Dr. Souhel Najjar
Overview
"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 highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Epilepsy, and Thrombectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 49 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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1110 South Avenue, Suite 300, Staten Island, NY 10314
611 Northern Boulevard, Suite 150, Great Neck, NY 11021
130 East 77th Street, Black Hall, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10075
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Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- EncephalitisDr. Najjar isElite. Learn about Encephalitis.
- Distinguished
- Anti-NMDA Receptor EncephalitisDr. Najjar isDistinguished. Learn about Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.
- Rasmussen EncephalitisDr. Najjar isDistinguished. Learn about Rasmussen Encephalitis.
- Advanced
- EpilepsyDr. Najjar isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- SeizuresDr. Najjar isAdvanced. Learn about Seizures.
- Experienced
- CACH SyndromeDr. Najjar isExperienced. Learn about CACH Syndrome.
- ChoreaDr. Najjar isExperienced. Learn about Chorea.
- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Najjar isExperienced. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- Essential TremorDr. Najjar isExperienced. Learn about Essential Tremor.
- Generalized Tonic-Clonic SeizureDr. Najjar isExperienced. Learn about Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
- Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)