About
Personal Statement
Dr. Murthy’s clinical responsibilities involve caring for patients admitted to the neurologic intensive care unit. His research focuses on understanding secondary injury following intracerebral hemorrhage, and its implications on patient outcomes. He has also conducted research on acute stroke treatment and subarachnoid hemorrhage. His research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals including Neurology, Stroke and Critical Care Medicine. His research is currently supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Leon Levy Foundation. He is also a prior recipient of the research training fellowship by the American Academy of Neurology.
Biography
Dr. Santosh Murthy currently serves as an Associate Professor of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College and is also the Associate Chief of the Division of Neurocritical Care at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell. Dr. Murthy earned his medical degree from Bangalore Medical College in India. He completed his Neurology residency from Baylor College of Medicine, where he also served as chief resident. He subsequently went on to do a fellowship in Neurocritical Care at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also has a Masters in Public Health from the University of Texas. Dr. Murthy is board certified in Neurology. He is the author of numerous publications and the recipient of several awards and scholarships.
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
Scholarship, National Council of Education Research &Training, India,1999
Texas Neurological Society Resident Travel Award, 2011
Rolak Resident Teaching Award (Baylor College of Medicine), 2012
Texas Neurological Society 2nd Place, 2013
German Neurocritical Care Society (ANIM) Travel Grant, 2013
Integra Foundation Travel Grant, Neurocritical Care Society, 2013
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Resident Scholarship, 2013
American Neurological Association (ANA) Travel Grant, 2014
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Inductee, 2014
Clinical Research Training Fellowship, American Academy of Neurology, 2016
Research Training Fellowship, Leon Levy Foundation, 2017
Investigator award, Top scoring abstract, European Stroke Conference, 2018
Career Development Award, National Institutes of Health, 2018
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- United Council for Neurological Subspecialties (Neurocritical Care)
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Associate Attending Neurologist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Associate Professor of Neurology - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Associate Professor of Neuroscience - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- M.P.H., University of Texas School of Public Health, 2010
- M.B.,B.S., Bangalore Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (India), 2007
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- AETNA - HMO
- AETNA - Medicare
- AETNA - PPO
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Affinity Access
- Affinity Health Plan
- CIGNA
- Emblem Select Care
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Connection
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus - CHP
- Fidelis Care
- GHI - CBP
- Health First
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicaid
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicare
- Medicare
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Community Plan
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare
- WellCare of NY
- WorldWide Medical
Locations and Appointments
External Relationships
External Relationships
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No External Relationships Reported