Disparities in Access to Neurologic Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A Bronx Tale
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- Received August 27, 2020
- Accepted November 6, 2020
- First Published December 3, 2020.
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Author Disclosures
- Jonathan M. Gursky, MD,
- Alex Boro, MD (aboro{at}montefiore.org),
- Sheri Escalante, PA-C (shescala{at}montefiore.org),
- Victor Ferastraoaru, MD (vferastr{at}montefiore.org),
- Rajani Hanumanthu, MD (rhanumanth{at}montefiore.org),
- Sheryl Haut, MD, MS (shaut{at}montefiore.org),
- Rana Jehle, PA-C (rjehle{at}montefiore.org),
- Isaac Molinero, MD (isaac.molinero{at}gmail.com),
- Lindsay Rick, LPN (lrick{at}montefiore.org),
- Jillian Rosengard, MD (jrosenga{at}montefiore.org),
- Mohamad Saifeddine, MD (msaifedd{at}montefiore.org),
- William Sugrue, MD (wisugrue{at}montefiore.org),
- Solomon L. Moshé, MD (smoshe{at}montefiore.org) and
- Karen Ballaban-Gil, MD (kballaba{at}montefiore.org)
- Jonathan M. Gursky, MD,
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- Alex Boro, MD (aboro{at}montefiore.org),
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- Sheri Escalante, PA-C (shescala{at}montefiore.org),
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- Victor Ferastraoaru, MD (vferastr{at}montefiore.org),
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- Rajani Hanumanthu, MD (rhanumanth{at}montefiore.org),
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- Sheryl Haut, MD, MS (shaut{at}montefiore.org),
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Editorial board: Epilepsy and Behavior
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Alden Health
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Rosario vs. City of NY and the NYC Dept of Education (2018)
- Rana Jehle, PA-C (rjehle{at}montefiore.org),
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- Isaac Molinero, MD (isaac.molinero{at}gmail.com),
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- Lindsay Rick, LPN (lrick{at}montefiore.org),
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- Jillian Rosengard, MD (jrosenga{at}montefiore.org),
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- Mohamad Saifeddine, MD (msaifedd{at}montefiore.org),
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- William Sugrue, MD (wisugrue{at}montefiore.org),
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- Solomon L. Moshé, MD (smoshe{at}montefiore.org) and
1. Data monitoring Board: UCB2. NINDS: Study section reviewer
1. Data monitoring Board: UCB: Honorarium
UCB: Honorarium for an endowed lecture at the U of Toronto
Neurobiology of disease: Associate editor (2007-);Editorial Board: Pediatric Neurology(2001-); EpilepticDisorders(2001-); Brain and Development(1994-); andPhysiological Research (1992-).
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Models of Seizures and Epilepsy, Elsevier (2005 and 2017)Epileptic Disorders, Clinical Neurophysiology of Infancyand Childhood, Butterworth-Heineman Elsevier (2006)
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Past-President of the International League against Epilepsy.
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NINDS: NS43209, Investigator 2002-;NINDS: NS45911, Investigator 2003-;NINDS: NS078333,Investigator 20212-2014Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy,Investigator 2013-2017;Department of Defense, Co-Principal Investigator, 2013-;NINDS:1U54NS10006, Principal Investigator, 2017-2022
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Heffer Family Foundation (philanthropy);Segal Family Foundation (philanthropy);The Abbe Goldstein/Joshua Lurie and Laurie Marsh/ DanLevitz families (philanthropy)
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- Karen Ballaban-Gil, MD (kballaba{at}montefiore.org)
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- Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center (JMG, AB, SE, VF, RH, SH, RJ, IM, JR, MS, WS, SLM, KB-G), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology (JMG, AB, SE, VF, RH, SH, RJ, IM, LR, JR, MS, WS, SLM, KB-G), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; Isabelle Rapin Division of Child Neurology (SE, RJ, IM, LR, MS, SLM, KB-G), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY; and Department of Pediatrics (SLM, KB-G), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx NY.
- Correspondence
Dr. Gursky jgursky{at}montefiore.org
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