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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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Student Health
EPO
Aetna Signature Administrators
NY Signature
HMO
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
POS
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Special Needs
POS
EPO
Great West (National)
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
HMO
PPO
Medicare Managed Care
Select Care (Exchange)
Vytra
EPO
Medicare Managed Care
HMO
PPO
POS
ConnectiCare
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Essential Plan
PPO
Medicare Managed Care
HMO
EPO
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Leaf (Exchange)
Medicaid Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
NYP Employee Plan
MagnaCare
Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
HMO
Essential Plan
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicaid Managed Care
Special Needs
PPO
HMO
POS
Empire Plan
Compass (Exchange)
Oxford Liberty
Oxford Freedom
Oxford HMO
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid (Community Plan)
SelectHealth
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
Student Health
EPO
Aetna Signature Administrators
NY Signature
HMO
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
POS
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Special Needs
POS
EPO
Great West (National)
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
HMO
PPO
Medicare Managed Care
Select Care (Exchange)
Vytra
EPO
Medicare Managed Care
HMO
PPO
POS
ConnectiCare
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Essential Plan
PPO
Medicare Managed Care
HMO
EPO
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Leaf (Exchange)
Medicaid Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
NYP Employee Plan
MagnaCare
Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
HMO
Essential Plan
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicaid Managed Care
Special Needs
PPO
HMO
POS
Empire Plan
Compass (Exchange)
Oxford Liberty
Oxford Freedom
Oxford HMO
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid (Community Plan)
SelectHealth
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
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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