Hanna, Lauren, MD

Dr. Lynn McGrath is an award-winning neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery. He is trained in both traditional open as well as cutting-edge minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgical techniques. He is committed to utilizing this wide range of capabilities to tailor an approach uniquely suited to each patient. In addition, Dr. McGrath is internationally renowned as an innovator working to develop diagnostic tools using artificial intelligence, work for which he was named the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Innovator of the Year in 2019. An acclaimed speaker and educator, Dr. McGrath has given more than 30 invited lectures around the world about advanced minimally invasive spine surgery techniques, neurosurgical applications of machine learning, and cutting-edge diagnostic methods for concussion and traumatic brain injury.TRAININGDr. McGrath received his BA from Dartmouth College and his MD from the University of Central Florida. He then completed his residency in neurological surgery at the University of Washington, followed by a fellowship in which he trained in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery under Dr. Roger Hrtl at Weill Cornell Medicine.RESEARCHDr. McGraths research is focused on the development of next-generation smartphone-based machine learning tools for the diagnosis of concussion, TBI, and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimers disease. His work in pupillometry led to the development of PupilScreen which in 2017 was named one of GEs 5 Coolest Things on Earth This Week. He has been named Innovator of the Year twice in 2019 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and in 2018 by Seattle Health. In 2017 he won the Best Presentation Award from the Washington State Association of Neurological Surgery. Dr. McGrath is also actively working on developing and publishing on the adoption and utilization of cutting-edge endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgical techniques for complex patients, high performance individuals, and athletes.

Ayesha M. Rahman, MD, MSE, in an Orthopedic Surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens who specializes in the care of complex injuries and conditions of the hand, wrist, and elbow. Dr. Rahman has a special interest in elbow instability, post-traumatic reconstructive surgery, arthroscopic minimally invasive surgery, and pediatric surgery. She has published research in Hand and Spine Journals and has delivered presentations at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and American Association of Hand Surgery annual meetings. After earning her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Rahman completed her residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases at New York University. She then completed her fellowship at the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center in hand and upper extremity surgery.

Dr. Stern was born in Chicago Illinois but came to NYC a few months later and was raised in Greenwich village, New York. She graduated from the University of Chicago with an AB in 1986. She attended Medical school at NYU School of Medicine graduating in 1990. Internship, Residency and an additional year of Chief Residency were completed in 1994 at NYU Langone Medical Center/ Bellevue Hospital. She remained at NYU Langone Health to complete a fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases in 1997 with a concentration in Echocardiography. She has been in clinical practice for the last twenty seven years at Murray Hill Medical Group PC/CareMount Medical Group/Optum. She has been taking care of patients in the primary care and hospital settings in a multi specialty group affiliated with NYU Langone Health. Since 1997 she had been on the faculty at NYU Langone Health as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine. In addition to her clinical responsibilities she was the Medical Director of the ICAEL accredited non invasive testing suite at MHMG/CareMount/Optum. She is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Echocardiography.