Expertise
Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica, and NeurosarcoidosisEducation
Brandeis University, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, and National Institutes of HealthHighlights
Director of the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center at Lenox Hill Hospital
Awarded Mount Sinai's MS and neuroimmunology fellowship through its National Multiple Sclerosis Society Institutional Clinical Training Award
Received the National Institutes of Health Clinical Research LRP Award
I know that patients with multiple sclerosis and related disorders face many challenges, and I am devoted to help people overcome those challenges by providing support, information, compassionate care, and state-of-the-art treatment.
— Asaff Harel, MD
Experience
Asaff Harel, MD, is Neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis and related neuro-immunological conditions, serving as the Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health. He also practices at Northwell Neuroscience Institute in Manhasset, New York.
Education
Dr. Harel completed his medical degree at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, joining the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He was also awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship there. He completed both his neurology residency and a multiple sclerosis/neuroimmunology fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at Brandeis University, followed by a year of working in research at the National Institutes of Health.
