Neil A Shneider, MD, PhD

Neuromuscular Medicine
Specialties
Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, more

Locations and Appointments


CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York

710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
US
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155 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
US
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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)
    Special Needs
    EPO
    POS
    HMO
    Great West (National)
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    Vytra
    Essential Plan
    HMO
    PPO
    EPO
    POS
    ConnectiCare
    Select Care (Exchange)
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    HMO
    PPO
    EPO
    Essential Plan
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicare Managed Care
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Railroad
    Traditional Medicare
    Multiplan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    HMO
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    POS
    PPO
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    Compass (Exchange)
    HMO
    Empire Plan
    Oxford HMO
    Oxford Liberty
    Oxford Freedom
    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)
    Special Needs
    EPO
    POS
    HMO
    Great West (National)
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    Vytra
    Essential Plan
    HMO
    PPO
    EPO
    POS
    ConnectiCare
    Select Care (Exchange)
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    HMO
    PPO
    EPO
    Essential Plan
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicare Managed Care
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Railroad
    Traditional Medicare
    Multiplan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    HMO
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    POS
    PPO
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    Compass (Exchange)
    HMO
    Empire Plan
    Oxford HMO
    Oxford Liberty
    Oxford Freedom
    SelectHealth
    Medicare Managed Care
    World Trade Center Health Plan

About Neil A Shneider, MD, PhD


Dr. Neil Shneider is a physician-scientist with expertise in neuromuscular development and disease. He is a graduate of Harvard College and of the MD-PhD program of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and he was Chief Resident of the Harvard Longwood Neurology Training Program.


Dr. Shneider completed his graduate work in the laboratory of Dr. Richard Axel and his postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Jessell. After several years in the Intramural Program of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Dr. Shneider returned to Columbia University as Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Neuromuscular Division. He is a member of the Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease and of the H. Houston Merritt Clinical Research Center. Dr. Shneider has clinical expertise in the diagnosis and care of patients with ALS and related motor neuron diseases.


Board Certifications

  • Neurology

Specialties & Expertise

  • ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
  • Lou Gehrig's Disease
  • Neuromuscular Disease

Leadership, Titles & Positions

  • Claire Tow Associate Professor of Motor Neuron Disorders (in Neurology)
  • Director, ALSA/ALS Clinic
  • Director, Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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