CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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Insurances Accepted
Before your appointment, please contact the doctor's office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.
- 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
- Railroad
- 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 Rebecca Straus Farber, MD
Rebecca Straus Farber, MD, is Medical Director of the MS Center at CUIMC, where she sees patients with multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune central nervous system conditions such as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. After earning her BA in psychology from Yale University, Dr. Farber completed medical school and neurology residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. She then completed a fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis at the Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS at Mount Sinai, during which time she was a recipient of the Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship from the National MS Society. Dr. Farber is board certified in neurology by the American Academy of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Farber has published multiple journal articles on MS and has presented at international meetings. She conducts clinical trials of novel therapeutics for refractory multiple sclerosis, including Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors and cell-based therapies/ CAR-T therapy. Topics of research include optimizing timing and sequencing of MS therapies, assessing modifiable risk factors/ lifestyle interventions for MS, and exploring the role of MS therapies on the immune system's response to vaccines.
Dr. Farber directs the MS/ Neuroimmunology Fellowship program at CUIMC.
Columbia University's Multiple Sclerosis Center is a premier treatment and research facility for individuals living with multiple sclerosis. Our center remains dedicated to providing the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic care available to our patients.
Board Certifications
Specialties & Expertise
EDUCATION
- Internship: Lenox Hill Hospital
- Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Assistant Professor of Neurology at CUMC
- Medical Director, Multiple Sclerosis Center
- Multiple Sclerosis and Clinical Neuroimmunology Fellowship Program Director
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
