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

Orrin Devinsky is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Devinsky is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 31 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myoclonic Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

The maturation of GABAA receptor-mediated signaling from depolarizing to inhibitory is an age-related process controlled by cation chloride cotransporters, such as KCC2. As a result, GABA exerts dual functions, being an important neurotrophic factor during early development and the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter of the mature central nervous system. In our laboratory we have been investigating the age and mechanisms through which early life stressors and seizures may disrupt the normal patterns of brain development, by disrupting the neurotrophic effects of GABA. We are also studying methods to reverse these adverse processes. Furthermore, we are very interested in understanding how epileptogenesis proceeds in the developing brain and what is the specific role of GABAA receptors in this process. Dr. Galanopoulou is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.

Elissa G. Yozawitz, MD, is Director of Neonatal Neurology at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Yozawitz focuses on the neurological management of children, from the neonatal period through adolescence, particularly those with difficult-to-treat seizures. She also specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, stroke and seizures in the newborn. Dr. Yozawitz’s expertise includes electroencephalography (EEG) and state-of-the-art treatments. Dr. Yozawitz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Epilepsy in Children, Spasmus Nutans, and Epilepsy.

Solomon L. Moshé, MD, is Vice Chair of Neurology, Director of the Isabelle Rapin Child Neurology Division and Director of Clinical Neurophysiology at Montefiore. He is also the Charles Frost Chair in Neurosurgery and Neurology, Vice Chair, Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, and Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein). Dr. Moshé’s clinical focus is on epilepsy and electroencephalography with special emphasis on age-related influences on the expression, control and consequences of seizures. Dr. Moshe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic 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.

Stephen Klass is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Klass is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripheral Neuropathy, Cerebellar Degeneration, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and West Syndrome.

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 Myoclonic 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 Myoclonic 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.

Dr. Lebelt obtained her medical degree in Medical Academy in Bialystok, Poland. In the US, she finished her Internal Medicine residency at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center through New York Medical College. Her residency was followed up with a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the same institution. Dr. Skokowska is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. Her clinical expertise encompasses Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Catherine Schevon is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Schevon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, and Absence Seizure. Dr. Schevon is board certified in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Schevon is currently accepting new patients.

Mehri Songhorian is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Songhorian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis, Epilepsy in Children, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and West Syndrome.

Dr. Sana L. Bloch, M.D., is presently doing specialized autonomic testing for. Dr. Bloch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Memory Loss, New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH), Delirium, and Vertigo.

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 Myoclonic 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.

"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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic 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.

Manoj Malhotra is a Neurologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Malhotra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Insomnia.

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 Myoclonic 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.

Simona Proteasa is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Proteasa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic 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.

Rebecca Williams, MD, MHPE , FAAFP, is Director, Maternity Services and Assistant Professor at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Williams has more than three decades of experience as a family physician. Dr. Williams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. Her clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis.

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 Myoclonic 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.

Ian Kronish, MD, MPH, is a general internist and Florence Irving Associate Professor of Medicine. After attending Harvard Medical School, Dr. Kronish completed his residency and fellowship in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he also completed a Master’s in Public Health at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. In 2011, he moved to CUMC, where his clinical practice is in the Associates of Internal Medicine. He is Associate Director of the Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health and Co-Director of the Hypertension Center at CUIMC.Dr. Kronish’s research has shown why those at greatest risk for recurrent cardiovascular events are least likely to adhere to prescribed regimens, and that patients’ distress about past and future cardiovascular events undermines health behaviors. As Director of an NIA-funded Roybal Center, he now aims to foster the development of interventions that improve mental health, adherence to recommended health behaviors, and cardiovascular outcomes in patients that have experienced acute cardiovascular events such as acute coronary syndrome and stroke. He has expertise in medication adherence, and has advanced methodologies for adherence measurement. He has been the PI of multiple federally-funded randomized clinical trials. He also has experience in implementation science research, and applies these methods to increase the uptake of evidence-based hypertension guidelines. He is a founding member of New York Presbyterian Hospital’s Digital Health Evaluation initiative, and has led the implementation of remote monitoring programs for hypertension and COVID-19. Dr. Kronish is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Coronary Syndrome, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hypertension, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). Dr. Kronish is board certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Kronish is currently accepting new patients.