Gurcharanjeet Kaur, MD
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion
Insurances Accepted
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- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Quality Health Management
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Gurcharanjeet Kaur, MD
Gurcharanjeet Kaur, MD is an assistant professor of neurology at CUIMC, in the Division of Child Neurology. Dr. Kaur is a graduate of Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, India. She completed residency in both pediatric neurology and neuro-oncology at Stony Brook University Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, respectively. Dr. Kaur is a board-certified child neurologist and pediatric neuro-oncologist, with particular expertise in neurofibromatosis (NF) and NF-related tumors, cancer related neurotoxicity, and tumor targeted therapy for low grade gliomas. Dr. Kaur is dedicated to helping children while minimizing the toxicities and residual deficits by providing the highest quality of care and access to recent advances in the field. Dr. Kaur remains committed to clinical and pre-clinical research. She has been involved in the clinical trials as a site principal investigator and co-investigator. She mentors' residents, fellows, and medical students interested in the field of child neurology and neuro-oncology.
Expertise
Brain Tumor
Neurofibromatosis
Schwannomatosis
Spinal Cord Tumor
Education
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Internship: Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College
Residency: Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Residency: Stony Brook University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Neurology at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Education
- Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College
- Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Residency: Stony Brook University Medical Center
- Residency: Flushing Hospital Medical Center
- Internship: Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Awards & Honors
- 2006-2017 Resident Research Award, SUNY at Stony Brook
- 2006/2016 Resident Research Award to team QA project, SUNY at Stony Brook
- 2011-2012 Intern of the Year, Flushing Hospital Medical Center
- 2011/2016 New York State Neurostakes Competition, first place, Team Captain, Stony Brook Neurology Team
- 2014 Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Philadelphia
- 2015 Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting, San Antonio
- 2016 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Vancouver
- 2016 Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting, Scottsdale
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Neurology at CUMC