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Dr. Cornacchia was Chief of Neurosurgery at Mercy Medical Center (2001 - 2006), Chief of Neurosurgery at Hempstead General Medical Center and Chief of Neurosurgery at Brookdale University Medical Center (2001-2016). He was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at New York Presbyterian Cornell from 2009. Later, Dr. Cornacchia served as staff surgeon at NY Presbyterian Queens and Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Weill-Cornell Medical center.
Dr. Cornacchia is author of numerous neurosurgery and neuroscience research articles and the author of almost two dozen patents. His clinical focus at this time is improving outcomes in complex spine neurosurgery and his research focus is on improving the safety and outcomes of surgery by improving surgical ergonomics.
STATEMENT OF ART:Dr. Cornacchia was Chief of Neurosurgery at Mercy Medical Center (2001 - 2006), Chief of Neurosurgery at Hempstead General Medical Center and Chief of Neurosurgery at Brookdale University Medical Center (2001-2016). He was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at New York Presbyterian Cornell from 2009. Later, Dr. Cornacchia served as staff surgeon at NY Presbyterian Queens and Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Weill-Cornell Medical center.
Dr. Cornacchia is author of numerous neurosurgery and neuroscience research articles and the author of almost two dozen patents. His clinical focus at this time is improving outcomes in complex spine neurosurgery and his research focus is on improving the safety and outcomes of surgery by improving surgical ergonomics.
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Market place viability is also multifactorial, and the design must provide sufficient advantage to warrant the cost and the burden of surgical team adoption. The degree to which the invention solves a problem and the pain point's criticality ultimately determine the new design's desirability.
Part of this process is a matter of successive approximation. But achieving both of the goals above is an art.
BiPAD is an excellent example of this. One might think that creating a means of hand switching for bipolar forceps could result from statistical analysis of hand morphology. However, the complexity and variability of human hand morphology make this approach virtually impossible.
Instead, a creative solution was derived through a process of successive approximation to achieve this solution. With BiPAD®, hand morphology data provisions the design process by providing information about the range of variability to be accommodated but does not lead to a solution.
The solution, informed by in-depth knowledge of the problem and its defining parameters, results from creativity. Therein lies the art of design.
ORGANIZATION:
47-3236732
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Surgeon Health care, paramedics, laboratory
EDUCATION:
Columbia College NYC, NY BA, 1982
NYU School of Medicine NYC, NY MD, Honors in Cell Biology, 1987
UCSD Medical Center San Diego, CA Internship
Residency
Chief Resident
Harvard Business School, Certificate in Business Analytics, Completed, July, 2020
Harvard Business School, Certificate in Leading with Finance, Completed, May,
2020
Harvard Business School, Certificate in Entrepreneurship Essentials, Completed, October, 2019
EXPERIENCE:
Research Fellow - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1975 -1976
Research Fellow, Muscular Dystrophy Assoc., Columbia P&S, NY, NY, 1980
Research Fellow, MagnetoEncephalography Center Director,
Epilepsy Studies, NYU, 1987
Cell Biology Research Fellowship, 1986 - 1987, Dr. Virginia Black
Chief of Neurosurgery, Hempstead General Hospital — 1997-1999
Founder, Director of NY Neurosurgery & Neuroscience Assoc. — 1997-2012
Chief of Neurosurgery, Mercy Medical Center — 2001-2007
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, SUNY Downstate — 2005-2011
Director, Doctor-Patient Network 2005-2011
Chief of Neurosurgery, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
— 2002-2016
Chief of Neurosurgery, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
— 2002-2016
Asst. Professor of Neurosurgery, Weill-Cornell Medical Ctr — 2011-2018
Staff Neurosurgeon. NY Presbyterian Hospital - Queens. 2016 - 2018
BiPAD, Inc. Founder and CEO. 2015 - present
EVENTS:
Congress of Neurosurgery, 2020
North American Spine Society, 2020
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2020
AWARDS:
Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow, 1977
Eastern Student Research Competition, 1986, Second Place
MD, with Honors in Cell Biology, NYU School of Medicine, 1987
Representative, Associated Medical Schools of New York, 1986
PRESS APPEARANCES:
CNBC - 5/28/2009, Doctations allows doctors and patients to communicate securely. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXBIhgQWHIg
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:
Articles
1. J. Padawer, et al. Combined treatment with radioestradiollucanthone
in mouse C3HBA mammary adenocarcinoma with
estradiol-lucanthone in an estrogen bioassay. International
Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics. V7,
Issue 3, Mar 1981. Pages 3490357. (See Acknowledgements)
2. Kawai M, Cornacchia LG. The effect of ionic strengths on
exponential processes – a possible site of action in the cross
bridge cycle. J Biophysics 1981; 37:106a.
3. Black VH, Cornacchia LG. Stereological analysis of
peroxisomes and mitochondria in intestinal epithelium of
patients with peroxisomal deficiency disorders: Zellweger’s
syndrome and neonatal onset adrenoleukodystrophy. Amer J of Anat 1986; 177:107-118.
4. Cornacchia LG, Black VH. Development of stereological
analysis of software for calculation of volume, surface and
number density from micrographs. Computers in Biology
and Medicine 1988; 18(2): 75-88.
5. Cornacchia LG, Virden CP, Wahlstrom HE. Meckel’s
Diverticulum: Another “Great Imitator”. Hospital Practice
1991; 26(4A):65-68.
