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IME Specialties |
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Neurologist.
Strong Academic Credentials, Numerous Publications,
Several Books, 50 depositions,
25 court testimony,
50/50 plaintiff / defense ratio.
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Medical Expert Witness Specialties |
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Child neurology, adult neurology,
hypoxic ischemic
encephalopathy, lead poisoning, genetic and
developmental disorders of the nervous system, brain
tumors, neurodegenerative disorders, stroke.
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Degrees |
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MD
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Years in Practice |
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37
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Number of File Reviews |
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75
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Depositions |
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50
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Trials |
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25
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Average monthly hours
spent in direct patient care |
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20
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Specialty Board Certification |
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American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology, 1976 (Neurology)
American Society for Neuroimaging, Neuro-CT,
1982 (Inactive)
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Academic Training |
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Cornell University,
B.A., 1966
University of
Rochester School of Medicine, 1966 – 1968
Tufts University School of Medicine, 1968 – 1970,
M.D., 1970
Intern, Medicine,
Columbia University College of Physicians and
Surgeons
Harlem Hospital Division, 1970 – 1971
Resident in
Neurology,
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York Neurological Institute, 1971 – 1974
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Post-Graduate Training |
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Annual Course on
Radioassay Techniques, The Endocrine Society,
Bethesda, MD, 1977
Medical Genetics and
Experimental Mammalian Genetics, Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, ME, 1982
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Medical Societies |
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American Academy of Neurology, Fellow 1978 –
2004, Active 2004-Present
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Society for NeuroOncology
American Association for Cancer Research
New York State Medical Society
New York County Medical Society
New York Academy of Sciences (Inactive)
New York Academy of Medicine
Royal Society of Medicine
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ABMS or AOA Board
Specialty Certifications |
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American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology, 1976 (Neurology)
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Hospital Privileges |
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NYU Medical Center:
Adult and Pediatric Neurology 2009: Attending
Mount Sinai Hospital, Neurology:
1974 - 1981: Assistant Attending
1982 - 2009: Associate Attending
Beth Israel Hospital, Neurology:
1974 - 1976: Assistant Attending
Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens:
1974 - 1986: Consultant in Neurology
1997 - Present:
Comprehensive Neurology Services, PC Private
practice of neurology.
2003 - Present:
NexGenix Pharmaceuticals, CEO, part-time
Privately-held drug development effort for orphan
neurologic disorders.
2009 Clinical
Professor of Neurology,
NYU School of Medicine
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Clinical |
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Established first
interdisciplinary clinic devoted to
Neurofibromatosis in the world. The clinic has
been a model for over 25 other NF clinics in the
U.S. and Europe. The clinic has one of the largest
NF populations in the world.
Contributed to
descriptions of numerous clinical phenomena in
NF
which expanded the spectrum of the disorder,
including learning disability, progressive dural
ectasia and adult onset meningocoele, congenital
megacolon, congenital melanocytic nevi, benign
brainstem tumors, xanthogranuloma, clustering of
severe complications in NF kindreds, familial
transmission of segmental
NF, post-zygotic mutation
in twins with NF, unidentified bright objects (UBO’s)
on MRI, large deletion phenotype in NF-1, recurrent
sporadic mutations in NF-1, and post-radiation
malignancy in NF-2.
Organized first
genetic counseling program for NF, which included
individual and family counseling, crisis
intervention, outreach and support groups.
Designated by
New
York State Office of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities as only NF outreach and
Crisis intervention center in New York State.
Designated as
participating center in National
NF Foundation pilot
project on clinical database for NF; participating
center in first multi-center clinical trials for the
treatment of NF-1.
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Books |
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Neurofibromatosis:
edited by Allan E. Rubenstein, Richard P. Bunge and
David E. Housman. New York Academy of Sciences, NY,
1986.
Neurofibromatosis: A
Handbook for Patients, Families and Health Care
Professionals.
Edited by Allan E. Rubenstein and
Bruce R. Korf. Thieme-Stratton, NY, 1990.
Neurofibromatosis: A
Handbook for Patients, Families and Health Care
Professionals.2nd Edition. Bruce R. Korf and Allan
E. Rubenstein, Thieme, NY, 2005.
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Teaching |
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Provided specialty
clinic experience for adult and pediatric neurology,
pediatrics and genetic residents.
Developed the first
NF specialty rotation for genetic counseling
students in the world with Sarah Lawrence College
graduate program in Human Genetics and the Mount
Sinai Department of Genetics.
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Curriculum Vitae (CV) |
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CV of Dr. Allan E. Rubenstein, MD, IME 
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Jurisdictions of
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New
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