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Kimon Bekelis, MD, Neurosurgery, Babylon, NY, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

KimonBekelisMDFAANS

Neurosurgery • Babylon, NY

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Interventional Neuroradiology, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Assistant Professor, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

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Summary

  • Dr. Bekelis is a board certified neurosurgeon with subspecialty training in minimally invasive endovascular neurosurgery. He additionally specializes in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and complex brain, and spine operations. He is the Chair of the Neuroscience Service Line for Catholic Health, Chairman of Neuro-interventional Services for Catholic Health Services of Long Island, the Director of the Stroke and Brain Aneurysm Center of Long Island at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center and the co-director of the Neuro Intensive Care Unit at GSHMC. He led the team that achieved the certification of this center as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by TJC in less than one year after the inception of the program.

    He is also an Assistant Professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and the Director of the Population Health Research Institute of New York at CHSLI. As a researcher, he has led several projects focusing on outcome predictive modeling, comparative effectiveness, resource utilization, regional disparities, diffusion of innovation, intensity of care, workforce allocation, medico-legal issues, and cost. He is the co-founder of Ikona, a healthcare company focusing on optimizing the patient experience. Dr. Bekelis has created two iOS applications on personalized medicine, and a website on the diffusion of medical procedures and technology.

Clinical Expertise

  • Cerebrovascular disease, Cerebral aneurysm, Arteriovenous fistulae, Cerebral arteriovenous malformation, Cervical spinal stenosis, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Cervical disc disease, Lumbar disk herniation, Primary brain tumors, Metastatic brain tumors, Gamma knife radiosurgery, Interventional neuroradiology / Endovascular neurosurgery, Carotid stenting, Carotid endarterectomy, Neurosurgical oncology, Thoracic spine surgery, Minimally invasive spine surgery, Spine deformity surgery, Neuro-critical care, Complex spine surgery, Cerebral aneurysm clipping, Cerebral ischemia, Cerebral angiography, Cerebral sinus thromboses, Cerebral venous thromboses, Middle cerebral artery infarction, Middle cerebral artery stroke, Cerebral vasospasm, Cerebral atherosclerotic disease, Moyamoya disease, Carotid angioplasty, Carotid stenosis, Intracranial carotid angioplasty, Carotid dissection, Carotid artery disease, Ischemic stroke, Hemorrhagic stroke, Internal carotid artery stroke, Healthcare disparities, Laminectomy, Diskectomy

Education & Training

  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityFellowship, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (Neurological Surgery), 2016 - 2017
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
    Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2016
  • University of Athens
    University of AthensClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2015 - 2018
  • NH State Medical License
    NH State Medical License 2009 - 2016
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Neurosurgeon Best of Long Island Award, 2024
  • Healthcare Hero Schnep’s Media, 2023
  • Best Neurosurgeon Best of Long Island Awards, 2023
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • De-Adoption and Exnovation in the Use of Carotid Revascularization: Retrospective Cohort Study  
    Kimon Bekelis, MD, Emergency Medicine Journal

Press Mentions

  • Chilean Woman with Rare Tumor in Neck Blood Vessel Receives Free Treatment on LI
    Chilean Woman with Rare Tumor in Neck Blood Vessel Receives Free Treatment on LINovember 20th, 2020
  • COVID-19 and Prevalence of Stroke: Making Sense of the Data
    COVID-19 and Prevalence of Stroke: Making Sense of the DataJune 8th, 2020
  • AHA: Can Statins Help Prevent Brain Aneurysms from Rupturing?
    AHA: Can Statins Help Prevent Brain Aneurysms from Rupturing?April 5th, 2018
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Committees

  • Member, AANS CNS Caucus 2020 - Present
  • Vice Chairman, AANS Communications and Public Relations Committee 2019 - Present
  • Member, MACRA Episode-Based Cost Measure Clinical Subcommittee on Peripheral Vascular Disease Management 2018 - 2019
  • Member, AAP&R Quality Measures Technical Expert Panel 2017 - 2019
  • Member, AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Guidelines Committee 2017 - 2019
  • AANS/CNS CV Section Liaison, Neurocritical Care Society 2017 - 2019
  • Elected Member, Governing Council of the IMG Section of the AMA 2017 - 2018
  • Member, AANS Public Relations Committee 2016 - 2019
  • Pennsylvania State Councillor, ACS SurgeonsVOICE 2016 - 2017
  • Member, Selection Committee for the 2017 ACS/AANS Health Policy Scholar 2016 - 2017
  • Member, National Quality and Outcomes Database working group 2016 - 2017
  • Member, AANS/CNS Washington Committee 2016 - 2017
  • Member, AANS/CNS Neurosurgery Blog Editorial Board 2015 - 2019
  • Member, CNS Quarterly Editorial Board 2015 - 2017
  • Member, AANS/CNS National Quality Forum 2015 - 2017
  • Alternate Liaison, Executive Committee of the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section 2015 - 2016
  • Member, AANS Young Neurosurgeons Medical Student Task Force 2015 - 2016
  • Member, AANS/CNS Guidelines Committee 2014 - 2019
  • Member, Communications and Public Relations Subcommittee of AANS/CNS the Washington Committee 2014 - 2016
  • Liaison, N2QOD (National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database) 2014 - 2016
  • Member, NREF Development Committee 2014 - 2016
  • Coordinator, Communications Division, AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee 2014 - 2016
  • Member, AANS/CNS Quality Improvement Workgroup 2014 - 2015
  • Liaison, AANS/CNS Washington Committee 2014 - 2015
  • Member, Coding and Reimbursement Subcommittee of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee 2014 - 2015
  • Member, Drugs and Devices Subcommittee of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee 2014 - 2015
  • Member, Emergency Neurosurgical Care Regionalization Task Force of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee 2014 - 2015
  • Mentee, Executive Committee of the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section 2013 - 2015
  • Member, Medico Legal Committee of the CSNS 2013 - 2014
  • Member, Section of Young Neurosurgeons of the CSNS 2013 - 2014
  • Member, Northeast Quadrant of the CSNS 2013 - 2014
  • Fellow, Council of State Neurosurgical Societies 2013 - 2014
  • Liaison, AANS Development Committee 2013 - 2014
  • Elected Officer, AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee 2012 - 2016

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Greek, French

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

Dr. Kimon Bekelis, Dr. Kimon Bekelis, MD, Dr. K Bekelis