2021:

• Dr. Silverstein is invited to lecture for BRAINterns at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC

• Dr. Silverstein is nominated for the Presidency of the American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring (ASNM)

• Dr. Silverstein publishes another seminal manuscript: Bonda D, Silverstein J W, Katz J, et al. (June 23, 2021) Asleep Speech Mapping Using Orofacial Muscles as Surrogates for Motor Speech in Patients Who Cannot Tolerate Awake Surgery: A Case Series. Cureus 13(6): e15861. doi:10.7759/cureus.15861

2020:

• Dr. Justin Silverstein & Andrew Rosenthal, BS, CNIM are awarded the Maureen Berkeley Award at this years ASET-The Neurodiagnostic Society annual conference for their publication “Electrophysiological Mapping and Monitoring during an Awake Craniotomy for Low-Grade Glioma: Case Report

  • The Maureen Berkeley Award is granted annually
    for the most outstanding educational article written and published by a neurodiagnostic professional in The Neurodiagnostic Journal

• Dr. Silverstein obtains fellowship status with ASET-The Neurodiagnostic Society

• Neurophysiologists from NPS are seen performing brain mapping on Netflix’s “Lenox Hill”

• Another Publication by NPS

  • Silverstein, JW, Rosenthal, A, Kwan, K., Wagner, K & Ellis, J. (2020). Application of Multimodal Neuromonitoring in Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysm Clippings: Review of Two Cases. Cureus. 12(3) e7296.

• “Protecting the Femoral Nerve During Lumbar Lateral Interbody Fusion” Co-Authored by Dr. Justin Silverstein, Dorothy Porter, CNIM, & Sara Mermelstein, CNIM selected as a BEST PAPER to be presented at the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) annual conference in Puerto Rico (February 2020)

• NPS becomes accredited by the Joint Commission

2019:

• Dr. Silverstein invited to speak about neuromonitoring during transpsoas lateral spine surgeries at NYU Langone Medical center for the Sir Robert Jones Lecture during the NYU 2019 Orthopedic Alumni Scientific Program

• 2 more publications by NPS

  • Silverstein, J., Rosenthal, A., Patel, N., & Boockvar, J. (2019). Electrophysiological monitoring and mapping during an awake craniotomy for low grade glioma: Case Report. The Neurodiag J. 59(4): In press.

  • Jahangiri, F., Silverstein, J., Trausch, C., Al Eissa, S., George, Z., DeWal, H., & Tarasiewicz, I. (2019). Motor Evoked Potential Recordings from the Urethral Sphincter Muscles (USMEPs) during Spine Surgeries. Neurodiag J. 59(1):34-44.

• Dr. Silverstein has been invited to speak at the OSET conference in Porto, Portugal in September 2019 - https://www.oset2019.com/copia-september-11th

2018:

2017:

2016:

• Dr. Justin Silverstein (owner/CEO) is recognized by the Marquis Who's Who for excellence in Neurophysiology. [Read More]

• NPS is dedicated to donating and contributing to several important non-profit organizations. Our staff is contributing to pediatric medical missions around the world with an upcoming trip to Costa Rica in February 2016. NPS is proud to be a major contributor of neuromonitoring services and funding to SpineHope, an important non-profit organization that focuses on bringing advanced spinal treatments directly to underprivileged children around the world as well as providing education for local physicians and staff. [SpineHope's Website]

• NPS is invited to speak at ISASS16 in Las Vegas NV in April 2016 for the 4th year in a row. Dr. Silverstein (owner/CEO) will be giving two peer-reviewed lectures while he is in attendance. [Read More]

2015:

• The paper "Motor Evoked Potentials for femoral nerve protection in transpsoas lateral surgery to the spine" co-authored by Justin Silverstein, DHSc, CNIM (owner/CEO) has become the most read article in the Neurodiagnostic Journal since it's publication in 2015. [Read Online] [Download Full Article - .pdf]

• Alicia Ballas, CNIM (surgical neurophysiologist and QA Director) part of the neurosurgery and spine team that was listed as one of the Top 100 programs in the nation in Beckers Hospital Review. [See Photo]

2014:

• SEMINAL PAPER on SAPHENOUS SSEP Published: Silverstein, J.(owner/CEO), Mermelstein, L., DeWal, H., & Basra, S. (2014). Saphenous Nerve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials: A Novel Technique to Monitor the Femoral Nerve during Transpsoas Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine (Phila PA 1976). 39(15):1254-1260. [Read Online] [Download Full Article - .pdf]

• Justin Silverstein, MS, CNIM (owner/CEO) receives proclamation from Suffolk County New York for charity work. [See Photo]

• SMS donates services to charity for Ethiopian girl with severe spinal deformity. [Read More]

• Justin Silverstein, MS, CNIM (owner/CEO), Laurence Mermelstein, MD, Hargovind DeWal, MD and Sushil Basra, MD have their article for the utility of saphenous SSEPs during lumbar lateral interbody fusion procedures accepted to SPINE (print date July 1 2014). [Abstract]

• Justin Silverstein, MS, CNIM (owner/CEO) and Laurence Mermelstein, MD (Long Island Spine Specialists - Lispine.com) are asked to speak at ISASS 2014 in Miami Beach Florida. Title: "Saphenous Nerve SSEP during Transpsoas Lateral Interbody Fusion: Long Term Follow-up and Review of Case Series"; Session Title: MIS Complications. [Read More on ISASS Website]

2013:

• Justin Silverstein, MS, CNIM (owner/CEO) and Laurence Mermelstein, MD (Long Island Spine Specialists - LIspine.com) have paper selected as a "Best" paper for ISASS13 in Vancouver Canada. [Read More]