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Office
710 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032Phone+1 212-305-5582Fax+1 212-305-2026- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1972 - 1976
- Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Neurological Surgery, 1970 - 1971
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1970
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignB.S., Mathematics, With honors, 1957 - 1961
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1976 - Present
- NY State Medical License 1973 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 1979 - 2019
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Gold Medal for Meritorious Service Alumni Association of The College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, 2015
- Alumni Medalist Columbia Alumni Association, 2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Original Cushing Society: A Historical Review of the Senior Society's First 6 MeetingsArunprasad Gunasekaran, Aravind Somasundarum, Muhammad Abu-Rmaileh, Ann Liu, Thomas Glenn Pait, Stephen B. Tatter, Donald O. Quest, Analiz Rodriguez> ;World Neurosurgery. 2021 Mar 1
- 43 citationsStatins Reduce Neurologic Injury in Asymptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy PatientsEric J. Heyer, Joanna L. Mergeche, Samuel S. Bruce, Justin T. Ward, Yaakov Stern, Zirka H. Anastasian, Donald O. Quest, Robert A. Solomon, George J. Todd, Alan I. Benv...> ;Stroke. 2013 Apr 1
- 110 citationsSimulation in Neurosurgery: A Review of Computer-Based Simulation Environments and Their Surgical ApplicationsHani Malone, Omar N. Syed, Michael S Downes, Anthony L. D’Ambrosio, Donald O. Quest, Michael G. Kaiser> ;Neurosurgery. 2010 Oct 1
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Journal Articles
- The Centennial of the Neurological Institute of New York and Its Department of Neurological Surgery: A Pictorial EssayQuest DO, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2010
- Heart of a Lion, Hands of a Woman: What Women Neurosurgeons DoQuest DO, JAMA, 1/1/2010
- Simulation in Neurosurgery: A Review of Computer-Based Simulation Environments and their Surgical ApplicationsMalone HR, Syed ON, Downes MS, D’Ambrosio AL, Quest DO, Kaiser MG, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Osler Inaugural Lecture: Mentorship in Neurosurgery1/1/2014
- Resident Selection: Can We Do a Better Job?1/1/2010
- Neurosurgical Training: Time for a Change?1/1/2008
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Press Mentions
- The Man Who Brought Us Brain CellsOctober 23rd, 2018
- AANS 2019: Giving Back to Go ForwardApril 9th, 2019
- Mentorship and Service at AANS 2018April 30th, 2018
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish, French
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan HospitalNew York, New York
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York, New York
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