EdwardKAvilaDO

Neurology • New York, NY

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Attending Neurologist Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Neurology Assistant Professor, Neurology & Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Office
160 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2004 - 2006
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Neurology, 2001 - 2004
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

FL State License 2021 - Present
PA State License 2023 - 2026
CT State License 2023 - 2025
NJ State License 2022 - 2025
NY State License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

EEG features and synek scale indicate severity of neurotoxicity in adult patients treated with CD19 CAR T-cell therapy.
David Mao, Anne S Reiner, Xi Chen, Jae Park, Martina Pennisi
Scientific Reports. 2024-11-23
17 citations
Brain tumor-related epilepsy management: A Society for Neuro-oncology (SNO) consensus review on current management.
Edward K Avila, Steven Tobochnik, Sara K Inati, Johan A F Koekkoek, Guy M McKhann
Neuro-Oncology. 2024-01-05
2 citations
Incidence of Seizure and Associated Risk Factors in Patients in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) from 2016-2017.
Saeedeh Azary, Christopher Caravanos, Anne S Reiner, Katherine S Panageas, Vikram Dhawan
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2022-10-01

Other

Seizures in patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors
Avila EK, Drappatz J, Wen PY
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/seizures-in-patients-with-primary-and-metastatic-brain-tumors
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-03

Press Mentions

Ingo Mellinghoff Named Chair of MSK's Department of NeurologyOctober 28th, 2020

Other Languages

Spanish