The 20 Best CACH Syndrome Doctors in New York, US

Asaff Harel MD MSC is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and serves as the Director of the Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center as well as the North Shore/LIJ Neurology Residency Program. He subspecializes in the care of people with neuroimmunological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, MOGAD, sarcoidosis, central nervous system vasculitis, and other related conditions. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed both residency and a neuroimmunology fellowship at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Outside of clinical work and teaching, Dr. Harel is devoted to research and is involved in several clinical trials and internal research projects studying MS and related conditions. Dr. Harel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Encephalitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

Ilya Kister is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Kister is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Neuromyelitis Optica, Optic Neuritis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Bianca Weinstock is a Neurologist in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Weinstock is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), CACH Syndrome, Optic Neuritis, and Angioplasty.

Babak Navi is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Navi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Increased Intracranial Pressure, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Navi is currently accepting new patients.

Stephanie Tankou is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Tankou is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are CACH Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

Andrew Schweitzer is a Neuroradiologist in New York, New York. Dr. Schweitzer has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are CACH Syndrome, Stroke, Hydrocephalus, and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Dr. Gagandeep Singh is an assistant professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC). Dr. Singh’s clinical focus includes brain tumor imaging in both adult and pediatric populations. He is deeply engaged in research with a primary focus on leveraging radiomics and deep learning methodologies to uncover non-invasive imaging markers within brain tumors that correlate with neuropathological markers and clinical outcomes. His specialization extends to advanced imaging techniques like MR perfusion, MR Spectroscopy, and functional MRI.Dr. Singh completed his radiology residency at Rutgers-Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and his neuroradiology fellowship at NYP-Columbia, after which he joined the esteemed faculty in the Department of Radiology at Columbia.Beyond his clinical and research acumen, Dr. Singh is a dedicated educator, actively contributing to the growth and development of medical students and residents within the NYP/CUIMC community. Dr. Singh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Neuroendocrine Tumor, Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.

Richard B. Lipton, M.D., is the Edwin S. Lowe Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Lipton earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. After a medical internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, he completed his neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also completed a fellowship in neuroepidemiology at Columbia University. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Lipton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease.

"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,"" a memoir written by Susannah Cahalan, a reporter from the New York Post. Dr. Najjar diagnosed Ms. Cahalan with a rare autoimmune disease in which the body was attacking her brain. This illness is now thought to have been the cause of ""demonic possessions"" throughout history.In addition, Dr. Najjar has been featured in several nationally syndicated broadcast interviews including TLC's ""Mystery Diagnosis,"" NBC-TV's ""Today"" show and ABC-TV's ""Katie Couric Show."" Dr. Najjar has also been featured in Oprah magazine and Forbes magazine and has been included in ""Best Doctors"" issues published by US News and World Report and New York magazine. Dr. Najjar was also recognized in Exceptional Parent Magazine's Maxwell J. Schleifer Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to the care of children with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, movement disorders and related disabilities.Dr. Najjar's work has been widely published and is a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. He is also the Co-Director of the Scientific Planning Committee of the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance and lectures regularly both nationally and internationally.". Dr. Najjar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Epilepsy, and Thrombectomy.

Emma Laureta is a Pediatric Neurologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Laureta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, and Epilepsy.

"The primary focus of our laboratory is on defining the regional localization and the biological properties of neural stem cells during embryonic and postnatal development and in the mature and the aging mammalian brain. We are also using stem cells as ""biological probes"" to elucidate the pathogenesis of a spectrum of complex and poorly understood acquired and genetic nervous system disorders. In these prototypical disorders, distinct profiles of regional stem cells or their more lineage-restricted neuronal or glial cell progeny undergo irreversible injury and death in response to acute or more chronic injury signals.". Dr. Mehler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Huntington Disease, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), and Dementia.

Dr. Samantha Epstein is a board-certified neurologist who received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She completed an internship in internal medicine and a residency in neurology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Epstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Neurosarcoidosis, and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy.

