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Dr. Alejandro Berenstein


Director, Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery,
and Director, Center for Endovascular Surgery

Alejandro Berenstein, MD, is the director of Beth Israel's Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN) at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, a state-of-the-art facility for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases. He is a pioneer in the emerging field of interventional neuroradiology, a specialty that utilizes minimally invasive procedures to treat conditions related to the vascular system of the brain, head, face, spine and spinal cord.

Dr. Berenstein created and developed the first Division of Interventional Neuroradiology (surgical neuroangiography) in the United States. He also developed the first multidisciplinary center for congenital vascular anomalies and hemangiomas, where a team of specialists review and design treatment strategies for patients with vascular problems of the head and neck. Dr. Berenstein uses the same concepts, techniques and multidisciplinary expertise at the INN in cases of aneurysms, vascular tumors, vascular malformations, birthmarks and other vascular abnormalities.

A prolific and popular lecturer, he is also co-author of Surgical Neuroangiography, the five-volume definitive work on the field of interventional neuroradiology.

Alejandro Berenstein, M.D.

DOB:  November 13, 1947

PLACE OF BIRTH:  Mexico City, Mexico

CITIZENSHIP: Mexican/American Citizen - 6/92

MARITAL STATUS:  Married

EDUCATION:

COLLEGE:    Escuela Secondaria y Preparatory, de la Ciudad de Mexico, B.S. Degree

MEDICAL SCHOOL:  Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Medical Surgeon

POST DOCTORAL TRAINING:

INTERNSHIP:  Tel Hashomar Hospital - 1/70-2/71, Tel Aviv, Israel

Pre-graduate Rotating Internship

5/71-6/72    Social Service in Mexican Red Cross

7/72-6/73    Mount Sinai Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut

Surgical Internship RESIDENCY:   

Mount Sinai Hospital 7/73-6/76    New York, New York

Radiology, RESIDENCY:             

Chief Resident - Radiology, 7/75-6/76   Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York

FELLOWSHIP:  New York University Medical Center, 7/76-6/78  New York, New York

Neuroradiology

STATE LICENSURE:

3/5/75      Washington, D.C. (FLEX) 7879

3/18/77    New York State 130263

CERTIFICATION:    

12/10/76   American Board of Radiology

11/4/95    Diagnostic Radiology with Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:

7/1/78      Assistant Professor of RadiologyNew York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Medical Center

9/1/82      Associated Professor of Radiology, New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Medical Center

9/1/82      Associated Professor of Neurosurgery, New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Medical Center

9/1/86      Professor of Radiology, New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Medical Center

9/1/86      Professor of Neurosurgery, New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital Medical Center

9/1/96-PRESENT           

Professor of Radiology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Manhattan Campus-Beth Israel Medical Center

VISITING APPOINTMENTS:

10/78-present  Assistant Attending in Radiology, New York Infirmary, New York, New York

1/80-present  Adjunct Professor of Radiology, University of Paris SUD, Paris, France

CLINICAL AND HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

7/1/78          Assistant Attending in Radiology

New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Medical Center             

7/1/79-9/1/96   Director of Neuroradiology, Bellevue Hospital Medical Center, New York, New York

7/1/79-9/1/96   Director of Embolization Unit, Director of Surgical Neuro-Angiography, NewYork University medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Medical Center

9/1/82             Associate Attending in Radiology, New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Medical Center

9/1/82             Associate Attending in Neurosurgery, New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Medical Center

9/1/86             Attending in Radiology, New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Medical Center

6/1/89             Attending in Neurosurgery, New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Medical Center

9/1/96-Present  Director of the Center for Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY

9/1/96-PRESENT  Co-Director of the Institute of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York

9/1/99-PRESENT  Director of the Institute of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Beth Israel Medical Center

HONORS:

1966    Second Place for High Notes, Second Year of Medical School, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)

1979    Magna Cum Laude, 17th Annual Scientific Meeting(ASNR), Intra Arterial Embolization of Lesions of Head, Neck, Face and Brain.

