The 20 Best Photosensitive Epilepsy Doctors Near Me in Bronx, NY

Dr. Sheryl Haut is Director of the Adult Epilepsy Program at Montefiore. She has extensive experience treating all forms of epilepsy in young and older adults, and in tailoring treatments to the individual. She focuses on special needs such as pregnancy, stress, driving, work related issues, and issues in the elderly. Dr. Haut has an extensive research background, including a Masters of Clinical Research with Distinction from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her research interests focus on seizure clustering; seizure prediction and pre-emption; and alternative therapies for epilepsy. She is one of the first investigators to run a clinical trial of stress management for epilepsy, using smartphone diaries. Dr. Haut is the current Chair of the North American Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy, and is active nationally in the American Epilepsy Society, and the American Academy of Neurology, serving on committees of both organizations. She has authored more than 50 papers/book chapters on epilepsy, and has been featured in Top Doctors of NY annually since 2009. She maintains an active adult epilepsy practice at the Moses Campus. Dr. Haut is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

Dr. Alexis D. Boro coordinates the Epilepsy Surgery program at Montefiore Medical Center and oversees epilepsy fellowship education and the epilepsy clinical trials program. He has been an Investigator for studies involving the safety, tolerability and efficacy of a variety of epilepsy drugs. He is a co-investigator (EEG Core) of the Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project, an international NIH funded project investigating the causes and inheritance of epilepsy and the determinants which anti-seizure medications will work best for a given individual. Dr. Boro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.

Jillian L. Rosengard, MD, is an attending physician and Associate Professor of Neurology at Montefiore Einstein. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of seizures and epilepsy. She has a particular interest in treating patients with intractable epilepsy and caring for women with epilepsy during their pregnancies, as well as medical education. Dr. Rosengard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy.

David Kaufman, MD, an attending physician and Professor of Neurology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Einstein, concentrates on the neurologic aspects of psychiatric illness and movement disorders. He provides neurology consultations for in-patients and out-patients, serves as the attending on consultation and ward rounds, and supervises neurology clinics at Montefiore Einstein. He works closely with psychiatrists and, for botulinum treatment of certain dystopias, the neuromuscular group. Dr. Kaufman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Focal Dystonia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.

Dr. Srinivasan completed her undergraduate studies at M.S. University of Baroda, India, receiving the Susmita Patel Memorial Gold Medal, and went on to complete a 3 year residency in Internal Medicine at the same institution. She then moved to the US, completed her neurology residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Following her residency, she completed a Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Shen then joined the faculty at Columbia University as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology in 2011. She is the director of the Vanderbilt Epilepsy Clinic at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and is very closely involved in epilepsy fellow education and training. Her areas of focus include treatment of refractory epilepsy including epilepsy surgery and neuromodulation. Dr. Srinivasan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, Partial Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Srinivasan is board certified in Neurology and Epilepsy. Dr. Srinivasan is currently accepting new patients.

Dmitriy Kolesnik is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Rego Park, New York. Dr. Kolesnik is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripheral Neuropathy, Neuralgia, Vertigo, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

Ewa Koziorynska is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Koziorynska is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Memory Loss, Insomnia, Seizures, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Maria Muxfeldt is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Muxfeldt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

Mahmood Kazmi is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Kazmi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Major Depression, Dementia, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Schizophrenia.

Dr. Hyunmi Choi is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a board-certified epilepsy specialist with over 25 years of experience. She provides expert care in adult epilepsy and serves as an oversight neurologist for the intraoperative neuromonitoring service at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.Dr. Choi graduated Cum Laude from the SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse. She completed both her neurology residency and fellowship in epilepsy/clinical neurophysiology at Columbia University Medical Center. She later earned a Master's in Biostatistics to support her research on patient-centered outcomes in epilepsy.Her NIH-funded research focuses on how vascular risk factors contribute to the link between late-onset epilepsy and subsequent stroke or dementia. She has been recognized as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor annually since 2015. Dr. Choi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Choi is board certified in Neurology and Epilepsy. Dr. Choi is currently accepting new patients.

Pediatric Neurologist and Clinical NeurophysiologistDirector of Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Lenox Hill Hospital Northwell HealthDirector of International Pediatric Neurology Program Northwell HealthClinical Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Bluvstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Myoclonic Epilepsy, West Syndrome, and Epilepsy. Dr. Bluvstein is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Epilepsy and American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology-Neurology With Special Qualifications In Child Neurology.

Gianna Link is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Link is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Memory Loss, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, Neuralgia, and Tension Headache.

