Alison M. Pack, MD, MPH

Alison M. Pack, MD, MPH

Neurology: Epilepsy
4.9 stars out of five. |180 ratings
Specialties
Neurology, Neurology: Epilepsy, morespecialties

Locations and Appointments


ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown

155 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
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  • Essential Plan
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  • Special Needs
  • 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
  • Individual Network (Exchange)
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • EPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • SelectHealth
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Special Needs
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

About Alison M. Pack, MD, MPH


Dr. Pack is a Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Chief of the Epilepsy Division, and Vice Chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Neurology at Columbia. Upon graduating with her MD from the University of Pennsylvania, she completed residency training in Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. After residency, she trained as a Clinical Fellow in Neurophysiology/Epilepsy at the Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. In 2000, she joined the faculty at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She received an MPH with a concentration in epidemiology from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2010.

Her clinical work and research have focused on the care of persons of childbearing potential with epilepsy, including studies among pregnant persons with epilepsy and contraceptive practices in persons of childbearing potential. In addition, she has studied the effects of anti-seizure medications on bone and mineral metabolism. She has authored over 50 original publications and over 40 chapters. In 2012, she received the AAN Neuroendocrine Research Award.

Dr. Pack is a former chair of the Professional Advisory Board of the National Epilepsy Foundation and is a current member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Epilepsy Foundation of Metropolitan New York. She is Vice Chair of the AAN Guideline Subcommittee and Chair of the ABPN Epilepsy Board Certification Exam.

Board Certifications

  • Epilepsy
  • Neurology

Specialties & Expertise

  • Childhood onset epilepsy
  • Clinical Neurophysiology Testing
  • Drug Resistant Epilepsy
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG)
  • Electromyography (EMG)
  • Electrophysiological Evaluations
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures (Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy, Doose syndrome)
  • Epileptic Encephalopathies
  • Epileptic Seizures
  • Intractable Epilepsy
  • Neurophysiologic Testing
  • Pediatric Epilepsy
  • Refractory Epilepsy
  • Seizure Disorder

EDUCATION

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • Chief, Division of Epilepsy
  • Professor of Neurology at the CUMC
  • Vice Chair, Faculty Development Department of Neurology

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2004: Young Investigator Award, American Epilepsy Society
  • 2012: AAN Neuroendocrine Research Award

Patient Experience Rating


Current Combined Rating
4.9 stars out of five. |180 ratings
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  3. Did the provider treat you with courtesy and respect?
  4. How would you rate the provider on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the best possible rating?

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