1989    Ramon y Cajal Award in Medicine for Distinguished Latin American Physicians

1997    Needlers Foundation Award, Distinguished Physicians

2/4/98    The First Luessenhop Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons(CNS); Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery

COMMITTEES:

  1. Member of the Subcommittee of Neuroradiology Devices and Contrast Material.  American Society of Neuroradiology 1978-1979

  2. Chairman of the Subcommittee of Interventional Materials.  American Society of Neuroradiology 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1984

  3. Co-chairman of Quality Assurance, American Society of Neuroradiology 1988.

  4. Interventional Neuroradiology Committee.  American Society of Neuroradiology 1989.

  5. Intersociety Liaison Committee.  American Society of Neuroradiology 1990-1991

  6. Chairman of Interventional Neuroradiology (subcommittee, Training in Standards), 1990-1991

  7. Chairperson, Educational Committee, Sociedad Iberolatino Americana de Neuroradilogia, 1991.        

  8. Committee on Neuroradiology/Head and Neck.  American Society of Neuroradiology 1992.

  9. Executive Committee of Medical Board.  New York University Medical Center 1993-1995.

  10. Laboratories/Clinical and Support Services Committee 1995-1996.

  11. President (First)-World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology.  1992-1998.

  12. Chairman-Standards of Training.  American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology.  1992-1998.

  13. Laboratories/Clinical and Support Services Committee 1994-1995, New York University Medical Center.

  14. Executive Committee of the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology. 1996-present.

  15. Executive Committee of the American Society of Neuroradiology 1996-1998

  16. President - American Society of Interventional Neuroradiology. 1996-1998.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

  1. American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)

  2. New York Roentgen Ray Society

  3. American College of Radiology (ACR)

  4. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

  5. American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

  6. American Association of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (ASITN)

  7. World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN)

  8. Societad Iberolatinoamericano de neuroradiologie (SILAN)

  9. French Society of Neuroradiology

  10. Honorary Member of the Italian Society of Neuroradiology

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

  1. Continuous research on intravascular devices.  This has led to the development of :

  2. A simplified solid particle introducer

  3. An immediate life subtraction analog imaging system for the execution of interventional procedures.

  4. The developments of a modified double lumen balloon catheter for coaxial embolization under flow arrest.

  5. The use of somatosensory evoke potential monitoring during spinal angiogram and Embolization.

  6. The use of 95% ethanol as a sclerosing agent for venous lesions.

  7. A variable stiffness, decreasing caliber superselective angiographic cattheter for distal catheterization of the brachiocephalic vessels and for the precise and distal delivery of embolic agents.

  8. USCI open ended guidewire.  (1986)

  9. The Shealth Balloon Catheter for Intra cranial Angioplasty

  10. "Liquid" coils for distal embolization.

GRANTS:

FDA orphan drug award.    13,000 for 1986

Embolization with N-butyl-cyanoacrylate

Siemens Grant, Development of Angiographic Subtraction Device, $720,000.00 1/93-12/96.

Neurostar Imaging Grant, $150,000.00. Unrestricted funds.

Target Therapeutics Industrial Grant for Endovascular Occlusion of experimental Aneurysms 1/93-1/96. $227,000.00

Co-Investigator NIH Grant on Intra-arterial Chemotherapy for Brain Tumors with BCNU 1983.

Co-Investigator NINCD Grant on Intra-arterial Chemotherapy with Cis-Platinum 1986.

COURSE DIRECTOR:

Interventional Neuroradiology, NYU Medical Center, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

Co-Director University of Zurich Course on Interventional Neuroradiology, 1992, 1993, 1994

Co-Chairman of Scientific Program of the ASNR, 1991

Co-Chairman of Scientific Program of the ASNR-ASITN,1001

Chairman of Scientific Program of the 1st WFITN, Zurich, 1991

Chairman of Scientific Program of the ASITN, 1994

Chairman of Scientific Program of the Joint meeting of the ASITN-WFITN, NYC 1997

EDITORIAL APPOINTMENT:

American Journal of Neuroradiology 1/82-present

Journal of Neurosurgery 1/83-present   

 
 
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