Puja Patel, MD
Epilepsy
- Attending Physician Pediatric Neurology
- Director Child Neurology Outpatient Services
- Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
3415 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467-2403
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Puja Patel, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Patel's clinical focus is pediatric epilepsy, although she also sees patients with general pediatric neurological issues, including headaches, movement disorders, sleep concerns and developmental delay.
After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in biology from Barnard College in 2005, Dr. Patel earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 2009. She completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2011. Following this, Dr. Patel came to Montefiore Einstein to continue her medical training, completing her pediatric neurology residency in 2014, a clinical neurophysiology fellowship in 2015 and a behavioral neurosciences fellowship in 2016.
Dr. Patel’s research focuses on clinical seizure prediction in the pediatric population. She has been co-investigator in several clinical drug trials investigating new anti-seizure medications. Her work has been shared through invited presentations and peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles and abstracts. She is a reviewer for scientific journals, including Epilepsy Research, the Journal of Neurological Sciences and Pediatric Neurology, among others.
Dr. Patel is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology. She is a member of the Child Neurology Society and the American Epilepsy Society.
Gender: Female
Credentials
Titles and Positions
- Attending Physician Pediatric Neurology
- Director Child Neurology Outpatient Services
- Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Education and Training
- Medical Education SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
- Fellowship Montefiore Medical Center
- Residency New York and Presbyterian Hosp
- Residency Montefiore Medical Center
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Primary Location
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
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CERC/Rose F. Kennedy Center
1225 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
718-839-7079
Montefiore at 1250 Waters Place
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461-2720
718-405-8360
Montefiore at 6 Executive Plaza
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