Overview of Dr. Shum
Jennifer Shum, MD is a board-certified neurologist and epileptologist at New York-Presbyterian Queens, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Shum completed her bachelor’s degree in biological engineering at Cornell University and her medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. She did her neurology residency at Stanford Hospital, and her epilepsy fellowship at NYU Langone Hospital. Prior to joining New York-Presbyterian Queens, Dr. Shum was an Assistant Professor of Neurology at NYU Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center.
Dr. Shum has clinical interests in general neurology and epilepsy. She has specific interests in the surgical treatment of epilepsy, women’s issues in epilepsy, and how epilepsy can affect memory and language. She is an active member of the American Epilepsy Society and the American Academy of Neurology.
Dr. Shum has research interests in epilepsy and cognition. She has done cutting edge research using electrophysiological tools to better understand and treat epilepsy. She has received several research awards including the Whitaker Foundation Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering and the American Epilepsy Society Research Fellowship for Clinicians. She has multiple first author publications in top journals such as Neurology, Seizure, Journal of Neuroscience, and Nature.
Office
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Education & Training
- New York University School of MedicineFellowship, Epilepsy Research, 2018 - 2019
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Epilepsy, 2017 - 2018
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Neurology, 2014 - 2017
- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2014
- Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2013
- Cornell UniversityBS, Biological Engineering , Magna Cum Laude with Research Honors, 2004 - 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2017 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 2014 - 2017
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- American Epilepsy Society Research and Training Fellowships for Clinicians American Epilepsy Society, 2020
- Stanford University Neurology Clerkship Teaching Award Stanford University, 2015, 2017
- Whitaker International Fellowship Whitaker Foundation, 2008
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsNeural correlates of sign language production revealed by electrocorticographyJennifer Shum, Lora Fanda, Patricia Dugan, Werner Doyle, Orrin Devinsky
Neurology. 2020-11-24 - 43 citationsA circuit motif in the zebrafish hindbrain for a two alternative behavioral choice to turn left or right.Minoru Koyama, Francesca Minale, Jennifer Shum, Nozomi Nishimura, Chris B. Schaffer
Elife. 2016-08-09 - 67 citationsNeuronal filtering of multiplexed odour representationsFrancisca Blumhagen, Peixin Zhu, Jennifer Shum, Yan-Ping Zhang Schärer, Emre Yaksi
Nature. 2011-11-24
Press Mentions
- Scientists Locate Brain 'Hot Spot' Responsible for Numeral RecognitionApril 17th, 2013
- Neural correlates of sign language production podcastJanuary 26th, 2021
Grant Support
- American Epilepsy Society Research and Training Fellowships for CliniciansAmerican Epilepsy Society2020–2021
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Clinical Neurophysiology Society - ACNSMember
Other Languages
- Chinese (Cantonese)
Hospital Affiliations
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
- New York-Presbyterian QueensFlushing, New York
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