Valentina Emmanuele, MD, PhD

Specialties
Pediatric Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, morespecialties

Locations and Appointments


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Treats Children

CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion

180 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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  • Great West (National)
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  • Medicare Managed Care
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  • POS
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • EPO
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  • PPO
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  • Medicare Managed Care
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  • Compass (Exchange)
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  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • SelectHealth
  • Special Needs
  • Medicare Managed Care
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About Valentina Emmanuele, MD, PhD


Dr. Emmanuele is a pediatric neurology specialist with expertise in neuromuscular disorders. Her areas of interest include mitochondrial disorders and metabolic myopathies. She initially trained at the “Istituto Giannina Gaslini” in Genoa, Italy, a tertiary pediatric hospital where she cared for children with neuromuscular disorders. In 2009, Dr. Emmanuele moved to New York City to join the H. Houston Merritt Neuromuscular Research Center at Columbia University as a research scientist. She then completed a clinical fellowship in mitochondrial disorders through the North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC). In 2024, she completed her residency in pediatric neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Specialties & Expertise

  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
  • Mitochondrial Diseases
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Myopathy
  • Neurometabolic Disorder
  • Neuromuscular Disorder
  • Neuromuscular junction disorders
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy

EDUCATION

  • Medical School: Universita’ Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
  • Fellowship: North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC)
  • Internship: Jacobi Medical Center
  • Residency: New-York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2016 LOreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Italian Fellowship
  • 2021 North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC) Gateway to Mitochondrial Medicine Award
  • 2023 Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Niels L. Low Award 2023

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