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Alan Jacobs, MD, Neurology, New York, NY

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Neurology New York, NY

Assistant Professor of Neurology, SUNY/Downstate Medical Center

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  • Office

    120 E 56th St
    Rm 1040
    New York, NY 10022
    Phone+1 212-888-0002
    Fax+1 212-888-1899

Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel)
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel)Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1994 - 1995
  • Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital
    Mount Sinai Beth Israel HospitalFellowship, Behavioral neurology, 1993 - 1994
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurology, 1990 - 1993
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1989
  •  Duke University
    Duke UniversityB.A, Cum Laude, 2012 - 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1990 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - 2023
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2022 - 2022
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2006 - 2010
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Magna Cum Laude Duke University, 1984
  • Phi Eta Zeta, Freshman Honor Society Duke University, 1980

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Source and function of keto elaidic acids for lungs of cotton workers.  
    Lynn WS, Lynn D, Sachs C, Phillips N, Jacobs A, Arch Environ Health
  • Psychiatric classification of nonconversion nonepileptic seizures[Letter].  
    Jacobs AR, Herzog AG, Arch Neurol
  • Apolipoprotein E4 is associated with chronic traumatic brain injury in boxing.  
    Jordan B, Relkin N, Ravdin L, Jacobs A, JAMA
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Cholinergic innervation of the lateral geniculate nucleus: Projections to other thalamic and midbrain structures in tree shrew.
    Jacobs A, Fitzpatrick D, Raczkowski D, Diamond IT, Society for Neurosciences, e.g. San Mateo
  • Hormonally responsive anxiety and maladaptive behavioral disorders in men and women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
    Jacobs AR, Coleman AE, Herzog AG, J Neuropsych and Clin Neurosciences, e.g. San Mateo
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Presentation as nonepileptic seizures.
    Herzog AG, Jacobs AR, American Epilepsy Society, e.g. San Mateo
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Lectures

  • Department of Medicine Grand Rounds . 
    Woodhull Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
  • Department of Geriatrics Clinical Rounds. 
    St. Vincent’s Hospital, New York, NY
  • The Nature of Dementia in Parkinson’s disease. 
    Ridgefield Crossing. Ridgefield, CT
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Research History

  • A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of Simvastatin to Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s disease.Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study. PI, Mary Sano, PhD2002 - Present
  • The Effects of Hormone Replacement on Menopausal Women with Epilepsy.NIH Co-investigator. PI, Cynthia L. Harden, MD2000 - 2003
  • Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Trial with Estrogens.NIH, NIA Co-investigator. PI, Mary Sano, PhD1999 - 2002

Other Languages

  • Spanish