Jan Claassen, MD, FNCS

Dr. Claassen is a Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Division of Critical Care & Hospitalist Neurology. He is an Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Medical Director of the Neurocritical Care Unit. Dr. Claassen received his medical degree from the University of Hamburg, Germany, and completed residency training in Neurology, and Fellowship training in Neurocritical Care and Epilepsy at Columbia University. He is board certified in Neurology and Neurocritical Care.

Dr. Claassen is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in the treatment of neurological intensive care. He is an expert in coma, status epilept...