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Assistant Professor, The Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Education & Training

• Undergraduate Degree:
  Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
• Medical Degree:
  Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
• Internship:
  Columbia University Department of Internal Medicine, New York, New York
• Residency:
  The Neurological Institute of New York, New York, New York
• Fellowship in Neuro-critical care:
  The Neurological Institute of New York, New York, New York

Board Certifications

• Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Selected Bibliography

Peer Reviewed Publications

• Ko SB, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Choi HA, Claassen J, Presciutti M, Schmidt JM, Badjatia N, Lee K, Mayer SA. Status Epilepticus-Induced Hyperemia and Brain Hypoxia after Cardiac Arrest. Archives of Neurology. In press.
• Ko SB, Choi HA, Parikh G, Helbok R, Schmidt JM, Lee K, Badjatia N, Claassen J, Connolly ES, Mayer SA. Multimodality Monitoring in Comatose Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke. In press.
• Helbok R, Ko SB, Schmidt JM, Kurtz P, Fernandez L, Choi HA, Connolly ES, Lee K, Badjatia N, Mayer SA, Claassen J. Global Cerebral Edema and Brain Metabolism after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2011 Jun; 42 (6): 1534-9
• Ko SB, Choi HA, Carpenter AM, Helbok R, Schmidt JM, Badjatia N, Claassen J, Connolly ES, Mayer SA, Lee K. Stroke Quantitative Analysis of Hemorrhage Volume for Predicting Delayed Cerebral Ischemia after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2011 Mar;42 (3): 669-74
• Choi HA, Ko SB, Presciutti M, Fernandez L. Carpenter AM, Lesch C, Gilmore E, Malhotra R, Mayer SA, Lee K, Claassen J, Schmidt JM, Badjatia N. Prevention of Shivering during Therapeutic Temperature Modulation: The Columbia Anti-Shivering Protocol. Neurocritical Care. 2011 June; 14(3): 389-9
• Helbok R, Madineni RC, Schmidt MJ, Kurtz P, Fernandez L, Ko SB, Choi A, Stuart MR, Connolly ES, Lee K, Badjatia N, Mayer SA, Khandji AG, Claassen J. Intracerebral Monitoring of Silent Infarctions after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care. 2011 Apr; 14(2): 162-7
• Ko SB, Choi HA, Malhotra R, Lee K. Giant Rectus Sheath Hematoma after Therapeutic Paracentesis resulting in Hemodynamic Instability in the Intensive Care Unit. Hospital Practice. 2010 Jun;38 (3): 52-5
• Gilmore E*, Choi HA*, Hirsch LJ, Claassen J. Seizures and CNS Hemorrhage: Spontaneous Intracerebral and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurologist. 2010 May;16(3):165-75
• Peterson BS, Choi HA, Hao X, et al. Morphologic Features of the Amygdala and Hippocampus in Children and Adults with Tourette Syndrome. Arch Gen Psych. 2007 Nov;64 (11): 1281-91.
• Joo S, Lee S, Choi HA et al. Habitual Snoring is Associated with Elevated Hemoglobin A(1c) levels in Non-Obese Middle-Aged Adults. J Sleep Res. 2006 Dec;15 (4): 437-444
• Kim SJ, Suk MH, Choi HM et al. The Local Prevalence of COPD by Post-Bronchodilator GOLD Criteria in Korea. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2006 Dec; 10(12): 1393-1398

Submitted Manuscripts

• Choi HA, Badjatia N, Mayer SA. Therapeutic Hypothermia for Brain Injury. Nature Reviews Neurology. In review process.
• Choi HA, Ko SB, Chen H, Gilmore E, Carpenter A, Lee D, Claassen J, Mayer SA, Schmidt JM, Lee K, Connelly ES, Paik M, Neeraj Badjatia. Acute Effects of Nimodipine on Cerebral Vasculature and Brain Metabolism. Submitted to Cerebrovascular Diseases.
• Ko SB, Choi HA, Helbok R, Schmidt JM, Badjatia N, Claassen J, Connolly ES, Mayer S, Lee K. Acute Effects of Intrathecal Nicardipine on Cerebral Hemodynamics. Submitted to Cerebrovascular Diseases.
• Ko SB, Choi HA, Gilmore E, Schmidt JM, Claassen J, Lee K, Mayer SA, Badjatia N. The Effects of Renal Replacement Therapy on Cerebral Autoregulation. Submitted to Neurology.
• Ko SB, Choi HA, Parikh G, Schmidt JM, Lee K, Badjatia N, Claassen J, Connolly ES, Mayer SA. Continuous Estimation of Brain Water Content using Thermal Conductivity in Severe Brain Injured Patients. Submitted to Annals of Neurology

Book Chapters

• HA Choi, Sang-Bae Ko, Kiwon Lee. Chapter 10: Inflammatory and Demyelinating CNS Diseases. The NICU Book. 1st Edition, McGraw-Hill, in press.
• HA Choi, Rebecca Bauer, Kiwon Lee. Chapter 11: Fulminant Hepatic Failure, The NICU Book. 1st Edition, McGraw-Hill, in press.
• Ko SB, Choi HA, Lee K. Neurologic Complications after Cardiac Surgery. In: Sladen RN, ed. Postoperative Cardiac Care. A Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Monograph. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011:385-400.