Umer Akbar is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Akbar has been practicing medicine for over 18 years is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gastrostomy.

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.

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.

Michael J. Thorpy, MD, is Director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore and Professor of Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is on the clinical diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of all sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia and restless legs syndrome, among others. Dr. Thorpy is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Narcolepsy, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, Idiopathic Hypersomnia, and ADULT Syndrome.

Nilay Shah is a Neurologist in Maywood, New Jersey. Dr. Shah is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

Mill Etienne is a Neurologist in Suffern, New York. Dr. Etienne is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Thrombectomy.

Naomi Lubarr is a Pediatric Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Lubarr is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile XE Syndrome, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Movement Disorders, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Alexandra Reynolds is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Reynolds is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Splenectomy.

Kurt Thomas is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Thomas is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Primary Lateral Sclerosis.

Colum Amory is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Amory is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Gastrostomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

Robert Connors is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Connors is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).

Martin Gizzi is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Gizzi is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Chiari Malformation Type 1, Brain Herniation, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

Robert Angels is a Neurologist in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Angels is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Memory Loss.

Karthikeyan Arcot is a Neurologist in Bergenfield, New Jersey. Dr. Arcot is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, SVC Obstruction, May Thurner Syndrome, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

Jessica Wilcox is a Neurologist in Montvale, New Jersey. Dr. Wilcox is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Metastatic Brain Tumor, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Wilcox is currently accepting new patients.

Mary Welch, MD is an Associate Professor of Neurology at CUMC, in the Division of Neuro-Oncology. Dr. Welch graduated from Chicagos' Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed neurology residency here at Columbia, followed by sub-specialty training in neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In her second year of fellowship, she earned a Comparative Effectiveness Research Award to attend Columbia's Summer Research Institute at Mailman School of Public Health.Upon completing her training, Dr. Welch worked for several years as a practicing neuro-oncologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. There, she served as principal investigator for numerous phase I and II clinical trials for the treatment of primary and metastatic brain cancer. She also developed a strong research interest in improving patient access to both standard and investigational therapies. In addition to seeing both inpatient and outpatient neuro-oncology patients, Dr. Welch maintains an active research program within the Division of Neuro-Oncology. Dr. Welch is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Brain Tumor.

Andrew B. Lassman, MD, FAAN, FASCO, is a Professor of Neurology and Associate Dean of Clinical Research Compliance at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Lassman also serves as Chief of the Division of Neuro-Oncology and Vice Chair for Clinical Research in the Department of Neurology, and as Associate Director for Clinical Trials at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Lassman focuses both his research and clinical efforts on improving the understanding and treatment of brain tumors.Dr. Lassman has particular expertise in translational clinical trials for brain tumors, with molecular correlative analyses to understand the reasons for treatment success or failure, and to refine treatment paradigms. Dr. Lassman has led retrospective studies, single institution prospective clinical trials, and multicenter prospective trials conducted nationally through the National Cancer Institute sponsored National Clinical Trials Network. His contributions to the field of Neuro-Oncology have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Preuss Award in Neuro-Oncology from the American Academy of Neurology, the Boyer Clinical Research Award from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and the Gary Lichtenstein Humanitarian Award from Voices Against Brain Cancer.Dr. Lassman earned his BS and MS degrees in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, as part of a combined four-year program at Yale University. He attained his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed Neurology residency at the Neurological Institute of New York, at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Lassman completed his fellowship in Neuro-Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he joined the faculty and served as fellowship director, until his return to NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Lassman is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Glioma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

Dr. Pullman is the Founder and Director of the Clinical Motor Control Physiology Laboratory and Co-director of the Center for Movement Disorders Surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. His research interests include disorders of central motor control in Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Dr. Pullman is a regular reviewer for Neurology, EEG Clinical Neurophysiology, Movement Disorders, Archives of Neurology, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Muscle and Nerve, Neurobiology of Aging, and Epilepsia.Dr. Pullman's aims have been to investigate normal and abnormal motor function using clinically-oriented physiological testing and experimentation. Areas of research include movement analysis, brainstem and spinal reflexes, botulinum toxin injections into limbs, intraoperative single-unit recordings during functional neurosurgery, mathematical modeling, and artificial intelligence approaches to clinical and physiological data. Current projects include sophisticated diagnosis-oriented tremor analysis, back averaging EEG to EMG and polymyography, handwriting and spiral analysis, transcranial magnetic motor evoked responses, reaction time and movement speed analysis in patients undergoing surgery for Parkinson's disease, intraoperative monitoring during pallidotomy, and diagnostic neural network paradigm development. Dr. Pullman is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Familial Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia, Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Dr. Chitharanjan Rao is a neurology specialist at Atlantic Neuroscience Institute, part of Atlantic Health System. Board-certified in neurology, neuromuscular medicine, epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he is also board-certified in electrodiagnostic medicine by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine and certified as a specialist in multiple sclerosis and in rare neuro-immunological disorders by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. Prior to joining Atlantic Health System, Dr. Rao served patients across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the UK, and India. He also taught neurology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School in Pennsylvania in addition to Grant Medical College in India. He is the author of multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at international conferences. Dr. Rao earned his medical degree from the University of Bombay (now Mumbai) in India and followed that with a residency in internal medicine at Grant Medical College/Sir J.J. Hospital, and a subsequent doctorate in medicine (neurology) also at the University of Bombay. He earned membership in the Royal College of Physicians in London, UK, and trained in clinical neurophysiology, with specialized training in epilepsy surgery and neurophysiological monitoring at Queen Elizabeth Neuroscience Center, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS trust in the UK. After moving to the U.S., he completed a residency in neurology at St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, and a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Dr. Rao is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, American Headache Society, American Epilepsy Society and the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK. In addition to English, he speaks several Indian languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, and Gujarati. Dr. Rao is part of Atlantic Medical Group and a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization. Mr. Rao is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Movement Disorders.

