Sanjeev Kothare is a Pediatric Neurologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Kothare is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).

I have taken care of patient with seizures and epilepsy for almost 30 years. I have devoted my career to provide superb patient care and to investigate epilepsy and its causes.I am fortunate to work with the smartest people in the field of epilepsy and have been able to organize and lead multiple research projects in epilepsy genetics, outcome, imaging, etc.To help patients with epilepsy, I wrote two books for patients and families. Epilepsy 101: a guide to patients and families and most recently epilepsy surgery: a guide for patients. Dr. Kuzniecky is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Partial Seizure.

Sean T. Hwang, MD joined the Northwell Health System in 2008 and is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell. He is the Director of the Continuous EEG Monitoring Program at North Shore University Hospital and the Program Director of the ACGME-approved adult Epilepsy Fellowship Program.Dr. Hwang earned his MD from Tufts University and completed his residency in neurology at Stanford University Medical Center before completing a two-year fellowship in EEG and Epilepsy at Columbia University Medical Center.Dr. Hwang specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of seizures, the interpretation of neurophysiologic studies, operative planning for epilepsy surgery, and performing functional cortical mapping. Dr. Hwang's research interests also involve studying the interaction between epilepsy and behavior. Dr. Hwang has been a primary investigator and co-investigator in several clinical studies involving the development of new epilepsy medications, evaluating new technologies for epilepsy, and evaluating outcomes in children born to women with epilepsy.Dr. Hwang is responsible for the training of Epilepsy fellows and the formulation of their curriculum. His duties at North Shore Hospital also include the supervision and instruction of general neurology residents, as well as participating in the education of medical students. He has received departmental teaching honors on two occasions.Dr. Hwang is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, the American Epilepsy Society, and the Long Island Epilepsy Foundation Professional Advisory Board. He received the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island Professional Leadership Award in 2017 for his commitment and dedication to his colleagues and patients. Dr. Hwang was voted one of Castle Connelly's Top Doctors in 2025.Dr. Hwang has triple board certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology, Epilepsy, and Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Hwang is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Gastrostomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Ritesh Ramdhani is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Ramdhani is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Focal Dystonia, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Richard Libman is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Libman is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Thromboangiitis Obliterans, Gastrostomy, and Thrombectomy.

Rohan Arora is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Arora is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Apoplexy, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Noah Rosen is a Neurologist and a Pain Medicine provider in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Rosen is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH).

Samuel Singer is a Neurologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Singer is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Tissue Biopsy.

Deborah Gruber is a Neurologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Gruber is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Glioma, Astrocytoma, and Gliomatosis Cerebri.

Adilia Hormigo, MD, PhD, is Leader, Neuro-Oncology Program, Co-Leader, Neuro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Disease Team and Professor, Hematology-Oncology, Neurosurgery, and Microbiology & Immunology at Montefiore Einstein. She is also a member of the Cancer Therapeutics Program. Her clinical expertise is the treatment of malignancies of the central nervous system and neurologic complications of cancer. Dr. Hormigo is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Brain Tumor, and Myringotomy.

David Eidelberg is a Neurologist in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Eidelberg is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Simona Proteasa is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Proteasa is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Encephalitis, Memory Loss, and Gastrostomy.

Richard B. Lipton, M.D., is the Edwin S. Lowe Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Lipton earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. After a medical internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, he completed his neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also completed a fellowship in neuroepidemiology at Columbia University. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Lipton is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease.

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 highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Absence Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

Fred Lado is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Lado is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Gastrostomy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Denis Ostrovskiy is a Neurologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Ostrovskiy is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Myasthenia Gravis, Transverse Myelitis, and Seizures.

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 highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.

Luca Giliberto is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Giliberto is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Memory Loss, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

"Past work experience:Director of Pediatric Epielpsy Surgery ProgramKosair Children's HospitalLoiusville, KYI was instrumental in establishing a pediatric epilepsy surgery program for the first time at Kosair Children's Hospital. I played a key role in more than twelve successful epilepsy surgeries for a variety of indications.Clinical InterestsIntractable Pediatric Epilepsy, Surgical management of epilepsyRecent Publications:Book Chapter: ""Pediatric Epilepsy: A Century of Discovery"" by Shefali Karkare, Vinay Puri. in ""Epilepsy: A Century of Discovery"" Edited by Ramon Bautista et al, published by Nova Publsihers.Shefali Karkare, Sabiha Merchant Gail Solomon, Murray Engel Barry Kosofsky ""MELAS With A3243G Mutation Presenting With Occipital Status Epilepticus"" Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 24, No. 12, 1564-1567 (2009)Shefali Karkare, Bruce Volpe, Steven Weinstein; Review of ""Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis in Children and Adolescents."" Published in Neuroalert, October 2009S Karkare, S Merchant, J LaMothe, G Solomon - ""Epileptic negative myoclonus in atypical benign partial epilepsy: Case reports and review of pathophysiology and treatment"" Clinical Neurophysiology Volume 120, Issue 8, August 2009, Page e182S Karkare, Kathleen Bernstein, Kaleb Y ohay "" Supratentorial Anaplastic Ependymoma in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 2"" Presented at The Children's Tumor Foundation's 2008 Annual NF conferenceS Karkare, Kathleen Bernsten, Kaleb Yohay ""Uncharacterized brain abnormalities on MRI in patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2"" presented at Children's Tumor Foundation's 2009 Annual NF conference: New Frontiers,June 13-16, 2009 - Portland, OregonShefali Karkare, Sabiha Merchant, Jacqueline LaMothe, Gail Solomon "" Epileptic negative myoclonus in atypical benign partial epilepsy: Case reports and review of pathophysiology and treatment"" presented at the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2009Shefali Karkare, Harry Chugani ""Functional abnormalities of cerebral cortex in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy"". October 13-16, 2004 33rd Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Shefali Karkare, course facuIty, ""Epilepsy: current and future trends"" eighth annual Pediatric Neurology Update, Kosair Children's Hospital, August 20,2010". Dr. Karkare is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Absence Seizure.

Martin Niethammer is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Niethammer is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, REM Behavior Disorder, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Steven Pacia is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Pacia is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

Sakshi Bajaj is a Neurologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Bajaj is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Serotonin Syndrome, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Marina Neystat is a Neurologist and an Internal Medicine provider in Forest Hills, New York. Dr. Neystat is highly rated in 55 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH), Migraine, and Chronic Demyelinizing Neuropathy with IgM Monoclonal.

Anna Bank is a Neurologist in Fresh Meadows, New York. Dr. Bank is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

Robert A. Duarte, MD joined the North Shore-LIJ Health System in 1991 and is Director of the Pain Center and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. Dr. Duarte is board certified in neurology, pain medicine and headache medicine and is also a certified acupuncturist. His clinical interests also include traumatic brain injury and concussion. Dr. Duarte attended Ponce School of Medicine and completed his residency in neurology at Nassau University Medical Center. Post residency Dr. Duarte completed a fellowship in pain/headache management at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.Dr. Duarte is President Elect of the New York State Pain Society and a member of the American Headache Society and American Academy of Neurology. He also sits on the Admissions Committee for Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and is board member of the College of Health Professions in Syosset, NY.Dr. Duarte has written multiple chapters on pain, headache, complementary medicine and traumatic brain injury. He lectures extensively and continues to participate in multiple research projects on pain and headache. Dr. Duarte is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Chronic Pain, Cluster Headache, and Headache.