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Westchester Spine Institute

EDUCATION:     Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

                                                   Bachelor of Engineering May, 1998

                                                   Major: Chemical Engineering

Minor: Biochemical Engineering      

                                                   Valedictorian                          GPA:4.0      Dean's List                         

                                 

University of Medicine and Dentristy of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

                                                   Graduation date: May, 2002

 

New York Medical College – Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY

Orthopaedic Surgery

Graduation date: June 30^th, 2007

 

Cleveland Clinic Foundation – Spine Institute, Cleveland, OH

Spine Fellowship

Graduation date: July 30^th, 2008

 

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE:   June 1995 - August 1995, June 1996 - August 1996

                                                   Consultant/Developer

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Livingston, NJ

- provided on-site technical support for computerized tracking systems in emergency departments in over 15 hospitals in Northern New Jersey.

- did market research on the development of voice assisted systems for use in emergency departments.

- completed a prototype system for use in emergency departments which utilizes scantron-type sheets filled by doctors and scanned into a central database, eliminating the need for written reports and orders.

 

                                                   June 1995 – June 1998

                                                   Volunteer

                                                   MUHLENBERG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ER, Plainfield,

NJ

- "shadowed" Dr. David M. Schreck in his position of attending physician in the Emergency Department.

- assisted physicians and nurses in the administration of treatments and interacting with patients.

 

                                                   June 1995 - August 1995, June 1996 - August 1996,

June 1997 - August 1997

                                                   Summer Intern                                     

STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Hoboken, NJ

                 Undergraduate Programs in Technology and Medicine (UPTAM)

- worked on a project involving the prediction of 12 lead EKG from 3 measured leads using Simplex Optimization.

- worked on a mathematical model of the Electrocardiogram using Factor Analysis and showed that 12 lead ECG can be derived from a set of 3 measured leads which is patient specific.

- worked on a clinical study involving a comparison of Ipratropium Bromide (IB) vs. Placebo in the emergency treatment of acute asthma and showed a higher discharge rate from the ED in patients who received IB

-  worked on paper looking at chaotic dynamics in ER patient flow

 

HONORS AND

AWARDS:                           

Eileen Gluchoski Garfunkel Mathematics League Award – 1992, 1994

 

Lawrence C.F. Horle Memorial Award – 1998

 

NJACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians) Annual Research  Award 1998 - 3^rd Place

 

NJACEP Annual Research Award 1997 - 3^rd Place

 

SAEM (Society of Academic Emergency Medicine) Annual Research Award 1996 (Technology) - 1^st place

 

New York Cardiac Center Award, August 1996

 

 

                                                  

ACTIVITIES:      Cars, music, games, sports.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

Zelicof S, Brotea C. et al: Comparison of traditional versus highly-crosslinked polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty. Accepted for publication for Journal of Arthroplasty (Abstract and nominated for Hip and Knee Society Research Award) Am Ass of Hip and Knee Surg 2005, Oct.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al:  The derived n-lead electrocardiogram.  Ann Emerg Med 2004;

44(4 supplement):S73-S74.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al: Clinical application of eigenvalue analysis and the derived electrocardiogram as a real-time marker for infarction.  J Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 43(5 suppl): A424.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al:  The eigenvalue model as an electrical marker in the prediction of acute myocardial infarction in measured and derived electrocardiograms. Ann Emerg Med 2004;44(4 supplement):S124.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al: A real-time cardiac marker for acute infarction: eigenvalues of the measured and derived ECG. Ann Emerg Med 2003;42:S30.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C et al: Mathematical modeling of the electroencephalogram. Ann Emerg Med 2003;42:S3.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al: Mathematical modeling of the electroencephalogram. Acad Emerg Med 2003;10:439.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al:  On the derivation of a new cardiac marker: the electrocardiogram eigenvalues. Ann Emerg Med (Abstract) September 2002; 40(4):S70.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al:  The derivation and electrical basis of the 22-Lead electrocardiogram: a computer mathematical model.  Ann Emerg Med (Abstract) Sept 2001.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al:  Comparison of racemic albuterol and levalbuterol in the treatment of acute asthma.  Ann Emerg Med (Abstract) September 2001.

 

Heary Robert, Schlenk Richard, Brotea C, et al: Persistent Iliac Crest Donor Site Pain: Independent Outcome Assessment. Neurosurgery (Clinical Studies Article) March 2002,  510-517.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al: Electrocardiogram mathematical modeling using simplex optimization. Ann Emerg Med (Abstract) 2000; 36:S71

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al: Prediction of total patient encounter times using chaotic dynamics and an artificial neural network. Acad Emerg Med (Abstract) 2000; 7(5):520.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al: Prediction of the 12-lead electrocardiogram from 3 lead-vectors using factor analysis.  Ann Emerg Med (Abstract) 2000; 35:S62.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al: Prediction of total patient encounter times using chaotic dynamics and an artificial neural network. Acad Emerg Med (Abstract) 2000; 7(5):520.

