Neil A Shneider, MD, PhD
Locations and Appointments
New Patients
CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- Amerigroup of New Jersey
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
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
Expertise
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Lou Gehrig's Disease
Neuromuscular Disease
Titles & Positions
Claire Tow Associate Professor of Motor Neuron Disorders (in Neurology)
Director, ALSA/ALS Clinic
Director, Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center
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