Dr. Paul Eugene P. Lleva is the Director of Stroke Services at White Plains Hospital. He is board-certified in Neurology, Vascular Neurology, Neurosonology, and Internal Medicine. Prior to joining WPHPA, Dr. Lleva was an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT and New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. Dr. Lleva practiced as a Vascular and General Neurologist at Greenwich Hospital, where he also served as the Medical Director of Stroke. Dr. Lleva is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cerebellar Degeneration, Hydrocephalus, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Stroke, and Thrombectomy.

Carl Bazil completed his undergraduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by a combined MD/PhD program at Emory University, with a doctorate in pharmacology. He was a resident and chief resident in Neurology at New York University, and completed his fellowship in Epilepsy/EEG at the Neurological Institute of New York.He was then Assistant Professor of Neurology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Since 1996, he has been an attending neurologist at Columbia University Division of Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders, and was Director of the division from 2008-2021.  He has done extensive research in the relationship between epilepsy and sleep and in development of antiseizure drugs, and continues to evaluate patients with epilepsy and sleep disorders. Dr. Bazil is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

Dr. Chiriboga is Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at CUIMC and former Interim Director of the Division of Child Neurology, Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. She is also former Chief of Pediatric Neurology at Columbia University's affiliate hospital, Harlem Hospital Center.Dr. Chiriboga was born in Peru and educated in Argentina, where she graduated with Honors from the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of Buenos Aires in 1982. Dr. Chiriboga completed training in pediatrics at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in 1985. After completing her training in child neurology in 1988 at the Neurological Institute and Babies Hospital of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Dr. Chiriboga joined the Division of Child Neurology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Subsequently, she completed a Neuroepidemiology fellowship at the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and received a Master in Public Health from the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. Dr. Chiriboga serves/has served on committees of the NIH, CNS, and ABPN. She is a diplomate of the ABPN in Child Neurology.Dr. Chiriboga's current research focuses on Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) clinical trials. Past areas of research, including NIH funding, has focused on congenital infections and neurodevelopmental disorders, including cerebral palsy and effects of perinatal exposures. Her clinical practice focuses on neuromuscular disorders as well as developmental, neurobehavioral neurology, and migraine, and on the treatment of spasticity. Dr. Chiriboga is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.

Catherine Schevon is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Schevon is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Partial Seizure. Dr. Schevon is currently accepting new patients.

Jennifer Bain, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Bain completed both an MD and PhD, as well as general pediatrics residency at Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School in New Jersey. She then trained in Child Neurology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City and is a board-certified neurologist with special certification in Child Neurology seeing both inpatient and outpatient pediatric neurology patients. Her clinic focuses on diagnosis and management of autism, cerebral palsy and neurodevelopmental disorders in addition to genetic disorders associated with such conditions.Her early research career focused on spinal cord and brain development after injuries such as spinal cord injury and perinatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. During her residency training, her clinical research focused on studying autonomic dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorders and neurological complications during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. She currently works as a physician scientist at Columbia University specializing in general pediatric neurology with expertise in development, behavioral neurology, autism and cerebral palsy. Her clinical research has focused on studying the genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism and cerebral palsy. The genes she has worked closely on include HNRNPH2 and related disorders, GRIN disorders, KIF1A. She is interested in understanding clinically meaningful measures in families affected by neurodevelopmental disorders and measuring longitudinal trajectories in such disorders. She has been working closely with several patient advocacy groups, researchers, and Simons Searchlight to continuously move forward in the understanding of the developing and aging brain. Dr. Bain is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are HNRNPH2-Related Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, and Cerebral Palsy.

Charles C. Esenwa, MD, MS, is a Director at Montefiore’s Center for Comprehensive Stroke Care and Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He specializes in vascular neurology, with a particular interest in acute stroke management and stroke prevention strategies in high-risk individuals. Dr. Esenwa is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Chickenpox, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.