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Hooman Kamel, MD, Neurology, New York, NY

Hooman Kamel MD

Neurology•New York, NY

Vascular Neurology, Neurocritical Care

Associate Professor

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Overview of  Dr. Kamel

Dr. Hooman Kamel is a neurologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Queens, and UCSF Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 21 years. Dr. Kamel accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 513 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 68 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Queens who specialize in Neurology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • UC San Francisco
    UC San Francisco2009 - 2011
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 2006 - 2009
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2005
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityB.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1996 - 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2007 - Present
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2011 - 2027
  • Neurology
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Siekert New Investigator Award in Stroke American Heart Association, 2016
  • Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize American Academy of Neurology, 2014
  • Presidential Citation Neurocritical Care Society, 2014

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Neurology and COVID-19  
    Hooman Kamel, MD, JAMA
  • A Pooled Analysis of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Lesions in Patients with Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage  
    Santosh B Murthy, Babak B Navi, Pitchaiah Mandava, Guido J Falcone, Kevin N Sheth, Jonathan Rosand, Adnan I Qureshi, Joshua N Goldstein, Magdy Selim, Daniel F Hanley, ..., JAMA Neurology
  • Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vs Patients with Influenza  
    Alexander E Merkler, Neal S Parikh, Saad Mir, Hooman Kamel, Eaton Lin, Joshua Lantos, Edward J Schenck, Parag Goyal, Santosh B Murthy, Costantino Iadecola, Alan Z Sega..., JAMA Neurology

Books/Book Chapters

  • Hospitalist Handbook. 
    Chapter: Neurology. 
    Kamel HEditors: Lai C, Mazotti L, Shah SS.UCSF, San Francisco, CAEdition 3rd,2009

Lectures

  • Assessing Stroke Risk in Subjects with Atrial Fibrillation 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2018
  • Atrial Cardiopathy and its Role in Cryptogenic Stroke 
    University of Miami - 1/1/2018
  • Atrial Cardiopathy and Cryptogenic Stroke 
    New York, NY - 1/1/2017

Authored Content

  • A Pooled Analysis of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Lesions in Patients with Acute Intracerebral HemorrhageJuly 2020
  • Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vs Patients with InfluenzaJuly 2020
  • Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vs Patients with InfluenzaJuly 2020

Press Mentions

  • Blood Thinners Fail to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Stroke in AF
    Blood Thinners Fail to Prevent Cognitive Decline, Stroke in AFNovember 25th, 2024
  • Irregular Heart Rhythms Detected in 1 in 5 Stroke Survivors, Increasing Risk of New Stroke
    Irregular Heart Rhythms Detected in 1 in 5 Stroke Survivors, Increasing Risk of New StrokeFebruary 8th, 2023
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage Linked to Stroke, Cardiac Risks
    Cerebral Hemorrhage Linked to Stroke, Cardiac RisksMay 4th, 2021

Grant Support

  • CAROTID-MAP Carotid Atherosclerotic Risk Assessment Through Imaging andPredictionCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2025–2030
  • Quantitative Cerebral Oxygen Metabolic Imaging of Acute Ischemic StrokeWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV2024–2029
  • Quantitative Cerebral Oxygen Metabolic Imaging of Acute Ischemic StrokeWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV2024–2029
  • Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping for Stroke Risk Prediction of Vulnerable Carotid PlaquesWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV2022–2027
  • Anticoagulation in ICH Survivors for Prevention and Recovery (ASPIRE)YALE UNIVERSITY2019–2027

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Choice POS II
    Aetna HMO
    BCBS Blue Card PPO
    BCBS Texas BlueChoice
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    Empire BCBS HMO
    Empire BCBS PPO
    First Health PPO
    Great West PPO
    Healthfirst New York
    HIP of New York - Select PPO
    Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PPO
    MVP Healthcare PPO
    Oxford Health Freedom
    Oxford Health Liberty
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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