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Office
650 From Rd Ste 506
Paramus, NJ 07652Phone+1 551-996-8100Fax+1 551-996-4140
Summary
- Dr. Umer Akbar is a neurologist specializing in movement disorders, based in Paramus, NJ. He completed his fellowship in movement disorders at the University of Florida College of Medicine and his neurology residency at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He currently serves as the Director of the Movement Disorders Center at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center. He has published over 50 research articles, abstracts and book chapters, focusing on topics such as movement disorder evaluations, Parkinson's disease, and other movement disorders including normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Education & Training
University of Florida College of MedicineFellowship, Movement Disorders , 2012 - 2014
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University HospitalResidency, Neurology, 2009 - 2012
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2009
Medical University of the AmericasClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2025
RI State Medical License 2014 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2016
PA State Medical License 2011 - 2012
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Experience from a Fast-Track Multidisciplinary Clinic Integrating Movement Disorders Neurologists in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Evaluation.Saud Alhusaini, Kathryn Sine, Prarthana Prakash, Laura E Korthauer, Seth A Margolis
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024-10-15 - Current Status of Integrated Palliative Care Among Parkinson Foundation Centers of Excellence in the United States.Umer Akbar, Sandhya Seshadri, Megan Dini, Peggy Auinger, Sally A Norton
Neurology. Clinical Practice. 2024-04-01 - 5 citationsCerebrospinal fluid transcripts may predict shunt surgery responses in normal pressure hydrocephalus.Zachary Levin, Owen P Leary, Victor Mora, Shawn Kant, Sarah Brown
Brain. 2023-09-01
Press Mentions
New Procedure Can Treat Disabling Tremors, Such as Those Caused by Parkinson’s DiseaseSeptember 20th, 2021- 1,000 R.I. Lives Lost to the Coronavirus — How Do We Make Sense of It?July 23rd, 2020
Coronavirus: As US Hospitals Face Shortages of Face Masks, Muslims Pitch in to Help Frontline Health WorkersApril 15th, 2020- Join now to see all
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