Internal medicine practitioners
Amir Reza Dehdashti, MD
Amir Dehdashti, MD, FACS, is a renowned neurosurgeon, and one of the few dual-trained cerebrovascular and skull base surgeons in America. He serves as the director of cerebrovascular neurosurgery research at North Shore University Hospital, and Professor of Neurosurgery at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.Dr. Dehdashti's areas of expertise include cerebrovascular surgery for brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations, brainstem cavernous malformations, carotid artery disease, and bypass surgery for moyamoya disease and brain aneurysms. He specializes in skull base surgery for acoustic neuromas and meningiomas, minimally invasive endoscopic skull base surgery for pituitary and other skull base tumors, cranial nerve surgery for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm, and craniovertebral junction surgery including Chiari. He has developed minimally invasive approaches to many complex cerebrovascular and cranial base diseases, and is one of a few neurosurgeons in the country with internationally recognized expertise in bypass surgery. With 14 years in practice as a board-certified neurosurgeon, Dr. Dehdashti understands the intricacies and delicate nature of brain surgery, and approaches each unique case with meticulous attention to detail. He is dedicated to providing the latest, most effective surgical options that offer the best possible outcomes, which is why patients both nationally and internationally are often referred to him. A global leader in neurosurgical research, Dr. Dehdashti has been published in more than 170 medical papers, including the textbook "Surgery of Craniovertebral Junction," and has given more than 400 lectures at national and international meetings. His current research focuses on cerebrovascular outcomes and new technologies, as well as brain arteriovenous malformations, aneurysms and skull base surgery. Dr. Dehdashti completed his neurosurgery residency in Geneva, Switzerland, and then trained at Toronto Western Hospital, one of the largest neurosurgery centers in the world, and completed two dedicated and separate fellowships in skull base, minimally invasive endoscopic skull base surgery, neuroendovascular, and cerebrovascular neurosurgery. As the program director of the globally recognized, CAST-accredited cerebrovascular neurosurgery fellowship at North Shore University Hospital, Dr. Dehdashti is passionate about training the next generation of subspecialty neurosurgeons many of whom trained at top neurosurgical institutions and come to him to brush up their techniques. Dr. Dehdashti serves on the board of the North American Skull Base Society and on the Editorial Board for several journals, including Operative Neurosurgery and Acta Neurochirurgica. He is also a member of other prestigious medical societies, such as the Cerebrovascular Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurosurgical Surgeons, as well as the Journal of Neurosurgery.