"Tristan T. Sands, MD, PhD is Assistant Professor in the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons (Columbia VP&S) Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics. He is a pediatric neurologist who treats children and babies suffering from epilepsy and a physician scientist with expertise in genetic causes of epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disease. Dr. Sands completed his MD-PhD at Columbia VP&S through a Medical Scientist Training Program with thesis work in lab of Dr. Arnold Kriegstein. During child neurology residency at UCSF, Dr. Sands trained in electroclinical phenotyping of the epilepsies under Dr. M. Roberta Cilio. After finishing his clinical training at Columbia VP&S in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology with Dr. Jim Riviello, Dr. Sands joined Columbia VP&S as faculty in 2017, first training in neurogenetics at the Institute for Genomic Medicine, and then returning to the bench to study genetic epilepsy using mouse models under the mentorship of Dr. Wayne Frankel. Dr. Sands has worked closely with families to treat hundreds of children with epilepsy. He is the author of chapters on pediatric epilepsy and genetic epilepsy in major textbooks in the field of neurology, including Merritt’s Neurology and Swaiman’s Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Sands has served as an expert on ClinGen’s epilepsy gene curation panel since 2017. In 2023, Dr. Sands was named Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society in recognition of professional accomplishment and dedication in the field of epilepsy. Dr. Sands is a 2024 Louis V. Gerstner Scholar. His research contributions include demonstration of the exquisite efficacy of carbamazepine for neonatal epilepsy caused by inherited loss-of-function variants in KCNQ2 and KCNQ3, work that led to changes to the International League against Epilepsy guidelines and recommendations on the treatment of seizures in newborn babies. Dr. Sands reported the electroclinical characterization of a new gain-of-function phenotype caused by de novo variants in KCNQ3. Dr. Sands reported variants in NBEA as a cause epilepsy and neurodevelopment, and he characterized the largest cohort of patients with epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disability caused by pathogenic variants in CSNK2B. The Sands ""END (Epilepsy & Neurodevelopmental Disease) Laboratory,"" established in 2022 in the Center for Translational Research in Neurodevelopmental Disease (CTRND), uses mouse and human cellular models to identify convergent disease mechanisms and novel therapeutic strategies for epilepsy and encephalopathy caused by rare genetic mutations. These research efforts are supported by federal grants from both NIH and private agencies.". Dr. Sands is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Status Epilepticus. Dr. Sands is board certified in Neurology With Special Qualification In Child Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Epilepsy. Dr. Sands is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. McBrian is an Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Division of Child Neurology.Dr. McBrian grew up in New Jersey where she graduated with honors from Rutgers College, in New Brunswick. Subsequently she attended medical school at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University graduating in 2002. She completed a pediatric residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in 2004 at which time she returned to Columbia University to complete fellowships in Child Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology. She is a diplomate of the ABPN in child neurology.Dr. McBrian has a special interest in the treatment of epileptic encephalopathies of infancy and childhood, intractable epilepsy amenable to epilepsy surgery, and use of dietary therapy to manage intractable epilepsy. Dr. Mcbrian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Mcbrian is board certified in Neurology With Special Qualification In Child Neurology and Child Neurology. Dr. Mcbrian is currently accepting new patients.

"Olajide Williams, MD, MS is a Professor of Neurology and Vice Dean of Community Health at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is also Vice Chair of the Department of Neurology and a specialist in the treatment of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases. Dr. Williams is an attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and a clinical neurologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He attained his medical degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and completed his neurology residency and neuromuscular fellowship training at The Neurological Institute of New York. Dr. Williams also holds a Master of Science degree from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.Dr. Williams is a world-renowned leader in stroke disparities and community-based behavioral intervention research. He is founder and chair of Hip Hop Public Health, an internationally recognized organization that creates and implements multimedia public health interventions that target and engage young people in the health of their families and communities. He is a principal investigator of multiple NIH investigator-initiated awards, and MPI of the Cancer/CVD Center to Improve disease Outcomes through Multi-level and Multi-generational approaches Unifying Novel Interventions and Training health EquiTy (COMMINTY) in New York.An influential clinician-educator, Dr. Williams is a member of the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) Virginia Apgar Academy of Medical Educators, and an inaugural member of the VP&S Academy of Community and Public Service. In addition to teaching courses on clinical practice and neuroscience to VP&S medical students, he is actively engaged in addressing healthcare disparities and promoting greater diversity and inclusion in academic medicine. Dr. Williams is co-director of the Columbia Center for Community Health at the Jerome Green Science Center where he leads pioneering initiatives including the Community Health Worker Stroke Prevention program.Dr. Williams has published numerous scholarly articles, including the book ""Stroke Diaries"", and received many prestigious international, national, and regional awards, such as the European Stroke Research Foundation Investigator of the Year award, two-time Columbia University Outstanding Teacher of the Year award for the Major Clinical Year, American Heart Association’s Trailblazer award, and a National Humanism in Medicine award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Dr. Williams has been named on Fast Company Magazine’s 100 Most Creative People list, Root 100’s most influential Blacks in America list, and New York Magazine's Best Doctors list. He sits on several nonprofit boards including the Board of Directors for the Partnership for a Healthier America, whose honorary chair is former First Lady Michelle Obama.". Dr. Williams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Apoplexy, Thrombectomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Williams is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Williams is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Hiral Shah is an assistant professor of neurology at CUMC in the Division of Multispecialty Neurology. Dr. Shah completed her undergraduate at MIT and her medical doctorate at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Shah completed her neurology residency at Columbia, serving as chief resident in her final year. Dr. Shah subsequently spent a year at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, working in the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse on public health aspects of neurological illnesses. She has been a Global Mental Health Scholar and served as coordinator for WHO's project on dementia prioritization and G7 Dementia Research Agenda portfolio analysis. In addition, Dr. Shah is a Global Health and Aging Policy Fellow. Dr. Shah is most interested in learning how to overcome barriers of stigma and discrimination to improve care access for vulnerable individuals who suffer from mental health conditions and neurodegenerative disorders. This includes the assessment of cognition and mental health among those with neuropsychiatric conditions. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Camptocormism, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Conversion Disorder. Dr. Shah is board certified in Neurology. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

Lara Marcuse is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Marcuse is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Jungman Suh is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Flushing, New York. Dr. Suh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 52 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, Neuralgia, and Peripheral Neuropathy.

Simona Proteasa is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Proteasa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Encephalitis, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Proteasa is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Epilepsy and American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology-Neurology With Special Qualifications In Child Neurology.

Fred Lado is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Lado is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Gastrostomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Lado is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Neurology, American Board Of Psychiatry/Neurology-Epilepsy, and American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology-Neurophysiology.