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Howard Crystal, MD, Neurology, Brooklyn, NY, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

HowardCrystalMD

Neurology Brooklyn, NY

Professor of Neurology, SUNY Downstate

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Education & Training

  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1977 - 1980
  • Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital
    Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1977
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1976
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityBachelor's, Biochemical Sciences, 1967 - 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1983 - Present
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1979 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Thrombolytic utilization for ischemic stroke in US hospitals with neurology residency program  
    Moradiya Y, Crystal H, Valsamis H, Levine SR, Neurology, 1/3/2013
  • Anthropometric measures and cognition in middle-aged HIV-infected and uninfected women The Women's Interagency HIV Study  
    Gustafson DR, Mielke MM, Tien PC, Valcour V, Cohen M, Anastos K, Liu C, Pearce L, Golub ET, Minkoff H, Crystal HA, J Neurovirol, 1/1/2013
  • Mean platelet volume is decreased in HIV-infected women  
    Qadri S, Holman S, Dehovitz J, Crystal H, Minkoff H, Lazar JM, HIV Med, 1/1/2013
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Association of autopsy markers of brain vascular disease and of Alzheimer's disease with cortical atrophy: Results from the Rush Memory and Aging Study
    Crystal H, Schneider J, Rojas-Soto D, Leurgans S, Bennett D, and Levine S, Neurology, 1/1/2013
  • Dual Infection with HIV and HCV has worse effects on Cognition than Infection with HIV alone
    Inna Kleyman, Kathryn Anastos, Jason Lazar, Mardge Cohen, Chenglong Liu, Leigh Pearce, Elizabeth Golub, Victor Valcour, Jennifer Manly, and Howard Crystal, Neurology, 1/1/2010
  • Effects of aging on computerized tests of procedural memory that utilize trial-and-error learning.
    Crystal H, Block J, Frank M, Alzheimer's and Dementia, 1/1/2006
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations