Alexandr L. Safarov, MD

Dr. Paul Wright is a board-certified neurologist with subspecialty training in stroke and cerebrovascular disease. As a general neurologist, he helps patients with many types of neurological conditions, including brain recovery from traumatic injuries, movement disorders and cognitive health. As a stroke specialist, he has a deep understanding of stroke prevention, treatments and recovery. Dr. Wright listens to patients and makes complex conditions and treatments easier to understand, helping them focus on healing and feeling supported and confident in their care plans. Dr. Wright is senior vice president and system chair of the Nuvance Health Neuroscience Institute. He is also the John and Joanne Patrick Endowed Chair for Advanced Technology in Neuroscience for his leadership in integrating advanced technology into neurological care at Nuvance Health. He received the Linde Mentorship Award from the Nuvance Health Global Health Academy. He was honored for his exceptional mentorship of international scholars and exemplifying the best of academic medicine and global health. In his free time, Dr. Wright enjoys traveling, photography, music and martial arts. Dr. Wright In the News The brain on screens with TODAY.com The brain on tennis with The Atlantic The brain on tipping with CBS News The link between insomnia and dementia with News 12 CT

Dr. David L. Penn was born and raised in Mount Kisco, NY. He did his undergraduate training at Duke University. While in high school and college, he did research on cerebrovascular disease at NY Presbyterian-Columbia and Duke University which is where he first became interested in neurosurgery. After college, he returned home to complete a graduate degree in Physiology at New York Medical college and then went on to medical school at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his residency training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. During this time, he completed a fellowship subspecializing in minimally-invasive, endoscopic treatments for pituitary tumors and other types of brain tumors. Following residency, Dr. Penn completed a fellowship in skull base neurosurgery and cerebrovascular neurosurgery, adding further expertise for treating complex brain tumors, such as acoustic neuromas and meningiomas, vascular malformations, such as aneurysms and AVMs, and cerebral bypass.