Neurology Department at Westchester Medical Center
The Department of Neurology is comprised of multi-disciplinary teams of clinical experts that provide comprehensive neurological care for a wide range of neurological disorders affecting the brain, spine, nerves, and muscle. The conditions we treat range from neurologic emergencies, such as acute stroke or status epilepticus, to more chronic conditions such as headache/pain syndromes, epilepsy (seizures), neuromuscular (neuropathy, myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy), neuroimmunological (multiple sclerosis), as well as neurodegenerative (dementia) and movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease). All divisions are directed by highly qualified sub-specialists.
Compassionate Care and Excellent Outcomes
We seek to provide our patients with compassionate care and excellent outcomes while advancing current standards of care through clinical research. We emphasize effective and open communication with our patients and referring physicians.
Our physicians are supported by dedicated physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, therapists, psychologists and social workers. The Neurology Department partners closely with other departments at Westchester Medical Center, including:
- Neurosurgery
- Radiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Neuropsychology
- Neuropathology
- Social Work
- Chronic Pain Management.
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Subspecialties and Conditions Treated
The following specializations distinguish the Neurology Department at Westchester Medical Center.
The Comprehensive Stroke Center at Westchester Medical Center
We are proud to be the only hospital in New York’s Hudson Valley region recognized by the New York State Department of Health as a Comprehensive Stroke Center.
The Center is dedicated to rapid intervention in the management of acute stroke and to the study of new and effective treatments. Our mission is to provide expeditious care to patients with acute strokes to limit stroke-associated brain damage.
In 2022, the Center earned the prestigious American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award as well as the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Get with the Guidelines Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.
The care we provide is multifaceted and our team is comprised of stroke experts such as emergency medicine physicians, vascular neurologists, neurointerventionalists, neuroradiologists, and neurointensivists. Working together, our highly synchronized team strives to facilitate the highest quality care for cerebrovascular disease.
Using advanced rapid diagnostic technology, such as tele-stroke, we can extend our expertise to distant sites miles away. Upon arrival to one of our sites, our RAPID CT perfusion technology allows us to quickly identify patients who are beyond the conventional therapeutic windows for neurointerventions. Finally, WMC is the first site in the country to utilize the FDA approved robotic transcranial doppler monitor for patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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Neurocritical Care
Westchester Medical Center is home to a leading Neurointensive Care Unit under the leadership of Stephan A. Mayer, MD, an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of neurocritical care. Our 19-bed neurological intensive care unit is staffed by a dedicated team of neurointensivists, advanced practice providers, and nurses specialized in the care of patients with complex neurological diseases. The unit features emergency “mobile ICU” transport via helicopter or ambulance, advanced multimodality brain monitoring, RAPID perfusion imaging, and much more. For more information on our capabilities and expert services, visit the Neurointensive Care Unit at Westchester Medical Center online.
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The Epilepsy Center
The epilepsy program at Westchester Medical Center is growing with a faculty of neurologists, neurosurgeons, and neuropsychiatrists who specialize in the treatment of seizures and epilepsy.
Westchester Medical Center is the only certified Level 4 Epilepsy Center in the Hudson Valley that is accredited by National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) and offers both adult and pediatric treatment. Our highly skilled epileptologists offer expertise in the newest seizure medications, treating epilepsy through pregnancy, neuromodulation, and surgical evaluation. Our neurosurgical team specializes in a variety of surgical treatments as well, including vagus nerve stimulation, robotic depth electrode placement, MRI-guided laser ablation, and neurostimulation.
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Movement Disorders / Parkinson's Disease
The Division of Movement Disorders provides patients with exceptional neurological and neurosurgical care for Parkinson’s disease and a wide range of movement disorders
WMC Headache Specialists Center
We provide comprehensive care for patients with challenging complex cases of chronic headache. Led by experts in the fields of Medicine, Neurology, Pain Management and Psychiatry, WMC is able to provide comprehensive care to patients with intractable disabling pain, including BOTOX® treatment.
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Peripheral Nerve
The Peripheral Nerve Program at Westchester Medical Center offers multidisciplinary subspecialty care for individuals with injuries or conditions affecting the nerves of the body outside of the brain and spinal cord. Surgeons treat traumatic nerve injuries, tumors of the peripheral nerves, nerve compression and entrapment syndromes, and an extensive array of other nerve-related conditions.
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Memory Disorders
Neurologists at Westchester Medical Center, MidHudson Regional Hospital, and WMCHealth Physicians in Poughkeepsie provide care for individuals suffering from memory disorders and related conditions, including dementia, vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and encephalopathy.
Neuromuscular Disorders
Specialists at WMCHealth Physicians provide care for a full range of neuromuscular disorders, which affect the nerves responsible for voluntary muscle movement and the relay of sensory information to the brain. Physicians evaluate and diagnose patients experiencing muscle weakness, muscle loss, movement difficulties, issues with swallowing or breathing, numbness, tingling, pain, and other symptoms. Care is available for individuals diagnosed with a wide range of pathologies, including muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and other diagnoses.
