Eric Sussman, MD

Eric was born and raised in New Jersey. He completed his undergraduate degree in Neurobiology at Duke University, and attended medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai School in New York. During this time he also spent a year as a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow at Columbia University, where he studied the clinical outcomes of hemorrhagic stroke patients. During residency, Eric has continued to focus on cerebrovascular disease, and has completed a 2-year comprehensive enfolded fellowship in Neurointerventional Radiology. In 2019-2020, Eric is serving as the CSNS Socioeconomic Fellow, focusing on coding and reimbursement for Endovascular neurosurgical procedures. Outside of neurosurgery, Eric enjoys skiing, tennis, hiking and watching sports.

Education:

2014-2021 Neurosurgery Residency, Stanford University
2018-2020 Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship, Stanford University
2009-2014 M.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2012-2013 Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, Columbia University Medical Center
2005-2009 B.S., Duke University

Research Interests:

Expanding the scope of precision medicine in cerebrovascular neurosurgery, utilizing large advanced neuroimaging, electrophysiology and proteomics and metabolomics in order to personalize the management of patients with hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.

Utilization of large institutional and national databases to advance clinical outcomes following cerebrovascular insults, and to clarify how improvements in systems-based practices can improve the quality and value of care for cerebrovascular patients.

Program Completion:

2021

Honors/Awards:

Joe Niekro Research Grant, Society of Neurointerventional Surgeons (SNIS) (2019-2020)
Socioeconomic Fellow, Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) (2019-2020)
Graduation Distinction in Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2014)
AOA Medical Honor Society, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2014)
Gold Humanism Honor Society, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2014)
Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, Columbia University Medical Center (2012-2013)
Summer Research Scholar Award, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2010)

Contact:

Eric Sussman