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Michelle Kaku, MD, Neurology, New York, NY

MichelleKakuMD

Neurology New York, NY

Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurophysiology

Vice Chair of Education, Neurology Dept., Mount Sinai Hospital

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  • Office

    1468 Madison Ave Annenberg Building, 2nd Fl
    New York, NY 10029
    Phone+1 212-241-1639

Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2015 - 2016
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Neurology, 2012 - 2015
  • Rush University Medical Center
    Rush University Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2011 - 2012
  • Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
    Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2011

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2013 - 2026
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2011 - 2012
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award Gold Foundation, 2011
  • Barry Coller International Health Scholarship Barry Coller Foundation, Stony Brook University, 2008
  • Centennial Scholar Barnard College, Columbia University, 2002
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Three-way telemedicine visits in Resident Clinic  
    Lau KHV, Kaku M, Bissonnette S, Perloff MD, Med Educ, 11/2020
  • Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder in a patient with Kikuchi-Fujimoto’s disease  
    Kaku M, Shin S, Goldstein M, Pleet J, Fabian M, Neuroummunology & Neuroinflammation, 9/2016
  • Evaluation of the Performance of 5 Non-Optimized Intraocular Lens Power Predicting Formulas During Residency Training  
    Robert Honkanen MD, Ali Torab Parhiz MD, Michelle Kaku MD, Suh-Yuh Wu MA, Rohit Adyanthaya MD, Timothy Chou MD, Tehmina Haque MD, Nita Mehta MD, Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, 6/1/2013

Abstracts/Posters

  • Treatment of intractable epilepsy with rufinamide in an academic medical center
    Kaku M, Locicero-casazza BR, Miller-Horn J, American Epilepsy Society, San Antonio, Tx
  • Neurocardiogenic syncope due to compression of the carotid sinus by squamous cell carcinoma
    Mithani A, Kaku M, Beaty E, Snell J, ACP Internal Medicine Abstract Competition, Rush University Medical Center
  • Towards an electrical biomarker of newborn cognition
    Isler JR, Tarullo AR, Grieve PG, Housman E, Kaku M, Perez A, Stark W, Fifer WP, Society of Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

Committees

  • Neurology representative, House staff Committee 2013 - 2015
  • House staff representative, Graduate Education Committee 2013 - 2015

Professional Memberships