Michio Hirano, MD
646-426-3876
646-426-3876
Specialties
Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, more
Michio Hirano, MD
Neuromuscular Medicine
646-426-3876
Locations and Appointments
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CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
US
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- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
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- Medicare
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- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Michio Hirano, MD
Dr. Hirano received his B.A. from Harvard College and M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. At the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), he did his neurology residency training and a post-doctoral fellowship in neuromuscular genetics under Drs. Salvatore DiMauro and Eric Schon.
Currently, Dr. Hirano serves as Chief of the Neuromuscular Division, Co-Director of the CUMC Muscular Dystrophy Association clinic, and Director of the H. Houston Merritt Center for Muscular Dystrophy and Related Diseases. He evaluated patients with myopathies and other neuromuscular disorders.
Board Certifications
- Neurology
- Neuromuscular Medicine
Expertise
Muscular Dystrophy
Myasthenia Gravis
Myoneural Disorder
Myopathy
Neurometabolic Disorder
Neuromuscular Disease
Neuromuscular junction disorders
Education
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Disorders
Director, H. Houston Merritt Clinical Research Center
Lucy G. Moses Professor of Neurology
Medical Director, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics/Laboratory of Metabolic and Mitochondrial Disease
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Education
- Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Disorders
- Director, H. Houston Merritt Clinical Research Center
- Lucy G. Moses Professor of Neurology
- Medical Director, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics/Laboratory of Metabolic and Mitochondrial Disease
Board Certifications
- Neurology
- Neuromuscular Medicine