Dr. Lara Marcuse, MD

Bio

Dr. Marcuse joined the faculty at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, having completed a fellowship in neurophysiology and epilepsy at New York University Langone Medical Center. Most recently, she worked at NYU as Director of the epilepsy consult service. She is board certified in Neurology.

Dr. Marcuse received her BA degree in mathematics and neurobiology from Cornell University and her MD degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In medical school, she
received the Dean’s recognition award for exceptional clinical and pre-clinical work, and was the recipient of the Daniel Mann Award for her outstanding service to underserved communities. Dr. Marcuse did her medical internship and neurology residency
at NYU Langone Medical Center. She served as chief resident for neurology in her final year of residency.

Dr. Marcuse's clinical interests include the evaluation and treatment of epilepsy in all age groups from age 5 to the elderly. She has a particular interest in epilepsy and pregnancy, epilepsy caused by other neurological diseases, electroencephalography, non-epileptic seizures, and post-traumatic epilepsy.

She is committed to working with each individual and family to maximize quality of life.

Specialties:

  • neurology

Affiliation:

  • The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Location:

Activity

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Neurology:

    FRIDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests the dominant side of your brain may make the call on which ear you choose to use while talking on your cellphone.

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    MONDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A condition known as leukoaraiosis alters brain function in older people, according to a small new study.

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  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Neurology:

    FRIDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Although they are common and often debilitating, migraine headaches are not associated with declines in thinking skills, researchers say.

    "Previous studies on migraines and cognitive [brain] decline were small and unable to identify a link between the t...Full Article