Sean David Lavine, MD
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Dr. Lavine dedicates his practice exclusively to diseases associated with the cerebrovascular system and to those diseases treated with Endovascular Neurosurgical and Interventional Neuroradiological Procedures. He was among the first surgeons in the country to complete training in these procedures after completing neurosurgical training. His expertise is in the area of neurovascular pathology including such conditions as brain hemorrhage, brain aneurysms, brain and spinal cord arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), carotid and vertebral artery disease, and stroke.He serves as a Director of Neuroendovascular Services at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and is a Professor of Neurological Surgery in the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Lavine and the other members of the Neurovascular Team in the Department of Neurological Surgery offer comprehensive care of cerebrovascular and related diseases. Additionally, Dr. Lavine collaborates with all other members of the Department of Neurosurgery and many other specialties that recommend the use of minimally invasive endovascular and percutaneous procedures to the benefit of patients with a wide variety of conditions.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
Acute StrokeAneurysm
Aneurysm Endovascular Surgery
Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal
Arterial Aneurysm Repair
Arterial Embolization
Arterial Stenting
Arteriograms
Arteriovenous Fistula
Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Brain Aneurysm
Brain Aneurysm Surgery
Carotid Artery Disease
Carotid Artery Stenosis
Carotid Artery Surgery
Cerebral Aneurysm
Cerebral Ischemia
Cerebrovascular Disease
Cerebrovascular Dural AV Fistula
Cerebrovascular Malformation
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery
Coil Embolization of Cerebral Aneurysm
Craniotomy
Diagnostic Angiography
Dural Arteriovenous Malformation
Embolization
Embolization of Intracranial AV Malformation
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Endovascular Aneurysm Therapy
Endovascular Neurosurgery
Endovascular Surgery
Gamma Knife
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
Interventional Neuroradiology
Interventional Radiology Procedure
Interventional Vascular Procedure
Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy
Intracranial Aneurysm
Intracranial Aneurysm Repair
Kyphoplasty
Microsurgery
Minimally Invasive Aneurysm Repair
Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Minimally Invasive Procedures
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally Invasive Techniques
Neurosurgery
Neurovascular Disease
Pediatric Aneurysms
Presurgical Tumor Embolization
Radiosurgery
Second Opinion
Spinal Vascular Malformation
Stereotactic Neurosurgery
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Stroke
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Transient Cerebral Ischemia
Tumor Embolization
Vascular Malformation
Vascular Neurosurgery
Vascular Pediatric Neurosurgery
Vertebroplasty
Academic Appointments
Professor of Neurological Surgery at CUMCAdministrative Titles
Director, Neuroendovascular Services, NewYork-Presbyterian/ColumbiaHospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen HospitalNewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
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CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York710 West 168th Street
Room 415
New York, NY 10032
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Phone: (212) 305-0135
Fax: (212) 305-4118
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Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeBS, 1986 University of California, Los Angeles
MD, 1991 Cornell University Medical College, NY
Internship: University of Southern California Medical Center
Residency: University of Southern California Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Southern California Medical Center
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Board Certifications
Neurological SurgeryAmerica's Top Doctor
NY Top Doctor
Research
Research Interests
Cerebral Vasospasm after Subarachnoid HemorrhageEmerging Technology for Endovascular Neurosurgery
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov
Related News
Columbia Neurosurgeons Named New York's Super Doctors
June 20, 2021
Testimonials
Musician Rob Morsberger Pays Tribute to Dr. McKhann and Dr. Lavine
Singer/songwriter Rob Morsberger gave a special tribute to two of our neurosurgeons, Dr. McKhann and Dr. Lavine, in the liner notes of his latest CD, Ghosts Before Breakfast.
Michael Walker Was at the Right Place at the Right Time
If you are going to have a stroke, you could hardly plan it any better than to be in a room three floors down from an endovascular neurosurgeon like Dr. Sean Lavine–but that is exactly what happened to Michael Walker.
There Was Something About That Man
In the late afternoon of a Friday in June, retired teacher’s aid, Janice C. Silver was resting comfortably in her hospital bed in the Cardiac Unit at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
Patient Video: Casilda’s Story of Aneurysm Survival
Casilda Beltre's story begins with a pounding headache and a trip to the emergency room.
Dr. Sean Lavine’s Coiling Lets a Ballerina Keep on Spinning
On October 18, 2011, Ellen “Ferne” Glemby was in a car accident that changed her life. “A kid cut in front of me,” says Ferne. “My car was totaled, and he walked away.”
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