Biography
Specialties
Research Topics
Education
MD, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Internship, Transitional Year, InterCommunity Health Care
Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Neuroradiology, New York University Medical Center-Tisch Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Radiology
Honors & Awards
2024
Honoring and Award
World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology Congress
2024
Lifetime Achievement Award
Vein of Galen Malformation Network
2024
WFITN Honor and Award
World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology
2023
Lifetime Accomplishment Award
World Live Neurovascular Conference
2023
Yasargil Award
Symposium of the Clinical Neuroscience Center
2023
WLNC Lifetime Accomplishment Award
World Live Neurovascular Conference, Neuroradiology
2022
Brian Kendall Award
British Society of Neuroradiologists
2021
Alumni Award
Mount Sinai Health System
2015-2024
Super Doctors
2014
American Heart Award for Contribution to the Treatment of Stroke in Children
American Heart Award
2012
Pioneering Award
Society of Vascular and Interventional Neuroradiology
2012
15th Annual Gala
St. Luke Roosevelt Hospital
2012
Pioneering Award
Society of Vascular and Interventional Neuroradiology
2010-2024
Top Doctors in the NY Metro Area
Castle Connolly
2010
Merit of Achievement Award
Eve Fenton Love-All Foundation Inc.
2010
World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology Founding Members Award
2009
Serbinenko Golden Sign Award
2008
Honorary Member
Japanese Society of Neuroendovascular Therapy
2008
New York Stroke Spotlight Award
American Heart and American Stroke Association
2007
Man of the Year Award
Needlers Foundation
2007
Boston Scientific Neurovascular Lifetime Achievement Award
2007
Physician of the Year Award
Vascular Birthmark Foundation
2005
El Comite Organizador del XVII Congresso de la Sociedad IberolatinoAmeriana de Neuroradiologia
Diagnostica y Terapeutica Rinde Homenaje al Socio Fundador de Silan
2001
Paolo Raimondi Lecturer Award
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
1998
The First Luessenhop Award
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
1997
Distinguished Physicians Award
Needlers Foundation
1993
Distinguished Service Award
World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN)
1992
Gratitude and Appreciation Award
The Radiological Society of North America
1989
Ramon y Cajal Award in Medicine for Distinguished Latin American Physicians
1979
Magna Cum Laude
17th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASNR)
1966
Second Place for High Notes
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)
Publications
Publications
Selected Publications
Angiographic Features of Meningiomas Predicting Extent of Preoperative Embolization. Stavros Matsoukas, Rui Feng, Denzel E. Faulkner, Ian C. Odland, John Durbin, Halima Tabani, Leslie Schlachter, Eveline Gutzwiller, Christopher P. Kellner, Tomoyoshi Shigematsu, Hazem Shoirah, Shahram Majidi, Reade De Leacy, Alejandro Berenstein, J. Mocco, Johanna T. Fifi, Joshua B. Bederson, Raj K. Shrivastava, Benjamin I. Rapoport. Neurosurgery
Transvenous balloon-assisted approach to anterior fossa dural arteriovenous fistula using retrograde pressure cooker technique. Alex Devarajan, Christina P. Rossitto, Mais Al-Kawaz, Brian Giovanni, Vikram Vasan, Tomoyoshi Shigematsu, Alejandro Berenstein, Johanna T. Fifi. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
Transvenous embolization of vein of galen aneurysmal malformations with coils as a final procedure for cure: A single-institution experience of 18 years. Stavros Matsoukas, Tomoyoshi Shigematsu, Maximilian J. Bazil, Johanna Fifi, Alejandro Berenstein. Interventional Neuroradiology
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