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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.
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 HealthcareInternship, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2014
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2013
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
- 1 citationsRelationship Between Brain Activity and Impaired Consciousness in Frontal Lobe Seizures.Elaheh Salardini, Aparna Vaddiparti, Avisha Kumar, Jiayin Qu, Reese Alan Martin
Neurology. 2025-09-23 - 34 citationsCommercially available seizure detection devices: A systematic review.Jennifer Shum, Daniel Friedman
Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2021-09-15 - 19 citationsNeural correlates of sign language production revealed by electrocorticographyJennifer Shum, Lora Fanda, Patricia Dugan, Werner Doyle, Orrin Devinsky
Neurology. 2020-11-24
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)
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