Russell Rosenblatt, M.D., M.S.

Dr. Meninabasi Ndaessien is an emergency medicine physician who currently practices at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital. Dr. Ndaessien earned her degree in osteopathic medicine from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Henderson, Nevada and completed her residency training in emergency medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY. In addition, she holds an appointment as an instructor in medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.Prior to joining New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Ndaessien was an attending physician in emergency medicine at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville, New York.Dr. Ndaessien is board certified in osteopathic medicine and is licensed to practice in the State of New York. Her interests, outside of medicine, include volunteering, travelling and exploring other cultures.

Ning Lin, MD, is an award-winning neurosurgeon who brings a unique combination of neurosurgical and endovascular experience to treating vascular disease. He is an assistant professor of neurological surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and an expert in cerebrovascular disorders including aneurysms, AVMs, carotid stenosis, cavernous malformations, Moyamoya disease, intracranial atherosclerotic disease, and intracranial hemorrhage. Dr. Lin specializes in interventional neuroradiology and has a clinical focus on cerebrovascular disease and brain and spinal tumors, pituitary tumors, and Chiari malformations. He is a recipient of the prestigious Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Fellowship Award and the Research Updates in Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons Award. Dr. Lin graduated cum laude from Harvard Medical School and served his neurosurgery residency and chief residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital. He completed his fellowship training in endovascular neurosurgery and interventional neuroradiology at Gates Vascular Institute at SUNY Buffalo. He performs surgeries at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens and Weill Cornell Medical Center and is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese

Hai Chen, M.D., Ph.D., is a neurophysiologist and epileptologist (seizure specialist) at Weill Cornell Medicine. After earning his MD and PhD and performing ground-breaking research, Dr. Chen completed his internship and residency at UT-Southwestern Medical Center from 2010-2014. He then completed Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy fellowship at NYU from 2014-2016. He joined the faculty in the Neurology Department at George Washington University where he was promoted to Associate Professor of Neurology in 2021. He joined Weill Cornell and New York-Presbyterian in February 2023Dr. Chen is board certified in Neurology, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology. His clinical interests include intractable epilepsy, anti-seizure medications, epilepsy surgery, and deep brain electrical stimulation. Dr. Chen provides services for patients with epilepsy in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Chen has been investigating the utilization of electroencephalography (EEG) in detecting seizures. He has also conducted studies on optimizing anti-seizure medications and neuromodulation in epilepsy patient care. His publication record includes multiple papers from his research study in major scientific journals. Dr. Chen has also been the principal-investigator for an anti-seizure medication clinical trials at George Washington University. He has also served on committees at the American Epilepsy Society and as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals. He has been an invited speaker to discuss seizure treatment at the national neurology conference. He is also an advocate for seizure patients and served as a board member of the Epilepsy Foundation, DC Chapter.