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CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
US
(646) 426-3876
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Insurances Accepted
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Student Health
Aetna Signature Administrators
NYP Employee Plan
NY Signature
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
PPO
EPO
Great West (National)
POS
HMO
Medicare Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
HMO
Select Care (Exchange)
ConnectiCare
POS
EPO
Essential Plan
Vytra
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicare Managed Care
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Leaf (Exchange)
Local 1199
MagnaCare
Railroad
Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
Medicaid Managed Care
Essential Plan
Child/Family Health Plus
HMO
Quality Health Management
Special Needs
PPO
HMO
Empire Plan
Compass (Exchange)
POS
Medicaid (Community Plan)
Oxford HMO
Oxford Freedom
Oxford Liberty
SelectHealth
Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
Student Health
Aetna Signature Administrators
NYP Employee Plan
NY Signature
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
PPO
EPO
Great West (National)
POS
HMO
Medicare Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
HMO
Select Care (Exchange)
ConnectiCare
POS
EPO
Essential Plan
Vytra
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicare Managed Care
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Leaf (Exchange)
Local 1199
MagnaCare
Railroad
Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
Medicaid Managed Care
Essential Plan
Child/Family Health Plus
HMO
Quality Health Management
Special Needs
PPO
HMO
Empire Plan
Compass (Exchange)
POS
Medicaid (Community Plan)
Oxford HMO
Oxford Freedom
Oxford Liberty
SelectHealth
Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
About Michio Hirano, MD
Dr. Hirano received his B.A. from Harvard College and M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. At the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), he did his neurology residency training and a post-doctoral fellowship in neuromuscular genetics under Drs. Salvatore DiMauro and Eric Schon.
Currently, Dr. Hirano serves as Chief of the Neuromuscular Medicine Division, Director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinic at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), and Director of the H. Houston Merritt Center for Muscular Dystrophy and Related Diseases. He evaluated patients with myopathies and other neuromuscular disorders.
Board Certifications
- Neurology
- Neuromuscular Medicine
Specialties & Expertise
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myoneural Disorder
- Myopathy
- Neurometabolic Disorder
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Neuromuscular junction disorders
Education
- Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine
- Director, H. Houston Merritt Center for Muscular Dystrophy and Related Disease Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinic at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)
- Lucy G. Moses Professor of Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Need Help Finding a Doctor?
Call 1-877-426-5637