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Summary
- Dr. Ruben Kuzniecky is a neurologist in New York, NY and professor and vice-chair of Neurology at Northwell. He received his medical degree from University of Buenos Aires and has been in practice 37 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in epilepsy and is experienced in seizures and epilepsy, epilepsy, brain mri, epilepsy surgery, and clinical neurophysiology. He has published extensively with over 300 journal articles, 5 books and 40 book chapters
Education & Training
University of Buenos AiresClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2027
AL State Medical License 1988 - 2003
VT State Medical License 1988 - 1989
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
ASNMRI/CT
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014, 2016, 2021
- Clinical Investigator Award American Epilepsy Society, 2020
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2006-2017
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Clinical Trials
- Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
- The Human Epilepsy Project Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
- Human Epilepsy Project 2: Resistant Focal Seizures Study Start of enrollment: 2018 May 07
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Electrographic seizures on responsive neurostimulation: An early and objective measure of response to cenobamate.Sami Aboumatar, Jay R Gavvala, Zeenat Jaisani, Ruben Kuzniecky, Michael Privitera
Epilepsy Research. 2025-08-30 - Treatment Response to Antiseizure Medications in People With Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy.Sarah N Barnard, Zhibin Chen, Manisha Holmes, Andres M Kanner, Manu Hegde
JAMA Neurology. 2025-08-25 - 2 citationsRedefining diagnostic lesional status in temporal lobe epilepsy with artificial intelligence.Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht, Erik Kaestner, Reihaneh Hassanzadeh, Rebecca W Roth, Alexandra Parashos
Brain. 2025-06-03
Journal Articles
- Epilepsy Surgery in Panama: Establishment of a Successful Hybrid Program as a Model for Small Middle‐Income CountriesRuben Kuzniecky, Cordelia Orillac, Epilepsia
Press Mentions
Northwell Study Finds Frequent Seizures, Mental Health History Predicts Epilepsy Drug ResistanceAugust 26th, 2025- Most Epilepsy Patients Wait a Year After Starting Treatment for Seizure ReliefAugust 25th, 2025
- Northwell Study Identifies Key Predictors of Epilepsy Drug ResistanceAugust 25th, 2025
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Grant Support
- Predicting Epilepsy Surgery Outcomes Using Neural Network ArchitectureEMORY UNIVERSITY2019–2025
- Proton NMR Spectroscopy Of Human Focal Epilepsy At 4 ITNational Center For Research Resources1999–2001
- International Magnetic Resonance And Epilepsy SymposiumNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000
- Proton NMR Spectroscopy Of Human Focal Epilepsy At 4 1 TNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–1999
- Proton NMR Spectroscopy Of Human Focal Epilepsy At 4 1tNational Center For Research Resources1998
- Proton NMR Spectroscopy In Human Focal Epilepsy At 4 1tNational Center For Research Resources1997
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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