Jacqueline A. Bello, MD, FACR, is Director of Neuroradiology at Montefiore, and Professor of Radiology and Neurosurgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on adult and pediatric neuroradiology, medical education, quality and safety, and healthcare policy. Dr. Bello is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Ventricle Cancer, Actinomycosis, CACH Syndrome, and Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia.

Daniel Gratch, MD is a board-certified neurologist and attending physician at Northwell Health at the Lenox Hill and Staten Island University Hospitals. He is dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered, and multidisciplinary care for patients with neuro-immunological disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS), and a wide range of other neurological disorders. He completed medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with presitigious Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honors. He completed neurology residency at NYU Langone School of Medicine (serving as a chief resident in his final year) and a two year combined research/clinical fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is an expert in novel immunotherapy treatments for MS and continues to engage in cutting edge research to move the field forward. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Gratch has been chosen to be a leader in education in the Northwell system. He is the Associate Program Director (APD) for the combined Staten Island / Lenox Hill neurology residency, for which he serves as a mentor, educator, innovator, and advocate. He also is the medical student clerkship site director for Lenox Hill helping to train and educate our future physicians. Dr. Gratch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CACH Syndrome, Transverse Myelitis, and Cervical Myelopathy.

Professionally, I am highly motivated and dedicated to making significant contributions to advancing Neuroradiology research and practice. Specifically, I have developed a special focus on neurological molecular imaging, with an emphasis on the advancement of brain PET/MRI and hybrid imaging techniques in dementia and neurodegenerative disease. I was awarded the Foundation of the ASNR 2021 Boerger Research Fund for Alzheimer s Disease and Neurocognitive Disorders for the project [18F] PI-2620 in Primary Progressive Aphasia (Franceschi AM, PI), with the goal of characterizing biodistribution of abnormal tau accumulation in PPA subtypes using the novel second generation tracer PI-2620 and correlating these findings with clinical disease severity and neurodegeneration. I am also PI for the project Utility of [18F] PI-2620 as Universal Biomarker for the A/T/N Classification of Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease , which aims to establish the efficacy of PI-2620 as a single, universal biomarker for the A/T/N classification scheme of dementia, with the eventual goal of its use in descriptive classification, patient selection and target engagement assessment in disease-modifying clinical treatment trials. I contribute as a co-Investigator on the study A Life Course Approach to Integrating Trauma and Cognitive Aging: A Cohort of 9/11 Responders, which is part of the World Trade Center (WTC) responders aging program (NIH R01 AG049953; Clouston, PI). This research focuses on PTSD and WTC exposures as risk factors for cognitive dysfunction and decline in a prospective cohort of responders, alongside changes in -amyloid, tau deposition, and neurodegeneration. These varied experiences have allowed me to understand the characterization of non-Alzheimer s tauopathies, and have improved my analytical expertise to apply this knowledge to studying Alzheimer s disease and related neurocognitive disorders. In addition to multiple scientific publications on these topics, I am lead editor of the textbook Hybrid PET/MR Neuroimaging: A Comprehensive Approach (Springer Nature, 2022). Dr. Franceschi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Meningioma, Stroke, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, and Thrombectomy.

Eytan Raz is a Neuroradiologist in New York, New York. Dr. Raz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Endovascular Embolization.

Michael Potchen is a Neuroradiologist in Rochester, New York. Dr. Potchen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis, CACH Syndrome, Headache, and Brain Herniation.

Andrew Mcclelland is a Neuroradiologist and a Radiologist in New York, New York. Dr. Mcclelland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Mohr-Tranebjaerg Syndrome, and Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome.

Sasan Karimi is a Neuroradiologist in New York, New York. Dr. Karimi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Meningioma, Gastric Lymphoma, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Vertebroplasty.

Sanders Chang is a Radiologist in Elmhurst, New York. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of CACH Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS), CAPOS Syndrome, CACH Syndrome, and Stroke.