Dr. Sean T. Hwang
Overview
Sean T. Hwang, MD joined the Northwell Health System in 2008 and is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell. He is the Director of the Continuous EEG Monitoring Program at North Shore University Hospital and the Program Director of the ACGME-approved adult Epilepsy Fellowship Program.
Dr. Hwang earned his MD from Tufts University and completed his residency in neurology at Stanford University Medical Center before completing a two-year fellowship in EEG and Epilepsy at Columbia University Medical Center.
Dr. Hwang specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of seizures, the interpretation of neurophysiologic studies, operative planning for epilepsy surgery, and performing functional cortical mapping. Dr. Hwang's research interests also involve studying the interaction between epilepsy and behavior. Dr. Hwang has been a primary investigator and co-investigator in several clinical studies involving the development of new epilepsy medications, evaluating new technologies for epilepsy, and evaluating outcomes in children born to women with epilepsy.
Dr. Hwang is responsible for the training of Epilepsy fellows and the formulation of their curriculum. His duties at North Shore Hospital also include the supervision and instruction of general neurology residents, as well as participating in the education of medical students. He has received departmental teaching honors on two occasions.
Dr. Hwang is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, the American Epilepsy Society, and the Long Island Epilepsy Foundation Professional Advisory Board. He received the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island Professional Leadership Award in 2017 for his commitment and dedication to his colleagues and patients. Dr. Hwang was voted one of Castle Connelly's Top Doctors in 2025.
Dr. Hwang has triple board certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology, Epilepsy, and Clinical Neurophysiology.
Dr. Hwang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.
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Locations
611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, Great Neck, NY 11021
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hwang has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Neurology At South Avenue
"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.
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.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck
Simona Proteasa is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Proteasa is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Encephalitis, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- EpilepsyDr. Hwang isDistinguished. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic SeizureDr. Hwang isDistinguished. Learn about Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
- Memory LossDr. Hwang isDistinguished. Learn about Memory Loss.
- SeizuresDr. Hwang isDistinguished. Learn about Seizures.
- Advanced
- Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features
- Conversion DisorderDr. Hwang isAdvanced. Learn about Conversion Disorder.
- Dravet SyndromeDr. Hwang isAdvanced. Learn about Dravet Syndrome.
- EncephalitisDr. Hwang isAdvanced. Learn about Encephalitis.
- Lafora DiseaseDr. Hwang isAdvanced. Learn about Lafora Disease.
- Progressive Myoclonic EpilepsyDr. Hwang isAdvanced. Learn about Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy.
- Experienced
- Anti-NMDA Receptor EncephalitisDr. Hwang isExperienced. Learn about Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.
- ApoplexyDr. Hwang isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Hwang isExperienced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE)
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Hwang isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Brain TumorDr. Hwang isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.