Raj Shrivastava, MD Email Raj Shrivastava
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- Positions
- PROFESSOR | Neurosurgery
- PROFESSOR | Otolaryngology
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- Specialty
- Neurosurgery
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- Languages
- English
- Spanish
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- Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
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- Phone
- Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice 212-241-6147 212-241-6147
- The Mount Sinai Hospital 212-241-6147 212-241-6147
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Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice
5 East 98th Street
7th Floor
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-6147212-241-6147 -
The Mount Sinai Hospital
1468 Madison Avenue
8th Floor, Room 35
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-6147212-241-6147
Dr. Raj Shrivastava is a board-certified Professor of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology (ENT) and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs for the Department of Neurosurgery at the Mount Sinai Health System. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skull base tumors, meningiomas, and pituitary tumors. He has sub-specialty fellowship training in complex skull base surgery that entails the use of minimally invasive technologies consisting of endoscopic, 3D, and stereotactic navigation in order to safely remove difficult and "hard-to-reach" brain tumors. He has been active in the advancement and development of these technologies through clinical research, resulting in several national peer-reviewed publications and awards. Dr. Shrivastava lectures nationally and internationally, often being invited to speak as a guest professor and lecturer.
He is a co-investigator of an NIH-funded study that researches the use of Ultra-High Field 7T MRI mapping of skull base tumors to improve patient outcome and safety. He has been appointed to the editorial board of neurosurgery journals in the sub-specialty area of skull base and endoscopic surgery.
Most importantly, however, Dr. Shrivastava believes that patient-centered care, good clinical outcome and personalized treatment comes first, and this will always be his first priority.
Dr. Shrivastava also serves as Director of the Neurosurgery Residency Program.
Certification
Neurological Surgery
Clinical Focus
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Acromegaly
- Astrocytoma
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Tumor And Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumors
- Brain, Spine Tumors
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Chiari Malformation
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordoma
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniotomy
- Hemangioblastoma
- Hemangioma
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningioma
- Neuroendoscopy
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Diseases
- Pituitary Tumor
- Sinus Cancer
- Skull Base Tumor/Cancer
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Suprasellar Tumor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Ventriculostomy
- Vestibular Schwannoma
Research Topics
Anatomy, Anti-Tumor Therapy, Bioinformatics, Brain, Brain Imaging, Clinical Genomics, Computer Simulation, Genomics, MRI, Neural Networks, Neuroscience, Pituitary, Robotic Surgery, Systems Neuroscience, Translational Research
Education
BS, MS, Stanford University
MD, University of Pennsylvania
Internship, General Surgery
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency, Neurosurgery
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Skull Base Surgery
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Languages
English, Spanish
2017, 2019, 2020
New York Magazine Best Doctors
2015-2019
America's Top Surgeon Award
Excellence in Neurosurgical Treatment
2013-2019
Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Castle Connolly
Regional Top Doctor - Neurological Surgery
2012-2019
US News and World Report Selected Top Doctor-Neurosurgery
2011-2019
Patient's Choice Award - National Award
Outstanding Patient Care in Neurosurgery
2011-2019
Compassionate Physician Award - National Award
Patient's Choice - Vital Health Care Group
Awarded to selected physicians by their patients for compassionate care in tumor treatment
2001
American Association of Neurosurgeons (AANS) Vesalius Award - First Presentation
Outstanding Achievement in Neurosurgical Research - History
Ultra-High Field MRI Tumor Mapping
The BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) research group has an NIH funded program that develops newer techniques to accurately map tumors and anatomy using ultra-high field 7T MRI. This will allow for more precise and targeted surgical resections-ultimately for better patient outcomes.
The BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute
Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
The Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery research group focuses on the clinical implementation of stereotactic and 3D navigation for minimally invasive skull base and pituitary tumor surgery. The team researches unique visual-evoked-potential (VEP) neuro-physiological monitoring to monitor visual pathways during neurosurgical tumor surgery to provide for improved clinical outcome.
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Dr.Shrivastava did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2021 and/or 2022: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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