CNI Physicians Named in 2012 Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors®

02/13/2012

 Contact: Michelle Pipia-Stiles
(516) 570-4406
mpipiastil@nshs.edu

MANHASSET, NY

Neurosurgeons and neurologists from North Shore-LIJ’s Cushing Neuroscience Institute have been named in the 2012 online directory of Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors®.  The list of physicians is compiled by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a Manhattan publisher of consumer guides to doctors across the country. The physicians named in this prestigious list are selected after an extensive survey process that begins with nominations from their peers. Criteria considered include medical evaluation and training, professional accomplishments, demonstrated excellence in academic medicine and research and superior patient care.

The neurosurgeons and neurologists from North Shore-LIJ’s Cushing Neuroscience Institute who were named in the 2012 Online Directory of Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors® include: 

• Mark B. Eisenberg, MD (neurosurgeon), chief, department of neurosurgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and director of the Skull Base Center; assistant professor of neurosurgery at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• Maged M. Ghaly, MD (attending physician), department of radiosurgery and stereotactic radiation therapy at North Shore University Hospital; assistant professor of radiation medicine at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• Marc L. Gordon, MD (neurologist), chief, department of neurology, Zucker Hillside Hospital; associate professor of neurology and psychiatry at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• Cynthia L. Harden, MD (neurologist), chief, division of epilepsy and electroencephalography, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Care Center at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center; professor of neurology at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• Ronald Kanner, MD (neurologist), chair, department of neurology, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center; professor of neurology at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• Jonathan Knisely, MD (neurosurgeon), chief, division of radiosurgery and stereotactic program and co-director for radiosurgery and stereotactic radiation therapy at North Shore University Hospital; associate professor of radiation medicine at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• Roger W. Kula, MD (neurologist), medical director, Chiari Institute, North Shore University Hospital; associate professor of neurology and neurosurgery at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• David J. Langer, MD (neurosurgeon), director, cerebrovascular research and director,  Moyamoya Center of New York at North Shore University Hospital; associate professor of neurosurgery at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• Mitchell E. Levine, MD (neurosurgeon), director, Spine Center at North Shore University Hospital; assistant professor of neurosurgery at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• Richard Libman, MD (neurologist), vice chair, department of neurology and chief of vascular neurology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center; professor of neurology at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• Harold L. Rekate, MD (neurosurgeon), director, Chiari Institute and director, Hypothalamic Hamartoma Center at North Shore University Hospital; professor of neurosurgery at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• Michael Schulder, MD (neurosurgeon), vice chair, department of neurosurgery and director, Brain Tumor Center at North Shore University Hospital; professor of neurosurgery at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
• Avi Setton, MD (interventional neuroradiologist), chief, interventional neuroradiology and co-director, Brain Aneurysm Center at North Shore University Hospital; assistant professor of neurosurgery at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine