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Office
130 East 77th Street
8 Black Hall
New York, NY 10075Phone+1 212-434-6400Fax+1 212-434-2279
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Epilepsy, 2005 - 2006
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2004 - 2005
- University of Calgary Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999
- McMaster UniversityMSc, Medical Sciences, 1995 - 1996
- McMaster UniversityB.S., Biology (Honors Program), Summa Cum Laude, 1991 - 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- 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
- 126 citationsNeurovascular Unit Dysfunction and Blood–Brain Barrier Hyperpermeability Contribute to Schizophrenia Neurobiology: A Theoretical Integration of Clinical and Experiment...Souhel Najjar, Silky Pahlajani, Virginia A. De Sanctis, Joel N. H. Stern, Amanda Najjar
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2017-05-23 - 336 citationsWhich EEG patterns warrant treatment in the critically ill? Reviewing the evidence for treatment of periodic epileptiform discharges and related patterns.Derek J. Chong, Lawrence J. Hirsch
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2005-04-01 - 154 citationsCentral nervous system complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: integrative concepts of pathophysiology and case reports.Souhel Najjar, Amanda Najjar, Derek J Chong, Bidyut Pramanik, Claudia Kirsch
Journal of Neuroinflammation. 2020-08-06
Journal Articles
- 15-year-old patient with encephalopathy and seizures after vaccinationChong D, Epilepsy Curr, 1/1/2014
- Imaging P-glycoprotein function in rats using (11C)-N-desmethyl-loperamideFarwell MD, Chong DJ, Yasuhiko I, Bae J, Easwaramoorthy B, Ichise M, Ann Nucl Med, 1/10/2013
- The Medical Management of EpilepsyChong DJ, Panminerva Med, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters
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 MedicationsNYU Medical Center, New York, NY - 1/1/2015
- Medical MarijuanaColumbus, OH - 1/27/2014
- Marijuana & EpilepsySan Francisco, CA - 1/1/2014
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Other
- Expert opinion comment at the American Academy of Neurology on new seizure guidelines.Chong DJ, Clinical Neurology News
http://www.clinicalneurologynews.com/home/article/video-clinicians-give-perspectives-on-first-unprovoked-seizure-guideline/34ee23c8ef619290ad431c7757dcd7cf.html
1/21/2015 - Quoted in: Surgery for Epilepsy Gains Urgency in Trial, N. BakolarChong DJ, New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/health/research/surgery-for-epilepsy-gains-urgency-in-trial.html?_r=1
1/12/2012
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/04/eye-on-new-york-sleeping-pills/
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Press Mentions
- 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'sMarch 18th, 2022
- FDA Investigates Potential Link Between Vaping and SeizuresApril 23rd, 2019
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