IraMichaelTurnerMD

Headache

Neurologist in Plainview, New York and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including North Shore University Hospital and Plainview Hospital

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Office
824 Old Country Road
Plainview, NY 11803
Phone+1 516-822-2230

Summary

Dr. Ira Turner is a neurologist in Plainview, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including North Shore University Hospital and Plainview Hospital. He received his medical degree from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and has been in practice 45 years. He specializes in headache and is experienced in migraine disorders and headache disorders.

Education & Training

Nassau University Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1973 - 1976
Nassau University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1973 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
UCNSHeadache Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Newsday - Top Doctors on Long Island Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification SuiteMed EMR, Fox Meadows Software, 2012-2013
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials

A Study of Galcanezumab (LY2951742) in Participants With Migraine Headache Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 07
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
A Cross‐Sectional Survey to Assess the Migraineur's Medication Decision‐Making Beliefs: Determining When a Migraine Is Triptan‐Worthy
Stephen H. Landy, Ira M. Turner, M. Chris Runken, Mechele Lee, Ellen M Sulcs
Headache. 2013-07-01
10 citations
Hypervigilance, Allostatic Load, and Migraine Prevention: Antibodies to CGRP or Receptor.
Andrew M. Blumenfeld, Paul L. Durham, Alexander Feoktistov, Debbie L. Hay, Andrew F. Russo
Neurology and Therapy. 2021-06-02
126 citations
OnabotulinumtoxinA for treatment of chronic migraine: PREEMPT 24-week pooled subgroup analysis of patients who had acute headache medication overuse at baseline.
Stephen D. Silberstein, Andrew M. Blumenfeld, Roger Cady, Ira M. Turner, Hans-Christoph Diener
Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2013-08-15

Press Mentions

Study Shows Connection Between Multiple Sclerosis and Chronic MigraineSeptember 28th, 2017
Physicians Say Accurate Diagnosis of Migraine Challenging, Only Way to Effectively TreatJune 19th, 2016