Director,  Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery,  and Director,  Center for Endovascular Surgery

Alejandro Berenstein, MD, is the director of Beth Israel's Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN) at Roosevelt hospital in New York City, a state-of-the-art facility for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases. He is a pioneer in the emerging field of interventional neuroradiology, a specialty that utilizes minimally invasive procedures to treat conditions related to the vascular system of the brain, head, face, spine and spinal cord.

Dr. Berenstein created and developed the first Division of Interventional Neuroradiology (surgical neuroangiography) in the United States. He also developed the first multidisciplinary center for congenital vascular anomalies and hemangiomas, where a team of specialists review and design treatment strategies for patients with vascular problems of the head and neck. Dr. Berenstein uses the same concepts, techniques and multidisciplinary expertise at the INN in cases of aneurysms, vascular tumors, vascular malformations, birthmarks and other vascular abnormalities.

A prolific and popular lecturer, he is also co-author of Surgical Neuroangiography, the five-volume definitive work on the field of interventional neuroradiology.

Medical School
Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico, 1969

Residency Training
Radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, 1973-76

Fellowship
Neuroradiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, 1976-78

Board Certifications
American Board of Radiology, 1976

Academic Appointment
Professor of Radiology, Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine