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Overview of Dr. Winawer
Dr. Melodie Winawer is a neurologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 32 years. Dr. Winawer accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 521 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 256 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in Neurology. She has more than 40 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1998 - 1999- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurology, 1995 - 1998
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1995
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NY State Medical License 1995 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Sunrise Ambulatory Care Module Set, Allscripts, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NYP Quality Analytics, Ambulatory, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, 2014-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinicopathologic characterization of a non-expansile, epilepsy-associated neocortical lesion with BRAF K601E mutation.Sangeetha Ramachandran, Ana E Berglind, Julien Hébert, Yewon Jung, Molly J Murch
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 2026-07-15 - Suicidality at Epilepsy Diagnosis and Future Treatment Resistance in Adults With Focal Epilepsy.Sarah N Barnard, Jacqueline A French, Zhibin Chen, Manisha Holmes, Manu Hegde
JAMA Neurology. 2026-04-01 - Electrophysiologically Targeted Biopsies Reveal the Transcriptional Landscape of Focal Epilepsy.Ashwin Viswanathan, Molly Murch, Abby Brand, Julia L Furnari, Nathaniel W Rolfe
Biorxiv. 2026-03-10
Press Mentions
Genetic Link Between Epilepsy and MigraineJanuary 7th, 2013
Epilepsy and Migraine: A Common Ground?January 13th, 2016
Grant Support
- Somatic Mutation in Intractable Focal EpilepsyCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2020–2025
- Single Nucleus Transcriptional Profiling of Intractable Focal EpilepsyCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2022–2024
- Genetics Of Mouse Seizure SusceptibilityNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2012
- A Multidisciplinary Approach To Epilepsy GeneticsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2005–2009
- Phenotype Definition In The Genetics Of EpilepsyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2004
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Oklahoma BlueChoice
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS PPOGreat West PPO
Healthfirst New York
HIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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