Michael E. Tobias, MD

Get to know Dr. Tobias.

Dr. Michael Tobias is a pediatric neurosurgeon with board certifications in both neurological surgery and pediatric neurological surgery. In addition, he is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at New York Medical College.

Dr. Tobias received his medical degree from Brown University School of Medicine, graduating with honors in neurosurgery. He performed his internship and residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. While Chief Resident there, Dr. Tobias helped establish a new educational curriculum for resident training in pediatric neurosurgery at Montefiore Hospital. Dr. Tobias completed his Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN.

As a pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr. Tobias knows how important it is to make sure families understand what is happening with their child and feel comfortable with the treatment plan.

“We see families at one of the most challenging times of their lives and we want them to understand that they are in the very best hands they can be in,” said Dr. Tobias. “We take the time to explain what is going on and what we are going to do to help their child.”

“One of the things we do very well here is that we’re very collaborative,” he said. “Our families and patients get to know us very well and we are always available to answer any questions they have.”

In addition to his work as a pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr. Tobias is also a sought-after presenter and is the author and co-author of numerous research papers.

To learn more about Dr. Tobias and pediatric neurosurgery at BSSNY, click here.

Hospital Appointments

Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, New York
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Valhalla, New York
Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco, New York
Putnam Hospital, Carmel, New York
Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York
White Plains Hospital, White Plains, New York

Education

B.A. in Political Science
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Medical Degree
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

Postgraduate Training

Intern, General Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
Resident Neurosurgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship
LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

Certification & Licensure

New York medical license
Tennessee medical license
Federal DEA certificate
American Board Certified November 2013

Professional Societies

American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
Pediatric Section Member(AANS/CNS)
New York Neurosurgical Society (NYNS)

Academic Accomplishments

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York Neurosurgery PGY-7 Chief Resident
- Rotated at Montefiore Hospital (Bronx, New York) and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital (Manhattan, New York)
- Established a new educational curriculum with Dr. Rick Abbott and Dr. James Goodrich at Montefiore Hospital for resident training in pediatric neurosurgery. The purpose of this new program is to teach neurosurgery residents and all hospital staff involved in taking care of pediatric neurosurgery patients.
- Approached Integra Neurosciences to redesign their current ventricular-peritoneal shunt system. The new design, which is currently available on their OSV2 and NPH valves, was integrated into many of their shunt systems.

Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island
- Received Honors in Neurosurgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Received Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Academic Grand Rounds Award

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- Selected for Brown’s Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME), which combines undergraduate and graduate medical education
- Graduated with Honors in Political Science
- Thesis on “American Medical Residency Programs: A Political Analysis of New York’s Bell Commission.”

Presentations & Posters

2012 AANS, accepted for poster presentation at 80^th Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida, “Targeting Glioblastoma Multiforme with PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway inhibitors”
2011 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, poster presentation at the 40^th Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, “Endovascular Embolization of Choroid Plexus Papillomas in Reducing Morbidity from Blood Loss”
2011 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, poster presentation at the 40^th Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, “Rapid Magnetic Resonance Imaging as Imaging Modality of Choice in the Post-Operative Period”
2010 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, oral presentation at the 39^th Annual Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, “Validity of Rapid Sequence MagneticResonance Imaging in Pediatric Brain Trauma”
2009 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, poster presentation at the 38^th Annual Meeting in Boston, MA, “Acute Suppurative Intracranial Complications of Sinusitis: A Single Institution Experience”
2008 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, oral presentation at the 37^th Annual Meeting in Spokane, Washington, “Evaluating the safety of MRI in patients with Vagal Nerve Stimulators”
2007 AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, oral presentation at the 36^th Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida, “Passive range of motion fMRI accurately localizes the motor strip in children”
2007 Neurosurgical Grand Rounds, Westchester Medical Center, visiting lecturer, “Update on Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children”
2006 Congress of Neurological Surgeons, poster presentation at 56^th Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, “Surgical Resection of Malignant Astrocytomas of the Spinal Cord”
2006 American Society of Neuroradiology, oral presentation at the Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, “A Rare Cause of Isolated Third NervePalsy: Spontaneous Hemorrhage vs. Cavernous Malformation”
2004 Congress of Neurological Surgeons, oral presentation at the 54^th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, “Induction Neurogenesis in a Rat Model of Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion”
2004 New York Neurosurgical Society, oral presentation at the Annual Resident Research Meeting, New York, New York, “Induction Neurogenesis in a Rat Model of Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion”
2003 Congress of Neurological Surgeons, poster presentation at the 53^rdAnnual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, “Holocord Tumors of the Spine – Surgical Management and Review of the Literature”
2002 Congress of Neurological Surgeons, poster presentation at the 52^nd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, “Malignant Astrocytomas of the Spinal Cord: A Retrospective Study”
1999 Congress of Neurological Surgeons, oral presentation at the 49^th Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, “Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Childhood Malignant Brain Tumors”

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

Community Service

Member of Project Sunshine – provide services to children with severe illnesses.
Volunteer for Brown Community Outreach Program – worked with children from Providence Public Schools.
Faculty Advisor for the National Youth Leadership Forum on medicine in Boston, Massachusetts – instructed high school seniors interested in pursuing a career in medicine.
Childhood Lead Action Program – screened children for lead poisoning in Providence, Rhode Island.

Research & Publications

Goldstein I, Tobias ME, Kothbauer K, Jallo G, and Epstein, F. “High
grade spinal cord tumors of the spine: a retrospective study.”
Journal of Neurosurgery (to be submitted).
Tobias, ME, McGirt MJ, Chaichana KL, Goldstein IM, Kothbauer KF,
Epstein F, Jallo GI. “Surgical management of long intramedullary Spinal cord tumors. Childs Nerv Syst. July 2007.
Tobias, ME, Lenart, C, Gokhan, S, Abrahams, J, Mehler, M.
“Induction neurogenesis in a rat model of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion.” Neurosurgery (to be submitted).
Tobias, ME, Silvera, M, Jallo, G, “Spine astrocytoma.” Radiology
Section, Emedicine, pp. 1-10, 2005.
Worked at Rose F. Kennedy Center for research in mental retardation and developmental disabilities at Albert Einstein College of Medicine neuroscience lab. Developed stroke models in rats and mice to investigate different aspects of neurogenesis in the stroke bed, the penumbra, the subventricular zone, and remote areas of the brain.
Tobias, Michael E. “American medical residency programs: an analysis of New York’s Bell regulations and the training of physicians.” Rhode Island Medicine and Health, volume 81: pp. 284-288, 1998.
Bone Overgrowth Causing Proximal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunction. Kim M, Rybkin I, Smith H, Cooper J, Tobias M.
World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan;121:127-130. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.030. Epub 2018 Oct 12.
PMID:
Development of Delayed Posttraumatic Acute Subdural Hematoma.Rybkin I, Kim M, Amin A, Tobias M.
World Neurosurg. 2018 Sep;117:353-356. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.135. Epub 2018 Jun 26.
PMID:
Molecular Sequence of Events and Signaling Pathways in Cerebral Metastases.
Cooper JB, Ronecker JS, Tobias ME, Mohan AL, Hillard V, Murali R, Gandhi CD, Schmidt MH, Jhanwar-Uniyal M.
Anticancer Res. 2018 Apr;38(4):1859-1877. Review.
PMID:
International teleconsultation on conjoined twins leading to a successful separation: a case report.
Fusaro MV, Becker C, Pandya S, Mcbride W, Alizadeh K, Iannotti V, Zelkovic P, Barst S, Tobias ME, Mohan A, Freda J, Gewitz M, Scurlock C.
J Telemed Telecare. 2018 Aug;24(7):482-484. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17715377. Epub 2017 Sep 12.
PMID:
2015 Mehta, J. Acharya,, A.L Mohan, M.E. Tobias, L. LeCompte, and DJeevan
Minimizing Radiation Exposure in Evaluation of Pediatric Head Trauma:
Use of Rapid MR Imaging
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2016 37: 11-18originally published online on September 17, 2015
2015 Jeevan, D and Tobias, M. Preoperative Work-up. Book Chapter for “Handbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery” Submitted.
