Daniel Noam Lax, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. As the Director of Pediatric Headache, Dr. Lax’s clinical focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of common and rare headache disorders as well as other neurologic conditions in children and adolescents. Dr. Lax’s research focuses on rare neurologic disorders and newer therapies for migraine in youth as well as quality improvement and medical education. His work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, abstracts, poster presentations and invited national and international lectures. He also serves on the editorial board of Cephalalgia and Cephalalgia Reports, the official journals of the International Headache Society.

Dr. Lax received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2015 with special distinction in Child Neurology. He continued at Einstein and Children’s Hospital at Montefiore for his pediatrics training through 2017, followed by his residency with Einstein’s Isabelle Rapin Division of Child Neurology in 2020. He completed his fellowship in Headache Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2022 and has been pursuing his Masters in Medical Education at the University of Cincinnati College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services.

Dr. Lax is board certified in Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology. He is additionally board certified in Headache Medicine through the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society and the American Headache Society where he was selected to participate in the Emerging Leaders Program in 2022. He has received several awards in recognition of his excellence in teaching, including the Leo M. Davidoff Society Resident Award in 2017, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology Resident Teaching Award in 2020 and the Al Spiro M.D. Pediatric Neurology Faculty Teacher of the Year Award in 2021.