Clinical Responsibilities
Gayatri Devi MD is a Clinical Associate Professor at New York University School of Medicine and serves as a staff Neurologist at Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Devi is the Director of the New York Memory and Healthy Aging Services. A board-certified Neurologist, Dr. Devi has additional certifications in Pain Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurology. She has specialized in the early diagnosis and treatment of memory disorders related to aging and menopause for 12 years and is sub-specialty board certified in behavioral neurology.
Dr. Devi obtained her Advanced Levels (Sciences) from the University of London and graduated from Grace University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and dual residencies at State University of New York Downstate. She was Chief Resident of Neurology before becoming a fellow in Behavioral Neurology in the Department of Neurology at Columbia University. She was then Assistant Professor at SUNY Stony Brook and Director of the Long Island Alzheimer's Disease Center. She returned to Manhattan as an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Columbia University and was Director of the Memory Disorders Center at the Center for Women's Health at Columbia Presbyterian-Eastside. She has been at her current practice for over 8 years.
Dr. Devi has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. She has presented papers at national meetings of the American Neurological Association, the American Neuropsychiatric Association and the North American Menopause Society. She has appeared in the media to discuss memory disorders, including the BBC, WSJ, Reuters, FOX, ABC, CBS, 1010 WINS and Time. She is president of the National Council for Women?s Health, New York. She has participated in and led several phase II and III clinical drug trials for the treatment of memory disorders. She is the author of "Estrogen, Memory and Menopause" (Alpha Sigma Books, 2001) and ?What your doctor may not tell you about Alzheimer?s Disease? (Time Warner Books; November 2004).
Medical Specialty
Behavior Neurology/Neuropsychiatry; Pain Neurology
Medical Interests
Memory disorders and dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Menopause related cognitive disorders, Cognitive rehabilitation.
Education
Medical Education
Grace Univ SoM 1987
Internships
Internship, SUNY Health Science Center 1988-1989
Residency Training
Resident (Combined Residendy in Neurology and Psychiatry),Dept. of Neurology and Psychiatry, SUNY Health Science Center 1989-1994; Chief Resident, Dept. of Neurology, SUNY Health Science Center 1993-1994
Clinical Fellowships
Behavioral Neurology, Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1994-1995
Board Certifications
Neurology
; Psychiatry
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