Overview
Wendy Vargas is a Pediatric Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Vargas is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 45 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
710 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032
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
The Children's Hospital At Montefiore
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 highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.
The Children's Hospital At Montefiore
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 highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Epilepsy in Children, Spasmus Nutans, and Epilepsy.
Montefiore Medical Center
Shlomo Shinnar is a Pediatric Neurologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Shinnar is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Status Epilepticus, Seizures, and Epilepsy.
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
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Dr. Vargas isDistinguished. Learn about Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Advanced
- Anti-NMDA Receptor EncephalitisDr. Vargas isAdvanced. Learn about Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.
- EncephalitisDr. Vargas isAdvanced. Learn about Encephalitis.
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
- Rasmussen EncephalitisDr. Vargas isAdvanced. Learn about Rasmussen Encephalitis.
- Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)
- Experienced
- Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)Dr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM).
- CACH SyndromeDr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about CACH Syndrome.
- Cramp-Fasciculation SyndromeDr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome.
- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- DysarthriaDr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about Dysarthria.
- HeadacheDr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about Headache.