 

Heary, Robert, Brotea C, et al: Clivus fractures and diabetes insipidus: prognostic implications.  Submitted to Neurosurgery, accepted for review September, 1999.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al: Factor analysis of the 19-lead electrocardiogram.  Crit Care Med 1999; 27(Suppl.):A31.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al: Prediction of the 19-lead electrocardiogram from 3 lead-vectors using factor analysis.  Ann Emerg Med (Abstract) 1999; 34:S25

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al: Statistical methodology: VI. Mathematical modeling of the electrocardiogram using factor analysis. Acad Emerg Med 1998; 5(9):929-934.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al:  Mathematical modeling of the standard electrocardiogram using polynomial abductive network.  Ann Emerg Med (Abstract) 1998; 32:S46.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al:  Prediction of the electrocardiogram using iterative key set factor analysis and target factor analysis. Ann Emerg Med (Abstract) 1998; 32:S46.

 

]Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al:  Chaotic dynamics mathematical modeling of emergency department patient flow. Acad Emerg Med (Abstract) 1998; 5:538-539.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al:  Comparison of ipratropium bromide vs. placebo in the emergency managment of acute asthma.  Acad Emerg Med (Abstract) May 1997.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al: Fractal dynamics of normal and infarction electrocardiograms:  A computer predictive model.  Ann Emerg Med (Abstract) 1997; 30:430-431.

 

 

 

NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

 

Rajadhyaksha A, Brotea C, et al.  Comparison of Wear Rates Between Highly Crosslinked and Traditional Polyethylenes.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS),  Feb 14, 2007, San Diego, California.

 

Rajadhyaksha A, Brotea C, et al.  Comparison of Acetabular Polyethylene Wear Rates Between Highly Crosslinked and Traditional Polyethylenes – A Minimum Five Year Follow-Up

Study.  Presented at the Annual Symposium of the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA), October 8, 2006, New York, New York.

 

Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  The Derivation of the 12-Lead ECG from 3 Standard Leads.  Presented at the National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Scientific Sessions (NAEMSP), January 16, 2003, Panama City, Florida.

 

Comparison of Racemic Albuterol and Levalbuterol in the Treatment of Acute Asthma.  Schreck DM, Brotea C, Shah SP.  Accepted for presentation at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Annual Scientific Sessions, October 15, 2001, Chicago, Ilinois.

 

The Derivation and Electrical Basis of the 22-Lead Electrocardiogram: a Computer Mathematical Model.  Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Accepted for presentation at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Annual Scientific Sessions, October 16, 2001, Chicago, Ilinois.

 

Electrocardiogram mathematical modeling using simplex optimization. Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Presented at the American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 24, 2000.

 

Prediction of total patient encounter times using chaotic dynamics and an artificial neural network. Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2000 Annual Scientific Sessions.  San Francisco, California, May 24, 2000.

 

Prediction of the 19-Lead Electrocardiogram from 3 Lead-Vectors Using Factor Analysis. Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Presented at the 8^th International Conference on Emergency Medicine.  Boston, Massachusetts, May 5, 2000

 

Factor Analysis of the 19-lead Electrocardiogram. Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine 29^th Educational and Scientific Symposium.  Orlando, Florida, February 11, 2000.

 

The prediction of a 19-lead ECG from 3 lead vectors using Factor Analysis.  Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Presented at the American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum.  Las Vegas, Nevada, October 12, 1999.

 

Prediction of the 19-Lead Electrocardiogram from 3 Lead-Vectors Using Factor Analysis.  Schreck DM, et al.  Presented at the NJ American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum.  Atlantic City, New Jersey,  May 10, 1999.

 

Mathematical modeling of the standard electrocardiogram using polynomial abductive network. Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.   Presented at the American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum.  San Diego, California, October 12, 1998.

 

Prediction of the electrocardiogram using iterative key set factor analysis and target factor analysis.  Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Presented at the American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum.  San Diego, California, October 12, 1998.

 

Chaotic Dynamics Mathematical Modeling of Emergency Department Patient Flow.  Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Presented at the SAEM Annual Scientific Sessions 1998, Chicago, Illinois, May 20, 1998

 

Chaotic Dynamics Mathematical Modeling of Emergency Department Patient Flow.  Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Presented at the NJACEP Annual Scientific Sessions 1998, Atlantic City, NJ, May 6, 1998.

 

Fractal Dynamics of Normal and Infarction Electrocardiograms:  A Computer Predictive Model.  Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Presented at the ACEP Research Forum 1997,  San Francisco, California, October 19, 1997.

 

Comparison of Ipratropium Bromide vs. Placebo in the Emergency Management of Acute Asthma.  Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Presented at the SAEM Annual Scientific Sessions 1997, Washington, DC, May 22, 1997.

 

Comparison of Ipratropium Bromide vs. Placebo in the Emergency Management of Acute Asthma.  Schreck DM, Brotea C, et al.  Presented at the NJACEP Annual Scientific Sessions 1997, Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 8, 1997.

 

Factor analysis of the standard electrocardiogram.  Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Sessions,  May 7, 1996, Denver, Colorado.

Cristian Brotea, M.D.

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