DavidJChalifMD
Neurosurgery • Bay Shore, NYProfessor, Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
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270 East Main Street
Bay Shore, NY 11706Phone+1 631-591-7470Fax+1 631-591-7472- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- David J. Chalif, MD, FACS, is the chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at South Shore University Hospital. He joined Northwell Health in 2005 as the chief of cerebrovascular surgery. With more than 35 years of surgical experience in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, vascular malformations and malignant and benign brain tumors, Dr. Chalif now leads a multidisciplinary department that treats the full range of neurosurgical disorders.
Dr. Chalif founded the Brain Aneurysm Center at North Shore University Hospital, a cutting-edge program consisting of microsurgery, neurointerventional radiology, fellowship training and neurointensive care. In addition to helping to train future physicians at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, he contributes to the future of brain aneurysm treatments through ongoing research and has been published in medical journals such as Neurosurgical Review, World Neurosurgery and Operative Neurosurgery.
Dr. Chalif is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (1988) and is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Cerebrovascular Section of the AANS/CNS. He is a past president of the Nassau Surgical Society (2003) and was past chair of the annual Nassau Surgical Society clinic day in neurosurgery.
As a recognized leader in his field, Dr. Chalif has been a recipient of the national Brain Aneurysm Foundation s Physician Champion Award and is a member of the Brain Aneurysm Foundation Medical Advisory Board. He is a true advocate for his patients, having lobbied on Capitol Hill and met with members of the U.S. Congress to raise awareness of brain aneurysms. Dr. Chalif also champions community outreach and spearheads fundraising efforts to support neurosurgery research.
Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1980 - 1986- NYU Grossman School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1981 - 2024- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsInterdisciplinary treatment of posterior fossa dural arteriovenous fistulas.Ivo Peto, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Timothy G White, Kevin Kwan, Katherine Wagner, Giyarpuram N Prashant, David J. Chalif, Jeffrey M. Katz, Amir R. Dehdashti> ;Acta Neurochirurgica. 2021 Mar 8
- 2 citationsAcquisition of Basic Microsurgical Skills Using Low-Cost, Readily Available Models: The Orange Model.Omer Doron, Iddo Paldor, Samuel Moscovisci, Sergey Spektor, David J. Chalif, David J. Langer, Erez Nossek> ;World Neurosurgery. 2021 Feb 1
- 3 citationsPrimary Low-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma of Skull With Translocation Between Immunoglobulin and Interferon Regulatory Factor 4 Genes.Mansoor Nasim, David J. Chalif, Alexis Demopoulos, Judith Brody, Rova Lee-Huang, Silvia G Spitzer, Jonathan E. Kolitz, Xinmin Zhang> ;International Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2020 May 1
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Press Mentions
Long Island Woman Has New Lease on Life After Surviving 3 Brain AneurysmsJune 2nd, 2021- Long Island Mother Judy Tedesco Survives 3 Brain Aneurysms Discovered by Accident: ‘It Was Divine Intervention’June 2nd, 2021
- Krista Lim-Hing, MD, Appointed Director of South Shore’s Neurosciences ICUNovember 13th, 2020
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Hospital Affiliations
North Shore University HospitalManhasset, New York
Glen Cove HospitalGlen Cove, New York
St. Francis Hospital and Heart CenterRoslyn, New York
South Shore University HospitalBay Shore, New York
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