DR. ISABELLE GERMANO, M.D.
Medical Practice at 98 St, New York, NY

Neurosurgery

Brain surgery, Brain Tumor Surgery, Craniotomy

BRAIN SURGERY, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumors

Neurosurgery, 1995

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Malpractice Claim:  1 time(s)

Neurosurgeon

120 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
5 East 98Th Street, New York, NY 10029
1470 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10029

English, French, Spanish, German, Italian

Roberts CC, Daffner RH, Weissman BN, Bancroft L, Bennett DL, Blebea JS, Bruno MA, Fries IB, Germano IM, Holly L, Jacobson JA, Luchs JS, Morrison WB, Olson JJ, Payne WK, Resnick CS, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Taljanovic M, Wise JN, Lutz ST. ACR appropriateness criteria on metastatic bone disease.. J Am Coll Radiol 2010 Jun; 7(6): 400-409., Germano IM, Emdad L, Qadeer ZA, Binello E, Uzzaman M. Embryonic stem cell (ESC)-mediated transgene delivery induces growth suppression, apoptosis and radiosensitization, and overcomes temozolomide resistance in malignant gliomas.. Cancer Gene Ther 2010 Jun;: Epub ahead., Uzzaman M, Keller G, Germano I. In vivo Gene Delivery by embryonic stem cell-derived astrocytes for malignant gliomas. Neuro-Oncology 2008 Apr; 11(2): 102-108., Benzil D, Abosch A, Germano IM, Gilmer H, Maraire N, Muraszko K, Pannullo S, Rosseau G, Schwartz L, Todor R, Ullman J, Zusman E. The future of neurosurgery: a white paper on the recruitment and retention of women in neurosurgery. J Neurosurgery 2008 Sept; 109(3): 378-386., Germano IM, Uzzaman M, Keller G. Gene delivery by embryonic stem cells for malignant gliomas. Cancer Biology and Therapy 2008 Sept; 7(9): 1341-1347., Uzzaman M, Keller G, Germano IM. Enhanced pro-apotptotic effects of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) on temozolomide-resistant glioma cells. J Neurosurgery 2007 Apr; 106(4): 646-651., Germano I, Uzzaman M, Benveniste R, Zaurova M, Keller G. Apoptosis in human glioma cells produced using embryonic stem cell-derived astrocytes expressing tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL). J Neurosurgery 2006 July; 105(1): 88-95., Uzzaman M, Benveniste R, Keller G, Germano IM. Embryonic stem cell-derived astrocytes: novel gene therapy vector for brain tumors. Neurosurgical Focus 2005 Sept; 19(3): E6., Benveniste R, Keller G, Germano IM. Embryonic stem cell-derived astrocytes expressing drug-inducible transgenes: Differentiation and allotransplantation into the mouse brain. J Neurosurgery 2005 July; 103(1): 115-123., Benveniste R, Germano IM. Correlation of factors predicting intraoperative brain shift with successful resection of malignant brain tumors using image-guided techniques. Surg Neurol 2005 June; 63(6): 542-549., Kanzawa T, Zhang L, Xiao L, Germano IM, Kondo Y, Kondo S. Arsenic trioxide induces autophagic cell death in malignant glioma cells by up-regulation of mitochondrial cell death protein BNIP3. Oncogene 2005 June; 24(6): 980-991., Videtic GM, Gaspar LE, Aref AM, Germano IM, Goldsmith BJ, Imperato JP, Marcus KJ, McDermott MW, McDonald MW, Patchell RA, Robins HI, Rogers CL, Suh JH, Wolfson AH, Wippold FJ. American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria? topic, Multiple Brain Metastases. J Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2009 Nov; 75(4): 961-965., Germano IM, Binello E. Gene therapy as an adjuvant treatment of malignant gliomas: from bench to bedside. J Neuro-Oncology 2009 May; 93(1): 79-87., Binello E, Germano IM. Tonsillary carcinoma after temozolomide