Ernst Garcon, MD
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Credentials & Experience
Board Certifications
- Neuroradiology
- Diagnostic Radiology
Clinical Expertise
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Neuroradiology
Specialties
Education & Training
- State University of Haiti School of Medicine
- Internship: Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: 2005 NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical C
Honors & Awards
- PRIDE Comparative Effectiveness Research at Columbia University: 06/2013
- American Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ASHNR): 10/2003 Silver Medal winner-Scientific Exhibit presentation: “Horner’s syndrome: how to tailor the radiographic evaluation and the clinical findings.
- American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR): 05/2003 MAGNA CUM LAUDE- Scientific Exhibit presentation: “Horner’s syndrome: how to tailor the radiographic evaluation based on clinical findings”
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): 2003 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): 2002 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): 12/2002 Certificate of Merit - Scientific Exhibit presentation: “Horner’s syndrome: how to tailor the radiographic evaluation based on clinical findings”
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): 12/2002
- Best design - Scientific Exhibit presentation: “Horner’s syndrome: how to tailor the radiographic evaluation based on clinical findings”.
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): 12/2000 Certificate of Merit- Scientific Exhibit presentation:” Congenital Malformation of the spine: an embryologic approach”
About Ernst Garcon
Dr. Ernst Garcon is board certified in diagnostic radiology with sub-specialty training in neuroradiology. Dr. Garcon is an assistant professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an assistant attending radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, he also teaches and supervises radiology residents and medical students.
Dr. Garcon's extensive global health work has led to significant improvements for diagnostic imaging in Haiti. In partnership with several global health foundations and organizations, he helped to develop Haiti's first radiology residency program and is currently assisting with the development and launch of the first radiologic technologist program in the country. He has also organized and provided on-site radiology education for physicians and residents at the State University of Haiti Hospital in Port au Prince and has hosted several externships for Haitian residents at Columbia.
Dr. Garcon is a member of the Department of Radiology's Diversity Committee, promoting the recruitment and development of minority faculty. His work is focused on inspiring young students with disenfranchised backgrounds who are interested in medicine and wish to pursue a career in radiology.
Academic Titles
- Assistant Professor of Radiology at CUMC
Administrative Positions
- Director of Global Imaging Volunteer Services-CUMC/PIH Mirebalais branch
Committee/Societies/Council Memberships
Member of the ACR Foundation International Outreach Committee
Member of American Medical Association
Member of American Socitey of Neuroradiology
Member of Radiologic Societey of North America
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital
Languages
- French
Gender
- Male
Insurance Accepted
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Aetna
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Signature Administrators
- Student Health
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs Plan
Capital District Physician Health Plan
- Capital District Physician Health Plan
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
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- Local 1199
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- MagnaCare
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- Multiplan
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- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- MVP Health Care-HMO/EPO (Westchester Only)
- MVP Health Care-PPO (Westchester Only)
Oxford Health Plans
- Freedom
- Liberty
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- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
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Research
"Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition". Elbert Hubbard
His primary research interest is Quantitative Imaging of white matter diseases in late life depression using conventional and advanced MR imaging techniques such as Arterial Spin Labeling(ASL): It is a multidisciplinary work with psychiatrists and neuro psychologists at the New York State Psychiatric Institute to better understand the clinical and imaging characteristics of older individual with late life depression and cognitive decline.
He is also interested in looking at the environmental factors that may trigger depression in older individuals living in the Nother Manhattan area. A multidisciplinary pilot grant proposal was submitted to the Columbia Community Based Participatory Research(CBPR) for looking at the relationship between the built environment and late life depression.
Research Interests
- Arterial Spin Labeling
- Quantitative imaging of White Matter Disease
Selected Publications
Vascular depression: overrepresented among African Americans? (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 10/2013)
Michelle E Reinlieb, Amanda Persaud, Deepika Singh, Ernst Garcon, Bret R Rutherford, Gregory H Pelton, D P Devanand, Steven P Roose, Joel R Sneed
A Case of Diffuse Subarachnoid Pneumocephalus after Epidural Injection. (Omics Journal of Radiology 04/2013; Volume 2(Issue 4))
Shahla F Syed, Ernst Garcon
The external validity of MRI-defined vascular depression. (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 02/2013)
Monique A Pimontel, Michelle E Reinlieb, Lauren C Johnert, Ernst Garcon, Joel R Sneed, Steven P Roose
MRI signal hyperintensities and failure to remit following antidepressant treatment. (Journal of Affective Disorder 2011)
Joel R. Sneed, Michelle E. Culang-Reinlieb, Adam M. Brickman, Faith M. Gunning-Dixon, Lauren Johnert, Ernst Garcon, Steven P. Roose
Quantitative approaches for assessment of white matter hyperintensities in elderly populations. (Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging 2011)
Brickman, A.M., Sneed, J.R., Provenzano, F.A., Garcon, E., Johnert, L., Muraskin, J., Yeung, L.K., Zimmerman, M.E., & Roose, S.P.
MRI-defined vascular depression: a review of the construct (Int J. Geriatr Psychiatry 2010)
Michelle E. Culang-Reinlieb, Lauren C. Johnert, Adam M. Brickman, David C. Steffens, Ernst Garcon and Joel R. Sneed
Horner's Syndrome: Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation (Neuroimaging Clinics 2008) Deborah L. Reede, Ernst Garcon, Wendy R.K. Smoker, Randy Kardon