2015 Jeevan, D and Tobias, M. Meningitis and Encephalitis. Book Chapter for “Pediatric Neurosurgery: Tricks of the Trade.” Submitted.
2015 Jeevan, D, Mehta, H, Tobias, M, Mohan A. Minimizing Radiation Exposure in Evaluation of Pediatric Head Trauma: Utilization of Rapid MR Imaging. Submitted.
2014 Jhanwar-Uniyal M, Gillick JL, Neil J, Tobias M, Thwing ZE, Murali R. Distinct Signaling Mechanisms of mTORC1 and mTORC2 in Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Tale of Two Complexes.
Adv Biol Regul. 2015 Jan;57:64-74. Doi. 10.1016/j.jbior.
2014.09.004. Epub 2014 Sep 18
2013 Jeevan DS, Neil JA, Mohan A, Tobias M. Hemmorhagic Ganglioglioma of the Posterior Fossa: Case Report.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2013;49(1):33-7.
Doi: 10.1159/000353992. Epub 2013 Oct 29.
2013 Friedman MD, Jeevan DS, Tobias M, Murali R, Jhanwar-Uniyal M. Targeting Cancer Stem Cells in Glioblastoma Multiforme Using mTOR Inhibitors and the Differentiating Agent All-trans Retinoic Acid. Oncol Rep. 2013 Oct;30(4):1645-50.
Doi: 10.3892/or.2013.2625. Epub 2013 Jul 18.
2012 Mohan AL, Friedman MD, Ormond DR, Tobias M, Murali R, Jhanwar-Uniyal M, P13K/mTOR Signaling Pathways in Medulloblastoma. Anticancer Res. 2012 Aug;32(8):3141-6.
2012 Mohan A, Friedman M, Ormond DR, Tobias M, Murali R, Jhanwar-Uniyal, M. PI3K/mTOR Signaling Pathways as Therapeutic Targets in Medulloblastoma. (Accepted AntiCancer Research 2012).
2010 Karsy M, Albert L, Tobias ME, Murali R, Jhanwar-Uniyal M. All-trans retinoic acid modulates cancer stem cells of glioblastoma multiforme in an MAPK-dependent manner. Anticancer Res. Dec; 30 (12):4915-20.
2009 Ogg RJ, Laningham FH, Clarke D, Einhaus S, Zou P, Tobias ME, Boop FA. Passive range of motion functional magnetic resonance imaging localizing sensorimotor cortex in sedated children Clinical article. J Neurosurg Pediatrics 4(4)317-322, 2009.
2009 Abrahams, John M.; Lenart, Christopher J.; Tobias, Michael E.
Temporal variation of induction neurogenesis in a rat model of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion. Neurological Research, June 2009, pp. 528-533(6)
2008 McGirt, MJ; Goldstein, I M; Chaichana, Kaisorn LB; Tobias, ME; Kothbauer, K F; Jallo, GI. “Extent of Surgical Resection of Malignant Astrocytomas of the Spinal Cord: Outcome Analysis of 35 Patients.” Neurosurgery:July 2008, 63:1
2007 Tobias, ME, McGirt MJ, Chaichana KL, Goldstein IM, Kothbauer KF, Epstein F, Jallo GI. “Surgical management of long intramedullary Spinal cord tumors. Childs Nerv Syst. July 2007.
2005 Tobias, ME, Silvera, M, Jallo, G, “Spine astrocytoma.” Radiology Section,Emedicine, pp. 1-10, 2005.
2003-2004 Worked at Rose F. Kennedy Center for research in mental retardation and developmental disabilities at Albert Einstein College of Medicine neuroscience lab. Developed stroke models in rats and mice to investigate different aspects of neurogenesis in the stroke bed, the penumbra, the subventricular zone, and remote areas of the brain.
1998 Tobias, Michael E. “American medical residency programs: an analysis of New York’s Bell regulations and the training of physicians.” Rhode Island Medicine and Health, volume 81: pp. 284-288, 1998.

Patent

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