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Dr. Aarani Kandeepan is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.Dr. Kandeepan obtained her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in 2018 after completing her Masters in Infectious Diseases at Georgetown University. She then completed her General Pediatrics training at State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. Subsequently her fellowship training in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine was completed at the University of Maryland Medical Center where she served as Chief Fellow in her last year of training.In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Kandeepan’s research interests focus on resuscitation medicine, simulation, and global health. She has successfully developed simulation programs at both academic and community hospitals aimed at enhancing high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation metrics as well as addressing barriers to participation in simulation training. Dr. Kandeepan also served as the lead fellow for the Pediatric Resuscitation Committee and the Quality and Safety Committee as well as playing a key role in creating post-arrest management guidelines for her institution during her fellowship. Dr. Kandeepan is the recipient of the President Global Impact Fund through the University of Maryland where she is currently leading the development of a virtual simulation program in Lusaka, Zambia, designed to improve CPR metrics and enhance critical care knowledge in low-resource settings.

Dr. Michael Ayad is the Director of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. He is board-certified in neurosurgery and holds two U.S. patents for neurosurgical devices used in the operating room. Areas of expertise include intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, carotid artery disease, Moyamoya disease, intracerebral hemorrhage, spinal vascular disorders and other types of cerebrovascular disease. He also has expertise in endovascular treatment of acute stroke.For more information, visit Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine

NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, located at 506 6th Street in Brooklyn, New York, is dedicated to bringing world-class care to the Brooklyn community. Our team of doctors—including leading experts from Weill Cornell Medicine—provides high-quality primary, emergency, and specialty services and more. We offer outpatient care, overnight visits, and extended stays, depending on your needs. For outpatient visits with our doctors, make an appointment with us today.