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Office
16311 Ventura Blvd
Encino, CA 91436Phone+1 310-278-7000Fax+1 718-939-1167- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2002 - 2008
- University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2008 - 2017
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2011-2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsUse of Daptomycin for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal VentriculitisMohamed Erritouni, Nessrine Ktaich, James J. Rahal, Deborah A. Figueroa, Jaime Nieto, Carl Urban, Noriel Mariano, Frank Eisinger, Jonathan Abayev, David P. Nicolau, Da...> ;Case Reports in Medicine. 2012 May 9
- 20 citationsEndoscope-assisted placement of a multiperforated shunt catheter into the fourth ventricle via a frontal transventricular approach.Kristen Upchurch, Murisiku Raifu, Marvin Bergsneider> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2007 Apr 15
- 176 citationsUniversal PCR amplification of mouse immunoglobulin gene variable regions : the design of degenerate primers and an assessment of the effect of DNA polymerase 3' to 5'...Zhongde Wang, Murisiku Raifu, Meredith Howard, Laurie Smith, David E. Hansen, Richard A. Goldsby, David I. Ratner> ;Journal of Immunological Methods. 2000 Jan 13
Press Mentions
- Africa Focused Health-Tech Start-up; Talamus Health Inc. Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019February 25th, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- California Hospital Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
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