Dr. Alison Pack, MD – New York, NY

Overview of Dr. Pack

Dr. Alison Pack is a Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and is affiliated with New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She is Chief of the Epilepsy and Sleep Division. She received her medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 23 years. She specializes in epilepsy and is experienced in electroencephalography

Education & Training

• New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1998 - 2000

• University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 1994 - 1998

• Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

• NJ State Medical License Current

• FL State Medical License 2021 - Present

• NY State Medical License 1998 - 2025

• PA State Medical License 1995 - 1998

• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

• 2 citations

  Cognitive outcomes at age 3 years in children with fetal exposure to antiseizure medications (MONEAD study) in the USA: a prospective, observational cohort study.

  Kimford J Meador, Morris J Cohen, David W Loring, Abigail G Matthews, Carrie Brown, Chelsea P Robalino, Angela K Birnbaum, Paula E Voinescu, Laura A Kalayjian, Elizabe...> ;The Lancet. Neurology. 2023 Aug 1

• Dobbs Versus Jackson: Epilepsy, Reproductive Health, and Abortion.

  Sarah Weatherspoon, Anne Davis, Mark Keezer, Deepti Zutshi, Alison Pack> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2023 May 28

• Use of antiepileptic drugs by trimester.

  Teresa C Logue, Yongmei Huang, Rachael J Benson, Alison M Pack, Jason D Wright, Mary E D'Alton, Alexander M Friedman> ;The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2022 Dec 1
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Journal Articles

• Changes in Seizure Frequency and Antiepileptic Therapy During Pregnancy  

  Page B Pennell, Jacqueline A French, Laura Kalayjian, Patricia Penovich, Evan Gedzelman, Alison M Pack, Kimford J Meador, The New England Journal of Medicine

• Laser Ablation Is Effective for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with and Without Mesial Temporal Sclerosis if Hippocampal Seizure Onsets Are Localized by Stereoelectroencephalo...  

  Brett E Youngerman, Shraddha Srinivasan, Catherine A Schevon, Neil A Feldstein, Deepti Anbarasan, Hyunmi Choi, Carl W Bazil, Alison M Pack, Epilepsia

Press Mentions

• In the Clinic-Prenatal Epilepsy Folic Acid During Pregnancy Found to Prevent Autistic Traits in Children of Women on AEDsFebruary 8th, 2018

• New Study Finds No Negative Impact on Neurological Development in Young Children Exposed to Antiseizure MedicationsJuly 24th, 2023

Grant Support

• Bone And Hormonal Health In Premenopausal Women With EpilepsyNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2006–2010
• Oxcarb StudyNational Center For Research Resources2004
• Bone Health In Post-Menopausal Women With EpilepsyNational Center For Research Resources2004

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna Choice POS II
  Aetna HMO
  Anthem Blue Access PPO
  Anthem Blue Preferred HMO
  BCBS Blue Card PPO
  BCBS California PPO
  BCBS Illinois PPO
  CIGNA HMO
  CIGNA Open Access
  CIGNA PPO
  Cofinity PPO
  Empire BCBS HMO
  Empire BCBS PPO
  First Health PPO
  

  Great West PPO
  Health Net California Large Group PPO
  HealthAmerica HealthAssurance PPO
  Healthfirst New York
  HIP of New York - Select PPO
  Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed Plus
  Medical Mutual of Ohio SuperMed POS
  MVP Healthcare PPO
  Oxford Health Freedom
  Oxford Health Liberty
  United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
  United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
  

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