LeonZacharowiczMD

Epilepsy, Headache, Child Neurology

Adult and Child Neurology, Ethicist, Medico-Legal Consultant

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Dr. Zacharowicz, a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, is board certified in adult and child neurology. Dr. Zacharowicz is the owner of Cognitive Neurologic Services PLLC. He has medical licenses in NY, NJ and FL. His professional interests include cognitive and behavioral disorders, as well as seizures and headaches. Since 1998, when he co-founded an international medical ethics seminar, he has been involved in medical ethics and has testified without charge in several end-of-life cases on behalf of families.

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Child Neurology, 1990 - 1994
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1988 - 1990
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1988
Brooklyn CollegeM.S., Psychology, 1984
Brooklyn CollegeB.S., Cum Laude, 1979 - 1983

FL State Medical License 1998 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 1994 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1990 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

PubMed

22 citations
Joubert syndrome associated with multicystic kidney disease and hepatic fibrosis.
Douglas M. Silverstein, Leon Zacharowicz, Morris Edelman, Sunhee C. Lee, Ira Greifer
Pediatric Nephrology. 1997-12-01
45 citations
Increased Epinephrine and Skeletal Muscle Responses to Hypoglycemia in Non-Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Harry Shamoon, Seth Friedman, Carlos Canton, Leon Zacharowicz, Meizhu Hu
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1994-06-01
Antiepileptic drug therapy in younger patients: when to start, when to stop.
Leon Zacharowicz, Solomon L. Moshé
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 1995-05-01

Journal Articles

Additional findings in Galloway-Mowat Syndrome
Kucharczuk, K, de Giorgi, AM, Golden, J, Zacharowicz, L van den Heuvel, LP and Kaplan, BS, Pediatric Nephrology, 1/1/2000
A Tribute to Aaron Balasny, PhD
Zacharowicz L, NCMC Proceedings, 1/1/2000
Migraines
Zacharowicz L, Medical Crossfire, 1/1/2000
Pseudoseizures: an overview
Ashraf, AS and Zacharowicz, L, NCMC Proceedings, 1/1/1999
Febrile seizures: an update
Zacharowicz L, NCMC Proceedings, 1/1/1998
Joubert syndrome associated with multicystic kidney disease and hepatic fibrosis
Silverstein, DM, Zacharowicz, L, Edelman M, Lee, SC, Greifer, I and Rapin, I, Pediatric Nephrology, 1/1/1997
Electrophysiologic studies and intraoperative localization in a child with epilepsia partialis continua
Legatt, AD, LaSala, PA, Mitnick, RJ, Zacharowicz, L, Llena, JF, Fray, CI and Shinnar, S, Journal of Epileps, 1/1/1996
Antiepileptic medication in younger patients: when to start, when to stop
Zacharowicz, L and Moshe, SL, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 1/1/1995
Initiation and cessation of antiepileptic medications in children and adolescents
Shinnar, S, Zacharowicz, L and Moshe, SL, Acta Neuropediatrica, 1/1/1995
Increased adrenergic and skeletal muscle responses to hypoglycemia in noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Shamoon, H, Friedman, S, Canton, C, Zacharowicz, L, Hu, M and Rossetti, L, Journal of Clinical Investigation, 1/1/1994
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Books/Book Chapters

Clinical Neurophysiology of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
Chapter: Pediatric Electroencephalography
Koszer, S, Zacharowicz, L, and Moshe, SLEditors: G Holmes, SL Moshe, and HR Jones, JR.Butterworth-Heinemann, St. Louis, MO2006

Lectures