Elissa G. Yozawitz

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Full Name
Elissa G. Yozawitz
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Faculty
First Name
Elissa
Last Name
Yozawitz
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1316269707
Faculty ID
13026
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Clinical Terms
Employment Status
Full Time
Patient Type
Pediatric
Department
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einstein-dept-pediatrics
Gender
Female
Email
eyozawit@montefiore.org
Phone
718-920-4378
Titles
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Department
The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
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Professor
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me-neuroscience-pediatricepilepsy
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Division
Pediatric Neurology
Type
Academic
Department
Department of Pediatrics
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Rank
Professor
Type
Clinical
Title
The Isabelle Rapin Division of Child Neurology, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Type
Clinical
Title
Professor of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Clinical
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Administrative
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POINT (-73.87885 40.88037)
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3415 Bainbridge Avenue
City
Bronx
State
NY
Zip
10467-2403
Location Title
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
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POINT (-73.82894 41.05873)
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555 Taxter Road
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Elmsford
State
NY
Zip
10523
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Montefiore at 555 Taxter Road
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Montefiore Medical Center
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3415 Bainbridge Avenue
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Bronx
State
NY
Zip
10467
Location Title
Montefiore Medical Center
Education and Trainings
Education Type Label
Medical Education
Education Institution
SUNY Upstate Medical Center
Education Type Label
Fellowship
Education Institution
Montefiore Medical Center
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Residency
Education Institution
Montefiore Medical Center
Education Type Label
Residency
Education Institution
Schneider Children's Hospital- LIJ
Professional Interests

<p>Pediatric neurology, epilepsy, neonatal neurology.</p>

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Professional Title
M.D.
Clinical Focus

Dr. Yozawitz focuses on the management of neonatal neurology and pediatric epilepsy, particularly children and adolescents with difficult-to-treat seizures.&nbsp; She specializes in a variety of neurological conditions diagnosed in the newborn period, including hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, stroke, and seizures.&nbsp; She has expertise in EEG and advanced medical treatments. She provides care from the neonatal period through adolescence.

Research Focus

Dr. Yozawitz&rsquo;s research is focused on neonatal seizures and early-life epilepsies, including infantile spasms.&nbsp; She is involved in multicenter studies to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for children with epilepsy.&nbsp; She is also involved in assessing EEG changes during anesthesia.

EMR ID
4929
Biography

<p>Elissa G. Yozawitz, MD, is Director of Neonatal Neurology at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Yozawitz focuses on the neurological management of children, from the neonatal period through adolescence, particularly those with difficult-to-treat seizures. She also specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, stroke and seizures in the newborn. Dr. Yozawitz&rsquo;s expertise includes electroencephalography (EEG) and state-of-the-art treatments.</p><p>After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and in health and society from the University of Rochester in 2001, Dr. Yozawitz earned a Doctor of Medicine from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 2005. She completed a pediatric residency at Schneider Children&rsquo;s Hospital in 2007, followed by a residency in pediatric neurology at Montefiore Einstein in 2010. Dr. Yozawitz remained at Montefiore Einstein to complete a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology in 2011.</p><p>Dr. Yozawitz&rsquo;s research focuses on improving the identification and efficacy of treating early-life epilepsies, including infantile spasms. Her research also explores EEG changes during anesthesia. Dr. Yozawitz participated in multicenter studies, functioned as site principal investigator and co-investigator for multiple research projects, presented her research findings at national and international scientific meetings, published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and authored several book chapters. She served as a reviewer for medical journals including <em>Epilepsia, Epileptic Disorders, Neurology</em> and the <em>New England Journal of Medicine</em>, among others. For several years, Dr. Yozawitz participated in the work of international committees tasked to revise nosology and treatment guidelines for neonatal and childhood epilepsy.</p><p>Dr. Yozawitz is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Epilepsy and Neurology, with special certification in Child Neurology. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Epilepsy Society and the Child Neurology Society. Dr. Yozawitz repeatedly has been named in Castle Connolly&rsquo;s &ldquo;Regional Top Doctor,&rdquo; &ldquo;Top Doctors: New York Metro Area.&rdquo; She additionally has been listed in <em>New York Magazine&rsquo;s</em> &ldquo;Top Doctors&rdquo; for multiple years.</p>

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