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John T. Wells, MD

  • Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
  • Language: English
  • Phone: 212-263-7744
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About Me

Conditions and Treatments

For Children
Conditions
  • developmental delay
  • epileptic seizures
  • learning disorder
  • Angelman syndrome
  • brachial plexus injury
  • muscular dystrophy
  • dizziness
  • stroke
  • migraine headache
  • behavior disorder
  • autism
  • cerebral palsy
  • muscle disease
  • concussion
  • apraxia
  • facial paralysis
  • essential tremor
  • numbness
  • Dandy Walker syndrome
  • brain tumor
  • spasticity
  • sports concussion
  • headache
  • fainting
  • myasthenia gravis
  • trigeminal neuralgia
  • movement disorder
  • Bell's palsy
  • brain bleeding
  • speech disorder
  • concussion
  • hydrocephalus
  • tic disorder
  • neuromuscular disorder
  • neuropathy
  • tuberous sclerosis
  • Chiari malformation
  • compression injury of nerve
  • meningioma
  • vascular malformation
  • spina bifida
  • low muscle tone
  • Tourette syndrome
  • tingling
  • Charcot Marie Tooth disease
  • brain injury
  • premature birth
  • obsessive compulsive disorder
  • unspecified brain disease
  • Sturge Weber syndrome
  • balance disorders
  • traumatic brain injury
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Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Developmental Delays in Children, Disorders of Puberty, Epilepsy & Seizure Disorders in Children, Learning Disorders in Children, Muscular Dystrophy, Vertigo, Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children, Cerebral Palsy in Children, Concussion , Spina Bifida in Children, Brain Tumors in Adults, Achondroplasia in Children, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Tourette Disorder, Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder in Children, Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors in Children, Glioma & Astrocytoma in Adults, Hydrocephalus in Children

Credentials

Positions
  • Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology
  • Director, Division of Child Neurology
  • Director, Division of Child Neurology
Education and Training
  • Residency, NYU Medical Center, Child Neurology, 1994
  • Residency, Long Island Jewish Medical Ctr, Pediatrics, 1991
  • MD from SUNY - Stony Brook, 1988
Departments

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Insurance Plans Accepted

This provider accepts the following insurance plans.

  • Aetna
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Indemnity
    • Aetna International
    • Aetna Medicare Managed Care
    • Aetna Meritain Health
    • Aetna Open Access EPO
    • Aetna Open Access HMO
    • Aetna POS
    • Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
    • Aetna PPO
    • Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
    • Aetna Student Plan
    • Allied
    • Chesterfield Resources Inc
    • Christian Brothers Services
    • CoreSource
    • Healthscope
    • Nippon Life of America-Aetna
    • Nippon Life-Aetna
    • Starmark
    • WellNet
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
    • BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
    • BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
    • BCBS Blue Access GEPO Large Group
    • BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
    • BCBS Blue Access HMO Small Group
    • BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
    • BCBS EPO
    • BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
    • BCBS EPO (NYU Winthrop Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Winthrop Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS Federal Program
    • BCBS HMO
    • BCBS Indemnity
    • BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
    • BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
    • BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
    • BCBS Open Access HMO
    • BCBS POS
    • BCBS PPO
    • BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
    • BCBS PPO (NYU Winthrop Employees)
    • BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
    • New York Hotel Trades
    • Unicare
  • Cigna
    • Apwu Health Plan
    • Cigna Great West PPO
    • Cigna HMO
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • Cigna Managed Care/POS
    • Cigna NALC
    • Cigna Open Access
    • Cigna Open Access PPO
    • Cigna PPO
    • Cigna Premier Plus
    • Consolidated Health Plans-NYU Student
    • Great West HMO
    • MVP-Cigna Network
  • Health Smart
    • WTC Health Program-HHC
  • Local 1199
    • Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
    • Local 1199 PPO
  • Magnacare
    • Magnacare PPO
  • Multiplan
    • AXA Assistance USA
    • Administrative Concepts
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Diversified Administration Corporation
    • Fiserv Health
    • GEHA
    • Global Excel
    • Global Health
    • Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
    • Health Net Of California
    • Health Republic Of NJ
    • Humana Health Plan
    • Insurance Design Administrators
    • Kaiser Foundation
    • Kaiser Permanente
    • Meritain Health
    • Multiplan PPO
    • Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
    • Mutual Of Omaha
    • Nippon Life Ins Co
    • PHCS
    • Professional Benefit Admin
    • Qualcare Inc
    • Screen Actors Guild
    • Teamsters Allied Benefits
    • US Life Insurance Company
  • NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
    • NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan
  • Oxford
    • Oxford Health Plans Freedom
  • POMCO Insurance Company
    • POMCO Insurance Company
  • Qualcare Inc.
    • Qualcare Direct
  • United Healthcare
    • AARP Medicare Complete
    • Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
    • UMR
    • UMR WTC Health Program
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice NSLIJ
    • United Healthcare EPO
    • United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare HMO
    • United Healthcare Indemnity
    • United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Medicare
    • United Healthcare Navigate
    • United Healthcare POS
    • United Healthcare PPO
    • United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Student Resources
    • UnitedHealthcare Choice (JP Morgan Employees)
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Locations and Appointments

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NYU Neurology Associates

222 East 41st Street
New York, NY 10017

Phone

212-263-7744

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Research My Research

Interests

neonatal neurology, pediatric neurology

Academic Contact

Academic office

222 East 41st Street

New York, NY 10017

Phone

212-263-7744

Research Interests Timeline

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Publications