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Asim Shahid, MD, Child Neurology, New York, NY

AsimMohammadShahidMD

Child Neurology New York, NY

Epilepsy

Division Chief, Pediatric Neurology and Epilepsy, NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Associate Professor Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine

Overview of Dr. Shahid

Division chief, Pediatric neurology and epilepsy. Pediatric Epileptologist. Associate Professor of pediatrics. Director, the ASET board. Board certified in Neurology with special Qualifications in Child Neurology and Epilepsy.

Education & Training

  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2008 - 2009
  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Child Neurology, 2005 - 2008
  • Atlantic Health System/Goryeb Children's Hospital
    Atlantic Health System/Goryeb Children's HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2005
  • Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)
    Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)Class of 2001
  • University of Vermont
    University of VermontBS, Biological Science, 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2005 - 2024
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2004 - 2011
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Pediatric "Pearls Day" Teaching Award Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, 2014, 2018-2019
  • "Outstanding Teacher" Award Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, 2010

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Paroxysmal Non-epileptic Events in Infants and Toddlers: A Phenomenologic Analysis  
    Chen L, Knight EM, Tuxhorn I, Shahid A, Luders HO, Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 1/9/2014
  • Can Semiology Predict Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures? A Prospective Study  
    Syed T, LaFrance WC, Kahriman E, Hasan Saba, Rajasekaran V, Gulati D, Borad S, Shahid A, Fernandez-Baca G, Garcia N, Pawlowski M, Loddenkemper T, Amina S, Koubeissi M, Ann Neurol, 1/1/2011
  • Improvement of Myoclonic Epilepsy in down Syndrome Treated with Levetiracetam  
    Sangani M, Shahid A, Amina S, Koubeissi M, Epileptic Disorders, 1/1/2010

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Disconnection versus Resection - An Innovative Approach to Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
    Ashok Yadav MD, Ingrid Tuxhorn MD, Asim Shahid MD, Jun Park MD, Jennifer Sweet MD, Jonathan Miller MD, Cleveland Clinic Symposium, Cleveland, OH, 1/1/2014
  • Pial Arteriovenous Fistula and Capillary Malformation-Arterial Venous Malformation (CM-AVM) Associated with RASA 1 Mutation: 2 Illustrative Cases
    Deepak Gulati, Sunil Manjila, Nicholas Bambakidis, Asim Shahid, Annual Meeting of the AAN, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2014
  • Continuous Video EEG Monitoring (cVEEG) Of Progressive Cerebral Edema in a Pediatric Patient
    Zonjy B, Shahid A, Tuxhorn, I, Annual Neurological Institute Research Day, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Issuses Faced in the PEMU 
    University Hospitals of Cleveland - 1/1/2014
  • Continuous EEG in the NICU and ACNS Guideline 
    Ashville, NC, 2014; University Hospitals of Cleveland, 2014 - 1/1/2014
  • Pediatric Epilepsy: Diagnosis and Treatment 
    Independence, OH - 1/1/2014
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Other

  • 16 Year Old with Paraneoplastic, Autoimmune Limbic Encephalitis 
    Child Neurology Society Web Site
    1/1/2008

Committees

  • Member, Resident and Fellow committee. ACNS 2017 - Present
  • Member, Electronic Committee. CNS 2017 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Urdu

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Choice POS II
    Aetna HMO
    Anthem Blue Access PPO
    Anthem Blue Preferred HMO
    BCBS Blue Card PPO
    BCBS Illinois PPO
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    Cofinity PPO
    First Health PPO
    Great West PPO
    HealthAmerica HealthAssurance PPO
    Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PPO
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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