Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion
Insurances Accepted
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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 Center for Neuromuscular and Mitochondrial Disorders 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
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
