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Noam Harel, MD, PhD
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About Me
Dr. Harel is a neurologist with experience in both basic and clinical research. His primary interests are in rehabilitation from and treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. His lab uses targeted physical exercises and electrical and magnetic stimulation to reactivate weakened nerve circuits. His research group is at the Spinal Cord Damage Research Center, www.scirc.org , located within the Sinai-affiliated James J Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, NY. The lab's webpage is https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/harellab/.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Research Topics
Neuromodulation, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Spinal Cord
Download the CVAbout Me
Dr. Harel is a neurologist with experience in both basic and clinical research. His primary interests are in rehabilitation from and treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. His lab uses targeted physical exercises and electrical and magnetic stimulation to reactivate weakened nerve circuits. His research group is at the Spinal Cord Damage Research Center, www.scirc.org , located within the Sinai-affiliated James J Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, NY. The lab's webpage is https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/harellab/.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Research Topics
Neuromodulation, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Spinal Cord
Download the CVAbout Me
Dr. Harel is a neurologist with experience in both basic and clinical research. His primary interests are in rehabilitation from and treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. His lab uses targeted physical exercises and electrical and magnetic stimulation to reactivate weakened nerve circuits. His research group is at the Spinal Cord Damage Research Center, www.scirc.org , located within the Sinai-affiliated James J Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, NY. The lab's webpage is https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/harellab/.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Research Topics
Neuromodulation, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Spinal Cord
Download the CVClinical Focus
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Paraplegia
- Quadriplegia And Paraplegia
- Spasticity
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Paraplegia
- Quadriplegia And Paraplegia
- Spasticity
- Spinal Cord Injury
Education
BA, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Campus
Internship, Internal Medicine
Pennsylvania Hospital
Residency, Neurology
Columbia University Medical Center-Psychiatry GME
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Research
Locations
Insurance Information
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Lateral cerebellothalamic tract activation underlies DBS therapy for Essential Tremor. Anne Marie Brinda, Julia P. Slopsema, Rebecca D. Butler, Salman Ikramuddin, Thomas Beall, William Guo, Cong Chu, Remi Patriat, Henry Braun, Mojgan Goftari, Tara Palnitkar, Joshua Aman, Lauren Schrock, Scott E. Cooper, Joseph Matsumoto, Jerrold L. Vitek, Noam Harel, Matthew D. Johnson. Brain Stimulation
- Motion robust magnetic resonance imaging via efficient Fourier aggregation. Oren Solomon, Rémi Patriat, Henry Braun, Tara E. Palnitkar, Steen Moeller, Edward J. Auerbach, Kamil Ugurbil, Guillermo Sapiro, Noam Harel. Medical Image Analysis
- Implant-friendly MRI of deep brain stimulation electrodes at 7 T. Alireza Sadeghi-Tarakameh, Lance DelaBarre, Nur Izzati Huda Zulkarnain, Noam Harel, Yigitcan Eryaman. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Harel during 2022 and/or 2023. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- RubiconMD
- Dalton and Finegold LLP
- Synapticure
- BSGFD Law LLC
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.