The Department of Neurosurgery has announced promotions and appointments of faculty members across Mount Sinai Health System.
J Mocco, MD, MS
J Mocco, MD, MS, has been promoted to Senior Vice Chair of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System.
In this new position, Dr. Mocco will work with the Department Chair and clinicians to provide strategic leadership in advancing the Department of Neurosurgery’s 10 service lines across the Health System. These include cerebrovascular, skull base, malignant brain tumors, pituitary/neuroendocrine, spine, neuromodulation, epilepsy, pediatrics, trauma, and neurocritical care.
Since joining the Department, Dr. Mocco has served as Vice Chair of Neurosurgery and Director of the Neurosurgery Residency Program. He is Director of the Cerebrovascular Center and Co-Director of the Neuroendovascular Fellowship Program. In these roles, Dr. Mocco developed the stroke coverage model for NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and the Mount Sinai Queens stroke suite program. This initiative established a novel care pathway that is already delivering dramatic improvements for stroke care. Dr. Mocco has also directed the opening of thrombectomy and diagnostic neurointerventional services at Mount Sinai Brooklyn. He has gained international recognition for his extensive stroke research as a key thought leader and Principal Investigator in many pivotal clinical trials.
Dr. Mocco received his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his Master of Science in Biostatistics at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, a residency in neurological surgery at the Neurological Institute of New York, and a fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery at the University of Buffalo.
Isabelle M. Germano, MD, MBA
Isabelle M. Germano, MD, MBA, is Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs for the Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System. Dr. Germano received her medical degree from the University of Turin Medical School and completed residencies/fellowships at the University of California, San Francisco, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the University of Zurich, and the Montreal Neurological Institute. Dr. Germano received her MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business.
Raj K. Shrivastava, MD
Raj K. Shrivastava, MD, has been appointed Vice Chair for Education, Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System, and Director of the Neurosurgery Residency Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Shrivastava will oversee educational programs throughout the Department of Neurosurgery, including residency and fellowship programs and medical student education and sub-internships. As residency program Director, he will manage the seven-year-long program’s curriculum and establish additional activities that further enrich the experience of the department’s 14 residents both in and out of the operating room. He will also spearhead initiatives and strategies to increase the program’s national exposure and reputation.
Dr. Shrivastava, who previously served as Associate Program Director of the Residency Program, earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a residency in neurosurgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital and a fellowship in skull base surgery at Mount Sinai.
Johanna T. Fifi, MD
Johanna T. Fifi, MD, has been appointed Co-Director of the Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disorders Program and Site Director of Cerebrovascular Services at Mount Sinai West. Dr. Fifi will be responsible for continuing to provide world-class care in the diagnosis, treatment, management, and research of pediatric brain vascular malformations, head and neck vascular malformations, aneurysms, and occlusive vascular diseases. She will also be responsible for providing clinical and technical leadership in the development and expansion of Mount Sinai West’s cerebrovascular neurosurgical services, including treating strokes, aneurysms, vascular malformations, and intracerebral hemorrhage. She joined the program as a part of Continuum Health Partners in 20