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Arezou Heshmati, MD

Pediatric Neurology
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Specialties
Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Sleep Medicine, more

Locations and Appointments


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CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion

180 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
US
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About Arezou Heshmati, MD


Arezou Heshmati, MD is an associate professor of neurology and pediatrics at the CUIMC, in the Department of Neurology, Division of Child Neurology. Dr. Heshmati completed medical school at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. She underwent pediatric neurology residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and fellowship training in Sleep Medicine at Wayne State University. Previoulsy, Dr. Heshmati practiced pediatric neurology and sleep medicine as an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, where she developed a clinical and research interest in pediatric sleep disorders and narcolepsy patients. She is board certified in Pediatrics, Sleep Medicine, and Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology. Dr. Heshmati sees both inpatient and outpatient pediatric neurology patients, and is developing and expanding a Pediatric Neurology Sleep Program at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.


Board Certifications

  • Child Neurology
  • Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
  • Pediatrics
  • Sleep Medicine

Languages Spoken

  • Farsi

Specialties & Expertise

  • ADHD In Children, Adolescents and College Students
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Behavioral Sleep Medicine
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Child Neurology
  • Developmental Disorder
  • Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
  • Headache
  • Hyperactivity
  • Insomnia
  • Language Delay
  • Language Problems
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Migraines
  • Narcolepsy
  • Pediatric Sleep Disorders
  • Seizures
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Sleep Disorder
  • Sleep Disorder, Circadian, Delayed Sleep Phase Type
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Sleep Disorders In Children
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Sleep Terrors
  • Sleepiness
  • Sleepwalking
  • Snoring
  • Tourette's Disorder

Education

  • Fellowship: Detroit Medical Center
  • Residency: Sparrow Hospital
  • Residency: Children's Medical Center (Iran)
  • Residency: Massachuetts General Hospital
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Univ.

Leadership, Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

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