Westchester Medical Center is recognized by the Muscular Dystrophy Association as a top healthcare institution. As an Care Affiliate, we are proud to offer adult patients with muscular dystrophy, ALS, spinal muscular atrophy and other neuromuscular diseases improved access to expert multidisciplinary care, clinical trials, and connections within the neuromuscular community. To schedule a neuromuscular disease consultation, call 914.345.1313.
Neurodegenerative and Movement Disorders
Neurologists specializing in this area focus on care and management of adults with Alzheimer’s Disease, neurodegenerative dementia, treatable dementia, Parkinson’s Disease and other degenerative diseases.
Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis
We offer comprehensive care to patients with multiple sclerosis and related conditions such as neuromyelitis optica, transverse myelitis, optic neuritis and other neuroimmune disorders.
Balance and Vestibular Disorders
The Balance Center at Westchester Medical Center offers comprehensive evaluation and intervention for those experiencing dizziness, vertigo and chronic balance problems due to neurological disorders. In some cases, these symptoms can be debilitating and result in severe disabilities and impairment in quality-of-life.
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Neuro-Trauma
Direct trauma to the brain requires careful and dedicated care often involving a lengthy course of rehabilitation. At Westchester Medical Center, as a Level I Trauma Center, we provide care across the spectrum of the patient’s needs, ranging from the emergent neurosurgical and Neurocritical care phase to the acute and subacute rehabilitation phases of care.
Sleep Center
The Sleep Center at Westchester Medical Center offers consultative services for diagnosing and treating sleep disorders.
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Pediatric Neurology
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center offers a full spectrum of care for children afflicted with acute or chronic neurological disorders.
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Neuroradiology Imaging
Neuroradiology imaging services are available through specialists at Westchester Medical Center, WMCHealth Physicians Neurology, and the Ambulatory Care Pavilion at 100 Woods Road. Comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services are available across this network of providers; services include MRI, CT scan, myelography, and more. Neuroradiology imaging may be a critical component of treating back pain, headache, stroke, dementia, cerebral aneurysm, head and neck tumors, head and neck vascular disease, and other conditions.
Research and Education
Excellence in clinical care is interwoven with advances in education and clinical research. As an academic medical center, our affiliation with New York Medical College, one of the oldest and most prestigious medical schools in the country, has uniquely positioned us to become premier educational sites for our Neurology Residency and fellowship training.
Research is an integral part of the Department of Neurology. Our faculty has a wide range of research interests ranging from acute cerebrovascular and Neurocritical care to headache and epilepsy.
Additional Fellowship Programs:
Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Endovascular Surgery Fellowship
Contact Us
Office Appointments
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Suite 3850S
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Phone:914.345.1313
Fax: 914.345.5004
Administrative and Academic
Westchester Medical Center
100 Woods Road
Taylor Pavilion
Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone: 914.493.5208
Residency Program
Nadia Tilden-Dassler
Westchester Medical Center
100 Woods Road
Taylor Pavilion
Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone: 914.493.5181
Email: Nadia.Tilden-Dassler@WMCHealth.org
Medical Students - New York Medical College
Administrative and Academic, New York Medical College
Laurel Kossow
19 Skyline Drive
Hawthorne, NY 10532
914.594.2207
Al-Mufti, Fawaz, MD
Associate Chair of Neurology for Research
Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Radiology
Assoc. Director of the Neuroendovascular Surgery Fellowship
Neuroendovascular Surgery Attending and Medical Director of Neurocritical Care
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Movement Disorders
Neurology
Neurocritical Care
Neurology
Chong, Ji Young, MD
Chief, Cerebrovascular Neurology Section
Medical Director of Stroke
Fellowship Program Director, Vascular Neurology
Neurology
Dohle, Carolin, MD
Chief, General Neurology Inpatient Section
Medical Director of Neurohospitalist and Quality Improvement
Brain Injury Medicine
Neurohospitalist
Neurology
Neurorehabilitation
Movement Disorders
Neurology
Clinical Neurophysiology
Epilepsy
Neurology
Kaur, Gurmeen, MD
Attending Physician, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, New York Medical College
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Neurology
Vascular Neurology
Neurology
Neurology
Neuromuscular
Mayer, Stephan, MD, FNCS
Director, Neurocritical Care, Emergency Neurological Services,Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery
Neurocritical Care
Neurology
Patel, Neisha, MD
Attending Physician, Vascular Neurology
Department of Neurology
New York Medical College
Neurology
Vascular Neurology
Clinical Neurophysiology
Neurology
Rosenberg, Jon, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Division of Neurocritical Care
Department: Neurology and Neurosurgery
Neurocritical Care
Neurology
Epilepsy
Neurology
Neuropsychiatry
Neurology
Neurology
Neuromuscular
Neurology Advanced Practice Providers
Divya Viswanathan, PA-C, MS
Lead Neurology Physician Assistant
Cathy Cawley, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CCRN
Renata Quartermaine, PA-C, MS
Caitlyn Taxter, PA
Anisha Vadehra, PA