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Office
122 Maple Ave
8th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601Phone+1 914-849-5300Fax+1 914-849-4840- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Rafael Alexander Ortiz is Executive Director of Neurosciences at White Plains Hospital. His specialties include endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms; embolization of brain tumors and vascular tumors of the head and neck region; cerebral and spinal arteriovenous malformations; ischemic stroke; cerebral and carotid artery stenting; and treatment of craniofacial vascular lesions (AVM, venous and lymphatic malformations) in adults and children, among others.
After receiving his medical degree from the Universidad Central del Caribe in Puerto Rico, Dr. Ortiz completed an internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Neurology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was also named chief resident. That was followed by fellowships in Vascular Neurology and Neuro-Critical Care at the Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, and in Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Surgery at Roosevelt Hospital, where he served as attending physician and director of the fellowship program for several years.
Prior to joining White Plains Hospital, Dr. Ortiz was founder and Chief of Neuro-Endovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuro-Radiology at Lenox Hill Hospital and Northwell Health Western Region. Dr. Ortiz was also Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Radiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.
Among his numerous accolades, Dr. Ortiz was honored with a Proclamation by the New York State Senate in 2012 for his dedication to community education and outstanding patient care, was recipient of the Men of the year by El Diario in 2013 and won the Latino Trendsetter Award in 2016. He has been named on the list of Super Doctors and Top Doctors by Castle Connolly, NY Magazine and The New York Times 2016-2023.
Dr. Ortiz was the President of the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association, New York City Chapter 2021 to 2023. He is known for his dedication to community education, patient satisfaction and outstanding patient care.
Education & Training
- North Shore LIJ Hofstra School of MedicinePhysician Leadership Development Program, 2015 - 2016
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Morningside)Fellowship, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (Neurological Surgery), 2006 - 2008
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHFellowship, Neurocritical Care, 2005 - 2006
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Neurology, 2002 - 2005
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHInternship, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2002
- Universidad Central del Caribe School of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2006 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
- American Board of Neurological SurgeryEndovascular Neurosurgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors NY Mag, 2021-2023
- New York Super Doctors 2017-2023
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2017-2023
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Clinical Trials
- Super-Selective Intraarterial Cerebral Infusion Of Temozolomide (Temodar) For Treatment Of Newly Diagnosed GBM And AA Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
- Super-Selective Intraarterial Cerebral Infusion of Cetuximab (Erbitux) for Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory GBM and AA Start of enrollment: 2009 Dec 01
- Repeated Super-selective Intraarterial Cerebral Infusion of Bevacizumab (Avastin) for Treatment of Relapsed GBM and AA Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of Cerebral Revascularization on Pial Collateral Flow in Patients With Unilateral Moyamoya Disease Using Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Angiography.Timothy G White, Moses Rivera, Justin Turpin, David Golombeck, Brendan Ryu, Kevin Shah, Danielle Golub, Rafael Ortiz, Karen Black, Jeffrey M Katz, Amir R Dehdashti, Da...> ;Neurosurgery. 2024 Mar 19
- Troubleshooting the bypass: intraoperative management of initially failed anastomosis in direct cerebral revascularization surgery.Omer Doron, Devon B O'Donnell, Colin Dallimore, Hamza Khilji, Michelle Villagran, Rafael A Ortiz, Erez Nossek, Jason A Ellis, David J Langer, Greisman, J., Jacob D Gre...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2024 Feb 1
- 3 citationsMiddle Meningeal Artery Embolization in the Management of Chronic Subdural Hematoma: a Comprehensive Review of Current Literature.Likowsky L Desir, Vinayak Narayan, Jason Ellis, David Gordon, David Langer, Rafael Ortiz, Yafell Serulle> ;Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 2023 Apr 1
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Press Mentions
- Dr. Ortiz Joins White Plains Hospital as Executive Director of NeurosciencesMay 4th, 2023
- Mayor Adams, American College of Lifestyle Medicine Announce $44 Million to Offer Lifestyle Medicine Foundational Training to Every NYC Health Care PractitionerDecember 5th, 2022
- Complex Surgery Rids Woman of Football-Sized Brain TumorSeptember 24th, 2020
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Committees
- President, NYC Board of Directors, American Heart Association 2021 - 2023
- Chair, Northwell Health Physicians Partners Communications and Marketing 2019 - 2023
- Member, Board of Directors, AHA/ASA 2012 - 2015
Other Languages
- Spanish, French
Hospital Affiliations
- White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, New York
External Links
- Rafael A Ortiz, MD https://www.wphphysicianassociates.org/doctors/rafael-ortiz-md/
- Neurosciences at White Plains Hospitalhttps://www.wphospital.org/services/neurosciences/
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