"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 an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Epilepsy, and Thrombectomy.

Claude Steriade is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Steriade is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Status Epilepticus.

Lauren Krupp is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Krupp is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Optic Neuritis, and CACH Syndrome.

Eugene Holuka is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Holuka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and High Cholesterol.

Taolin Fang is a Neurologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Fang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Absence Seizure, Invertebral Disc Disease, and Spinal Fusion.

Mohamed Elessawy is a Physiatrist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Elessawy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy, Stroke, Dysarthria, and Endoscopy.

Garbis Dabaghian is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Dabaghian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Asthma, Asthma in Children, Migraine, and Grass Allergy.

Vahid Ghiasian is a Neurologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Ghiasian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

Yasir El is a Neurologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. El is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Migraine, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Gastrostomy.

Juliann Paolicchi is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Paolicchi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).

Ellen Black is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bayonne, New Jersey. Dr. Black has been practicing medicine for over 46 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Encephalitis, High Cholesterol, and Infant Hyperglycemia.

Steven Galetta is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Galetta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Optic Neuritis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Brown Syndrome, Concussion, and Thrombectomy.

Orrin Devinsky is a Neurologist and a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Devinsky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Danielle Geraldi-Samara is a Neurologist and a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine provider in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Geraldi-Samara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome, Stroke, Photosensitive Epilepsy, and Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy.

Ashwin Malhotra is a Neurologist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Malhotra has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Meningocele, Encephalitis, Brown Syndrome, and Miller-Fisher Syndrome. Dr. Malhotra is currently accepting new patients.

Woo Tak is a Physiatrist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Tak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy, Stroke, Hemiplegia, and Subdural Hematoma.

Christopher Szeles is a Physiatrist in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Szeles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy, Stroke, and Chronic Subdural Hematoma.

Christian Grommes is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Grommes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Primary Lymphoma of the Brain, Brain Tumor, Glioma, Vitrectomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Encephalitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

Diane Badin is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Jersey City, New Jersey. Dr. Badin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Dehydration, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Menetrier Disease, and Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia. Dr. Badin is currently accepting new patients.