Mount Sinai Center for Neuromodulation

06/27/2025

Our dynamic duo, Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, MD and Mayra Pozo, NP, sparked an engaging conversation as they shared their invaluable insights on Parkinson's Disease. at the Advanced Therapeutics in Movement & Related Disorders® Congress! 🧠

06/17/2025

Join our colleague Dr. Sarah O'Shea as she discusses the most recent advancements in Parkinson’s disease management and research🧠

⏰ TODAY at 5:00 PM ET
Register: https://thekensingtonwhiteplains.com/events/the-latest-in-parkinsons-disease-management-research/

06/16/2025

Living with Essential Tremor (ET) or Tremor-Dominant Parkinson’s Disease (TDPD)? Join Mount Sinai Neurosurgery for a free patient education webinar to explore treatment options that can help improve movement and daily life.

Learn from Dr. Fedor Panov, movement disorders expert and neurosurgeon, about personalized therapies and support resources.

📅 Monday, June 16, 2025
⏰ 5:30 PM ET
📍 Zoom

Whether you’re new to treatment or looking for advanced care, this webinar is for you!

👉 Register now: https://resources.insightec.com/mtsinaijune25

03/21/2025

Ahead of National Doctor’s Day on March 30th, we are collecting stories of patient gratitude to share.

Share your story of appreciation today on our kudos board wall:
https://donorstories.mountsinai.org/doctors-day/

😊

02/26/2025

Join Dr. Joohi Shahed and the Parkinson's Wellness Project February 27th from 5-6pm
This presentation will cover recent and ongoing clinical trials happening in PD that are important to our understanding of causes and may lead to new treatments.
https://parkinsonswellnessproject.org/events/dinner-with-yournbsp-doc

01/14/2025

Our colleague Dr. Joohi Jimenez-Shahed shares valuable insights on "Strategies to Deal with Gait Freezing in Parkinson's," watch it here: https://vimeo.com/1046531525

12/05/2024

Learn more about the future of wearable devices and Parkinson's Disease

Wearable devices once seemed futuristic for Parkinson’s disease. Today, tools like activity trackers, tremor gloves, and laser canes are transforming the management of the disease.

10/09/2024

Take a look at this conversational interview about “Advances in Deep Brain Stimulation: 2024 Edition" with our colleague Dr. Joohi Shahed Davis Phinney Foundation and Soania Verma Mathur

Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/davisphinneyfdn In this Live Well Today webinar, Dr. Soania Mathur interv...

09/05/2024

Abbott Initiates Clinical Study to Evaluate the Use of Its Deep Brain Stimulation System to Manage Severe Depression!
Abbott announced today it has initiated a pivotal clinical trial, called the TRANSCEND study, to evaluate the use of the company's ( ) system to manage ( ), a form of .
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Abbott Breakthrough Device designation to explore use of DBS for TRD under its Breakthrough Devices Program, which expedites the review of innovative technologies that can improve the lives of people with life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions.
"As we have learned more about the intricacies of the brain, it is now clear that 'psychiatric diseases' like major depressive disorder are similar to other neurological conditions – we can see identifiable structural and functional changes in the brain... So, it is not surprising that deep brain stimulation research has demonstrated promise for people suffering with treatment-resistant depression, as it has for patients with medically complicated over the past two decades. We are eager for Abbott's TRANSCEND trial to gather further evidence about the impact neurostimulation could have for people who need different treatment options than are currently available." - said Brian Kopell, M.D., lead neurosurgery investigator, and director of the Mount Sinai Center for Neuromodulation and co-director of the Bonnie and Tom Strauss Center for Movement Disorders at Mount Sinai Health System.
Learn More
https://www.prnewswire.com/.../abbott-initiates-clinical...

09/05/2024

Join us for a morning of coffee and discussion92nd Street Y with Mount Sinai medical experts – Dr. Brian Kopell, Parkinson’s Disease Neurosurgeon and Dr. Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Parkinson’s Disease Neurologist.

This is an event designed to empower Parkinson’s patients and caregivers by providing knowledge about treatments options that can improve quality of life.

08/30/2024

Join Mount Sinai staff and guest artist Suzan Moss for a unique dance class that draws inspiration from various styles, tailored for participants of all abilities. No dance experience is necessary—just bring your enthusiasm and a desire to have fun.

To secure your spot in the Dance for Movement Disorders class, please RSVP in advance.
Send an email to neuromodulation@mountsinai.org with your name and contact details!

03/07/2024

Dr. Brian Kopell and Neurologist Dr. Helen Mayberg, as well as psychiatrist Dr. Martijn Figee, are at the forefront of multidisciplinary neuromodulation utilizing deep brain stimulation (DBS) at the Center of Neuromodulation/ Center for Advanced Circuit Therapeutics at the Mount Sinai Health System.

A recent success story involves Emily Hollenbeck, who battled severe treatment-resistant major depression for years. She underwent a neurosurgical procedure called deep brain stimulation, where leading neurosurgeon Dr. Brian Kopell placed a brain pacemaker in a specific region of her brain. These implanted electrodes help alleviate depression symptoms by providing targeted electrical impulses, and Emily felt an almost immediate lifting of the depression as a result of treatment.

Emily participates in ongoing DBS research, providing regular brain recordings and insights into her journey to help continued innovation in treating depression. In the words of Emily herself, ‘The stress is pretty extreme at times, but I’m able to see and remember, even on a bodily level, that I’m going to be OK. If I hadn’t had DBS, I’m pretty sure I would not be alive today.’ 🌟

Join us in celebrating Emily’s resilience and in acknowledging the groundbreaking work of Dr. Kopell and Dr. Mayberg at Mount Sinai Health System. 🧠⚡️

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/treatmentresistant-depression-dbs-deep-brain-stimulation-26383d6e5f9eb797485b7bc277cac59c (https://apnews.com/article/treatmentresistant-depression-dbs-deep-brain-stimulation-26383d6e5f9eb797485b7bc277cac59c)

Researchers are testing deep brain stimulation as a treatment for people with a severe form of depression.