treatment for glioblastoma multiforme: treatment-related or dual-pathology?. J Neurooncol 2009 Aug; 94(1): 145-148., Uzzaman M, Keller G, Germano IM. In vivo Gene Delivery by embryonic stem cell-derived astrocytes for malignant gliomas. Neuro-Oncology 2009 Apr; 11(2): 102-108., Gonzales A, Sullivan G, Sips GJ, Naidich T, Kleinman G, Murray J, Morgello S, Germano IM, Mullen M, Simpson D. . Inflammatory Pseudotumor associated with HIV-JCV an immune-reconstruction syndrome. Neurology 2009 Jan; 72(3): 289-290., W. Penfield Award (American Epilepsy Society - 1993), Mary Putnam Jacobi Award (Women's Medical Association of New York City - 1994), Neurosurgery Research Award (New York State Society - 2004), Research grant: Brain tumors and gene transfer (National Institute of Health - 2008), Certificate of Excellence in Youth Education (New York City Department of Education and Mount Sinai School of Medicine - 2005), New York State Certificats of Recognition, Dedication and Service to the Italians Culture and Community (New York State - 2006), Top Doctors New York Metro Area (Castle Connolly - 2000), America's Top Cancer Doctors (Castle Connolly - 2002), Best Doctors Of New York (New York Magazine - 2000), Life Time Member (Who is Who Strathmore's - 2006), Brain Tumor Research (Goldhirsh Foundation - 2007), Super Docs (Super Docs - 2013), Neurological Devices Voting Member (Food and Drug Administration - 2012), Barthélemy EJ, Benjamin E, Jean-Pierre MY, Poitevien G, Ernst S, Osborn I, Germano I. A prospective emergency room-based study pattern and outcome of neurological and neurosurgical diseases in Haiti. World neurosurgery 2013 Oct;., Binello E, Emdad I, Mormone E, Germano I. Characterization of fenofibrate-mediated anti-proliferative pro-apoptotic effects on high-grade glioma and anti-invasive effects on glioma stem cells. Neuro-Oncology 2013;., Binello E, Germano IM. Stem cells as therapeutic vehicles for the treatment of high-grade gliomas. Neuro-oncology 2012 Mar; 14(3)., Binello E, Green S, Germano IM. Radiosurgery for high-grade glioma. Surgical neurology international 2012; 3(Suppl 2)., Binello E, Qadeer ZA, Kothari HP, Emdad L, Germano IM. Stemness of the CT-2A Immunocompetent Mouse Brain Tumor Model: Characterization In Vitro. Journal of Cancer 2012; 3., Emdad L, D'Souza SL, Kothari HP, Qadeer ZA, Germano IM. Efficient differentiation of human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells into functional astrocytes. Stem cells and development 2012 Feb; 21(3)., Leksell Radiosurgery Award (American Association of Neurological Surgeons - 2014), Mccormick PJ, Osborn IP, Germano IM, Green S, Deiner SG. Scalp nerve blockade reduces pain after headframe placement in radiosurgery: a double blind, randomized clinical trial. Middle East journal of anesthesiology 2013 Feb; 22(1)., Neurological Devices Voting Member (Food and Drug Administration - 2014), Roberts CC, Daffner RH, Weissman BN, Bancroft L, Bennett DL, Blebea JS, Bruno MA, Fries IB, Germano IM, Holly L, Jacobson JA, Luchs JS, Morrison WB, Olson JJ, Payne WK, Resnik CS, Schweitzer ME, Seeger LL, Taljanovic M, Wise JN, Lutz ST. ACR appropriateness criteria on metastatic bone disease. Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2010 Jun; 7(6)., Technology Development Award (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - 2013)

American Board of Neurological Surgery

Dr. Germano joined the faculty at Mount Sinai in 1993. She is Director of The Mount Sinai Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program, an advanced multidisciplinary program based on compute...