Overview
Rebecca Straus-Farber is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Straus-Farber is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), and Neuromyelitis Optica.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
622 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032
51 W 51st St, Fl 3 Suite 360, New York, NY 10019
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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"Souhel Najjar, MD is the Chair of Neurology at Lenox Hill Hospital and Staten Island University Hospital and is Chair and Professor of Neurology at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. Dr. Najjar is a world-renowned physician, internationally recognized for his clinical, research and teaching expertise, having dedicated his career to the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, neuroinflammation-related neuropsychiatric disorders and autoimmune disorders of central nervous system.Dr. Najjar received his MD from Demascus Medical School in Syria and completed residencies in pathology and neurology at Albany Medical College. Following residency Dr. Najjar completed a fellowship in neuropathology at the NYU School of Medicine as well as a fellowship in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at NYU's Hospital for Joint Diseases.Prior to his appointment at North Shore-LIJ, Dr. Najjar was the Director of Neurosciences and Director of Stroke at SIUH, as well as the Director of Epilepsy Quality Assurance and Associate Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Najjar was also the Founder and Director of the Epilepsy Center Division of the NYU Department of Neurology's Neuroinflammation Research Group.Dr. Najjar was featured in the New York Times' best-selling novel ""Brain on Fire. Dr. Najjar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Epilepsy, and Thrombectomy.
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Sarah Wesley is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Wesley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Nathalie Jette is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Jette is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, and Thrombectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)Dr. Straus-Farber isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM).
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Dr. Straus-Farber isDistinguished. Learn about Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)Dr. Straus-Farber isDistinguished. Learn about Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).
- Advanced
- Neuromyelitis OpticaDr. Straus-Farber isAdvanced. Learn about Neuromyelitis Optica.
- Optic NeuritisDr. Straus-Farber isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Neuritis.
- Transverse MyelitisDr. Straus-Farber isAdvanced. Learn about Transverse Myelitis.
- Experienced
- Anti-NMDA Receptor EncephalitisDr. Straus-Farber isExperienced. Learn about Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.
- EncephalitisDr. Straus-Farber isExperienced. Learn about Encephalitis.
- Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease
- Rasmussen EncephalitisDr. Straus-Farber isExperienced. Learn about Rasmussen Encephalitis.
- Stiff Person SyndromeDr. Straus-Farber isExperienced. Learn about Stiff Person Syndrome.