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CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
US
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Insurances Accepted
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PPO
Student Health
Aetna Signature Administrators
NY Signature
POS
Great West (National)
EPO
Medicare Managed Care
Vytra
Select Care (Exchange)
Local 1199
NYP Employee Plan
Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
Essential Plan
Empire Plan
Compass (Exchange)
Oxford HMO
Oxford Freedom
Oxford Liberty
HMO
Special Needs
SelectHealth
World Trade Center Health Plan
PPO
Student Health
Aetna Signature Administrators
NY Signature
POS
Great West (National)
EPO
Medicare Managed Care
Vytra
Select Care (Exchange)
Local 1199
NYP Employee Plan
Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
Essential Plan
Empire Plan
Compass (Exchange)
Oxford HMO
Oxford Freedom
Oxford Liberty
HMO
Special Needs
SelectHealth
World Trade Center Health Plan
About Francesco Michelassi, MD, PhD
Dr. Michelassi is a Physician-Scientist specializing in neuromuscular disease. He received his BA from Columbia University and his MD-PhD from Weill Cornell Medical College. At the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), he performed his neurology residency training and a post-doctoral fellowship in neuromuscular research. His research focuses on how peripheral neuropathy forms and why different types of peripheral neurons are resistant to certain types of damage.
Specialties & Expertise
- ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT)
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Neuropathy
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Assistant in Clinical and Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow in the Department of Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Awards & Honors
- Clinical Research Training Scholar, American Academy of Neurology (2024-2026)
- Future Clinical Researcher in Neurology and Neuroscience Scholar (2018)
- R25 Recipient (2022 - 2024)
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