Neil A. Shneider, MD, PhD
Neil A. Shneider, MD, PhD

Neil A. Shneider, MD, PhD

Neuromuscular Medicine
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Specialties
Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, more

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ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown

155 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
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CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York

710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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About Neil A. Shneider, MD, PhD

Dr. Neil Shneider is a physician-scientist with expertise in neuromuscular development and disease. He is a graduate of Harvard College and of the MD-PhD program of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and he was Chief Resident of the Harvard Longwood Neurology Training Program.


Dr. Shneider completed his graduate work in the laboratory of Dr. Richard Axel and his postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Jessell. After several years in the Intramural Program of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Dr. Shneider returned to Columbia University as Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Neuromuscular Division. He is a member of the Center for Motor Neuron Biology and Disease and of the H. Houston Merritt Clinical Research Center. Dr. Shneider has clinical expertise in the diagnosis and care of patients with ALS and related motor neuron diseases.


Board Certifications

  • Neurology
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Expertise

  • ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

  • Lou Gehrig's Disease

  • Neuromuscular Disease

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Titles & Positions

  • Claire Tow Associate Professor of Motor Neuron Disorders (in Neurology)

  • Director, ALSA/ALS Clinic

  • Director, Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Titles & Positions

  • Claire Tow Associate Professor of Motor Neuron Disorders (in Neurology)
  • Director, ALSA/ALS Clinic
  • Director, Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center

Board Certifications

  • Neurology