
Overview
Cristina Carbonell is a Pediatric Neurologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Carbonell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Rasmussen Encephalitis.
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Locations
2001 Marcus Avenue, Suite W290, Lake Success, NY 11042
Jacqueline Gofshteyn is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Gofshteyn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Seizures.
The Children's Hospital At Montefiore
Elissa G. Yozawitz, MD, is Director of Neonatal Neurology at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Yozawitz focuses on the neurological management of children, from the neonatal period through adolescence, particularly those with difficult-to-treat seizures. She also specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, stroke and seizures in the newborn. Dr. Yozawitz’s expertise includes electroencephalography (EEG) and state-of-the-art treatments. Dr. Yozawitz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Epilepsy in Children, Spasmus Nutans, and Epilepsy.
Wendy Vargas is a Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Vargas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Carbonell isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- AphantasiaDr. Carbonell isExperienced. Learn about Aphantasia.
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Carbonell isExperienced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Benign Rolandic EpilepsyDr. Carbonell isExperienced. Learn about Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.
- EpilepsyDr. Carbonell isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Carbonell isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.

