Dr. Amit Y. Schwartz, MD

Neurosurgeon

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Dr. Schwartz practices Neurosurgery in Brooklyn, New York.

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Physician Profile for Dr. Amit Y. Schwartz, MD

Address:: 948 48th Street 2nd Floor; Brooklyn, NY 11219

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Male

Years Since Graduation: 14

Awards and Honors:

1987-1991, Regent's Scholarship

1991, Meyer Atlas Memorial Award for Excellence in Biology

Five-Star Doctor at Maimonides Medical Center in Spine Surgery.

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Professional Appointments:

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Human Physiology Teaching Assistant

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

1996, Resident Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1996, Resident Member, American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Publications:

2000, Experimental models of subarachnoid hemorrhage in the rate: A refinement of the endovascular filament model, Journal of Neuroscience Methods

2000, Acute decrease in cerebral nitric oxide levels after subarachnoid hemorrhage, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow Metabolism

2000, Decreased nitric oxide availability contributes to cerebral ischemia following subarachnoid hemorrhage, Neurosurgery

2001, Intradural Hemangiopericytoma of the Lumbar Spine, Neurosurgery (accepted)

Professional Interests:

Brain Surgery , Pituitary Tumor, Vascular Lesions , Facial Pain , Spine Surgery

Foreign Languages Spoken:

Hebrew

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Neurosurgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Amit Y. Schwartz, MD is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University
New York, NY 1995
Internship:: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Residency:: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Fellowship:: University of Miami
Miami, FL
Undergraduate School:: Yeshiva University
New York, NY 1991

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
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Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Amit Y. Schwartz, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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