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

Heidi Fusco is a Physiatrist in New York, New York. Dr. Fusco has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Stroke, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, and Subdural Hematoma.

Robert Charlson is a Psychiatrist in New York, New York. Dr. Charlson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Krabbe Disease.

Tamara Goldberg is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Goldberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

Elena Pentsova is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Pentsova is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Brain Tumor, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Pentsova is currently accepting new patients.

Parneet Kaur is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Union City, New Jersey. Dr. Kaur is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Yunis-Varon Syndrome, Mitochondrial Complex 2 Deficiency, West Syndrome, and Cleidocranial Dysplasia.

Dhwani Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Patel has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Multiple Myeloma, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Graft.

Amy Jongeling is a Neurologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Jongeling is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

Dahlia Philips is an Infectious Disease provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Philips is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Listeriosis, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Osteomyelitis, and Sepsis.

Akin Beckley, MD, MBA is an Assistant Professor and Associate Residency Program Director at Columbia University Medical Center’s Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Beckley also serves as the Medical Director of the Inpatient Unit at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He specializes in seeing patients with neurological problems, cancer, amputations, and cardiopulmonary issues.Dr. Beckley received his undergraduate education at the University of Western Ontario and his MBA and MD from the University of Connecticut. He completed his internship and residency in Surgery at the Hospital of St. Raphael before moving on to complete his residency in Rehabilitation Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.Dr. Beckley’s interests lie in neurological and cancer rehabilitation. His focus, when treating patients, is to help them get back to their level of function prior to them becoming ill using an interdisciplinary and collaborative method. He employs the help of other departments such as PT and OT to provide the best care necessary for the patient. He also emphasizes the importance of education among his patients and medical students to assure effective continued care. Dr. Beckley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Hemiplegia, Foot Drop, Syringomyelia, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

Dr. Sarah Flanagan Wesley graduated from medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, followed by residency in adult neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and then fellowship in neuroimmunology at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Wesley was on faculty at Yale as an Assistant Professor of Neurology in the neuroimmunology subdivision until joining faculty at Columbia in 2020. Dr. Wesley treats a range of neuroimmunological and autoimmune neurological conditions, including various forms of autoimmune encephalitis, CNS vasculitis, neuro-rheumatological conditions, multiple sclerosis, and immune-related toxicity to cancer treatments. Dr. Wesley serves as a lead for Columbia's neurological immunotoxicity program, conducting clinical and translational research on the mechanisms and management of neurological side effects to cancer treatments, such as cancer immune checkpoint inhibitors and CAR T-cell therapy. Dr. Wesley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Lauren Gluck, MD, is the Director of the Montefiore Multiple Sclerosis Center and Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on neuroimmunological diseases that affect the brain and spinal cord, including adult and adolescent multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, neurosarcoidosis and autoimmune encephalitis. Dr. Gluck is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Encephalitis, and Transverse Myelitis.

Salman Khan is an Infectious Disease provider in New York, New York. Dr. Khan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Osteomyelitis in Children, Arachnoiditis, and Pneumonia.

Zin Win is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Win is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Herpes Zoster Oticus, Radial Nerve Dysfunction, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

Anusha Yeshokumar is a Pediatric Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Yeshokumar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Stiff Person Syndrome, and Seizures.

Madhavi Ponnapalli is an Infectious Disease provider in New York, New York. Dr. Ponnapalli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Tuberculous Meningitis, Osteomyelitis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Infective Endocarditis.

Elie Fteha is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Fteha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Sepsis, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy.

Pavel Gozenput is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Gozenput is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Pneumonia, and Spinal Shock.

Jessie Saverimuttu is an Infectious Disease provider in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Saverimuttu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Her top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Sepsis, Strep Throat, and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA).

Zeyar Thet is an Infectious Disease provider in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Thet is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Myelitis, HIV/AIDS, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.