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Rafael A. Ortiz, MD

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Gender Male
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Neurology, Vascular Neurology, CNS Endovascular Surgery

Medical School Universidad Central del Caribe in Puerto Rico
Internship Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Residency Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship Vascular Neurology/Neuro-Critical Care, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Surgery, Roosevelt Hospital
Group White Plains Hospital Physician Associates
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About

Dr. Rafael Alexander Ortiz is Executive Director of Neurosciences at White Plains Hospital. His specialties include endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms; embolization of brain tumors and vascular tumors of the head and neck region; cerebral and spinal arteriovenous malformations; ischemic stroke; cerebral and carotid artery stenting; and treatment of craniofacial vascular lesions in adults and children, among others.

After receiving his medical degree from the Universidad Central del Caribe in Puerto Rico, Dr. Ortiz completed an internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Neurology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was also named chief resident. That was followed by fellowships in Vascular Neurology and Neuro-Critical Care at the Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, and in Interventional Neuroradiology and Endovascular Surgery at Roosevelt Hospital, where he served as attending physician and director of the fellowship program for several years.

Prior to joining White Plains Hospital, Dr. Ortiz was founder and Chief of Neuro-Endovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuro-Radiology at Lenox Hill Hospital and Northwell Health's Western Region. Dr. Ortiz was also Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Radiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.

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Understanding Brain Aneurysms

Three neuro-endovascular surgery specialists at White Plains Hospital say that the presence of an unruptured brain aneurysm is not always an immediate concern.

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Warning Signs of a Brain Aneurysm

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