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Dana Leifer

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Dana Leifer
Stroke, Critical Care, and Neurohospitalist Program Office

(212) 746-2454

 520 East 70th Street Starr Pavilion, 607 New York, NY 10021
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Dana Leifer

Dana Leifer, MD graduated from Harvard College summa cum laude and received his M.D. cum laude from Harvard Medical School. He also received an M. Phil. in Biochemistry from Cambridge University as a Fulbright Scholar. After completing an internship in medicine and a residency in neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Leifer joined the staff of the Stroke Service there and served as Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Harvard Medical School. He subsequently moved to the Yale University School of Medicine as a member of the Cerebrovascular Center. In 1997, Dr. Leifer became Chief of Vascular Neurology at North Shore University Hospital and Associate Professor of Neurology at NYU. In 2005, Dr. Leifer joined Weill Cornell Medical College as Director of the Stroke and Neuroscience Step-Down Unit and Director of the Neurovascular Ultrasound Laboratory. He is board certified in Neurology and is one of the first neurologists to receive subspecialty certification in Vascular Neurology.Dr. Leifer's research interests include cellular and molecular studies of neuronal growth and regeneration and immunohistochemical studies of stroke and other neurological diseases. His research has focused on the development of new treatments for stroke patients and functional MRI studies of brain activity during recovery from stroke. In 2010, he co-authored a clinical advisory sponsored by both the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology about the role for genetic testing in choosing appropriate antiplatelet therapy to prevent strokes and heart attacks -- one of the first practical applications of personalized genetic medicine.Dr. Leifer also serves as an advisor to the New York State Department of Health and the American Heart Association on the development of guidelines for the certification of stroke centers and on the evaluation of stroke center performance. He is the lead author of a 2011 American Heart Association Scientific Statement establishing procedures for monitoring the quality of care at comprehensive stroke centers.
Website https://weillcornell.org/danaleifer?utm_source=yextnetwork&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=yext_doctor_listings
Primary Specialty

Neurologist

Practice Stroke, Critical Care, and Neurohospitalist Program
Gender Male
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted Oxford Health Plans, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, AETNA, Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus, VNSNY CHOICE, United Healthcare, Aetna - NYP, GHI
Degrees Medical Doctor
Office Name Stroke, Critical Care, and Neurohospitalist Program
Languages English
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520 East 70th Street Starr Pavilion, 607, New York, NY 10021
Services Dana Leifer provides neurology services in New York, NY. A Neurologist is a physician who diagnoses, treats, and manages disorders, disease, and injuries to the nervous system. This includes such areas as the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles.

Please call Dana Leifer at (212) 746-2454 to schedule an appointment in New York, NY or to get more information.
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