Dr. Asaff Harel
Overview
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 Myelitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), Encephalitis, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 172 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 172 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Myelitis.
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Locations
130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10075
176 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10075
611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, Great Neck, NY 11021
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Harel 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.
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.
1 Clinical Trials
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 Myelitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), CACH Syndrome, Myelitis, and Papilledema.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Neuroscience Institute At Great Neck
Natasha Hameed is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Hameed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelitis. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Transverse Myelitis, Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Encephalitis.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)Dr. Harel isDistinguished. Learn about Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM).
- EncephalitisDr. Harel isDistinguished. Learn about Encephalitis.
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Dr. Harel isDistinguished. Learn about Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)Dr. Harel isDistinguished. Learn about Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).
- Advanced
- Anti-NMDA Receptor EncephalitisDr. Harel isAdvanced. Learn about Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.
- CACH SyndromeDr. Harel isAdvanced. Learn about CACH Syndrome.
- Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease
- Optic NeuritisDr. Harel isAdvanced. Learn about Optic Neuritis.
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
- Rasmussen EncephalitisDr. Harel isAdvanced. Learn about Rasmussen Encephalitis.
- Experienced
- ArachnoiditisDr. Harel isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoiditis.
- Chronic PainDr. Harel isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Chronic PolyradiculoneuritisDr. Harel isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis.
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic SeizureDr. Harel isExperienced. Learn about Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
- Guillain-Barre SyndromeDr. Harel isExperienced. Learn about Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
- Herpes Simplex EncephalitisDr. Harel isExperienced. Learn about Herpes Simplex Encephalitis.