Dimitris Placantonakis, MD, PhDNYU School of Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery
NYU School of Medicine
530 First Avenue
Skirball 8R
New York, NY 10016
USA
P: +1 (212) 263-2441
E: dimitris.placantonakis@nyumc.org
2nd Period: Mercator Project
Professional career
Since 2010 | Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery (Tenure Track); Director, Neurosurgical Laboratory for Stem Cell Research; Member, Kimmel Center for Stem Cell Biology, Perlmutter Cancer Center and Brain Tumor Center; NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA |
Scientific certificates
2003 | MD – NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA |
2002 | PhD – Neuroscience, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA |
1995 | BS in Molecular Biology and Mathematics, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, USA |
Academic training
2006 – 2008 | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA |
2003 – 2010 | Residency training in Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA |
1995 – 2003 | MD/PhD Training Program, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA |
1991 – 1995 | BS in Molecular Biology/Mathematics, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, USA |
Scientific activities, honors, awards
2016 | Preuss Award for Outstanding Brain Tumor Research, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons |
Since 2016 | Section on Tumors, Executive Committee, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons |
Since 2015 | Course Director, NYU Neurosurgery Annual Symposium |
2009 | Distinguished Housestaff Award, Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital |
2008 | Congress of Neurological Surgeons Resident Award |
2003 | Alpha Omega Alpha award for the student that attained the highest scholastic rating for the four years of medical school, NYU School of Medicine |
2000 | Bodman Foundation Scholar, NYU School of Medicine |
1996 | MD-PhD Academic Scholars award, NYU School of Medicine |
1995 | Valedictorian, Long Island University |