Noam Harel, MD, PhD
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Neurology
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Specialties
Neurology
Research Topics
Neuromodulation, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Spinal Cord
Defining and strengthening spared nerves after spinal cord injury
Our goal is simple yet challenging - to improve conscious control over movement of neurologically weakened parts of the body. Our main approach to this challenge uses spinal and brain stimulation. These strategies use the principle of ‘Fire Together, Wire Together’: When nearby nerves fire together repeatedly, connections between those nerves strengthen. We have multiple ongoing clinical studies below. For more information, please contact Jaclyn.Wecht@va.gov; 718-584-9000 x3128 Cervical Electrical Stimulation for ALS – Preliminary study testing different combinations of magnetic and electrical brain and spinal cord stimulation to better understand how different nerve circuits interact with each other in ALS, and also to see if we can improve hand function by activating spared nerve connections. https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03411863 Non-invasive Cervical Electrical Stimulation for SCI - Preliminary study testing different combinations of magnetic and electrical brain and spinal cord stimulation to better understand how different nerve circuits interact with each other in SCI, and also to see if we can improve hand function by activating spared nerve connections. https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03414424 Activity-Dependent Transspinal Stimulation in SCI – Clinical trial comparing effects of robotic gait training alone to robotic gait training combined with either low-frequency or high-frequency non-invasive transspinal electrical stimulation over the lumbar spine. https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03669302 Effects of Remote Ischemic Conditioning on Hand Use in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury – Clinical trial measuring the effects of transiently restricting blood flow to a 'remote' limb to increase hand motor pathway excitability through a combination of systemic increases in plasticity-promoting factors and inhibition of inflammatory factors. https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03851302 MEET OUR RESEARCH TEAM Yu-Kuang Wu, PT, PhD Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Ola Alsalman, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Matthew T. Maher, MS Lead Coordinator for Cardiovascular-Autonomic Program Jaclyn R. Wecht, BS Lead Coordinator for Neurorehabilitation Program Grace Fatade-Famodimu, MS Research Coordinator Eric Bailey, BS Research Assistant LINKS/WEBSITES www.scirc.org https://www.facebook.com/pg/Neurorehabva

BA, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Residency, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Campus

Internship, Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital

Residency, Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center-Psychiatry GME

Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Publications

Selected Publications

Paradoxical Modulation of STN β-Band Activity with Medication Compared to Deep Brain Stimulation. Meghan E. Hill, Luke A. Johnson, Jing Wang, David Escobar Sanabria, Rémi Patriat, Scott E. Cooper, Michael C. Park, Noam Harel, Jerrold L. Vitek, Joshua E. Aman. Movement Disorders

DiMANI: diffusion MRI for anatomical nuclei imaging—Application for the direct visualization of thalamic subnuclei. Rémi Patriat, Tara Palnitkar, Jayashree Chandrasekaran, Karianne Sretavan, Henry Braun, Essa Yacoub, Robert A. McGovern, Joshua Aman, Scott E. Cooper, Jerrold L. Vitek, Noam Harel. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Proceedings of the 11th Annual Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank: pushing the forefront of neuromodulation with functional network mapping, biomarkers for adaptive DBS, bioethical dilemmas, AI-guided neuromodulation, and translational advancements. Kara A. Johnson, Nico U.F. Dosenbach, Evan M. Gordon, Cristin G. Welle, Kevin B. Wilkins, Helen M. Bronte-Stewart, Valerie Voon, Takashi Morishita, Yuki Sakai, Amanda R. Merner, Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz, Theresa Williamson, Andreas Horn, Ro'ee Gilron, Jonathan O'Keeffe, Aryn H. Gittis, Wolf Julian Neumann, Simon Little, Nicole R. Provenza, Sameer A. Sheth, Alfonso Fasano, Abbey B. Holt-Becker, Robert S. Raike, Lisa Moore, Yagna J. Pathak, David Greene, Sara Marceglia, Lothar Krinke, Huiling Tan, Hagai Bergman, Monika Pötter-Nerger, Bomin Sun, Laura Y. Cabrera, Cameron C. McIntyre, Noam Harel, Helen S. Mayberg, Andrew D. Krystal, Nader Pouratian, Philip A. Starr, Kelly D. Foote, Michael S. Okun, Joshua K. Wong. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Harel during 2023 and/or 2024. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services: Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

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