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Derek Chong, MD, Neurology, New York, NY

DerekJChongMDMSc

Neurology New York, NY

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine

Associate Chair, Neurology, Lenox Hill Hospital System

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  • Office

    130 East 77th Street
    8 Black Hall
    New York, NY 10075
    Phone+1 212-434-6400
    Fax+1 212-434-2279

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Epilepsy, 2005 - 2006
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2004 - 2005
  • University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine
    University of Calgary Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999
  • McMaster University
    McMaster UniversityMSc, Medical Sciences, 1995 - 1996
  • McMaster University
    McMaster UniversityB.S., Biology (Honors Program), Summa Cum Laude, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2005 - 2026
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Early Career Physician-Scientist Award American Epilepsy Society & the Milken Family Foundation, 2007-2008
  • Post-doctoral Research Training Fellowship for Clinicians Epilepsy Foundation of America, 2005

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • 15-year-old patient with encephalopathy and seizures after vaccination  
    Chong D, Epilepsy Curr, 1/1/2014
  • Imaging P-glycoprotein function in rats using (11C)-N-desmethyl-loperamide  
    Farwell MD, Chong DJ, Yasuhiko I, Bae J, Easwaramoorthy B, Ichise M, Ann Nucl Med, 1/10/2013
  • The Medical Management of Epilepsy  
    Chong DJ, Panminerva Med, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Transcutaneous pCO2 and Seizures in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit: Associations with Markers of Seizure Severity.
    Chong DJ, Patel PS, Ahmed A, Khan N, Still BJ, Marzouk E, Friedman D, Devinsky O, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
  • Improving the Process of Seizure Classification and Diagnosis through DISCOVER: A Diagnostic Interview for Seizure Classification Outside of Video-EEG Recording.
    Friedman D, Chong DJ, Tarr AM, Navis AP, French J, American Academy of Neurology, 1/1/2013
  • A Clinical Trial of Adjunct Carvedilol-CR as a P-Glycoprotein (P-Gp) Inhibitor for Medically-Intractable Epilepsy.
    Chong DJ, Cohen E, Gilliam F, American Academy of Neurology, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

  • Generic versus Brand Epilepsy Medications 
    NYU Medical Center, New York, NY - 1/1/2015
  • Medical Marijuana 
    Columbus, OH - 1/27/2014
  • Marijuana & Epilepsy 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2014
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Do You Fall Asleep in the Armchair? SOS Signal for a Dangerous Disease
    Do You Fall Asleep in the Armchair? SOS Signal for a Dangerous DiseaseMarch 23rd, 2022
  • Lots of Napping Could Raise a Senior's Odds for Alzheimer's
    Lots of Napping Could Raise a Senior's Odds for Alzheimer'sMarch 18th, 2022
  • FDA Investigates Potential Link Between Vaping and Seizures
    FDA Investigates Potential Link Between Vaping and SeizuresApril 23rd, 2019
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