About Me
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- sports concussion
- concussion
Conditions
- headache
- migraine headache
- cerebral palsy
- epileptic seizures
- developmental delay
- low muscle tone
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- hydrocephalus
- spina bifida
- movement disorder
- Tourette syndrome
- autism
- muscular dystrophy
- spasticity
- learning disorder
- speech impairment
- neuropathy
- Dandy Walker syndrome
- lower back pain
- stroke
- brain bleeding
- Sturge Weber syndrome
- memory disorder
- tic disorder
- Guillain Barré syndrome
- peripheral neuropathy
- Bell's palsy
- behavior disorder
- premature birth
- vascular malformation
- fainting
- neuromuscular disorder
- essential tremor
- apraxia
- trigeminal neuralgia
- Chiari malformation
- tingling
- obsessive compulsive disorder
- facial paralysis
- speech disorder
- dizziness
- syringomyelia
- inflammation of the skeletal muscle
- tuberous sclerosis
- arteriovenous malformation
- numbness
- intellectual disability
- brain injury
- spinal narrowing
- unspecified brain disease
- transient ischemic attack
- neck pain
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Cerebral Palsy in Children, Epilepsy & Seizure Disorders in Children, Developmental Delays in Children, Disorders of Puberty, Achondroplasia in Children, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children, Hydrocephalus in Children, Spina Bifida in Children, Tourette Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children, Learning Disorders in Children, Concussion , Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder in Children, VertigoCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology
- Director, Out Patient Clinical Services in Child Neurology, Bellevue Hospital Center
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - w/Spec Qual's In Child Neurolo, 1989
- American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics, 1984
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Pediatric Neurology, 1985
- Residency, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Pediatric Neurology, 1985
- Residency, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Pediatrics, 1982
- MD from Columbia University, 1979
Departments
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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Aetna Meritain Health
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice (EPO)
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Health
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Healthscope
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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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 Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- 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
- Local 32BJ SEIU
- New York Hotel Trades
- Unicare
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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
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GHI
- GHI Medicare Supplement
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
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MVP Select Care Inc
- MVP Preferred EPO
- MVP Select Care Inc.
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Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
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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
- Principal Financial Group
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan
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National Health Care Solutions Inc
- Allianz Global Assistance
- American Assistance - WTA
- BMI Companies
- Berkley Canada
- CAN Assistance
- Complete Claims Management Prof
- Crossborder Health Partners
- DIKLA / Harel Insurance Company
- Desjardins - Sigma Assistel
- Eurocare INC
- Federal Assist
- Global Response LTD
- Guardian Life and Health Insurance Comp
- Healix
- Intana Assist
- Mayday Assistance
- Medipac Assist
- Morgan White Admin International
- Olympus Managed Health
- Oneworld Assist - Tugo
- Pacific Bluecross
- Penfield Care Management
- Savitar Group
- Sunmed International
- TIS -Travel Insurance Specialists Ltd
- TMCA
- Tour Med Assistance INC
- WTA- American Assist
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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Transamerica Life Insurance Company
- Transamerica Life Insurance Company (PB Only)
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Tricare
- TRICARE
- TriWest
- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UMR
- UMR WTC Health Program
- United Healthcare AARP
- 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 JP Morgan
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
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Veterans Choice
- Veterans Choice Program-VACAA
Locations and Appointments
NYU Neurology Associates
222 East 41st Street
New York, NY 10017
Research Academic Contact
Academic office
222 East 41st Street
New York, NY 10017
Phone
212-263-7744
Publications
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Diprisco, Bridget E; Chhabria, Sasha; Forem, Sandra L; Rosenberg, Rebecca E
Clinical pediatrics. 2013 Feb ; 52(2):190-3
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Castaneda GY; Heilbroner PL; Shah N; Forem S; Fish I
Journal of child neurology. 1998 Jun ; 13(6):283-5
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Abbott R; Johann-Murphy M; Shiminski-Maher T; Quartermain D; Forem SL; Gold JT; Epstein FJ
Neurosurgery. 1993 Nov ; 33(5):851-7; discussion 857