Dr. Emerson is Director of the Intraoperative Monitoring Program at HSS. Monitoring is commonly performed to enhance the safety of surgical procedures that may affect certain nerves or the spinal cord. Prior to coming to HSS, Dr. Emerson developed and headed a similar program at Columbia University Medical Center.
Center for Brachial Plexus and Traumatic Nerve Injury
Clinical neurophysiology
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Attending Neurologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Former President, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
Board Member, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Pediatrics, 1980
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Neurology with Special Competence in Child Neurology, 1981
American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, 1983
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Neurology with Added Qualifications in Clinical Neurophysiology, 1994
Medical: New York University School of Medicine, New York, 1975
Internship: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1976
Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ,1977
Neurology, Johns Hospkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 1980
Fellowship: Electroencephalography and Evoked Potentials, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1981
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Microphysiology of epileptiform activity in human neocortex. Schevon CA, Ng S, Cappell J, Goodman RR, McKhann G, Waziri A, Branner A, Sosunov A, Schroeder CE, Emerson RG. J Clin Neurophysiol 2008;25: 321-330.
Schevon CA, Trevelyan AJ, Schroeder CE, Goodman RR, McKhann G, Jr., Emerson RG. Spatial characterization of interictal high frequency oscillations in epileptic neocortex. Brain 2009; 132: 3047-3059.
Emerson RG and Adams DC. Intraoperative Monitoring. In Ebersole JS and Pedley TA. Current Practice of Clinical Electroencephalography. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. 2003:892-922.
Mendiratta, A and Emerson, RG. Transcranial electrical MEP with muscle recording. In: Nuwer MR, ed. Intraoperative Monitoring of Neural Function Elsevier Press. 2008, 260-272.
HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.
Below are the healthcare industry relationships reported by Dr. Emerson as of February 27, 2023.
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