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Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Orrin Devinsky M.D.
Clinical Responsibilities
Dr. Devinsky is Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine. He directs the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and the Saint Barnabas Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN). He received his B.S. and M.S. from Yale University, M.D. from Harvard Medical School and interned at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. He completed neurology training at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and his epilepsy fellowship at the NIH. Dr. Devinsky's epilepsy research interests include quality-of-life, cognitive and behavioral issues in epilepsy, surgical therapy, and new medications. He has published widely in epilepsy and behavioral neurology, with more than 250 articles and chapters and more than 20 books and monographs. He has chaired several committees of the American Epilepsy Society and has served as a Board member. He is active in the American Academy of Neurology and the Epilepsy Foundation. He is the Co-Editor of Reviews in Neurological Diseases, Epilepsy and Behavior, and Epilepsy.com, and serves as a reviewer for more than 30 journals.
Office Locations
Address #1
Address
Rivergate, 403 East 34th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10016
Phone
212 263 8871
Fax
212 263 8342
Office Hours
Mon. 9:00 - 4:00; Wed. 9:00 - 4:00
This location has disability Access
Clinical Information
Medical Specialty
Behavior Neurology/Neuropsychiatry; EMG/EEG/Evoked Potential; Sleep Disorders; Seizures/Epilepsy; General Adult Neurology
Medical Interests
Epilepsy, Behavioral Neurology
Note: Insurance listed below may not be accepted at all office locations. Please confirm prior to each visit. The information presented here may not be complete or may have changed.
Insurance Accepted
Oxford, United Healthcare, PHCS, Aetna, Cigna, HIP, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, BeechStreet, UPN Elite: Humana, MedCal, Island Group Administrators, Multiplan
Background and Educational Information
Medical Education
Harvard 1982
Residency
New York Hospital (Neurology) 1983-1986
Clinical Fellowships
National Institutes of Health (Neurology) 1986-1988
Board Certifications
Clinical Neurophysiology
; Neurology
; Neurology
