuroscience lab. Developed stroke models in rats and mice to investigate different aspects of neurogenesis in the stroke bed, the penumbra, the subventricular zone, and remote areas of the brain. |
1998 |
Tobias, Michael E. "American medical residency programs: an Search PubMed for all available publications of Michael Tobias, M.D. |
U.S. Patent: |
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1996 | U.S. Patent Number 5,493,811: Plant Watering Method and Apparatus Invented and patented a device that automatically waters plants while homeowner is away. |
Community Service: |
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2004 - 2006 | Member of Project Sunshine – provide services to children with severe illnesses. |
1997 - 1998 | Volunteer for Brown Community Outreach Program – worked with children from Providence Public Schools. |
1997 | Faculty Advisor for the National Youth Leadership Forum on medicine in Boston, Massachusetts – instructed high school seniors interested in pursuing a career in medicine. |
1996 - 1997 | Childhood Lead Action Program – screened children for lead poisoning in Providence, Rhode Island. |
Personal: |
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Hobbies include basketball, sailing, harmonica, music, and movies. |