Clinical Responsibilities
Dr. Najjar is an associate professor of neurology at the NYU Medical Center. He joined the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in 1998 and serves as the director of the EEG Laboratory. Dr. Najjar is also the director of the Neuroscience Center at the Staten Island University Hospital. Dr. Najjar graduated from the Damascus Medical School in Damascus, Syria in 1983, and did his residency at the Albany medical College in Albany, NY, specializing in pathology and neurology. He also completed neuropathology and epilepsy fellowships at NYU Medical Center. His research interests include histological analysis and investigation of neuroinflammatory factors in surgically resected epileptic tissue.
Medical Specialty
Seizures/Epilepsy
Medical Interests
Neurology ,research in exitatory network of epiletic tissue.
Education
Medical Education
Damascus University Med College 1983
Internships
New York Downtown Hospital (Neurology) 1988-1989
Clinical Fellowships
NYU Medical Center (Neuropathology/Epilepsy) 1992-1994
Board Certifications
Neurology
; Neurology
Insurance
Oxford, United Healthcare, Aetna, Cigna, HIP, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Empire NYS Plan, Multiplan, UPN Elite: Humana/MedCal/Island Group Administrators
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