Michio Hirano, MD

Neuromuscular Medicine
(646) 426-3876
(646) 426-3876
Specialties
Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurology, more
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CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York

710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
US
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    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
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    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Medicaid Managed Care
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    Local 1199
    NYP Employee Plan
    MagnaCare
    Traditional Medicare
    Railroad
    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 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

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