Prior to his appointment at Downstate, Dr. Rosenbaum was Vice-Chair of the Department of Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he served as Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology and Associate Professor of Neuroscience. He has also held the positions of Site Director of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Director of the Stern Stroke Center at Montefiore Medical Center.

Dr. Rosenbaum earned his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his internship at Brookdale Medical Center; his residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he was Chief Resident in the Department of Neurology; and a fellowship in cerebrovascular disease at University of Texas Medical School in Houston.

Recognized as one of the Best Doctors in America®, Dr. Rosenbaum is listed in Consumers’ Research Council of America: “Guide to America’s Top Physicians” as well as Castle Connolly’s “Best Doctors in the New York Metro Area.” He has been honored with the Clinical Investigator Developmental Award by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and has published over 80 articles in all the major peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Rosenbaum is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association, Society for Neuroscience, Stroke Council of the American Stroke Association, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism.