Juan Luis Alcala Zermeno, MD

Specialties
Neurology, morespecialties

Locations and Appointments


ColumbiaDoctors - Columbus Circle

5 Columbus Cir
New York, NY 10019
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Insurances Accepted


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

About Juan Luis Alcala Zermeno, MD


After obtaining his medical degree from the Universidad de Guadalajara with the Dean´s Mention of Outstanding Academic Performance, Luis Alcala completed his Adult Neurology residency training at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He then moved to the East Coast to complete fellowship training in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He is passionate about the diagnosis and surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy and how much can epilepsy surgery improve the quality of life of patients when used properly. Dr. Alcala is a native Spanish speaker.

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Specialties & Expertise

  • Drug Resistant Epilepsy
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG)
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy/Seizure Disorders

EDUCATION

  • Medical School: Universidad de Guadalajara – Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Guadalajara, Jalisco, M
  • Internship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
  • Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
  • Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
  • Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor of Neurology at CUMC

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