Neurocritical Care
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Neurocritical Care Fellowship
The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Neurocritical Care Fellowship at Columbia and Cornell is a two-year training program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
The Columbia Neuro ICU is an 18-bed closed unit equipped with video EEG and multimodality neuromonitoring capabilities in every room, as well as advanced neuroimaging (3 Tesla MRI and 64-slice CT scanner) adjacent to the ICU. The Cornell Neuro ICU is an 14-bed closed unit with video EEG and multimodality neuromonitoring capabilities; the unit is equipped with a portable CT scanner. Cornell is a level 1 trauma center. The complementary fellowships merged in 2009.
Fellows will gain expertise in the medical management of the critically ill neurologic patient. There are many opportunities to expand your knowledge including in applied neuromonitoring, transcranial Doppler, point-of-care ultrasound, and critical care neurophysiology.
The biggest strength of our program is the large faculty who are dedicated to individualized mentorship of the fellows. For more information about our mission to ensure a diverse and inclusive community, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion Program. We are invested in the success of each and every one of our fellows, whether that future is in clinical, administrative, or academic leadership roles in neurocritical care.
Both Columbia University and Cornell University are recognized Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action educators and employers. For more information about our mission to ensure a diverse and inclusive community, please visit our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Program.
Our Program
Our ACGME-accredited 24-month training curriculum is equally balanced between neurological and medical aspects of critical care, as follows:
- 13 months – Neuro–ICU
- 2 months – MICU, SICU, CTICU, OR
- 1 month – Neuromonitoring
- 6 months – Elective
- 2 months – Vacation
Fellows will participate in an organized collection of lectures, simulations, teaching conferences, Journal Clubs, and Grand Rounds. Upon completion, fellows will be proficient in the management of a wide range of neurological and general critical care patients. Development of independent research projects is encouraged, and fellows will benefit from broad exposure to database management, biostatistics, and data science. A substantial time commitment is required, including in-house call during night float rotations and weekend call once a month. Four weeks of vacation time are allotted per year. Salary is commensurate with PGY level.
Requirements and Eligibility
To apply for the fellowship, the applicant must be eligible for and possess a New York State Medical License on the start date of the fellowship (July 1). Because of this requirement, applicants who have attended a non–U.S. medical school must have completed at least one year of training in internal medicine or surgery in a GME-approved residency training program in the United States. In addition, residency training in neurology, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, surgery, emergency medicine, or internal medicine is required. A strong interest and track record in clinical research is highly desirable. Information about applying for a New York State Medical License can be obtained by calling (518) 474-3817. Graduates of both U.S. and foreign medical schools are eligible to apply. For foreign applicants, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ONLY sponsors J-1 visas through ECFMG. In special circumstances, visiting research fellowships of 3 to 24 months duration can be arranged for physicians with their own source of outside funding.
Apply
To apply to the Neurocritical Care clinical fellowship program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, please visit the SF Match website. Applications are reviewed by a diverse committee. Application deadline is early spring, and interviews are scheduled in late spring and early summer.
Fellows, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia & Cornell
Current Fellows
Second Year Fellows
Wells Andres, MD
Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Holly Stradecki Cohan, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Arshdeep Kaur, MD
Medical School: Government Medical School, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Residency: Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center
Itamar Niesvizky-Kogan, MD
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
Marialaura Simonetto, MD, MS
Medical School: University of Padua - Italy
Residency: Weill Cornell Neurology
First Year Fellows
Evan Hess, MD
Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Columbia Neurology
Stephanie Oh, MD, PhD
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
Residency: Weill Cornell Neurology
Kylie Ternes, MD
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
James Wiggins, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston
Recent Alumni
Class of 2022-24
Jeremy Ader, MD, MBA
Elizabeth Carroll, MD
Joshua Kahan, MBBS, PhD
Ifeyinwa Asonye, MD
Class of 2021-23
Eva Franzova, MD
Mohamed Ridha, MD
Aditya Kumar, MD
Fernanda Carvalho-Poyraz, MD, PhD
Veronica Peschansky, MD, PhD
Class of 2020-22
- Devin Burke, MD, currently at SUNY Upstate, Syracuse, NY
- Prajwal Ciryam, MD, PhD currently at University of Maryland, MD
- Nina Massad, MD, currently at University of Miami, FL
- JingXin Wang, MD, PhD, currently at Stonybrook Medicine, NY
Class of 2019-21
- Laura Scholtz, MD, currently at NYU Langone, NY
- Jenna Ford, MD, currently at University of Florida, FL
- Jessica Magid-Bernstein, MD, PhD, currently at Yale University, CT
- Morgan Prust, MD, currently at Yale University, CT
- Jon Rosenberg, MD, currently at Westchester Medical Center, NY
Class of 2018-20
- Hannah Kirsch, MD, currently at Stanford University, CA
- Jessica Lin, MD, currently at NYU Langone, NY
- Billy Roth, MD, currently at University of Florida, FL
Class of 2017-19
- Ayham Alkhachroum, MD, currently at University of Miami, FL
- Andrew Bauerschmidt, MD, MS, currently at Westchester Medical Center, NY
- Julie Kromm, MD, (1-year) currently at University of Calgary, Canada
- Kara Melmed, MD, currently at NYU Langone, NY
- Clio Rubinos, MD, currently at UNC Chapel Hill, NC
Class of 2016-18
- Shivani Ghoshal, MD, currently at Columbia University, NY
- Andy Martin, MD, currently at Hennepin Healthcare, MN
- Alex Reynolds, MD, currently at Mount Sinai, NY
Class of 2015-17
- Aws Alawi, MD, currently at Swedish Seattle Medical Center, WA
- Elie Dancour, MD, currently at Interventional Neurology, Nuvance Health, NY
- Ali Mahta, MD, currently at Brown University, RI
- Michael Reznik, MD, currently at Brown University, RI
Class of 2014-16
- Teresa May, DO (1-year), currently at Maine Medical Center, ME
- Alex Merkler, MD, currently at Weill Cornell, NY
- Nicholas Morris, MD, currently at University of Maryland, MD
- David Roh, MD, currently at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NY
Neurocritical Care Faculty -- Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Neurocritical Care Faculty -- Weill Cornell Medical Center
Judy Ch’ang, MD
- Assistant Professor of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical Center (WCMC)
Hooman Kamel, MD
- Professor of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical Center
Alexander Merkler, MD
- Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medical Center
Santosh Murthy, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medical Center
Alan Segal, MD
- Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medical Center
