Best Neurology Specialists in Jersey City, NJ

Saad Abdul Sami Mir, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Assistant Attending Neurologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He received his B.A. from Duke University and M.D. from University of Florida College of Medicine where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Society. He was also chosen as a Doris Duke Clinical Research Scholar which he completed at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He completed his internship at Massachusetts's General Hospital, neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and vascular neurology fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Mir is board certified in Neurology and Psychiatry and is an expert in vascular and inpatient neurology. He was also chosen as a LEAD Fellow at New York Presbyterian Hospital where he will focus on becoming a leader in patient experience and patient reported outcomes.

My goals are to educate you and your family about your problem and fully explain the operative and non-operative options you have to treat your condition. I am always available to my patients and our team works tirelessly to keep access and the lines of communication open. Being presented with the diagnosis of a brain tumor can be stressful, and we work hard to ensure your time with us is useful, educational, and compassionate.

Anna S. Nordvig, M.D. specializes in cognitive disorders of the brain. She is a board-certified neurologist at the NY Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Memory Disorders Program. She completed a fellowship in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry in the Division of Aging and Dementia at the Neurological Institute at Columbia University Medical Center. There she also completed her medicine internship and neurology residency. Dr. Nordvig decided to study medicine after a career in business. She felt a calling to care for patients, and to investigate the mysteries of the aging brain through research inspired by her patient's questions.In addition to caring for dementia patients, Dr. Nordvig is building an outpatient clinical and translational research program in post-COVID encephalopathy ("brain fog"). Some of her findings are published inNeurology: Clinical Practice, Nature Medicine, npj Nature Parkinson's Disease,and Acta Neuropathologica. She was an invited presenter at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Conference on Neurodegeneration, the BRAIN UK conference, and a Continuing Medical Education course. Dr. Nordvig has received funding through a T32 NIH grant as well as a National Institute on Aging Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Career Development Award.Dr. Nordvig is working to understand post-COVID-19 encephalopathy through neuropsychological phenotyping, biofluidics, and imaging techniques. Her goal is to understand the implications of post-COVID-19 encephalopathy (as a model of acute systemic inflammation) for neurodegeneration it a risk factor, an earlybiomarker, and/or a trigger?

Joshua Weaver, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Assistant Attending Neurologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, then received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his internship and neurology residency, also serving as Chief Resident, at Weill Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering. This was followed by a Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship with a subspecialty focus in electromyography and neuromuscular disease. Dr. Weaver has a particular interest in peripheral neuropathy and spinal disorders.He cares for patients with a wide variety of general neurological disorders as well, and has developed a holistic and integrative approach to treating patients. Dr. Weaver completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine in 2020, and he offers a broad array of evidence-based treatment options that includes both conventional and complementary approaches. He is triple board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the American Board of Integrative Medicine.Passionate about medical education, Dr. Weaver teaches residents and medical students and is the Neurology Clerkship Director.To make appointments, please contact(646) 962-9776.Dr. Weaver's office is located at:Weill Cornell Medicine1305 York Avenue2nd FloorNew York, NY 10021Office Telephone:646-962-9776Office Fax: 646-962-0511

Dr. Kaunzner has an interest in autoimmune disorders of the nervous system and specializes in evaluation and management of patients with Multiple Sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory disorders. She is also actively involved in conducting translational research at the imaging center of the Judith Jaffe MS Center of Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Kaunzner is board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology.

I am proud to be one of the few physicians in the world who is nbsp;board certified in both neurology and neurological surgery and perhaps the only one also fellowship trained in neuro oncology My neuro oncology practice focuses on management of

Dr. Ooi is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology and Assistant Attending Neurologist at New York Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, specializing in Parkinson's Disease and other Movement Disorders.Dr. Ooi earned her B.A. from Wellesley College with a concentration in biochemistry and art history, and her M.D. from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. She was recruited to stay for neurology residency at SUNY Downstate, where she served as Chief Resident during her final year of training and was awarded Resident Physician of the Year. She subsequently completed a two-year Movement Disorders fellowship at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, under the mentorship of Dr. Susan Bressman and Dr. Rachel Saunders-Pullman. After completing her training, she was recruited back to SUNY Downstate/Maimonides Medical Center where she served as Assistant Professor of Neurology and Attending Neurologist before joining New York Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine.Dr. Ooi offers compassionate and individualized care in Movement Disorders including Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism, essential tremor, dystonia, ataxia, chorea, myoclonus, tics and Tourette's syndrome, restless leg syndrome and gait disorders. She is experienced in botulinum toxin injection therapy for cranio-facial and limb dystonia, cervical dystonia, hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm, sialorrhea and limb spasticity. She is also trained to evaluate patients for deep brain stimulation (DBS) and has experience programming for Parkinson's Disease, essential tremor and dystonia. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and Movement Disorders Society.At Weill Cornell Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Institute, Dr. Ooi participates in clinical trials to find better ways to prevent, screen for, diagnose, and treat Parkinson's disease and related disorders, with the hope of improving mobility and quality of life for her patients.

Dr. Madeline Fields, MD is a Neurology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 50 years old and has been practicing for 23 years. Dr. Madeline Fields, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens and Mount Sinai Morningside.