6. Cornacchia LG, Abitbol, Garfin, Marshal. Cerebrovascular
pathology related to blunt head or neck trauma with associated
spine fractures. Spine, March 1992.
7. Scheller, Alksne, Cornacchia, Branson. A comparison of the
effects on neuronal golgi morphology, assessed with electron
microscopy of cardiopulmonary bypass, low-flow bypass, and
circulatory arrest during profound hypothermia. J Thorac and
Cardiovasc Surg 1992; 104(5):1396-1404.
Abstracts
1. Cornacchia LG, Swenson MR, Gulevich SJ. Tarsal tunnel
syndrome: anatomy and electrodiagnosis. Muscle and Nerve
1991; 14(9): 879-880.
2. Swenson MR, Cornacchia LG, Gulevich SJ. Tarsal tunnel
syndrome: Electrodiagnostic technique. Amer Acad Clin
Neurophysiol, 1991.
3. Cornacchia LG. Preoperative and post-operative SPECT
evaluation of cerebral blood volume in patients with
arteriovenous malformation. Congress of Neurosurgery, 1991.
4. Cornacchia LG. Development of device for automated injection
of radionuclide for ictal APECT scanning. Congress of
Neurosurgery, 1991.
5. Cornacchia LG. Tarsal tunnel syndrome: Anatomy and
electrodiagnosis. American Association of Electrodiagnostic
Medicine. Vancouver BC, Sept 1991.
6. Cornacchia LG. Reclamation of autologous bone tissue during
bone dissection with a high speed drill. Cervical Spine
Research Society. 1996.
7. Cornacchia LG. Development of specialized particular
particulate trap for reclamation of autologous bone tissue during
bone dissection with a high speed drill. Cervical Spine Research
Society. 2002.
8. Reclamation of Autologous Bone Tissue during Cervical
Corpectomy. Spine: Affiliated Society Meeting Abstracts. 2002-Poster 26.
ACCOLADES:
Columbia College NYC, NY BA, 1982
NYU School of Medicine NYC, NY MD, Honors in Cell Biology, 1987
UCSD Medical Center San Diego, CA Internship
Residency
Chief Resident
Harvard Business School, Certificate in Business Analytics, Completed, July, 2020
Harvard Business School, Certificate in Leading with Finance, Completed, May, 2020
Harvard Business School, Certificate in Entrepreneurship Essentials, Completed, October, 2019
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English, Italian, Spanish
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
Presentations:
1. Cornacchia L. G., Swenson MR. Differentiating acquired
from familial demyelinative neuropathies by computer
modeling of action potentials. Amer Acad of Neurology
Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation. April 1991.
9. Cornacchia LG. Tarsal tunnel syndrome: Anatomy and
electrodiagnosis. American Association of Electrodiagnostic
Medicine. Poster Presentation. Vancouver BC, Sept 1991.
10. Cornacchia LG. Preoperative and post-operative SPECT
evaluation of cerebral blood volume in patients with
arteriovenous malformation. Poster Presentation. Congress of
Neurosurgery, 1991.
11. Cornacchia LG. Development of device for automated
injection of radionuclide for ictal SPECT scanning. Poster
Presentation. Congress of Neurosurgery, 1991.
12. Cornacchia, L.G., A Platform for Human Learning Enhancement. Poster Presentation, Society for
Neuroscience, 1993.
2. Cornacchia L. G., Thin-slice MRI in the
evaluation of failed microvascular
decompression. Trigeminal Neuralgia Association
Annual Meeting. 2002.
3. Cornacchia L. G., Trigeminal Neuralgia. Diagnosis and
Treatment. St. John’s University Physician’s Assistant Program.
2002.
4. Cornacchia, L. G. Reclammation of autologous bone from
high speed drill dissection in spine surgery. Cervical Spine
Research Society, Vienna, 2006.
5. Low Back Pain: A simplified Treatment Algorithm.
Presented at the Brookdale Neuroscience Symposium, 2003.
Audience: Brookdale internal medicine physicians,
Brookdale BFCC Clinic Physicians, ED physicians, surgery
and medicine residents.
6. Traumatic Brain Injury: State of the Art. Presented at
Brookdale Neuroscience Symposium, 2004. Audience: local
ED physicians, EMT’s, primary care physicians, Brookdale
trauma team, surgery and medicine residents.
7. Cornacchia L. G., Role of MultiTenancy Architectures in
Healthcare. Medicine 2.0, Toronto, CA, September 2009.
8. Cornacchia L. G., Role of Cloud-Based Health Information
Architectures in Healthcare. St. Thomas University Annual
Healthcare symposium.
SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
1. Neuroscience Update. Brookdale University Hospital and
Medical Center. 2013.
2. Seminar on Aggressive Management of Cerebrovascular
Accidents. 2014.
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
Fellow, American Board of Neurological Surgeons
Member, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Member, Congress of Neurosurgery
Member, Society for Neuroscience
Member, North American Spine Society
Member, Neurocritical Care Society
Member, NeuroTrauma Subdivision, AANS
HOBBIES:
Sailing, Flying (preparing for IFR cert), scuba, hiking.
WEB SITE:
www.bipadsurgical.com
REGISTRATION DATE:
2021-02-10 14:20:29
COUNTRY/REGION:
United States of America
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Startup
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