Best Pediatric Neurology Specialists in Brooklyn, NY

Dr. Linn E. Katus is an assistant professor of neurology in the Movement Disorders and Child Neurology divisions. Dr. Katus obtained her medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, followed by medical internship at the University of Cincinnati. She subsequently completed neurology residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, followed by fellowship in movement disorders at Mount Sinai Hospital. In addition to seeing adult movement disorder patients, Dr. Katus has a special interest in childhood movement disorders and sees pediatric patients, as well.

Danielle R. Brigham, MDis an assistant professor of neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Division of Child Neurology. Dr. Brigham graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA and medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed child neurology residency at Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, NY and fellowships in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Brigham is a pediatric and neonatal neurologist and epileptologist with clinical focuses on seizures, infantile and childhood epilepsy, and epilepsy surgery.

Robert Fee, PhD is a lifespan neuropsychologist who specializes in the evaluation of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional functioning in children. Dr. Fee earned his undergraduate degree at Louisiana State University, Masters from Columbia University, and his doctorate from City University of New York with a specialization in Clinical Neuropsychology. He completed his internship training in lifespan neuropsychology including pediatrics, epilepsy, aging, movement disorders, stroke, and neurorehabilitation in the Department of Neurology at North Shore University Hospital as well as psychotherapy within the Department of Psychiatry at Zucker-Hillside Hospital (Northwell Health System). His postdoctoral training in Neuropsychology was completed at Columbia University Irving Medical Center within the Department of Neurology, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience and Division of Child Neurology, receiving advanced training in the assessment of individuals across the lifespan with various neurological disorders. His clinical activities focus on the assessment of children with neurodevelopmental disorders including intellectual disability, learning disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, motor disorders, language disorders, genetic disorders, as well as congenital and acquired brain injuries, epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, neuro-oncology and other neurological conditions. He also provides psychotherapeutic consultation to children and families.

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Dr. Zachary Grinspan is the Interim Chief of Child Neurology and Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Weill Cornell Medicine and the NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital at Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics and in Population Health Sciences, and holds a Masters of Science in Biostatistics. He is also a Nanette Laitman Clinical Scholar at Weill Cornell Medicine.Dr. Grinspan received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. He completed a residency in Pediatrics at the Mass General Hospital for Children in Boston, a residency in child neurology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, and a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx in 2011. He then completed a post-doctoral research program in quality of care and clinical informatics at Weill Cornell Medicine, funded through the National Institutes of Health Neurologic Science Academic Development Award (NIH K12 NSADA). He is board certified in Pediatrics and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology.A national leader in pediatric epilepsy research, he has more than 100 published research articles including collaborations with international experts across multiple disciplines (epilepsy, emergency medicine, critical care, health services research, informatics, biostatistics, machine learning, engineering, and economics). He leads several large multi-centered research projects supported including a CDC funded study of the epidemiology of rare epilepsies in New York City, a 25-center grant to build a national learning healthcare system for pediatric epilepsy, and an NIH study to study seizures in newborns.