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 St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West
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- Phone
- Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice 212-241-6147212-241-6147
- The Mount Sinai Hospital 212-241-6147212-241-6147
- Mount Sinai Union Square 212-241-6147212-241-6147
Dr. Shrivastava is a board-certified Professor of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology (ENT), specializing 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. These consist 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 which has resulted in several national peer-reviewed publications and awards. Dr. Shrivastava lectures nationally and internationally where he has been invited as a guest Professor and Lecturer. He is an NIH-funded researcher who has been studying 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, this will always be the first priority.
Dr. Shrivastava also serves as Associate Director of the Neurosurgery Residency Program.
Certification
Neurology
Clinical Focus
- 3D Simulation
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Acromegaly
- Astrocytoma
- Brain Tumor And Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumors
- Brain, Spine Tumors
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Chiari Malformation
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordoma
- Computer Guided Crainiotomy
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniotomy
- Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
- Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
- Glioblastoma
- Glioma
- Glomus Tumor
- Head and Neck Squamous cell cancer
- Hemangioblastoma
- Hemangioma
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningioma
- Metastases
- Neuroendoscopy
- Oligodendroglioma
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Pituitary Diseases
- Pituitary Tumor
- Sinus Cancer
- Skull Base Tumor/Cancer
- Skull Base Tumors
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- Ventriculostomy
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, Surgery (General)
Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency, Neurosurgery
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Skull Base Surgery
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Languages
English, Spanish
2017
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
2017
Patient's Choice Award - National Award
Outstanding Patient Care in Neurosurgery
2017
Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Castle Connolly
Regional Top Doctor - Neurological Surgery
2017
America's Top Surgeon Award
Excellence in Neurosurgical Treatment
2017
US News and World Report Selected Top Doctor-Neurosurgery
2017
New York Magazine Best Doctors
2001
American Association of Neurosurgeons (AANS) Vesalius Award - First Presentation
Outstanding Achievement in Neurosurgical Research - History
Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Our group focuses on the clinical implementation of stereotactic and 3D navigation for minimally invasive skull base and pituitary tumor surgery. We are researching unique visual-evoked-potential (VEP) neuro-physiological monitoring to monitor visual pathways during neurosurgical tumor surgery to provide for improved clinical outcome.
Ultra-High Field Tumor Mapping
Our Research Group is an NIH R01 funded program developing 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 outcome
Shrivastava RK, Arginteanu MS, King WA, Post KD. Giant prolactinomas: clinical management and long-term follow up. Journal of neurosurgery 2002 Aug; 97(2).
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Sen C, Triana AI, Berglind N, Godbold J, Shrivastava RK. Clival chordomas: clinical management, results, and complications in 71 patients. Journal of neurosurgery 2010 Nov; 113(5).
Shrivastava RK, Sen C, Costantino P. Surgical approaches to the craniocervical junction for the resection of chordomas. Clinical neurosurgery 2005; 52.
Barrett TF, Dyvorne HA, Padormo F, Pawha PS, Delman BN, Shrivastava RK, Balchandani P. First Application of 7-T Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery of Skull Base Tumors. World neurosurgery 2017 Jul; 103.
Alper J, Shrivastava RK, Balchandani P. Is There a Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Discernible Cause for Trigeminal Neuralgia? A Structured Review. World neurosurgery 2017 Feb; 98.
Tabaee A, Kamat A, Shrivastava R, Buchbinder D. Surgical management of pneumosinus dilatans frontalis in the setting of chronic rhinosinusitis and type III frontal Cell. The Journal of craniofacial surgery 2012 Jan; 23(1).
Shrivastava RK, Epstein FJ, Perin NI, Post KD, Jallo GI. Intramedullary spinal cord tumors in patients older than 50 years of age: management and outcome analysis. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine 2005 Mar; 2(3).
Sen C, Shrivastava R, Anwar S, Triana A. Lateral transcondylar approach for tumors at the anterior aspect of the craniovertebral junction. Neurosurgery 2010 Mar; 66(3 Suppl).
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Gologorsky Y, Shrivastava RK, Panov F, Mascitelli J, Signore AD, Govindaraj S, Smethurst M, Bronster DJ. Primary intraosseous cavernous hemangioma of the clivus: case report and review of the literature. Journal of neurological surgery reports 2013 Jun; 74(1).
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